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VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Setup Mode Programming
VHF Marine Radio Protocols
Operating Your Radio
Setup Mode Programming
Satellite Based Augmentation (SBAS)
The
SBAS
can be turned
ON
or
OFF
. Some areas of the earth
need it turned off for greater accuracy. It is set
ON
by default.
To Select the Satellite Based Augmentation System:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GPS with the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Highlight the
SBAS
option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTER
key and observe the current setting.
4.
Use the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down
buttons to
select the desired setting.
5.
Press the
ENTER
soft key to select the setting. Or press the
EXIT soft key to EXIT without making changes to the Sat
Based Aug Sys setting.
GPS Status
This screen allows you to test the GPS receiver to be sure it is
receiving good satellite information and GPS signal strength.
To Select the GPS Status Screen:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GPS with the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Highlight the
GPS STATUS
option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTER
key and observe the current setting.
4.
The GPS Status screen reports the following information:
a.
How many satellites are currently being tracked.
b.
The overall health of the GPS satellite signals being
received.
5.
Press the
EXIT
soft key to EXIT the GPS Status screen.
6.
The radio will return to the GPS menu.
Speed Measurement Units
Select
KNOTS, MPH
or
KM/H
to change if speed is indicated in
either nautical miles per hour, miles per hour or kilometers per hour.
To Select Speed Measurement Units:
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GPS with the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Highlight the SPEED MEASUREMENT option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTER
key and observe the current setting.
4.
Use the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons to select the desired setting.
5.
Press the
ENTER
soft key to select the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to EXIT without making any changes to the
Speed Measurement setting.
6.
The radio will return to the GPS menu. The radio will
remember the Speed Measurement setting when powering
off the radio.
Course Up or North Up Option
This allows selecting either
COURSE UP
or
North Up
. This
change the orientation of compass and navigation screens.
With NORTH UP selected then North will always appear at the top
of those screens. With COURSE UP selected then the direction of
travel appears at the top of the screen.
To Course Up or North Up Option::
1.
Enter the Settings menu and scroll to GPS with the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons.
2.
Highlight the COURSE UP/NORTH UP option in the menu.
3.
Press the
ENTER
key and observe the current setting.
4.
Use the
Up/Down
soft keys or the
Up/Down channel
buttons to select the desired setting.
5.
Press the
ENTER
soft key to select the setting. Or press the
EXIT
soft key to EXIT without making any changes to the
Speed Measurement setting.
6.
The radio will return to the GPS menu. The radio will
remember the Course Up or North Up setting when powering
off the radio.
SAT BASED AUG SYSTEM
ON
OFF
EXIT ENTER
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Menu Soft Key
GPS
COORDINATE SYSTEM
TRUE/MAGNETIC
SBAS
GPS STATUS
SPEED MEASUREMENT
COURSE UP/NORTH UP
EXIT ENTER
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Menu Soft Key
GPS
COORDINATE SYSTEM
TRUE/MAGNETIC
SBAS
GPS STATUS
SPEED MEASUREMENT
COURSE UP/NORTH UP
EXIT ENTER
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Menu Soft Key
GPS
COORDINATE SYSTEM
TRUE/MAGNETIC
SBAS
GPS STATUS
SPEED MEASUREMENT
COURSE UP/NORTH UP
EXIT ENTER
Channel Up/Down Buttons
Menu Soft Key