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Chapter 9
How to use LOPs
Chapter 9 How to use LOPs
9.1 Initial setup for LOPs display
Measured longitude and latitude can be translated into loran C, loran A or decca LOPs mode. To turn
on the LOPs mode, the following initial setup is required.
NOTE:
Press to clear incorrect
Input. You can reenter
Numeric data.
CLR
NOTE:
Press to backspace the
cursor to correct an input
error.
9.1.1 Selecting LOP (Loran C, Loran A or Decca)
See Page 8-19 “8.7.3 Switching between Lran C LOPs, Loran A LOPs, and Decca LOPs”.
9.1.2 Setting the chain and secondary stations to be displayed
Select the chain and secondary stations to be displayed. Settings depend on the LOPs mode to be
used as described below.
(Setting chain and secondary stations in Loran C LOPs mode)
You can convert your GPS present position and stored memory data (waypoints and events) from
LAT/LONG into Loran C LOPs.
(1) Press [
MENU
] key until Menu options 1 to 9 appears.
(2) Press [
8
] key to select “
8:INIT.SET
”.
(3) Press [ ] key to move cursor to the letters “
7:CHAIN
”.
(4) Enter a (4-digit) Loran C chain number.
(5) Enter the highest digit (10 thousand microseconds) of two Loran C secondary stations.
(6) Press [
ENT
] key.
Chain number
First digit of two
secondary s
Cursor
tations
(Specifying combinations of secondary stations in Loran A LOPs mode)
You can convert your present position given by GPS and stored position data (waypoints and event
data) from LAT/LONG into Loran A LOPs.
(1) Press [
MENU
] key until Menu options 1 to 9 appears.
(2) Press [
8
] key to select “
8:INIT.SET
”.
(3) Press [ ] key to move cursor to the letters “
7:CHAIN
”.
(4) Press [
ENT
] key.
(5) Press [ ] or [ ] key to select the secondary station 1.
(6) Press [
ENT
] key.
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