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Configuration
Operator’s Manual
Compass - External Compass Input & Magnetic Variation
Table
The receiver will accept a magnetic compass input using the NMEA
0183 data record of xxHDT, xxHDG, xxHDM, xxHCC, xxHCD, xxVHW, or
any of the above. “xx” refers to the Talker Identifier as specified in the
NMEA 0183 standard. The receiver will accept these data records from
any talker ID, and from any version (1.5 or higher) of the NMEA 0183
standard.
To implement this feature, change
Compass Connected
to
Yes
.
Identify the appropriate input port that the compass connects to the
receiver by using the
Change
softkey.
Select whether or not the receiver should give an alarm if data is not
received on the input port.
Select the compass type, either
Magnetic
or
Gyro
. Only the NMEA
0183 records identified above are accepted for the gyro input.
Magnetic:
Select the magnetic deviation method: either
In Compass
- the de-
viation is corrected before being sent to the receiver; or
In Naviga-
tor -
the deviation is corrected by editing a deviation table (
Edit
Table
softkey) in the receiver.
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