VX-8GR/GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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The
VX-8GR/GE
allows the display of your position (Longitude/Latitude) with the built-
in GPS Antenna Unit.
1.
Press the
m
key until the GPS screen appears.
2.
Press and hold in the
m
key for one second to enter the APRS/GPS Set Mode.
3.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item
18: GPS POWER
.
4.
Press the
m
key briefly to enable selection of this Set Mode Item.
5.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “GPS ON” (to activate the built-in GPS Antenna
Unit).
6.
Press the
PTT
switch briefly to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
7.
When the transceiver succeeds in receiving a valid GPS
signal, your current position (Longitude/Latitude), current
time (UTC), and altitude will appear on the display. Rotate
the
DIAL
knob (or press the
a
/
b
key) to scroll through
additional lines of station text on the display.
The received satellite number appears at the lower right of
compasses (In the example at the right, it is 4 satellites).
When receiving a signal from more than 3 satellites, the
“
” icon will appear on the display.
Advice
: 1) When the built-in GPS Antenna Unit is first turned on, it may take several
minutes to compute a fix of your position. This is normal, as the built-in GPS unit is
downloading “almanac” information from the GPS satellites.
2) While the
VX-8GR/GE
searches for a GPS signal, the compass icon does not
appear on the display and the position information (Longitude/Latitude) blinks on the
display.
3) If the
VX-8GR/GE
does not receive a valid GPS signal after three minutes have
passed, you may be in a poor location for satellite reception, such as inside of a house
or building; try moving to a less obstructed position.
8.
If you walk a few meters from your current location, your course direction is dis-
played on the compass of the display and walking speed is displayed in the “
SPD
”
column of the display.
9.
Press the
M
key to toggle the GPS screen between “North
Up” and “Heading Up”. The course direction displays a
black arrow in the “North Up” screen, and displays a white
arrow and small “H” icon in the “Heading Up” screen.
10. To return to normal operation, press the
m
key several
times until the normal screen appears.
1) When the
VX-8GR/GE
GPS signal is interrupted;
such as when you enter into a tunnel, the compass icon
disappears from the display but maintains the position
information (Longitude/Latitude) at the point where the GPS sig-
GPS O
PERATION
“N
ORTH
U
P
”
“H
EADING
U
P
”
