User's Manual

MDC-5200/5500 Series Chapter 6 Map operation
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6.12 DATUM
Local geodetic datum and datum offsets from a reference datum. This is used to define the datum to
which a position location and geographic locations are referenced. Latitude, Longitude and altitude
offsets from the reference datum, and the selection of the referenced datum is provided in following
menu.
This is to set up DATUM code.
1 Press MENU key to display “Menu”.
Select [MAP] => [DATUM] => select [W84], [W72], [S85], [P90], [TOY], [999], and press ENT key.
[999] is a user datum. In some special cases and or areas specific datum should be entered
therefore please use user datum and edit it for that specific datum. User datum can be setup by
following “EDIT USER DATUM” menu.
6.13 EDIT USER DATUM
In case that user specific datum needs to be entered, then use below procedure to set the name.
1 Press MENU key to display “Menu”.
Select [MAP] => [EDIT USER DATUM] => [DATUM] data input window will appear.
2 Select each letter one by one and press ENT key after each letter, when finished select [EXIT] and
press ENT key.
The three letters of [999] in the [DATUM] menu change to the edited letters.
The [999] changes to edited letters.