Operator`s manual

Internal POS
15-01-2006
Chapter 6-6 Pilot menu & navigation examples
6.3 Position display
MENU
Call up the menu bar, and...
4,2
load the Position display
Datum currently
selected.
Trip log 1 and 2.
Position with three
decimals in minutes.
Speed over ground.
Course, magnetic or
true.
Depth or Compass
from external sensor.
UTC or local time and date - Time and date in UTC - Universal
Time Coordinates - is equal to standard time in London (GMT).
UTC is not affected by the local summertime adjustments.
Position update - if, for some reason, there is no position update
from GPS or external sensor, the displayed position will start to
flash and an alarm will be activated to alert the operator. Reset the
‘Position missing’ alarm by [CLR]. The alarm can be set ON/OFF
- see section 8.5. The displayed position will stop flashing once
normal position update is resumed.
Internal POS - indicates the source of position data i.e. Internal,
External or DeadReckoning.
GPS A - Status indicator for reception of satellites:
a (A)= good, b (B)= acceptable, c (C)= fair, or *= no update - see
also “Status indicator and accuracy” below.
With built-in or connected DGPS receiver:
dGPS= differential data received.
DGPS= differential data received and used for corrections.
SDGPS= satellite differential data received and used for corrections.