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Reference
Main Menu:
Comm tab
To restore the Serial Data Format settings back to the default ‘GARMIN Data Transfer’:
1. From the Comm tab, press
MENU
, highlight ‘Defaults’ and press
ENTER/MARK
.
If ‘GARMIN DGPS’ or ‘RTCM In/NMEA Out’ format is selected, additional fi elds are provided to
control a GARMIN differential beacon receiver directly from your GPSMAP 182/232. You may have the
unit automatically scan for the DGPS beacon signal or you can enter the beacon frequency and bit rate on
the unit and the information will be used to tune the beacon receiver.
To have the unit automatically scan for a frequency:
1. With the unit set to ‘GARMIN DGPS’ or ‘RTCM In/NMEA Out’, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight
the “Beacon” fi eld and press
ENTER/MARK
.
2. Highlight ‘Scan’ and press
ENTER/MARK
. The numbers in the “Frequency” fi eld will change as the
unit scans from 284 kHz to 325 kHz, 200 bit rate, then 100, at 6-second intervals.
To restart the scan:
1. Press
MENU
, highlight ‘Restart Scan’ and press
ENTER/MARK
.
To manually enter a frequency and bit rate:
1. With the unit set to ‘GARMIN DGPS’ or ‘RTCM In/NMEA Out’, use the
ARROW KEYPAD
to highlight
the “Beacon” fi eld and press
ENTER/MARK
.
2. Highlight ‘User’ and press
ENTER/MARK
.
3. Highlight the “Frequency” or “Bit Rate” fi eld, press
ENTER/MARK
, then enter a frequency or bit rate
and press
ENTER/MARK
when done.
The “Status” fi eld will show one of the following:
• Tuning— unit is attempting to tune to the specifi ed frequency and bit rate.
• Scanning— unit is automatically scanning through the frequencies and bit rates.
• Receiving— unit is receiving DGPS signal and ready for operation.
• Check Wiring— unit is not making connection with DGPS receiver.
When the unit is receiving a DGPS signal, the “SNR” (Signal to Noise Ratio) and “Distance” fi elds will
show data. The SNR range is 0dB to 30dB, with 30 being the best. The Distance may or may not show
data, depending upon the signal being broadcast from the DGPS site.
You may also manually
enter a frequency and
bit rate.
Status Field
SNR and Distance will
show data when signal
is received.
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