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GPSMAP
®
2008/2108 Owner’s Manual
C
onfigUring
The
U
niT
given location reading appears. The default format is
hdddºmm.mmm’
. Only change the position format if
you are using a map or chart that specifies a different
position format.
Time
—set the time format (
12 hour
,
24 hour,
or
uTC
time format), time zone, and indicate whether to use
daylight saving time.
Configuring
Communications
Settings
To change the communications settings, from the
Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
.
serial Port 1
—select the input/output format to use
when connecting your unit to external NMEA devices,
a personal computer, or other Garmin devices.
•
Garmin Data Transfer
—the proprietary
format used to upload, download, or exchange
data with a computer or another Garmin unit.
•
Garmin Remote sonar
—allows you to
connect a Garmin GSD 21 or GSD 22 serially.
•
NMEA In/NMEA Out
—supports the input or
output of standard NMEA 0183 data, DSC, and
sonar NMEA input support for the DPT, MTW,
and VHW sentences.
•
NMEA high speed
—supports the input or
output of standard 0183 data for most AIS
receivers.
•
None
—provides no interfacing capabilities.
NMEA setup
—enable or disable NMEA output
sentences for sounder, route, system, and Garmin
NMEA settings.
To enable or disable NMEA output
sentences:
1. From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
>
NMEA Setup
.
2. Select a setting (
Sounder
,
Route
,
System
, or
Garmin
).
3. Select a NMEA output sentence.
