Setup Procedure
Selecting a Satellite
OceanTRx
TM
4-500 Installation and Operations Manual
7-5
6. For NEMEA type compass:
Set Enable to Yes.
Under
COM Port Number –
set according to the type of physical connection:
o
RS422 type - COM2
o
RS232 type - COM3
Set
Baud Rate –
according to compass baud rate.
Set
Format –
according to compass vendor (default = 8_NON_1).
Click
Apply
, verify Reading field displays a value. If a value is not displayed, refer
to section
Click
OK
.
7.2.3
Setting Ship’s Heading Manually
If a Compass Reading is not displayed, then you must set the ship's heading manually
according to this section.
To set the ship's heading manually
1. From the
Commands
menu, click
Set Compass.
The Ship's Heading dialog appears.
Figure
7-4: Host Hardware Interface Compass Input Tab
2. Enter the value of the
Current Ship Heading
and click
OK.
7.3
Selecting a Satellite
This section describes how to select the
satellite
and define
channels
. The satellite can be
selected from a list of available satellites (downloaded via file). If the satellite definitions
are not listed, a satellite can be manually defined according to its position or name. (The
selected satellite will be acquired at a later stage.)
If choosing to load from a file, you can also define to reload the file automatically under
certain conditions.
NOTE:
Upon system power-up, the system automatically locks onto the last satellite that was selected
and saved prior to system shutdown.
