POLMAR Shark2, User Manual

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6.7 GPs/TImE
The radio automatically detects NMEA strings and decodes appropriate lati -
tude/longitude position and time. If the GPS navigation receiver is not con -
nected on or is not functional, a manual latitude/longitude position and UTC
should be entered and used in the DSC distress transmitted message.
When valid Lat/Lon information is detected, the data is display on the LCD,
when there is no valid position information, NO GPS INFORMAT ION appears.
6.7.1 manual enter GPs date
If no GPS data is available, the NO GPS INFORMAT ION appears, and after 2
minutes PLEASE INPUT POSITION!! is displayed with NO GPS, Alarm sounds
for 10 sec or till any key is pressed.
dIsTREss
PlEAsE INPuT
INfORmATION!!
The manual entry function is just valid if and only if no GPS connected.
1. Select GPS/TIME then manual.
2. Enter the latitude, then the longitude, then the UTC.
3. Press the CH knob, when all the information is correct.
The vessel ‘s lat/lot with the UTC time are shown on the screen. The manual
entries are cancelled if a real GPS position is received.
GPs / TImE
>mANuAl
sETTINGs
mANuAl POs
_ _°_ _._ _ _ _N
_ _°_ _._ _ _ _W
mAN _ _:_ _ uTc
dIsTREss
22°28.1111 N
112°11.0011 W
08:25 uTc
6.7.2 settings
You can also set what time and position information is display on the screen.
Whether Position date is displayed Whether the time is displayed Whether a
Time Zone Offset is used How the time date is formatted Whether COG/SOG
date is displayed Whether GPS ALERT is used.
6.7.2.1 Position display On/Off
You can choose the position data displayed on the normal mode or not.