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12.5 System-wide settings
The following tables detail the options available under each of the
system-wide menu items.
To access system settings
1. Press and hold the
PAGE/MENU
button.
2. Select the appropriate menu from those available
System Setup menu
MENU ITEM
OPTIONS
Position Mode
Controls whether the position is expressed in latitude
and longitude co-ordinates or Loran TDs.
Lat/Long
TD’s
TD Setup
If the
Position Mode
is set to TD’s, this function controls
the selected chain identifier, slave and ASF.
Various
Simulator
ON - allows operation of display without data from
antenna and/or external data sources.
Demo - a series of slides with descriptions to demon-
strate the various system functions.
OFF
ON
Demo
Bearing Mode
Mode of all bearing and heading data displayed. This
does not affect how the chart is drawn.
True
Magnetic
MOB Data Type
IMPORTANT:
Dead reckoning mode is not recommended for use on
A-Series displays.
Dead reckoning will only provide the correct MOB posi-
tion if the required COG, SOG and Tide data are
available.
Your boat and the MOB are subject to the same tide and
wind effects, Assuming that the required data sources
are available dead-reckoning can give a more accurate
MOB position.
Dead Reckoning
Position
Variation Source
This allows you to compensate for the naturally occur-
ring offset of the earths magnetic field. When set to
AUTO, the value the system would use (or is using) is
noted in the menu e.g. 4
0
W. To enter your own variation
value, set to MANUAL.
Auto
Manual
Manual variation
If Variation Source is set to MANUAL then use this
setting to enter the variation value. This value is trans-
mitted to any other SeaTalk instruments.
0°E
Range 0 - 30º
east/west
Language
Selected language used for screen text, labels, menus,
options and display format for lat/lon position
information.
Selection available
will vary according
to your location.
Extended Character Set
Controls whether additional accented characters are
made available when you are entering text.
OFF
ON
MENU ITEM
OPTIONS
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