5.14 Switching between high and low transmit power
You can switch transmit power using the HI/LO button on the Handset / Fistmic.
The transmit power can also be changed from the
Set-up
menu:
Menu > Set-up
1. Select
Power output
.
Selecting the Power output option will switch between High (25 watt) and Low (1 watt) power
output.
5.15 GNSS (GPS) set up
If your radio has a GNSS (GPS) position fix then the following information can be displayed:
• latitude
• longitude
• UTC time
• COG and SOG
When position data is available the satellite icon is displayed onscreen.
If no position data is available then the latitude, longitude and time can be entered manually so that it
can be included in DSC distress transmissions.
Position data received from other vessels can be displayed on a connected Raymarine® multifunction
display.
Enabling and disabling the internal GNSS (GPS)
From the
GPS set-up
menu:
Menu > Set-up > GPS set-up
1. Select
Integrated GPS
.
Selecting
Integrated GPS
will switch the radio’s internal GNSS receiver On and Off.
GNSS data source
Your radio includes a built-in GNSS (GPS) receiver that can be used to obtain position data. Your
radio can also use position data from a GNSS (GPS) receiver connected to the same SeaTalkng ® or
NMEA 2000 network.
If your radio’s internal receiver cannot obtain a position fix or if your radio’s internal receiver is
switched off then a network data source for shall be used instead, if available.
No position data
If no position data is available or position data becomes unavailable; after 10 minutes an audible
warning is sounded, the GNSS (GPS) icon flashes and the
No position data
message is displayed.
Once the warning has been acknowledged the GNSS (GPS) icon will continue to flash. The
No
position data
warning is repeated every 4 hours if position data is still unavailable, has not been
entered manually or has been entered manually but over 23.5 hours ago.
If position data has been entered manually the display alternates between displaying the manual
position and time and the
Manual Position
message. if the manually entered position has not been
updated in the last 4 hours the GNSS (GPS) icon flashes and an audible warning is sounded. This
warning will be repeated every 4 hours until position is manually updated or position data becomes
available.
Where no position data is available or has not been manually updated for 23.5 hours then position
data will change to ‘9’s and time will change to ‘8’s.
Entering position manually
If GNSS (GPS) position data is not available it can be entered manually.
Select
Set manual position
from the
GPS set-up
menu:
Menu > Set-up > GPS set-up > Set manual
position
.
1. Use the
Channel Up
and
Channel Down
buttons to cycle through the available numbers and
press
OK
to confirm each number and move to the next digit.
2. When the relevant information has been entered select
OK
to confirm the details.
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