RT-500-M
RHOTHETA
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User Manual
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To change the baud rate, press the hotkey “Edit Value” while the menu item “Baudrate” is
marked (s. Figure 153). The corresponding sub-dialog will be opened (s. Figure 155).
Figure 155. Compass baud rate setting
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Choose the new baud rate value in the drop-down menu.
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Press the hotkey “Reset Values” to use the default value of “4800”.
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Confirm the setting with “OK” or leave the dialog without adopting the new value by pressing
“ESC”.
NMEA Header
Defines the appropriate compass NMEA sentence provided by vessels compass. Please see the
compass documentation of the vessel.
The default setting for the NMEA header is “$xxHDT” and can be changed within this menu item.
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In order to change the NMEA header setting, press the hotkey “Edit Value” while the menu
item “NMEA Header” is marked (s. Figure 153). The corresponding sub-dialog will be opened
(s. Figure 156).
Figure 156. Compass header setting
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Choose the new setting using one of the hotkeys (s. Figure 156), which will then appear in the
“New Setting” field:
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Selecting the “$xxHDG” (heading, deviation and variation) header (position 1).
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Selecting the “$xxHDT” (true heading) header (position 2).
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Selecting the “$xxHDM” (magnetic heading) header (position 3).
