Sailor Inmarsat B, Workshop Manual

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6 SERVICE INTERFACE Inmarsat B
6.18 POSITION
Shows or sets the current global position.
Syntax POS[ITION]
POS[ITION] latitude N[ORTH]|S[OUTH] longitude E[AST]|W[EST]
POS[ITION] AUTO
POS[ITION] AUTO ON|OFF
POS[ITION] RAW
6.18.1 POSITION
Shows the current position and input source.
6.18.2 POSITION LATITUDE N[ORTH]|S[OUTH] LONGITUDE E[AST]|W[EST]
Sets the position manually. The parameters are:
latitude
The latitude in degrees 0-90 inclusive.
north|south
The direction of the latitude.
longitude
The longitude in degrees 0-180 inclusive.
east|west
The direction of the longitude.
6.18.3 POSITION AUTO
Shows whether or not the position may be calculated based on the antenna pointing direction. This will
only occur if the NMEA position information is missing and the antenna is locked to a satellite.
6.18.4 POSITION AUTO ON|OFF
Specifies whether or not the position may be calculated based on the antenna pointing direction.
6.18.5 POSITION RAW
Shows the raw NMEA input until the Escape key is pressed.
6.19 PRINTER
Shows the state of the printer interface.
Syntax PRINTER
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