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If you need additional assistance in configuring the unit to communicate
with another device, consult the factory; customer service phone num-
bers are in the back of the unit's manual. To set Com Port Configuration:
1. Press
MENU
|
MENU
|
↓
to
S
YSTEM
S
ETUP
|
ENT
.
2. Press
↓
to
C
OMMUNICATIONS
P
ORT
|
ENT
.
A menu appears with a drop-down Baud Rate selection box highlighted.
The menu also contains an on/off checkbox to activate NMEA Output,
and a button that activates the Configure NMEA command (described
in the following section).
To set Baud Rate:
With the Baud Rate box selected (the title bar should be highlighted in
blue, see the middle figure above), press
ENT
. A drop-down list appears,
showing available baud rates. Select the one that matches the baud
rate on your VHF radio, and then press
ENT
.
To activate NMEA Output:
From the Communication Ports menu, press
↓
to highlight NMEA Out-
put. Press
ENT
to check (turn on) or uncheck (turn off) the NMEA Out-
put checkbox.
To exit the Communication Ports menu, press
EXIT
|
EXIT
|
EXIT
.
Configure NMEA
Once in the Communication Ports menu, you can configure the unit to
use specific NMEA sentences. (The default setting has all NMEA sen-
tences turned on.) Press
↓
to
C
ONFIGURE
NMEA
|
ENT
.
NMEA Sentences selection menu.
