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GX6500E/GX6000E
The
GX6500E/GX6000E
has a GPS status display
which shows the satellites currently being received,
along with a graphical (bar-graph) representation of the
relative signal strengths from the satellites.
(gps s
tatus
D
isplay
MoDe
)
NOTE
For the
GX6500E/GX6000E
to properly show the GPS status page
when an external GPS antenna or a chart plotter is connected it must
be setup to output GSA and GSV NMEA 0183 sentences.
1. Press and hold the key to turn the radio on.
2. Press the
MENU
key to display “
MENU
”.
3. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select “
GPS
”, then press
the
[SELECT]
soft key.
4. Rotate the
DIAL/ENT
knob to select “
GPS STATUS
”,
then press the
[ENTER]
soft key to display the GPS
status currently being received.
5. Press the
CLEAR
key to return to radio operation.
NOTE
When the
GX6500E/GX6000E
is first turned on, it may take several
minutes to compute a fix of your position. This is normal, as the
GX6500E/GX6000E
is downloading “almanac” information from the
GPS satellites.