Configure nmea, Coordinate system selection – Lowrance electronic LMS-520C User Manual

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For connectors and wiring information for another device, see page 36.

For assistance in configuring the unit to communicate with another

device, consult the factory. Customer service phone numbers are in the

back of this manual.

Configure NMEA

You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences.
1. Press

MENU

|

MENU

|

↓ to

S

YSTEM

S

ETUP

|

ENT

.

2. Press

↓ to

C

OMMUNICATIONS

P

ORT

|

ENT

|

↓ to

C

ONFIGURE

NMEA

|

ENT

.

3. A menu appears showing the prefixes of the available NMEA sen-
tences. A check mark next to a prefix means the prefix is in use. Use

↓, ← to select a prefix, then press

ENT

to turn off the prefix. (Press

ENT

again to check the box and turn on a prefix.)

4. When the desired prefixes are checked or unchecked, press

EXIT

re-

peatedly to return to the previous page.

NOTE:

Placing a check in the checkbox next to Radar at the bottom of the

Communications Port menu will set the Baud Rate to the default

Radar Baud Rate setting.

Coordinate System Selection

The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to

use when displaying and entering position coordinates.

Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions.

To get to Coordinate System Selection:
1. Press

MENU

|

MENU

|

↓ to

GPS

S

ETUP

|

ENT

.

2. Press

↓ to

C

OORDINATE

S

YSTEM

|

ENT

.

This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutes

and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700'); or degrees, minutes, seconds

and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in: UTM

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