Vertex Standard VX-8R - Manual (Page 81)

VX-8R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
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S
ELECTING THE
D
ISPLAY
U
NITS OF THE
GPS S
CREEN
1. Press the key until the GPS screen appears.
2. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the APRS/
GPS Set Mode.
3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 18: GPS 18: GPS 18: GPS 18: GPS 18: GPS
UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT .
4. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit for “Posi- Posi- Posi- Posi- Posi-
tion tion tion tion tion ” (.MMM’ .MMM’ .MMM’ .MMM’ .MMM’ or ‘SS” ‘SS” ‘SS” ‘SS” ‘SS” ).
6. Press the key to change the cursor to “Speed Speed Speed Speed Speed ”, then
rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit (Km Km Km Km Km /hhhhh,
mph mph mph mph mph , or Knot Knot Knot Knot Knot ).
7. Press the key to change the cursor to “Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude Altitude ”, then rotate the DIAL knob to
select the preferred unit (m m m m m or ft ft ft ft ft ).
8. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit from the APRS/GPS Set
Mode.
S
ELECTING THE
M
AP
D
ATUM
While most operations (including APRS ® operation) will utilize the default “WGS84”
database of locations, you may use a different database
1. Press the key until the GPS screen appears.
2. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the APRS/
GPS Set Mode.
3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 16: GPS 16: GPS 16: GPS 16: GPS 16: GPS
DATUM DATUM DATUM DATUM DATUM .
4. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set
Mode Item.
5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the database you wish to
use. Available selections are WGS-84 WGS-84 WGS-84 WGS-84 WGS-84 , Tokyo Mean Tokyo Mean Tokyo Mean Tokyo Mean Tokyo Mean , Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo Tokyo
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan , Tokyo Korea Tokyo Korea Tokyo Korea Tokyo Korea Tokyo Korea , and Tokyo Okinawa Tokyo Okinawa Tokyo Okinawa Tokyo Okinawa Tokyo Okinawa .
6. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and
exit from the APRS/GPS Set Mode.
GPS O
PERATION