NorthStar Navigation VHF Marine Radio Explorer 721US - Manual (Page 19)

19 Northstar Explorer VHF Series: 721US, 721EU Operation and Installation Manual
2-6-3 Time Format Options (TIME FORMAT)
Time can be shown in 12 or 24 hour format.
1. Select GPS/DATA, then SETTING.
2. Select TIME FORMAT.
3. Select 12 Hr or 24 Hr as desired. In this example, 12 hour format has been selected so the LCD shows
the AM or PM suffix.
2-6-4 Time Display Options (TIME DISPLAY)
If you’ve entered the time manually as described in the previous sections, the time is shown ALWAYS with
the prefi x M.
However, if the vessel’s position is being updated through a GPS navigation receiver, you can switch the time
display ON or OFF as follows:
1. Select GPS/DATA, then SETTING.
2. Select TIME DISPLY.
3. Select ON or OFF as desired. In this example,
OFF has been selected and so the LCD no
longer shows the time.
If the time display is set ON, course and speed data are NOT displayed on the LCD (see
section 2-5-6).
2-6-5 Position Display Options (LL display)
If you’ve entered the vessel position manually as described in the previous section, the vessel position is
shown ALWAYS with the suffi
x M.
However, if the time is being updated through a GPS navigation receiver, you can switch the vessel position
display ON or OFF as follows:
1. Select GPS/DATA, then SETTING.
2. Select LL DISPLAY.
3. Select ON or OFF as desired. In this example,
OFF has been selected and the screen no
longer shows the vessel position.
2-6-6 Course & Speed Display Options (COG/SOG)
Use this option to display course over ground (COG) and speed over ground (SOG) data on the screen.
1. Select GPS/DATA, then SETTING.
2. Select COG/SOG.
3. Select ON or OFF as desired. In this example,
ON has been selected, so the screen shows the
bearing and speed.
If COG/SOG is set ON, the time is NOT displayed on the screen (see section 2-5-4).
GPS/DATA
TIME OFFSET
TIME FORMAT
> TIME DISPLY
TIME DISPLY
ON
> OFF
GPS/DATA
TIME FORMAT
TIME DISPLY
> LL DISPLAY
LL DISPLAY
ON
> OFF
GPS/DATA
TIME DISPLY
LL DISPLY
> COG/SOG
COG/SOG
> ON
OFF
GPS/DATA
MANUAL
> SETTING
SETTING
TIME OFFSET
> TIME FORMAT
TIME DISPLAY
TIME FORMAT
> 12 Hr
24 Hr
07:15AM LOC