Gps Screen Information And Operation - Yaesu FT3DR Advanced Manual

GPS Screen Information and Operation

Activating the GPS function displays the following information on the LCD.
1. In the normal operation screen, press the [DISP] key.
If the navigation screen is displayed, touch the compass display to switch to the GPS
information screen.
① Displays the satellite azimuth and elevation angles. Displays in North-up mode.
② Displays the date and time.
③ Displays the current speed.
④ Displays the satellite number and reception level.
⑤ Displays the latitude on the upper side of the screen whereas displays the longi-
tude on the lower side of the screen.
The current position appears using north (N) or south (S) latitude.
Display format: X DD° MM. MMM
X: X=N: North latitude, X=S: South latitude, DD: Degree, MM:MMM Minute
Example: N 35° 37.250 (35 degrees, 37 minutes, 15 seconds north latitude)
The current position appears using east (E) or west (S) longitude.
Display format: X DDD° MM. DMMM
X: X=E: East longitude, X=W: West longitude, DDD: Degree, MM:MMM Minute
Example: E 139° 44.500 (139 degrees, 44 minutes, 30 seconds east latitude)
⑥ Displays the altitude of the current position "ALTI xxxxm".
Example: ALTI 36m
• The GPS data units for position, speed and altitude may be changed by pressing and
holding the [DISP] key  touch [APRS]  [22 GPS UNIT].
• When the GPS function is used, the accurate time and date are obtained from GPS and
shown on the LCD in 24-hour format. This time data is displayed on the GPS and APRS
screens.
• The geodetic system datum (WGS-84 / Tokyo) of the built-in GPS unit may be selected by
pressing and holding the [DISP] key  touch [APRS]  [19 GPS SETUP] in Set mode.
However, since APRS uses the geodetic system of WGS-84, it is recommended not to
change it.
• The time zone may be set at 30-minute increments by press and hold the [DISP] key 
touch [APRS]  [28 TIME ZONE] (the default setting: UTC 0:00).
• The position information obtained from an external GPS device may be used by pressing
and holding the [DISP] key  touch [APRS]  [17 COM PORT SETTING] and then setting
"INPUT" to "GPS". In this case, the data from the internal GPS will be ignored.
• When using an external GPS device, move it away from the transceiver to reduce
interference.
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