Navigation Information - Sony PYXIS IPS-760 Operating Instructions Manual

Gps (global positioning system) receiver
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You can navigate from your current position to a destination point that you specify in
POS mode. This navigation, called "Quick Navigation," is useful for navigating to
short distances.
Destination point
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Current position
Navigation information
During Quick Navigation, the unit provides the following information:
° Track
¢ Course
¢ Distance from your current position to your destination
« Velocity
¢ Cross track error (course deviation indicator)
¢ Estimated time of arrival or estimated time enroute
« WGS84 altitude (the altitude based on the World Geodetic System 1984
coordinates)
¢ Latitude
¢ Longitude
« Destination name
Track course and true course -
The unit calculates the track course and true course according to the concept
illustrated below.
Wind/Tide
Destination
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Unlike your compass heading. track indicates course deviations that are caused by
factors such as wind, tide. and so on.
Getting Started With the Unit
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