Anchor - Anchor Watch Alarm; Cog Sog - Course & Speed Filter Settings & Setup; Compass - External Compass Input & Magnetic Variation Table108 - NorthStar MX500 Operator's & Installation Manual

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Anchor - Anchor Watch Alarm

This screen allows you to setup an anchor watch alarm and maximum
drift radius after you drop the anchor. The receiver will remember the
drop coordinates and provide an alarm if the antenna drifts beyond the
maximum distance you entered. If you are on a large commercial ship,
don't forget that the anchor may be several hundred feet from the
receiver antenna. You will need to consider this when setting in the
distance.
COG SOG - Course & Speed Filter Settings & Setup
This screen controls the Speed Over Ground (SOG) unit of measure
(meters per second, kilometers per hour, miles per hour, or knots). You
can also set a filter time to average your speed and course over ground
measurements. This helps to smooth these measurements on the dis-
play and NMEA output, a particularly useful tool for slow moving
vessels. The default filter setting is 2.0 seconds.
Compass - External Compass Input & Magnetic Variation
Table
The receiver will accept a magnetic compass input using the NMEA
0183 data record of xxHDT, xxHDG, xxHDM, xxHCC, xxHCD, xxVHW, or
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Configuration
Version 3.0

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