Configuring Communications Settings - Garmin GPSMAP 2008 Owner's Manual

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given location reading appears. The default format is
hdddºmm.mmm'. Only change the position format if
you are using a map or chart that specifies a different
position format.
Time—set the time format
time format), time zone, and indicate whether to use
daylight saving time.
Configuring Communications
Settings
To change the communications settings, from the
Configure
Home screen, select
serial Port 1—select the input/output format to use
when connecting your unit to external NMEA devices,
a personal computer, or other Garmin devices.
• Garmin Data Transfer—the proprietary
format used to upload, download, or exchange
data with a computer or another Garmin unit.
• Garmin Remote sonar—allows you to
connect a Garmin GSD 21 or GSD 22 serially.
• NMEA In/NMEA Out—supports the input or
output of standard NMEA 0183 data, DSC, and
sonar NMEA input support for the DPT, MTW,
26
hour, 24 hour, uTC
(12 or
> Communications.
and VHW sentences.
• NMEA high speed—supports the input or
output of standard 0183 data for most AIS
receivers.
• None—provides no interfacing capabilities.
NMEA setup—enable or disable NMEA output
sentences for sounder, route, system, and Garmin
NMEA settings.
To enable or disable NMEA output
sentences:
1. From the Home screen, select
Communications
2. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or
Garmin).
3. Select a NMEA output sentence.
GPSMAP
Configure >
> NMEA Setup.
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