Selecting Location Format; Saving A Waypoint - Motorola APX 8000 User Manual

Once the location coordinates are fixed, the display shows the current location along with the
UTC (Zulu) time and date that the location fix was obtained.
The location coordinates are updated automatically every 5 seconds while the location signal is
present.
If the radio fails to get a location fix, the display shows No service and returns to the previous
display.
5 To return to the Home screen, press
the Menu Select button directly below Exit.
7.22.5

Selecting Location Format

Procedure:
1 or to Loc.
2 Press the Menu Select button directly below Loc.
3 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
4 or to Loc Format and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
5 or to the preferred location format and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
The front display shows the location with the selected format.
NOTE: If the SLD99 format is selected and the range is invalid, the display shows ––––––
–––––- on the location. This situation occurs if you are using the radio outside of Sri Lanka
and using the SLD99 format. To correct this situation, switch the location display format to other
GPS options such as DDM, DMS, UTM/UCS, or MGRS.
7.22.6

Saving a Waypoint

Prerequisites: Ensure that your radio shows the current location on the screen.
Procedure:
1 Press the Menu Select button directly below Optn.
2 Perform one of the following actions:
• or to Save as Waypt and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel.
• or to Save as Home and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and
proceed to step
• or to Save as Dest. and press the Menu Select button directly below Sel and
proceed to step
A blinking cursor appears on the screen.
3 Use the keypad to edit the auto-generated waypoint, if required, or press the Menu Select
button directly below Cncl to return to the Location main screen.
4 Press the Menu Select button directly below Ok once you are done.
One of the following scenarios occur:
• The display shows Current loc saved as <Waypoint name>.
• The display shows Current loc saved as [Home].
, the PTT button, the preprogrammed GPS button or
5.
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