Icom ID-31A Advanced Instructions page 103

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GPS/GPS-A OPERATION
Transmitting GPS-A data
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8. Comment programming
Program your comment and transmit it with the GPS-A
position data.
The number of characters you can enter differs, de-
pending on the settings of data extension
altitude .
(p. 5-20)
Data Extension
OFF
OFF
Course/Speed
Course/Speed
!8 Push D-pad() and D-pad(Ent) to select "Com-
ment."
D-pad
(Ent)
(�)
!9 Push .
@0 Push D-pad() to select "Edit," then push D-
pad(Ent), and then the comment editing screen ap-
pears.
@1 Rotate [DIAL] to select the first character.
• The selected character blinks.
• Push D-pad() to move the cursor right or left.
• While selecting a character, push
character to a upper case or lower case letter.
• While selecting a digit, push
selection window.
Push D-pad() to select the desired modes to Upper
case letters, Lower case letters, Numbers and Symbols.
To enter symbols, select "!"#," and then push D-pad(Ent)
to display the symbol character selection window. And
rotate [DIAL] to select the desired symbol character, and
then push D-pad(Ent).
• A space can be selected, even for any input mode se-
lected.
• Push D-pad(") to enter a space to the right of the last
character.
To insert a space to the left of any selected character,
rotate [DIAL] to select a space to insert it.
• Push [CLR] to erase the selected character, or hold
down [CLR]
after the cursor.
• A character after " " would not be transmitted.
@2 After entering the comment, push D-pad(Ent).
@3 Push [MENU]
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(p. 5-19)
Altitude The number of characters
OFF less than 43 (Default)
ON less than 35
OFF less than 36
ON less than 28
to change the
to open the input mode
to continuously erase the characters
to cancel the Menu screen.
and
Ending icon (Up to 28 characters
can be input)
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