Connecting To A Chartplotter For Data Output - West Marine VHF 480 Owner's Manual

See page 20 to manually set the GPS coordinates.
If the radio is receiving valid GPS data, it will automatically set the clock to your local time
Configuring the GPS
based on the GPS location. You can adjust your local time forward or back one hour if
necessary (for example, if you are close to the border of a time zone); you can also adjust for
Daylight Savings Time.
Follow the steps below to adjust the time:
Press and hold -
1. Display the normal menu and choose the Setup sub-menu.
2. Select GPS Setup and then choose Time Adjust.
3. The display shows your current local time. To adjust the time forward one hour, use
. To adjust the time back one hour, use
button when you are finished.
CHANNEL UP
4. The display prompts you to confirm the setting: choose Set to save the new time or
1W/25W
Cancel to exit time setup without saving. The radio returns to the GPS Setup menu.
5. If your local area observes Daylight Savings Time, choose Daylight Save and press the
button.
6. If Daylight Savings Time is currently in effect, select On. If Daylight Savings Time is not
ENT-1W/25W
currently in effect, select Off.
7. Press
menu.
ENT-1W/25W
Your radio provides a standard NMEA0183 GPS output that you can connect to a

Connecting to a Chartplotter for Data Output

chartplotter. When it receives another boat's position data in a DSC call, the radio sends the
position data to the chartplotter so you can see the location:
1. Connect the BROWN wire of the accessory cable to the NEGATIVE (-) wire of your
chartplotter's NMEA data INPUT.
2. Connect the WHITE wire of the accessory cable to the POSITIVE (+) wire of your
chartplotter's NMEA data INPUT
3. Be certain all wire connections are secure and that all open wires are adequately
covered.
4. Plug the accessory cable into the accessory cable pigtail on the back of your radio.
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nOte: to extend the life of the radio, use waterproof tape to seal electrical connections.
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Use the up and down arrows
Setup
GPS Setup
. The radio activates the new time setting and returns to the GPS Setup
to adjust the time by
one hour.
Time Adjust
CHANNEL DOWN
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Time Adjust
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Back[CLR] Select[ENT]
button. Press
ENT-