Checking Gps Connections - Standard Horizon MATRIX AIS/GPS GX2200E Owner's Manual

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CHECKING GPS CONNECTIONS

When the GX2200E receives the GPS signal through
the internal GPS, or from an external GPS antenna or
chart plotter, a small satellite icon or " IO " will appear
on the top right corner of the display and your current
location (latitude/longitude) is shown on the display.
If there is a problem with the NMEA connection between the radio
and the GPS, the GPS icon will blink continuously until the connec-
tion is corrected.
The GX2200E has a GPS status display which shows the satellites currently
being received, along with a graphical (bar-graph) representation of the rela-
tive signal strengths from the satellites.
For the GX2200E to properly show the GPS status page when an
external GPS antenna or a chart plotter is connected it must be setup
to output GSA and GSV NMEA 0183 sentences.
1. Press and hold the
M e n u " appears, then select " G E N E R A L
SETUP " with the CH knob.
2. Press the
" DISPLAY " with the CH knob.
3. Press the
STATUS " with the CH knob.
4. Press the
GPS status currently being received.
5. Press the
When the GX2200E is first turned on, it may take several minutes
to compute a fix of your position. This is normal, as the GX2200E is
downloading "almanac" information from the GPS satellites.
GX2200E
NOTE
NOTE
key until " Setup
CALL
MENU
soft key, then select
soft key, then select " GPS
soft key to display the
soft key two times to return to radio operation.
NOTE
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