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Furuno SC-120 User Manual

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3. OPERATION


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3. The cursor is on the BEACON field. Press the [ENT] key.

OFF

INT

EXT

Beacon receiver selection window

4. Choose appropriate option and press the [ENT] key.

INT:

For internal DGPS beacon receiver.

EXT:

For external DGPS beacon receiver

OFF:

Disables DGPS function. When OFF is selected it takes about one

minute to find GPS position.

Note:

When connecting a FURUNO external DGPS beacon receiver (such

as the GR-80) to the SC-120, turn the GR-80’s remote function on to
set up the beacon receiver with commands from the SC-120. Also set
the external DGPS beacon receiver as follows: Byte Format, 8-6; First
Bit, LSB; Parity Bit, None; Stop Bit, 1; Bit Rate, 8.

5. Press the [ENT] key.
6. Choose DGPS beacon station selection method: AUTO, MANUAL or LIST.

AUTO:

Automatically searches for best DGPS beacon station.

MANUAL:

Manually enter DGPS beacon station specifications in the RATE

and FREQ fields, referring to a DGPS beacon station list.

LIST:

Lists five of the closest DGPS beacon stations, including
user-programmed stations.

7. Press the [ENT] key. If you selected AUTO, no further operation is required;

press the [DISP] key to close the menu. For MANUAL or LIST follow the
appropriate procedure below.

MANUAL

a) The cursor is now on the RATE field. Press the [ENT] key.
b) Choose the data rate of the DGPS beacon station to be used, among 50, 100

or 200 bps. Press the [ENT] key.

c) The cursor is now on the FREQ field. Press the [ENT] key.
d) Enter the transmission frequency of the DGPS beacon station to be used and

press the [ENT] key.