Faria Instruments Antares IS0250a User Manual
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GPS SCREEN
Magnetic North Signal Available No Magnetic North Signal Available
The GPS Screen will display COG, Latitude, and Longitude when a NMEA0183 GPS
Antenna is installed.
You do not need to change any settings when installing a GPS antenna. Your Antares
unit will automatically recognize if a compatible GPS antenna is connected.
When the GPS signal is acquiring the Antares will display “ACQUIRING GPS”
If no GPS antenna is installed, then “NO GPS” will appear.
Acquiring GPS Signal
GPS not connected
Refer to your boat owner’s manual to determine if a NMEA0183 GPS antenna has been
installed with the Faria Antares system.
For full details regarding Magnetic and True North GPS readings
visit NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Center website.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/geomag/declination.shtml