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Configure nmea, Coordinate system selection – Lowrance electronic Lowrance GlobalMap 5500C User Manual

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System Setup Menu with Communications Port highlighted (left) and

Communications Port menu (right).

For assistance in configuring the unit to communicate with another
device, consult the factory. Customer service phone numbers are in the
back of this manual. Also see the entry below for to Configure NMEA.
To set Com Port Configuration:

1. Press

MENU

|

MENU

|

to

S

YSTEM

S

ETUP

|

ENT

.

2. Press

to

C

OMMUNICATIONS

P

ORT

|

ENT

.

Configure NMEA

You can configure the unit to use specific NMEA sentences.

1. Press

MENU

|

MENU

|

to

S

YSTEM

S

ETUP

|

ENT

.

2. Press

to

C

OMMUNICATIONS

P

ORT

|

ENT

|

to

C

ONFIGURE

NMEA

|

ENT

.

3. A menu appears showing the prefixes of the available NMEA sen-
tences. A check mark next to a prefix means the prefix is in use. Use

to select a prefix, then press

ENT

to turn off the prefix.

4. When the desired prefixes are checked or unchecked, press

EXIT

|

EXIT

|

EXIT

|

EXIT

to return to the previous page.

Coordinate System Selection

The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to
use when displaying and entering position coordinates.