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Coordinate system selection – Lowrance electronic 5150C User Manual

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• GSA and GSV transmits fix mode, DOP values, and satellites in

view information.

• DBT transmits the depth below the transducer.
• DPT transmits the depth
• MTW transmits the water temperature.
• VLW transmits the distance traveled through water as meas-

ured by the paddle wheel.

• VHW transmits the water speed as measured by the paddle

wheel.

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

EXIT

re-

peatedly 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.

Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions.

To get to Coordinate System Selection:
1. Press

MENU

|

MENU

|

↓ to

GPS

S

ETUP

|

ENT

.

2. Press

↓ to

C

OORDINATE

S

YSTEM

|

ENT

.

This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutes

and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700'); or degrees, minutes, seconds

and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in: UTM

(Universal Transverse Mercator) projection; MGRS (Standard); MGRS

(Standard + 10); Map Fix; Loran TD; British, Irish, Finnish, German,

New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan and Greek grid systems.