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Raymarine GPS navigation User Manual

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3.10.3.3 DATA IN/OUT Menus

When you are on the SYSTEM SETUP menu

and press

IN/OUT)

the SYSTEM STATUS- DATA

menu will appear. This menu

control

the format of the data to output and execute the transfer of waypoints and

routes in and out of the

NAV

unit.

To select the Data output format

DATA

to highlight

0 180, or 0 183 NMEA data formats. The next press of the

will select

data format.

0 180 is an old data format that is intended to provide XTE steering

data to older autopilots.

NMEA0183 is the current standard data

interface used between marine electronic

equipments. The list of NMEA 0 183 sen-
tences outputted by the NAV 398 can be
found on page 2-6 of this manual.

is a bi-directional data for-

mat used for communication between

Instruments and Raytheon ma-

rine products.

OUTPUT ROUTE DATA

0 1 0 0

Press

DATA

to highlight your choice.

MEMORY DATA OUT

This menu item enables the transfer of

and route data from

internal memory of the NAV unit to a PC file. The data is output in the

NMEA 0 183 format standard using the WPL and RTE sentences. This mode
can be most useful to download the memory contents for editing and
reloading. The mode is also useful to save a file record of the memories in
the event a Master Reset must be executed.

To transfer the Memory Data out, press

DATA

The MEMORY DATA OUT screen will appear. The Data output connec-

tions (Yellow

Green wires of the power cable) should be connected to the

or COM2 input of your PC. Verify that the line settings are set for:

8 Bit, 4800 baud, no parity, 1 start bit, 1 stop bit.

OPERATION 3-46