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Viewing the compass screen, Using the xtrack screen – Uniden UM-525 User Manual

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4. If you are so far off course that the XTRACK screen cannot properly indicate the correct
action, an

OUT OF RANGE

warning appears.

5. Since your GPS knows where you are and since you have a starting location, the system
automatically displays the

NOW ARRIVING

screen when the radio is updated by the GPS with

new data and you are less than .02 miles from your destination.

6. During the time that the system is waiting for a complete data update from the GPS, the
hour glass appears and the ship icon as well as the margin readings do not change.

Note: If the radio fails to get an update, you see the screen that displays

NO

DATA

FROM GPS

then the display returns to the initial

XTRACK

screen.

If you press the PTT switch at this time, the display returns to the standard channel display
with the GPS icon in the lower left corner.

7. The XTRACK system also displays the angle of difference between your current heading
and your destination heading. This angle can be from 67.5° to 292.5° The arrow indicates the
direction of the destination based on the angle of the vessel.

Viewing the Compass Screen

The radio's compass screen lets you view a compass that you can
use to navigate your vessel. A correctly connected GPS provides
data to the radio which appears on the Compass screen. To view
that data, rotate PUSH/SELECT to select

COMPASS

, then press

PUSH/SELECT to select it.

Using the XTRACK Screen

OUT OF
RANGE !

NOW

ARRIVING