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Gps setup menu, Autopilot connection, External nmea connection – Seiwa Starfish 2nd Edition User Manual

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[MENU] + "Advanced Options" + [ENTER] + "Input/Output" + [ENTER] +

"Port 3 Input" + [ENTER] + "NMEA-4800-N81-N" + [ENTER]

GPS Setup Menu

To set your preferred configuration for the connected GPS.

Internal GPS

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STARFISH/SEAHORSE/BARRACUDA

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GPS:

Enables or disables the Internal GPS.

Restart GPS

: Restarts all GPS processes. Once executed, the message "Done" is shown.

Diff. Corr. Source

: Sets what kind of Differential Correction will be used by the GPS between WAAS and RTCM

(beacon correction).

Navigation Speed

: Sets the Navigation Speed among Low Speed, Medium Speed and High Speed.

Autopilot Connection

Connect the Autopilot to the serial Port n:

[MENU] + "Advanced Options" + [ENTER] + "Input/Output" + [ENTER] +

"Port n Output" + [ENTER]. Then choose your preferred setting among the

NMEA available settings NMEA 0183 4800-N81-N, NMEA 0180, NMEA 0180/

CDX) and press [ENTER] to confirm.

Where:

n = 1/2/3 for SEAHORSE/SEAHORSE

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/BARRACUDA/BARRACUDA

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GPS

n = 1/2/3/4/5 for EXPLORER

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/MARLIN/OYSTER/STARFISH/STARFISH

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External NMEA Connection

Connect the External NMEA to the serial Port n:

[MENU] + "Advanced Options" + [ENTER] + "Input/Output" + [ENTER] +

"Port n Input" + [ENTER]. Then choose your preferred setting among the

NMEA available settings NMEA 1200-N81-N, NMEA 4800-N81-N, NMEA 4800-

N82-N, NMEA 9600-N81-N, NMEA 38400-N81-N and press [ENTER] to confirm.

Where:

n = 1/2/3 for SEAHORSE/SEAHORSE

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/BARRACUDA/BARRACUDA

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GPS

n = 1/2/3/4/5 for EXPLORER

3

/MARLIN/OYSTER/STARFISH/STARFISH

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C-COM GSM Plus Connection

To connect the modem C-COM to the chart plotter follow the procedure:

[MENU] + "Advanced Options" + [ENTER] + "Input/Output" + [ENTER] +

"Port 1 Input" + [ENTER] + "C-COM" + [ENTER]

The modem C-COM can be connected also to the Port 2, 3 (EXPLORER

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/MAR-

LIN/OYSTER/STARFISH/STARFISH

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: it is possible to select the Port 4 and 5

too), in this case select the format on the used port.

NOTE

The connection is valid for the C-COM IR and C-COM RS232 too.

Output Sentences

The chart plotter allows customizing the NMEA-0183 sentence transmitted on

each port. Each port can transmit a different set of sentences among: GLL, VTG,

BOD, XTE, BWC, RMA, RMB, RMC, APB, WCV, GGA, HSC, HDG, MWV:

[MENU] + "Advanced Options" + [ENTER] + "Input/Output" + [ENTER] +

"Port n Output Sentences" + [ENTER]

Where:

n = 1/2/3 for SEAHORSE/SEAHORSE

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/BARRACUDA/BARRACUDA

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GPS

n = 1/2/3/4/5 for EXPLORER

3

/MARLIN/OYSTER/STARFISH/STARFISH

E

NMEA-0183 Output Talker ID

The Talker Id is the 2 characters following the “$” char (Start of sentence) in a

NMEA-0183 sentence that identifies the type of instrument that sends the string.

The chart plotter allows selecting one of the following Talker identifier: II (Inte-

grated Instrument); GP (GPS); EC (Electronic Chart System-ECS); RA (Radar

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