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Configure nmea – Eagle Electronics 502C User Manual

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Menus for changing Com Port settings.

For connectors and wiring information for another device, see page 14.
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 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. (Press

ENT

again to check the box and turn a prefix on.)

NOTE:

The names of the NMEA sentences are abbreviated in this menu.
These are the functions of the various selectable prefixes:

• GLL transmits latitude and longitude of present position, time

of position fix, and status.

• RMC and RMB transmits navigation information messages.
• APB transmits autopilot information.
• GGA transmits time, position, and fix related data.