Standard Horizon HX-870 - Manual (Page 37)

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9.2 CHECKING GPS STATUS
1. Press the MENU key to display “MENU”, then
select “GPS” with the CH▼/CH▲/◄/► key.
GPS INFO
COMPASS
ENTER
GPS
GPS STATUS
BACK
HI USA
LAT/LON
23°56.890 S
123°56.890 W
LOC 09:56
AM
TIME
STATUS
SEARCH
65
A
BUSY
2. Press the [SELECT] soft key, then select
“GPS STATUS” with the CH▼/CH▲ key.
3. Press the [ENTER] soft key to display the
GPS status currently being received.
4. Press the CLR key to return to radio opera-
tion.
9.3 GPS LOGGER OPERATION
The HX870 includes a logger for position information that allows you to record
your location at regular intervals.
1. Press the
[LOGGER] soft key to turn the function on or off.
The recording starts and the display returns to the previous
screen with the “ ” icon on the top of the display.
• You may change the log interval time of recording via
the SETUP menu.
Notes:
• The power save operation of the GPS unit is disabled
while the logger is activated.
• To utilize the records, connect the HX870 to a PC and
download the log data from the radio by using the PC
Programming Software. Refer to section “ 20 CONNECT-
ING A USB DATA TERMINAL TO THE PC”.
P
16
DISTRESS
VOL
118°09.582
33°37.120
W
s
LOC 09.56 AM
BUSY HI USA
TIME
LON
LAT
P-SET
P
16
DISTRESS
VOL
118°09.582
33°37.120
W
s
LOC 09.56 AM
BUSY HI USA
TIME
LON
LAT
P-SET
Logger operation alert:
• When the memory for log data becomes full, three beeps will sound and a
warning message will be displayed. Afterwards the logger does not operate
until the log data in the memory are erased.
• When the logger cannot record for some reason, three beeps will sound
and a warning message will be displayed. Afterwards the logger does not
operate anymore.
• An error message will be displayed when the radio cannot erase the log data
in the memory during the operation following the alert of memory full (see
above) or in the SETUP menu (Refer to section “ 16.13 LOG ERASE”).