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Coordinate system selection – Eagle Electronics SeaCharter 502cDF User Manual

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DBT transmits the depth below the transducer.

DPT transmits the depth

MTW transmits the water temperature.

VLW transmits the distance traveled through water as meas-
ured by the paddle wheel.

VHW transmits the water speed as measured by the paddle
wheel.

4. When the desired prefixes are checked or unchecked, press

EXIT

re-

peatedly to get back to the main page display.

Coordinate System Selection

The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to
use when displaying and entering position coordinates.

Menus for changing coordinate system used to display positions.

To get to Coordinate System Selection:
1. Press

MENU

|

MENU

|

↓ to

GPS S

ETUP

|

ENT

.

2. Press

↓ to

C

OORDINATE

S

YSTEM

|

ENT

.

This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutes
and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700'); or degrees, minutes, seconds
and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in: UTM
(Universal Transverse Mercator) projection; MGRS (Standard); MGRS
(Standard + 10); Map Fix; Loran TD; British, Irish, Finnish, German,
New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan and Greek grid systems.

UTM's are marked on USGS topographic charts. This system divides
the Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude.

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