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NMEA Output

(Advanced)

NMEA Output turns the NMEA* output on or off. This menu choice is available
only when in Advanced User Mode (see Setup Menu Tab: User Mode.) NMEA
Output should be turned On if you connect the NMEA Output wires of the GPS
Receiver cable to another NMEA-compatible device, such as an autopilot.

*NMEA 0183 is a National Marine Electronics Association standard for data communication.

The following NMEA sentences are output when NMEA Output is turned On:

DPT- Depth

MTW - Water Temperature

GLL - Lat/Lon Position

GGA - GPS Fix Data

RMC - Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data

VTG - Course Over Ground and Ground Speed

ZDA - Time and Date

When navigating, the following NMEA sentences are also output when
NMEA Output is turned On:

APB - Autopilot Sentence B

BWR - Bearing and Distance to Waypoint

RMB - Recommended Minimum Navigation Info

To turn NMEA Output on or off:

1. Make sure you are in Advanced User Mode, then highlight NMEA

Output on the Setup menu.

2. Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WAY Cursor Control keys to change the NMEA

Output to On or Off (Off, On, Default = Off).

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