Specifications

• Flush mounting bracket for “in dash” installation.

Contact your West Marine store or dealer from whom you purchased the

radio for information.

Optional Accessories

NMEA Technical Setup

Connecting a GPS Receiver to the Radio

This information will help you connect an external GPS receiver to the

radio. Many GPS units have a setup menu to be able to configure the

NMEA0183 serial data output. This output can be used to supply

information to other devices on the vessel such as your radio, auto

pilots, chart plotters, etc.

Set up a GPS receiver you want to use with your radio to these settings.

1. Baud Rate – Set the baud rate to 4800.

2. Data Bits – Set the data bits to 8.

3. Parity – Set the parity to None.

4. Stop Bits – Set the stop bits to 1.

5. GPRMC Command – This command is used by the radio and

includes the UTC Time, Latitude, Longitude, Speed, Direction, and

Date information.

Data Amplitude : Over 3.0V

Drive Capability : Over 10mA

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