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VX-8R OPERATING MANUAL 79

SELECTING THE DISPLAY UNITS OF THE GPS SCREEN

1. Press the key until the GPS screen appears.

2. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the APRS/

GPS Set Mode.

3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item

18: GPS18: GPS

18: GPS

UNITUNIT

UNIT.

4. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set

Mode Item.

5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit for “

Posi-Posi-

Posi-

tiontion

tion” (

.MMM’.MMM’

.MMM’ or

‘SS”‘SS”

‘SS”).

6. Press the key to change the cursor to “

SpeedSpeed

Speed”, then

rotate the DIAL knob to select the preferred unit (

KmKm

Km/

mphmph

mph, or

KnotKnot

Knot).

7. Press the key to change the cursor to “

AltitudeAltitude

Altitude”, then rotate the DIAL knob to

select the preferred unit (

m or

ftft

ft).

8. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and exit from the APRS/GPS Set

Mode.

SELECTING THE MAP DATUM

While most operations (including APRS

operation) will utilize the default “WGS84”

database of locations, you may use a different database.

1. Press the key until the GPS screen appears.

2. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the APRS/

GPS Set Mode.

3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item

16: GPS16: GPS

16: GPS

DATUMDATUM

DATUM.

4. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this Set

Mode Item.

5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the database you wish to

use. Available selections are

WGS-84WGS-84

WGS-84,

Tokyo MeanTokyo Mean

Tokyo Mean,

TokyoTokyo

Tokyo

JapanJapan

Japan,

Tokyo KoreaTokyo Korea

Tokyo Korea, and

Tokyo OkinawaTokyo Okinawa

Tokyo Okinawa.

6. Press the PTT switch briefly to save the new setting and

exit from the APRS/GPS Set Mode.

Do not change the Map Datum while the GPS/APRS (described next chapter) in

in operation. The position indication will be incorrect.

GPS OPERATION