Simrad MX612 - Page 2

The display screen
Latitude
Heading repeater
Status icon
Longitude
Speed and Course
UTC/Local
Date/Time
Icon Description Denition
No Position
x
Not tracking satellites (no position update). This is normal
the very 1st time you turn on the unit. It takes a few seconds
to get a x.
DGPS Position
Position Fix is dierentially corrected using RTCM corrections
from beacon stations. This is the normal operating condition.
Position accuracy is less than 2 meters.
DGPS Position
Position Fix is augmented using the WAAS signal correction.
Position accuracy is less than 5 meters.
Good GPS
position
GPS Position x is good but the RTCM correction signal is
temporarily not available. When DGPS mode menu is set to
either Beacon or WAAS.
Good GPS
position
Good GPS position x indication when unit is operated in
autonomous GPS only mode DGPS mode setting is OFF.
The power key
• Press and hold: Turn unit on/o
• Single press: Display light dialog
• Repeated presses:
Toggle preset brightness
levels
¼ Note: If the key is held after the display is turned o, a Power failure alarm will be activated.
Press any other key on the unit to silence the alarm.