Instruction Manual
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E04819 Issue 1.0
From the VHF Items menu (section 3.2) select “POSITION
VIEW” and press OK.
If GPS position information is being received, the display will
show “POSITION VIEW OFF”. Press the O
K key to toggle
between “ON” and “OFF”. When this option is turned on, the
bottom two lines of the display will show the current Lat/Long
position on all handsets. If the volume or squelch is adjusted,
the display will show the settings while the V
OL ▲ / VOL ▼ keys
(controls) are operated, before reverting to the position display.
If no GPS position information is being received, the display
will show “VIEW”. Pressing O
K will show the manual position
entered or the last known GPS position. If a position has not
been entered, the Lat/Long display will show “9 9 9” only.
Use the V
OL ▲ / VOL ▼ keys to toggle between position and
time (UTC) displays. Press O
N/C to exit.
3.3.3 Last used channel
Normally the RS86/RS87 will power up on the programmed
start-up channel (usually the priority channel). This function
enables the radio to power up on the last channel used – the
default setting is “OFF”.
From the VHF Items menu (section 3.2) select “LAST USED
CHAN” and press O
K; the current status—“ON” or “OFF”—
will be shown. Press OK to toggle between settings.
Use the V
OL ▲ / VOL ▼ keys to select another VHF Items menu
option, or press O
N/C to return to the main menu.
3.3.2 Position view
This option allows the user to view the current GPS position that
will be used if a distress call is made (Fig 3.9). The function of
this option depends on whether the position is being received
automatically via NMEA, or if it has been entered manually.
16
89º 23. 000N
102º 54. 120E
INT
LAT
LON
Fig 3.9 - Position display
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