Furuno FM-8800 Service Manual

4.3 System Setting: User Menu
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4.3.5 POSITION
This is to select a positioning data either by MANUAL or AUTO. Sentences to receive
are IEC61162-1 (equal to NMEA Ver.3): GGA > RMC > GNS > GLL and ZDA. When
manual input position, it changes to GPS data automatically when inputted the position
data from GPS and so on. Then, when using GPS data, manual input is not available.
The related setting is [MENU] -> POSITION OLDER.
Procedure
1. Select [MENU] -> POSITION and press [ENT] key.
2. Select INPUT TYPE, either AUTO or MANUAL, and press [ENT] key.
If a positioning data is inputted, select AUTO. When MANUAL is set up, input your
own ship’s position and positioning time.
How to operate IEC61162-1
1. UTC shown on VHF display is an indication of ZDA time. When there is no ZDA
available, time available in GGA > RMC > GNS > GLL will be used.
2. ZDA is used to indicate Date/Time on a printed-out self-test result. When ZDA is
not available, time available in a GGA > RMC > GNS > GLL, and date available
in a ZDA > RMC will be used.
3. Matching talker: GP > LC > DE > II > IN > EC > TR > LA > OM
4. Data can be received regardless of the availability of expansion field.
Table 4.3.2 Operation of the IEC61162-1
Check-Sum GPS Quality Indicator Status Mode Indicator
Sentence
Yes No 1, 2, 3 Valid (A) A, D, E, M
GGA Used Used Used
RMC Used Used Used Used
GNS Used Used Used
GLL Used Used Used Used
ZDA Used Used
* SETUP MENU *
POSITION
PRINT OUT
VOLUME
SYSTEM
INPUT TYPE: AUTO
LAT : 35°10’ 0
LON : 135°10’ 0
TIME : 11:10
AUTO
MANUAL
[ENT]
[ENT]
Mode indicator:
A = Autonomous mode
D = Differential mode
E = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode
M = Manual input mode
S = Simulator mode
N = Data not valid
GPS quality indicator
0 = fix not available or invalid
1 = GPS SPS mode, fix valid
2 = differential GPS, SPS mode, fix valid
3 = GPS PPS mode, fix valid
4 = Real Time Kinetic. System used in RTK mode
with fixed integers
5 = Float RTK. Satellite system used in RTK mode
with floating fingers
6 = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode
7 = Manual input mode
8 = Simulator mode

Furuno FM-8800 Specifications

General

Brand	Furuno
Model	FM-8800
Category	Cordless Telephone
Language	English