Kenwood TH-D72A GPS Receiver User Manual


 
GPS – 2
INTERNAL GPS FUNCTION ON/OFF
Turn this function Off when connecting an external GPS
receiver to the COM terminal.
Press [F], [MARK] to turn the Internal GPS receiver ON or
OFF.
When the Internal GPS receiver is ON, the “
indicator appears on the display.
When the Internal GPS receiver is On, the internal
clock is automatically configured with the time data
from the internal GPS receiver.
You must set the time zone beforehand, through Menu
No. 196.
When determining your position for the first time
after the power supply is turned On, the clock data
is automatically set and is updated once per day
thereafter.
When the Internal GPS receiver is On, pressing [POS] will
display “Latitude longitude”, then press [ OK] to cycle the
display between “Time, Altitude, Travel direction, speed”
>> “Target point distance, Travel direction” >> “Log meter”
>> “GPS satellite information”.
Press [ESC ] to return to the previous display.
<Latitude longitude>
<Time, Altitude, Travel direction, speed>
Altitude Travel direction Time Travel Speed
<Target point distance, Travel direction>
Travel direction Target point distance
When pressing [F] while the target point distance/ traveling
direction is displayed, the North Up display (displays North
as the top) changes to the Heading Up display (displays
the current travel direction as the top) or vice-versa. In the
Heading Up display, a “+” or “-” is used to help indicate the
traveling direction.
<Log meter>
<GPS satellite information>
Sky view Satellite signal-strength bars
The sky view shows the satellites you are receiving. The
satellite signal-strength bars indicate the strength of each
satellite you are receiving. A solid bar indicates that the
GPS satellite is ready for use.
When only the frame of the signal-strength bar is displayed,
the satellite has not yet been captured.
Note:
X When GPS cannot be received, turn the power ON in a clear
environment (Open Sky).
X While the above screen is displayed (the GPS satellite information
screen is positioning) press [MARK] (1s) to register a Mark
Waypoint.
X While the above screen is displayed, pressing [PTT] will change
to the frequency display and transmission will begin. Once
transmission is complete, the transceiver returns to the original
display.
X You may experience interference on the internal GPS receiver
when using in or around 147.0, 443.8 MHz (Band A) and/or 438.9
MHz (Band B). To eliminate the interference, swap Band A/ Band
B or change the frequency.
INTERNAL GPS SETUP
Q Internal GPS operation mode
Enter Menu mode and access Menu 200.
GPS Only: The display shows only GPS information;
The transceiver transmit and receive capabilities are
turned OFF; only GPS operation is available.
The “ ” icon appears when the function is turned ON, the
” icon appears when the function is turned OFF.
The “INT. GPS” “ ” icon icon blinks while determining the
position.
Normal: The display continues to show your
frequency, You can use it as a normal transceiver.