GPS Screen

Magnetic North Signal Available

No Magnetic North Signal Available

The GPS Screen will display COG, Latitude, and Longitude when a NMEA0183 GPS Antenna is installed.

You do not need to change any settings when installing a GPS antenna. Your Antares unit will automatically recognize if a compatible GPS antenna is connected.

When the GPS signal is acquiring the Antares will display “ACQUIRING GPS” If no GPS antenna is installed, then “NO GPS” will appear.

Acquiring GPS Signal

GPS not connected

Refer to your boat owner’s manual to determine if a NMEA0183 GPS antenna has been installed with the Faria Antares system.

For full details regarding Magnetic and True North GPS readings visit NOAA’s National Geophysical Data Center website. http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/geomag/declination.shtml