•VLW transmits the distance traveled through water as meas- ured by the paddle wheel.
•VHW transmits the water speed as measured by the paddle wheel.
4.When the desired prefixes are turned on, press EXIT repeatedly to get back to the main page display.
Coordinate System Selection
The Coordinate System Menu lets you select the coordinate system to use when displaying and entering position coordinates.
Menus used for changing coordinate system.
To get to Coordinate System Selection:
1.Press MENUMENU↓ to GPS SETUPENT.
2.Press ↓ to COORDINATE SYSTEMENT.
This unit can show a position in degrees (36.14952°); degrees, minutes and thousandths of a minute (36° 28.700'); or degrees, minutes, seconds and tenths of a second (36° 28' 40.9"). It can also show position in: UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) projection; MGRS (Standard); MGRS (Standard + 10); Map Fix; Loran TD; British, Irish, Finnish, German, New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan and Greek grid systems.
UTM's are marked on USGS topographic charts. This system divides the Earth into 60 zones, each 6 degrees wide in longitude.
British, Irish, Finnish, German, New Zealand, Swedish, Swiss, Taiwan, and Greek grid systems are the national coordinate system used only in their respective countries. In order to use these grid systems, you must be in the respective country. This unit will pick the matching datum for you when you select the grid. See the entry on Map Datum Selection for more information.
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