Settings

 

Heading—selects the reference used in calculating heading

From any Main page, press Menu twice and highlight Com.

 

information.

• Garmin Data Transfer—supports the input or output of

 

Auto Mag Var—automatically sets the magnetic declination

Garmin-proprietary data for communicating with Garmin

 

for your location.

software such as MapSource®. There are eleven Transfer

 

True—sets true north as the heading reference.

Modes to choose from: Host, Request Almanac, Request

 

Proximity, Request Routes, Request Tracks, Request

 

Grid—sets grid north as the heading reference (000º).

Waypoints, Send Almanac, Send Proximity, Send Routes,

 

User Mag Var—allows you to set the magnetic variation

Send Tracks, and Send Waypoints.

 

• Other DGPS (differential GPS)—(input only) provides

 

value.

Dst, Spd, & Alt—defines the units of measure for distance,

interfacing capabilities for 3rd party DGPS receivers.

• RTCM In/NMEA Out—allows DGPS input using a standard

 

speed, and altitude in nautical, statute, or metric formats.

 

RTCM format, and also provides NMEA 0183 version 2.3

Dpth—defines the units of measure for depth.

output.

Temp—defines the units of measure for temperature.

• NMEA In/NMEA Out—supports the input and output of

Using the Communications Tab

standard NMEA 0183 data, and provides sonar NMEA input

support for the DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences (when

The Communications tab allows you to set the input/output format

connected to a sonar transducer).

used when connecting your unit to other devices, such as NMEA

None—provides no interfacing capabilities.

0183 devices, a PC, or another GPS 152H.

• Garmin DGPS—used to connect the GPS 152H with a

 

 

 

 

Garmin DGPS beacon receiver.

 

 

When Garmin DGPS is selected, additional fields are provided to

 

 

control a differential beacon receiver directly from your GPS 152H.

 

 

You can set the unit to automatically scan for the DGPS beacon

 

 

signal or you can enter the beacon frequency and bit rate.

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