Humminbird 917C, 957C manual Digits Format, Nmea Output

Digits Format

(Advanced)

Digits Format allows you to add a tenth decimal place to readouts such as Temperature and Depth. The format can be changed to small format, large format or no format. This menu choice is available only when in Advanced User Mode (see Setup Menu Tab: User Mode.)

To change the Digits Format setting:

1.Make sure you are in Advanced User Mode, then highlight Digits Format on the Setup menu.

2.Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WAY Cursor Control keys to change the Digits Format setting. (Small tenths, Large tenths, No tenths, Default = Small tenths)

NMEA Output

(Advanced)

NMEA Output turns the NMEA output on or off. This menu choice is available only when in Advanced User Mode (see Setup Menu Tab: User Mode.)

The following NMEA sentences are output:

DPT - Depth

MTW - Water Temperature

GLL - Lat/Lon Position

GGA - GPS Fix Data

RMC - Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data

VTG - Course Over Ground and Ground Speed

ZDA - Time and Date

When navigating, the following NMEA sentences are also output:

APB - Autopilot Sentence B

BWR - Bearing and Distance to Waypoint

RMB - Recommended Minimum Navigation Info

To turn NMEA Output on or off:

1.Make sure you are in Advanced User Mode, then highlight NMEA Output on the Setup menu.

2.Use the LEFT or RIGHT 4-WAY Cursor Control keys to change the NMEA Output to On or Off (Off, On, Default = Off).

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