NorthStar Navigation 961XD installation manual Viewing GPS status, Manually setting baud rate

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SECTION FOUR - Service/Maintenance

Viewing GPS status

can set the differential frequency to any value between 283.5kHz and 325kHz. You can set the baud rate to any of the four standard rates: 25 bps, 50 bps, 100 bps, or 200 bps.

To choose manual mode:

1.At the RECEIVER INFORMATION screen, press the CURSOR PAD to highlight the BEACON FREQ field, then press the EDIT DATA key. the cursor defaults to the MAN field.

2.Use the KEYPAD to enter the desired frequency.

3.When done, press the ACCEPT key (or CANCEL to leave the option unchanged).

Manually setting baud rate

It is strongly recommended that you leave the beacon baud rate setting at AUTO. To manually set the baud rate for the selected differential fre- quency:

1.At the RECEIVER INFORMATION screen, press the CURSOR PAD to highlight the BEACON BAUD field, then press the EDIT key.

2.Press the CURSOR PAD left or right to highlight 200, 100, 50, or 25 bps.

3.When done, press the ACCEPT key (or CANCEL to leave the option unchanged).

The 961’s GPS SATELLITE STATUS screen lets you see a display of all available satellites, including their signal strength and your expected accuracy, as well as the frequency, baud rate, and status of DGPS trans- mitters (961XD only). To display this information, press the STAR key until you reach the SERVICE MENU screen, then press the GPS STATUS key.

Figure 31: GPS satellite status screen

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NorthStar Navigation 961XD installation manual Viewing GPS status, Manually setting baud rate