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To set up Loran TD from the Main Menu, LORAN TD Setup

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APPENDIX > LORAN TD SYSTEM The LORAN Position Format field is located under the Setup- Location tab in the Main Menu. The LORAN TD Setup window contains the fields to select the Loran GRI-Chain Number, Primary and Secondary Stations, and TD Offsets. Loran TD Setup Page To set up Loran TD from the Main Menu: 1. Press and hold ADJ/MENU to show the Main Menu. 2. Using the ROCKER, highlight the Position Format field on the Units tab, and press ENTER. 3. Highlight Loran TD, and press ENTER. 4. Highlight Setup, and press ENTER. 5. To change the settings of any of the five fields, highlight the field, press ENTER, select or enter a setting, then press ENTER. 6. When finished, highlight Save, and press ENTER. If the active GRI Chain, secondary stations, or offsets have been changed since the waypoint was created, the waypoint now references the active GRI-chain and secondary stations. You must adjust the TD coordinates accordingly. Remember that the GPS is not relying on the LORAN signal for navigation and actually converts the TD coordinate to a useful LAT/LON coordinate before storing the waypoint to memory or using it for navigation. Because of this, the unit can navigate to a TD coordinate anywhere in the world. You must know your GRI chain number and secondary stations to create a LORAN TD position. For more information, read our LORAN TD Position Format Handbook, available at the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com/support/userManual.jsp.) 104 GPSMAP 292/298 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 292/298 Owner’s Manual
A
PPENDIX
>
L
ORAN
TD S
YSTEM
The LORAN Position Format field is located under the Setup–
Location tab in the Main Menu. The
LORAN TD Setup
window
contains the fields to select the Loran GRI-Chain Number, Primary
and Secondary Stations, and TD Offsets.
Loran TD Setup Page
To set up Loran TD from the Main Menu:
1.
Press and hold
ADJ/MENU
to show the Main Menu.
2.
Using the
ROCKER
, highlight the
Position Format
field on
the
Units
tab, and press
ENTER
.
3.
Highlight
Loran TD
, and press
ENTER
.
4.
Highlight
Setup
, and press
ENTER
.
5.
To change the settings of any of the five fields, highlight the
field, press
ENTER
, select or enter a setting, then press
ENTER
.
6.
When finished, highlight
Save
, and press
ENTER
.
If the active GRI Chain, secondary stations, or offsets have been
changed since the waypoint was created, the waypoint now
references the active GRI-chain and secondary stations. You must
adjust the TD coordinates accordingly. Remember that the GPS
is not relying on the LORAN signal for navigation and actually
converts the TD coordinate to a useful LAT/LON coordinate before
storing the waypoint to memory or using it for navigation. Because
of this, the unit can navigate to a TD coordinate anywhere in the
world.
You must know your GRI chain number and secondary stations
to create a LORAN TD position. For more information, read our
LORAN TD Position Format Handbook, available at the Garmin
Web site (www.garmin.com/support/userManual.jsp.)