Icom ID-51A PLUS Instruction Manual - Page 90

GPS OPERATION, GPS receive setting, ■Checking your GPS position, Displaying Position Data

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8 GPS OPERATION ■■GPS operation The ID-51A/E has a built-in internal GPS receiver. You can check your current position and time. DDGPS receive setting Check whether or not the GPS receiver is receiving your position and time. The GPS icon blinks when searching for satellites. ➪ ➪ ➪ The GPS icon stops blinking when the minimum number of needed satellites are found. ■■Checking your GPS position You can check your current position. If you transmit while displaying the GPS position screen, the screen closes. But you can check your current position, RX position, and so on by touching the GPS icon while transmitting. DDDisplaying Position Data Confirm the GPS icon is displayed on the LCD. • It may take only a few seconds to calculate your position. But depending on the environment, it may take a few minutes. If you have difficulties receiving, we recommend that you try a different location. • W hen the "GPS Select" item is set to "Manual," the icon does not appear. (GPS > GPS Set > GPS Select) qqPush [QUICK] . wwPush D-pad() to select the "GPS position" item, and then push D-pad(Ent). D-pad (Ent) (�) 77 Go to step e

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GPS OPERATION
8
GPS operation
The ID-51A/E has a built-in internal GPS receiver. You can
check your current position and time.
D
GPS receive setting
Check whether or not the GPS receiver is receiving your posi-
tion and time.
The GPS icon blinks when searching for satellites.
The GPS icon stops blinking when the minimum number of
needed satellites are found.
• It may take only a few seconds to calculate your position. But de
-
pending on the environment, it may take a few minutes. If you have
difficulties receiving, we recommend that you try a different loca-
tion.
• When the “GPS Select” item is set to “Manual,” the icon does not
appear.
(GPS > GPS Set >
GPS Select
)
Confirm the GPS icon is dis-
played on the LCD.
Push [QUICK]
q
.
w
Push D-pad(
) to select the
“GPS position” item, and then
push D-pad(Ent).
D-pad
(
)
(Ent)
Checking your GPS position
You can check your current position.
If you transmit while displaying the GPS position screen, the
screen closes.
But you can check your current position, RX position, and so
on by touching the GPS icon while transmitting.
D
Displaying Position Data
Go to step
e