Kenwood TH-D72A Instruction Manual

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GPS – 2INTERNAL GPS FUNCTION ON/OFFTurn this function Off when connecting an external GPSreceiver to the COM terminal.Press [F], [MARK] to turn the Internal GPS receiver ON orOFF.• When the Internal GPS receiver is ON, the “ ”indicator appears on the display.• When the Internal GPS receiver is On, the internalclock is automatically configured with the time datafrom the internal GPS receiver.• You must set the time zone beforehand, through MenuNo. 196.• When determining your position for the first timeafter the power supply is turned On, the clock datais automatically set and is updated once per daythereafter.When the Internal GPS receiver is On, pressing [POS] willdisplay “Latitude longitude”, then press [ OK] to cycle thedisplay between “Time, Altitude, Travel direction, speed”>> “Target point distance, Travel direction” >> “Log meter”>> “GPS satellite information”.• Press [ESC ] to return to the previous display.Altitude Travel direction Time Travel SpeedTravel direction Target point distance• When pressing [F] while the target point distance/ travelingdirection is displayed, the North Up display (displays Northas the top) changes to the Heading Up display (displaysthe current travel direction as the top) or vice-versa. In theHeading Up display, a “+” or “-” is used to help indicate thetraveling direction.Sky view Satellite signal-strength barsThe sky view shows the satellites you are receiving. Thesatellite signal-strength bars indicate the strength of eachsatellite you are receiving. A solid bar indicates that theGPS satellite is ready for use.• When only the frame of the signal-strength bar is displayed,the satellite has not yet been captured.Note:X When GPS cannot be received, turn the power ON in a clearenvironment (Open Sky).X While the above screen is displayed (the GPS satellite informationscreen is positioning) press [MARK] (1s) to register a MarkWaypoint.X While the above screen is displayed, pressing [PTT] will changeto the frequency display and transmission will begin. Oncetransmission is complete, the transceiver returns to the originaldisplay.X You may experience interference on the internal GPS receiverwhen using in or around 147.0, 443.8 MHz (Band A) and/or 438.9MHz (Band B). To eliminate the interference, swap Band A/ BandB or change the frequency.INTERNAL GPS SETUPQ Internal GPS operation modeEnter Menu mode and access Menu 200.GPS Only: The display shows only GPS information;The transceiver transmit and receive capabilities areturned OFF; only GPS operation is available.• The “ ” icon appears when the function is turned ON, the“ ” icon appears when the function is turned OFF.• The “INT. GPS” “ ” icon icon blinks while determining theposition.Normal: The display continues to show yourfrequency, You can use it as a normal transceiver.