Yaesu FT-991 Operating Manual

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Page 111FT-991 O PERA T I N G M A N U A LusinG the Gps functionPositioning Using an External GPS DeviceA YAESU FT1DR/DE, FTM-400DR/DE or a commercially available GPS receiver/antenna may be connected to theGPS/CAT jack on the rear panel.The GPS/CAT jack connector is illustrated below.connecting to the Ft1dr/deconnecting to the FtM-400dr/de1. Press the front panel ON/OFF switch to turn thetransceiver off.2. Plug the connector of the external device into theGPS/CAT jack on the rear panel.3. Press and hold in the front panel ON/OFF switch toturn the transceiver on.4. Press the MENU(SETUP) button to enter the Menumode.5. Rotate the MULTI knob to select Menu item “028GPS/232C SELECT”.6. Touch [SELECT] on the LCD, then rotate theMULTI knob to set this Menu item to “GPS” (the de-fault setting is “GPS”).7. Touch [ENTER] on the LCD to save the new set-ting.8. Press the MENU(SETUP) button or touch [BACK]on the LCD to exit to normal operation.When the externaldevice acquirest h r e e o r m o r esatellites, the “” icon will be dis-played on the topright of the screen.GPS/CAT JackON/OFF Switch MENU(SETUP) ButtonMULTI KnobA dvice : When connecting to an external GPS device, referto the operating manual of the connected device aswell. When using an external GPS device, separate theFT-991 transceiver away from the external GPS de-vice to reduce the possibility of RF interference.poSitioning uSing gpS TXD (Serial data output) (FT1DR/DE  FT-991) RXD (Serial data input) (FT1DR/DE  FT-991) GNDGPS/CAT Jack(CT-169 Option)FT1DR/DE TXD (Serial data output) (FTM-400DR/DE  FT-991) RXD (Serial data input)(FTM-400DR/DE  FT-991) GNDGPS/CAT Jack(CT-163 Option)FTM-400DR/DE  TXD (Serial data output)(FTM-400DR/DE  FT-991) RXD (Serial data input)(FTM-400DR/DE  FT-991) GND GND (Heavy black line) TXD (Blue) RXD (Gray)GPS/CAT Jack(CT-167 Option)FTM-400DR/DE