Yaesu FT3DR Advanced Manual

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31GPS Screen Information and OperationActivating the GPS function displays the following information on the LCD.1. In the normal operation screen, press the [DISP] key.If the navigation screen is displayed, touch the compass display to switch to the GPSinformation screen.①②③⑤④⑥① Displays the satellite azimuth and elevation angles. Displays in North-up mode.② Displays the date and time.③ Displays the current speed.④ Displays the satellite number and reception level.⑤ Displays the latitude on the upper side of the screen whereas displays the longi-tude on the lower side of the screen.The current position appears using north (N) or south (S) latitude.Display format: X DD° MM. MMMX: X=N: North latitude, X=S: South latitude, DD: Degree, MM:MMM MinuteExample: N 35° 37.250 (35 degrees, 37 minutes, 15 seconds north latitude)The current position appears using east (E) or west (S) longitude.Display format: X DDD° MM. DMMMX: X=E: East longitude, X=W: West longitude, DDD: Degree, MM:MMM MinuteExample: E 139° 44.500 (139 degrees, 44 minutes, 30 seconds east latitude)⑥ Displays the altitude of the current position “ALTI xxxxm”.Example: ALTI 36m• The GPS data units for position, speed and altitude may be changed by pressing andholding the [DISP] key  touch [APRS]  [22 GPS UNIT].• When the GPS function is used, the accurate time and date are obtained from GPS andshown on the LCD in 24-hour format. This time data is displayed on the GPS and APRSscreens.• The geodetic system datum (WGS-84 / Tokyo) of the built-in GPS unit may be selected bypressing and holding the [DISP] key  touch [APRS]  [19 GPS SETUP] in Set mode.However, since APRS uses the geodetic system of WGS-84, it is recommended not tochange it.• The time zone may be set at 30-minute increments by press and hold the [DISP] key touch [APRS]  [28 TIME ZONE] (the default setting: UTC 0:00).• The position information obtained from an external GPS device may be used by pressingand holding the [DISP] key  touch [APRS]  [17 COM PORT SETTING] and then setting“INPUT” to “GPS”. In this case, the data from the internal GPS will be ignored.• When using an external GPS device, move it away from the transceiver to reduceinterference.