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3.2.3 Bx –Beacon Receiver Mode................................................................27
3.2.4 Bx-E –Beacon Receiver Mode, External GPS Display...................27
3.3 Receiver Lock Indication.....................................................................................28
3.3.1 Position Fix Status..................................................................................28
3.3.2 Beacon Lock Status................................................................................29
3.4 Factory Default Parameters................................................................................30
3.5 Beacon Receiver Tune Modes...........................................................................31
3.5.1 Automatic Beacon Search (ABS) Mode..............................................31
3.5.2 Manual Mode..........................................................................................32
3.6 Beacon Receiver Performance -SNR Reading...............................................33
3.7 GBX Menu System...............................................................................................34
3.7.1 Start-Up Sequence.................................................................................34
3.7.2 Position Status Menu –GBx, Gx-E, and Bx-E Mode......................36
3.7.3 Satellites Menu –GBx, Gx-E, and Bx-E Mode.................................38
3.7.4 Beacon Status Menu –GBx, Bx, and Bx-E Mode............................39
3.7.5 Setup Menu –All Modes......................................................................40
3.7.6 Options Menu –All Modes..................................................................42
3.8 Configuring the Receiver....................................................................................45
3.8.1 Change Baud Rate.................................................................................45
3.8.2 Change Frequency and MSK Rate......................................................45
3.8.3Select a Beacon By Name.....................................................................45
3.8.4 Set to Automatic Beacon Search Mode.............................................46
3.8.5 Change Operating Mode......................................................................46
3.9 User Defined Beacon Table...............................................................................46
3.10 Firmware Updates................................................................................................47
4. GPS NMEA 0183 Messages..........................................................................................48
4.1 Description of NMEA 0183...............................................................................48