Enabling NMEA 0183 via the camera’s on-screen display

You can enable NMEA 0183 using the camera’s on-screen display and a connected JCU.

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  1. Press the Menu button on the connected JCU to open the on-screen display menu.
  2. Scroll through the menu and select NMEA to toggle NMEA On / Off. When NMEA is enabled it will display a radar symbol on the camera feed.

NMEA settings can be found in the settings menu Menu > Settings > NMEA

  • Radar Cursor (RSD) — you can control the camera by using the cursor on the radar display to highlight a target. The camera will pan to whichever target is selected by the cursor. If you move the cursor on the radar display to a different target, the camera will move accordingly. This function is also known as “radar cursor tracking”.

  • Next Waypoint (BWC) — the camera will pan in the direction of a specific waypoint, when your vessel comes within 3 NM (5 Km) of the waypoint location. This function is also known as “slew to waypoint”.

  • Radar Target (TTM) — the camera will automatically and continuously pan to whichever target is selected on the Radar display. This function is also known as “slew to cue”. It is possible to track multiple radar targets. Once targets are selected, the camera will automatically pan to “track” each target sequentially. In this scenario, the camera will remain “locked-on” to each target for approximately 10 seconds, before moving to the next target. Due to the way that Radar operates, it is possible to lose a target momentarily. To ensure that the tracking process continues after the momentary loss of a target, the TTM function maintains the last known position of the target in its queue for 60 seconds after receiving the last valid message. After 60 seconds, that target is removed from the queue.