The GPS Position Format determines how latitude and longitude coordinates are displayed and entered on your fish finder. When manually entering navigation data, such as waypoints, the Position Format on the fish finder must match the format of the coordinates being entered. If the formats do not match, the waypoint may appear several miles from the intended location.
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GPS Position Formats
A Series, X Series and XPLORE, APEX, SOLIX and ONIX
These fish finders display GPS coordinates using one of three formats:
- ddd°mm'ss.s" – Degrees Minutes Seconds
- ddd°mm.mmm' – Decimal Minutes
- ddd.ddddd° – Decimal Degrees
HELIX and Legacy Models
HELIX and Legacy models use the same three coordinate types but display them slightly differently:
- dd°mm'ss" – Degrees Minutes Seconds
- dd°mm.mmm' – Decimal Minutes
- dd.ddddd° – Decimal Degrees
Note: When entering Degrees Minutes Seconds coordinates on a HELIX or Legacy model, the seconds may need to be rounded to fit the number of digits supported by the fish finder.
Example: If the original coordinate is N 031°50'39.6", enter it on a HELIX or Legacy model as N 31°50'40". The final digit is used to round the seconds up or down.
Change the Position Format
Follow the instructions for your fish finder model or series.
A Series, X Series, XPLORE, APEX and SOLIX G3
- Power on the fish finder.
- Press the HOME key.
- Select Settings.
- Select User Preferences.
- Select Lat/Long Format.
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Select the desired Position Format.
Menu path: HOME > Settings > User Preferences > Lat/Long Format
SOLIX G1, SOLIX G2 and ONIX
- Power on the fish finder.
- Press the HOME key.
- Select Settings.
- Select General.
- Select Lat/Long Format.
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Select the desired Position Format.
Menu path: HOME > Settings > General > Lat/Long Format
HELIX G4 and G4N
- Power on the fish finder.
- Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu.
- Use the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor key to select Setup.
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Select User Mode.
- Use the RIGHT Cursor key to select Custom.
- Press EXIT.
- Use the RIGHT Cursor key to select Data Sources.
- Select GPS Settings and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
- Use the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor key to select the desired Position Format.
HELIX G3/G3N and Earlier Models, Including Legacy
- Power on the fish finder.
- Press MENU twice to open the Main Menu.
- Use the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor key to select Setup.
- Select User Mode.
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Use the RIGHT Cursor key to select Custom or Advanced, depending on the software version.
- Use the DOWN Cursor key to select Position Format.
- Use the LEFT or RIGHT Cursor key to select the desired format.
