Icom IC-A5 Marine Radio User Manual


 
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VOR NAVIGATION
Flying to a VOR station
The IC-A23 shows the deviation from a VOR station.
q Select a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and set
the frequency of the station.
The course indicator indicates where you are located on a radial
from the VOR station.
The course indicator shows - -when either aircraft is too far
away from the VOR station or the frequency is not set correctly at
the VOR station.
w Select the TO’flag when ying to the VOR station, or se-
lect the FROM’flag when ying away from the VOR sta-
tion.
To select TO, push , then [2 (TO)].
To select FROM,push , then [3 (FROM)].
e Push , then [4 (CDI)] to select CDI (Course Deviation
Indicator) mode.
The course indicator shows OFwhen the desired VOR signal
cannot be received.
When CDI mode is selected, the operating frequency can-
not be changed. To set the operating frequency, select
DVOR mode in advance.
r The course deviation needle appears when your aircraft is
off course from the VOR station.
•‘or appears to indicate your aircraft is off course to the right
or left, respectively. Correct your course until or disappears.
Each arrow represents a two-degree deviation.
t To exit CDI mode, push , then [1 (DVOR)].
VOR INDICATOR NOTE
loc appears on the function display as shown below when
a localizer signal is received.
However, the function display does not indicate additional
information about the localizer signal.
VOR NAVIGATION