Icom IC-A6 Marine Radio User Manual


 
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VOR NAVIGATION (IC-A24 ONLY)
Flying to a VOR station
The IC-A24 shows the deviation from a VOR station.
q Select a VOR station on your aeronautical chart and push
the keypad or rotate [DIAL] to set the frequency of the sta-
tion.
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.
Push , then push [2TO] to select TO.
Push , then push [3FROM] to select FROM.
e Push , then push [4CDI] to select the CDI (Course De-
viation Indicator) mode.
The course indicator shows OF when the desired VOR signal
cannot be received.
NOTE: When the CDI mode is selected, the operating fre-
quency cannot be changed. To set the operating fre-
quency, select the 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 disap-
pears. Each arrow represents a two-degree deviation.
t Push , then push [1DVOR] to exit the CDI mode.
VOR INDICATOR NOTE
locappears 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.
NOTE: For U.S.A. version only
IC-A24s VOR and CDI Navigation features are supplemen-
tal aids to navigation only, and are not intended to be a sub-
stitute for accurate (primary) VOR/CDI or landing service
equipment.
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