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Installation Instructions - Page 1

... Information guide in the GPSMAP 400/500 series have different functionality based on the box. To install and use your Garmin dealer immediately. Connect the chartplotter to the following instructions. Connect the cables to determine the feature set and installation requirements of your GPSMAP 400 or 500 series chartplotter, confirm that the package contains the items listed on model...
Installation Instructions - Page 9

... ➌ External GPS antenna (sold separately) ➍ Compatible XM antenna with audio adapter (sold separately) ➎ Compatible XM antenna (sold separately) GPSMAP 521, 541, 551 GPSMAP 526, 536, 546, and 556 Testing the Installation To turn on your GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions  When you place your chartplotter. You cannot...
Installation Instructions - Page 10

...Update Rate: 1/second, continuous GPS Accuracy: Position: below the transom of the transducer, make the adjustments in . (95 cm) Performance Receiver: GPSMAP 420/430/440/450 (s) GPSMAP 520/530/540/550/525/535/545/555 (s): Differential-ready 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver GPSMAP 421/431/441/451 (s) GPSMAP 521... the installation at a slow speed. Specifications Physical Specifications Size...
Installation Instructions - Page 12

... medium, for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this manual onto a hard drive or other countries. NMEA 2000® and the NMEA 2000 logo are registered trademarks of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this and other...
Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products - Page 22

...Garmin NMEA 2000-certified sensors. Command/Request/Acknowledge Group Function GET 10 (Garmin Engine Tilt Adapter) Transmit 059392 ISO Acknowledgment 060928 ISO Address Claim 126208 NMEA - GPS 17x (GPS... a Garmin chartplotter or marine instrument) ISO Acknowledgement ISO Request ISO Address Claim NMEA-Command/Request/Acknowledge Group Function Engine Parameters - Rapid Update GNSS ...
Important Safety and Product Information - Page 4

... device. Send the device, freight charges prepaid, to repair or replace (with a new or newly-overhauled replacement product) the device or software or offer a full refund of the purchase price at its sole discretion. or (v) damage to the Garmin service center in -country distributor and this period, Garmin will be provided by the local in the United...
Owner's Manual - Page 2

... storage medium to be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in this and other countries. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, GPSMAP®, BlueChart®, g2 Vision®, and MapSource® are registered trademarks of this manual onto a hard drive or other countries. NMEA 2000® and the NMEA 2000 logo are trademarks of...
Owner's Manual - Page 3

...: page 7. • Changing the Navigation Chart Settings: page 11. • Navigating to select an item, small arrows (>) appear in the text. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual  Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP® 421/421s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 551/551s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s Tips and Shortcuts • Press...
Owner's Manual - Page 43

... Upwind Scale. Select Change Date > Manual to view Tidestation information. 1. Set the maximum and minimum angle values that appear when the upwind close hauled wind gauge appears. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Wind > MENU > Heading Source. Tide-station information is calculated by your chartplotter GPS. Select Information > Tides & Currents > Tides...
Owner's Manual - Page 62

... Full Screen. Depth Temperature Speed Suspended targets Transducer frequency Full Screen Range 56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Sonar Using Sonar When connected to a transducer, the following chartplotters can be used as fishfinders: GPSMAP 421s GPSMAP 451s GPSMAP 521s GPSMAP 526s GPSMAP 551s GPSMAP 556s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option to view a full...
Owner's Manual - Page 72

..., WAAS-capable receiver: GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 551/551s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver: GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s 66 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Case: Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic alloy, waterproof to 55ºC) Compass-Safe Distances: Model Number GPSMAP 526/556 GPSMAP 421/451 GPSMAP 521/551 Compass-Safe...
Owner's Manual - Page 73

Update Rate: once per second GPS Accuracy: Position: Acquisition Times: (Average acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky) GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 551/551s Warm*: Approximately 1 second Cold**: Approximately 38 seconds GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s Warm*: Approximately 15 seconds Cold**: Approximately 45 seconds *Warm: your unit is...
Owner's Manual - Page 74

... to acknowledge the message. Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support if the problem persists. Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support if the problem persists. Alarm Clock-the alarm clock has sounded. Arriving At [Waypoint Name]-you requested. 68 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Can't Read User Card-error reading card; Card Needed-Your unit needs to...
Owner's Manual - Page 78

... violation of the export control laws of the United States of supported NMEA 2000 PGN numbers, see the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions. You acknowledge that the Software in Garmin. You further acknowledge that the structure, organization, and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software is the property of...
Owner's Manual - Page 81

...speed 59 SD cards inserting 5 removing 5 SELECT key 4 Serial Port setup 50 Service Points 11 settings alarms 52 chart 11 communications 50 fish eye 3D 17 initializing 2 language...advanced settings 60 cone 17 full screen 56 scroll speed 59 setting up 59-60 setup 59 specifications 67 split frequency 57 split zoom 57 temperature log 58 specifications 66... radio 61 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 75

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