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Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3
... alteration or repairs. If this product. SUCH REMEDY SHALL BE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY. Garmin retains the exclusive right to radio or television reception, which can radiate radio frequency energy and may cause harmful interference to radio communications if not installed and used for any user-serviceable parts.
This product...
Installation Instructions - Page 12
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Garmin®, the Garmin logo, GPSMAP®, and AutoLocate® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd.
GXM™, HotFix™ and Ultrascroll™ are registered trademarks of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of the National Maritime Electronics ...
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... instructed to select an item, small arrows (>) appear in the text.
For example, if you see "select Charts > Navigation Chart," you should highlight a series of the main screens to access advanced settings.
• Press and release the Power key to adjust the display settings. Introduction
This manual includes information for the following products:
GPSMAP® 431/431s GPSMAP 531/531s...
Owner's Manual - Page 57
... output sentences: 1.
Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3.
Serial Port 1-configures the input/output format for serial port 1 to use when connecting your chartplotter to the right of the Auto Guidance line. Serial Port 2-configures the input/output format for most AIS receivers.
NMEA 2000 Setup
NOTE: The GPSMAP 431/431s and GPSMAP 531/531s are not NMEA...
Owner's Manual - Page 63
...is organized as fishfinders:
GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s
Understanding the Full ...GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
Water depth at the depth indicated. The scale indicates what is received at current location
Flasher 57 Sonar information flashes on a circular depth scale. Using Sonar
When connected to a transducer, the following chartplotters...
Owner's Manual - Page 83
...640 × 480 pixels, capable of 4,096 colors.
GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver.
GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Update Rate: once per second
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 77 Appendix
Specifications
Physical Specifications Size : 400 Series: W × H × D: 5.7 in. × 5.0 in. ×...
Owner's Manual - Page 84
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Acquisition Times: (Average acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky) GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s
Warm:* Approximately 1 second Cold:** Approximately 38 seconds
GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s
Warm:* Approximately 15 seconds Cold:** Approximately ... off, or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks.
GPS Accuracy: Position:
Owner's Manual - Page 93
... speed 60 setting up 60-61 setup 60 specifications 78 split frequency 58 split zoom 58 temperature log 59
specifications 77 Speed Filter 48 Speed Sources 49 Split Frequency 58 Split Zoom 58 spot depths 14 Stop Navigation 9 storm ... off 2 Turn Transition 49
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unit ID number 6 units of measure 48 user data
backing up 45 clearing 44 transferring 45 viewing 44
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 87
Owner's Manual - Page 3
...: page 3. • Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. • Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6. • Restoring Factory Settings: page 6. • Using the Navigation Chart: page 8. • Changing the Chart Settings: page 12. • Navigating to select an item, small arrows (>) appear in the text. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
i Then highlight Navigation Chart, and press...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
Unit Overview
Getting Started
GPSMAP 536/546
NMEA 2000 Power/Data External GPS antenna GPSMAP 531
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
Getting Started
POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME
SD card slot GPSMAP 546 shown
1
Owner's Manual - Page 51
... Select On to disable arrival alarms.
• Activation-select whether the arrival alarm triggers on or off .
Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin).
3.
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
Configuring the Chartplotter
Setting Alarms
You can set an alarm: 1.
From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms. 2. If a NMEA 2000 device has configuration options or...
Owner's Manual - Page 56
... frequency or beam width
Full Screen
Range
50
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 430s GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 530s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 540s GPSMAP 541s
GPSMAP 440s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 535s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 545s GPSMAP 546s
Understanding the Full Screen
Select the Full...
Owner's Manual - Page 75
...-ready 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver.
GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s
Update Rate: once per second
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
69 Temp. Case: Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic alloy, waterproof to 55ºC)
Appendix
Compass-Safe Distances:
Model Number
GPSMAP 536/546 GPSMAP 431/441 GPSMAP 531/541 GPSMAP 430/440 GPSMAP 530/540/535/545
Compass-Safe Distance...
Owner's Manual - Page 76
GPS Accuracy: Position: Appendix
Acquisition Times: (Average acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky.) GPSMAP 430/430s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 530/540s GPSMAP 535/545s
Warm:* Approximately 15 seconds Cold:** Approximately 45 seconds
GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s
Warm:* Approximately 1 second Cold:**...
Owner's Manual - Page 83
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detail 14 fish eye 3D 18 fishing 19 mariner's eye 3D 16 navigation 8 settings 12 cleaning the unit 74 Clear User Data 37 collision alarm 26, 49 colors, hazard 17 Color Scheme 53 Communications 44 Compass 34 compass rose 12 contact information, Garmin iv
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
course up 13 current stations 36 customizing chart...
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