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...Conventions i Getting Started 1 Chartplotter Overview 1 Turning on the Chartplotter 2 Turning Off the Chartplotter 2 Initializing Chartplotter Settings 2 Acquiring GPS ...and Using Routes 27 Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot 28 Viewing Information 29 Viewing Tide...41 Using the Marine Network 42 Viewing Connected Garmin Marine Network Devices 43 Using Radar...Digital Selective Calling (DSC 54 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio 54 Adding a DSC...-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter 55 Position Tracking 56 Placing an ...73 Contact Garmin 73 Declaration of Conformity 73 ...
...Conventions i Getting Started 1 Chartplotter Overview 1 Turning on the Chartplotter 2 Turning Off the Chartplotter 2 Initializing Chartplotter Settings 2 Acquiring GPS ...and Using Routes 27 Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot 28 Viewing Information 29 Viewing Tide...41 Using the Marine Network 42 Viewing Connected Garmin Marine Network Devices 43 Using Radar...Digital Selective Calling (DSC 54 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio 54 Adding a DSC...-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter 55 Position Tracking 56 Placing an ...73 Contact Garmin 73 Declaration of Conformity 73 ...
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Getting Started Getting Started Chartplotter Overview Getting Started Automatic backlight sensor GPSMAP 4212 - Front Soft keys Power Range (-/+) Rocker MARK SELECT MENU HOME Numeric keypad (GPSMAP 4210 and 4212) SD card slot NMEA 2000® Network GPSMAP 4212 - Back Power NMEA 0183 Video GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual
Getting Started Getting Started Chartplotter Overview Getting Started Automatic backlight sensor GPSMAP 4212 - Front Soft keys Power Range (-/+) Rocker MARK SELECT MENU HOME Numeric keypad (GPSMAP 4210 and 4212) SD card slot NMEA 2000® Network GPSMAP 4212 - Back Power NMEA 0183 Video GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started Note: Options on this screen vary based on the device type and optional connected network devices. • Charts-selects Navigation, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing Chart, and Radar Overlay (page 6). Note:.... • Radar-sets up and displays radar (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a radar module) (page 44). • Sonar-sets up and provides sonar information (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a Garmin sonar module) (page 50). • Weather-sets up and displays various...
GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started Note: Options on this screen vary based on the device type and optional connected network devices. • Charts-selects Navigation, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing Chart, and Radar Overlay (page 6). Note:.... • Radar-sets up and displays radar (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a radar module) (page 44). • Sonar-sets up and provides sonar information (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a Garmin sonar module) (page 50). • Weather-sets up and displays various...
Owner's Manual
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...the screen you want to change the function of options available on the Combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected to your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter, and whether you want to appear on the right of possible screen combinations. 2. To view the ... screen select Stop Pointing. • From the Chart screen, select Stop Panning. • From the Sonar or Video screen, select Back. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 21 Interacting with a corresponding button in the lower-right corner that you are numbered, with a corresponding button on the...
...the screen you want to change the function of options available on the Combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected to your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter, and whether you want to appear on the right of possible screen combinations. 2. To view the ... screen select Stop Pointing. • From the Chart screen, select Stop Panning. • From the Sonar or Video screen, select Back. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 21 Interacting with a corresponding button in the lower-right corner that you are numbered, with a corresponding button on the...
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...To increase the number of screens available, use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or add network devices. • Select Functions to select the number of the following actions to your chartplotter. Complete one of combination screens. • Select Layout to change to vertical or horizontal layout..., such as 1. Nav Chart in the example above, to select the combination screen to toggle the data bar on full screen. 22 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Combination screen 1 Combination screen 2 Data bar 2. Using Combinations Using Combinations Editing the Combinations Screen To customize the ...
...To increase the number of screens available, use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or add network devices. • Select Functions to select the number of the following actions to your chartplotter. Complete one of combination screens. • Select Layout to change to vertical or horizontal layout..., such as 1. Nav Chart in the example above, to select the combination screen to toggle the data bar on full screen. 22 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Combination screen 1 Combination screen 2 Data bar 2. Using Combinations Using Combinations Editing the Combinations Screen To customize the ...
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... MapSource version on the computer by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at the specified date and time. From within MapSource, click Transfer > Send to... window Overhead Horizon Viewing Information To change the date or time, or to Device. 30 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Insert an SD card into an SD card reader attached to the... and tracks to and from a specific SD card. 2. Viewing User Data 1. Check your chartplotter from an SD card or network. • Select Clear User Data to erase all saved waypoints (page 25). • Select...
... MapSource version on the computer by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at the specified date and time. From within MapSource, click Transfer > Send to... window Overhead Horizon Viewing Information To change the date or time, or to Device. 30 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Insert an SD card into an SD card reader attached to the... and tracks to and from a specific SD card. 2. Viewing User Data 1. Check your chartplotter from an SD card or network. • Select Clear User Data to erase all saved waypoints (page 25). • Select...
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...data between all waypoints, routes, and tracks: 1. Connect the chartplotter to Card. 3. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save to a Garmin Marine Network using the Rocker or Numeric Keypad (GPSMAP 4210 or 4212 only), and select Done. 4. Complete one of the... following actions to indicate the name of the chartplotter. 2. Copy the backup file on the computer. The DSC ...
...data between all waypoints, routes, and tracks: 1. Connect the chartplotter to Card. 3. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save to a Garmin Marine Network using the Rocker or Numeric Keypad (GPSMAP 4210 or 4212 only), and select Done. 4. Complete one of the... following actions to indicate the name of the chartplotter. 2. Copy the backup file on the computer. The DSC ...
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...select to specify the total fuel in each engine, total fuel flow, fuel level in your chartplotter must be connected to view the gauges. For one or two engines, you can switch ...from a speed wheel) for details. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Fuel. 2. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 33 Select an option: • Fill Up All Tanks-select when your fuel:... Note: You must be connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine data in order to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS™ 10. Select Digital or Analog. Press MENU...
...select to specify the total fuel in each engine, total fuel flow, fuel level in your chartplotter must be connected to view the gauges. For one or two engines, you can switch ...from a speed wheel) for details. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Fuel. 2. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 33 Select an option: • Fill Up All Tanks-select when your fuel:... Note: You must be connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine data in order to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS™ 10. Select Digital or Analog. Press MENU...
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... will be named Demo.) Auto Power Up (GPSMAP 4210 only)-turn the screenshot capture feature on or off with many frequent turns or at higher speeds. Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light. • Color ...-select Backlight to retrieve data about the marine network. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 35 System Information-view system information, restore factory settings, view the status of system events. a Garmin Product Support representative may ask you set the chartplotter to adjust the colors. • Screenshot Capture...
... will be named Demo.) Auto Power Up (GPSMAP 4210 only)-turn the screenshot capture feature on or off with many frequent turns or at higher speeds. Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light. • Color ...-select Backlight to retrieve data about the marine network. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 35 System Information-view system information, restore factory settings, view the status of system events. a Garmin Product Support representative may ask you set the chartplotter to adjust the colors. • Screenshot Capture...
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... zone displayed for interfacing with Garmin software. • Output Sentences-configure how the device sees NMEA 0183 output sentences. Preferred Sources-Assign a preferred device when more than one chartplotter on the time of year. Select Auto to allow the chartplotters on the network to negotiate with the chartplotter. Configuring the Device GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual...
... zone displayed for interfacing with Garmin software. • Output Sentences-configure how the device sees NMEA 0183 output sentences. Preferred Sources-Assign a preferred device when more than one chartplotter on the time of year. Select Auto to allow the chartplotters on the network to negotiate with the chartplotter. Configuring the Device GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual...
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...sets an alarm using the Garmin Marine Network to sound when the depth is less than the specified value. Select On to work. If you are off . Off Course-set an alarm to sound when you exceed a specified drift distance. Use the Rocker or Numeric Keypad (GPSMAP 4210 or 4212 only) to sound... to sound when the depth is greater than the specified value. Configuring the Device Setting Alarms You can set an alarm: 1. To set the chartplotter to sound when you are within a specified distance or time from a turn the alarm on for the clock alarm to turn or destination waypoint....
...sets an alarm using the Garmin Marine Network to sound when the depth is less than the specified value. Select On to work. If you are off . Off Course-set an alarm to sound when you exceed a specified drift distance. Use the Rocker or Numeric Keypad (GPSMAP 4210 or 4212 only) to sound... to sound when the depth is greater than the specified value. Configuring the Device Setting Alarms You can set an alarm: 1. To set the chartplotter to sound when you are within a specified distance or time from a turn the alarm on for the clock alarm to turn or destination waypoint....
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... > On. 2. Setting Weather Alarms Note: You must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as a GDL 30A) connected using the Garmin Marine Network to view weather information. Configuring My Boat From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat. Temp Offset-set the fuel alarm level: 1....of remaining onboard fuel reaches the level you continue to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of your chartplotter must have a speed-sensing transducer, this menu does not appear. If you specify. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 39 Fish-sets an alarm to get the ...
... > On. 2. Setting Weather Alarms Note: You must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as a GDL 30A) connected using the Garmin Marine Network to view weather information. Configuring My Boat From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat. Temp Offset-set the fuel alarm level: 1....of remaining onboard fuel reaches the level you continue to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of your chartplotter must have a speed-sensing transducer, this menu does not appear. If you specify. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 39 Fish-sets an alarm to get the ...
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... SD card inserted in one chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine Network to every other chartplotter connected to the Marine Network. NOTE: BlueChart g2 Vision cartography is shared by all chartplotters on your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network to receive data from one GPSMAP 4000 or GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotter with every chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine Network. • Share NMEA 0183...
... SD card inserted in one chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine Network to every other chartplotter connected to the Marine Network. NOTE: BlueChart g2 Vision cartography is shared by all chartplotters on your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network to receive data from one GPSMAP 4000 or GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotter with every chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine Network. • Share NMEA 0183...
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... appears for a few moments, and then the radar begins painting an image. Select Radar to Transmit" message appears. 3. Using Radar 44 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual When the transmitted energy contacts a target, some of the following actions: • Press MENU. • Press and... connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar such as it warms up , and a countdown is provided to alert you when the radar is clear before beginning radar transmission. The radar connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares radar data with all networked chartplotters. To turn...
... appears for a few moments, and then the radar begins painting an image. Select Radar to Transmit" message appears. 3. Using Radar 44 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual When the transmitted energy contacts a target, some of the following actions: • Press MENU. • Press and... connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar such as it warms up , and a countdown is provided to alert you when the radar is clear before beginning radar transmission. The radar connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares radar data with all networked chartplotters. To turn...
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...Screen. Depth, temperature, and water speed Zoomed depth scale GPS speed and GPS heading Zoom level Zoom window Range Transducer frequency Using Sonar 50 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom. The range scale along the right side of the screen shows... of the transducer's sonar readings. Understanding the Full Screen Use the Full Screen to the network. Using Sonar Using Sonar When connected to an optional Garmin GSD 22 sounder and a transducer, your chartplotter can be used as the screen scrolls from the graph and a zoomed in portion on ...
...Screen. Depth, temperature, and water speed Zoomed depth scale GPS speed and GPS heading Zoom level Zoom window Range Transducer frequency Using Sonar 50 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom. The range scale along the right side of the screen shows... of the transducer's sonar readings. Understanding the Full Screen Use the Full Screen to the network. Using Sonar Using Sonar When connected to an optional Garmin GSD 22 sounder and a transducer, your chartplotter can be used as the screen scrolls from the graph and a zoomed in portion on ...
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...position information is now available in the DSC List. When you initiate a man-overboard distress call from the chartplotter. NMEA 0183 VHF Radio X X X NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio X X X X X X Garmin NMEA 2000 VHF Radio X X X X X X To turn it on or off . Use the ... you to navigate to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Select Configure > Other Vessels. 2. Use the Rocker or Numeric Keypad (GPSMAP 4210 or 4212 only) to a DSC contact from your radio, the chartplotter displays the man-overboard screen and prompts you initiate a man-...
...position information is now available in the DSC List. When you initiate a man-overboard distress call from the chartplotter. NMEA 0183 VHF Radio X X X NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio X X X X X X Garmin NMEA 2000 VHF Radio X X X X X X To turn it on or off . Use the ... you to navigate to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Select Configure > Other Vessels. 2. Use the Rocker or Numeric Keypad (GPSMAP 4210 or 4212 only) to a DSC contact from your radio, the chartplotter displays the man-overboard screen and prompts you initiate a man-...
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...radio receives a distress call is received from a boat. Receiving Distress Calls If your radio, see page 25. If your Garmin chartplotter is displayed. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 55 DSC If you cancel the man-overboard distress call . On the radio, press and hold...it receives a distress call : 1. When you to start a Williamson's turn to the network, your Garmin VHF Radio Owner's Manual. The radio automatically switches to a man-overboard location, see your chartplotter prompts you receive a DSC distress call . The symbol designates a distress call in the ...
...radio receives a distress call is received from a boat. Receiving Distress Calls If your radio, see page 25. If your Garmin chartplotter is displayed. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 55 DSC If you cancel the man-overboard distress call . On the radio, press and hold...it receives a distress call : 1. When you to start a Williamson's turn to the network, your Garmin VHF Radio Owner's Manual. The radio automatically switches to a man-overboard location, see your chartplotter prompts you receive a DSC distress call . The symbol designates a distress call in the ...
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... on the boat to an existing NMEA 2000 network on the Information screen, such as VHF radios, NMEA instruments, autopilots, wind sensors, and heading sensors. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. NMEA 2000 GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified. All GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified, and can receive data from...
... on the boat to an existing NMEA 2000 network on the Information screen, such as VHF radios, NMEA instruments, autopilots, wind sensors, and heading sensors. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. NMEA 2000 GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified. All GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified, and can receive data from...
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.... Lost Heading Sensor Connection- (radar/NMEA) the chartplotter has lost communications with the heading sensor. Make sure you have a clear view of the sky. MARPA: Dangerous Target-(radar) a MARPA target has become dangerous. 70 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Appendix Directory Memory is Full...an invalid entry was entered. Enter a number between (0 - 252)-invalid NMEA 2000 Device instance. Check the network and the antenna wiring. Lost Satellite Reception-the chartplotter has lost connection to the remote GPS. Flash Flood Warning Alarm-(XM WX weather) there is a flash flood ...
.... Lost Heading Sensor Connection- (radar/NMEA) the chartplotter has lost communications with the heading sensor. Make sure you have a clear view of the sky. MARPA: Dangerous Target-(radar) a MARPA target has become dangerous. 70 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual Appendix Directory Memory is Full...an invalid entry was entered. Enter a number between (0 - 252)-invalid NMEA 2000 Device instance. Check the network and the antenna wiring. Lost Satellite Reception-the chartplotter has lost connection to the remote GPS. Flash Flood Warning Alarm-(XM WX weather) there is a flash flood ...
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...Erase existing proximity waypoints to help diagnose the error. An error code will not be created. Radar Service Lost-(radar) the chartplotter has lost differential GPS reception (WAAS). Choose another proximity waypoint. No Tracks Found-no tracks found while attempting a user data... Already Exists-the named route already exists. Erase existing routes to find map features. Contact product support for assistance updating your network. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 71 Make sure you have been discarded. No Routes Found-no proximity waypoints found while attempting a...
...Erase existing proximity waypoints to help diagnose the error. An error code will not be created. Radar Service Lost-(radar) the chartplotter has lost differential GPS reception (WAAS). Choose another proximity waypoint. No Tracks Found-no tracks found while attempting a user data... Already Exists-the named route already exists. Erase existing routes to find map features. Contact product support for assistance updating your network. GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner's Manual 71 Make sure you have been discarded. No Routes Found-no proximity waypoints found while attempting a...