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... > Navigation Chart," you should highlight Charts, and press SELECT. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP® 431/431s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Tips and Shortcuts • Press HOME from any screen... Chart: page 8. • Changing the Navigation Chart Settings: page 12. • Navigating to adjust the display settings. Manual Conventions In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, small arrows (>) appear in the text.
... > Navigation Chart," you should highlight Charts, and press SELECT. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP® 431/431s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Tips and Shortcuts • Press HOME from any screen... Chart: page 8. • Changing the Navigation Chart Settings: page 12. • Navigating to adjust the display settings. Manual Conventions In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, small arrows (>) appear in the text.
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See "Initializing Unit Settings" (page 3). To turn on the unit, press and release the Power key. Note: The first time you must configure the initial settings. When the Warning screen appears, select I Agree to view the Home screen. Getting Started NMEA 2000® External GPS antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 431 Turning the Unit On or Off To turn on your unit, you turn off the unit, press and hold the Power key. GPSMAP 441/541 Home Screen GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
See "Initializing Unit Settings" (page 3). To turn on the unit, press and release the Power key. Note: The first time you must configure the initial settings. When the Warning screen appears, select I Agree to view the Home screen. Getting Started NMEA 2000® External GPS antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 431 Turning the Unit On or Off To turn on your unit, you turn off the unit, press and hold the Power key. GPSMAP 441/541 Home Screen GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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... > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Press HOME from MapSource® or HomePort™, update to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page 22). Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to use an...
... > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Press HOME from MapSource® or HomePort™, update to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page 22). Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to use an...
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... Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is present)-displays suspended targets (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to a weather module and you have an "s" series unit (such as fish). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Note: You must have an XM subscription.) See page 68 for the Fish Eye 3D screen...
... Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is present)-displays suspended targets (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to a weather module and you have an "s" series unit (such as fish). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Note: You must have an XM subscription.) See page 68 for the Fish Eye 3D screen...
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... 3D-provides a view from the SD card to your PC. Navigating with NMEA 2000 compatible chartplotters (GPSMAP 441/441s, GPSMAP 536/536s, GPSMAP 541/541s, and GPSMAP 546/546s). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 35 In addition to engage the autopilot. Note: You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from static ...to get the most out of navigation (Go To, Route To, Guide To, or Follow Track), if you are connected to a compatible Garmin autopilot, you visualize your surroundings. • Detailed Roads and POI data-provides a view of roads, restaurants, and other points of interest ...
... 3D-provides a view from the SD card to your PC. Navigating with NMEA 2000 compatible chartplotters (GPSMAP 441/441s, GPSMAP 536/536s, GPSMAP 541/541s, and GPSMAP 546/546s). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 35 In addition to engage the autopilot. Note: You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from static ...to get the most out of navigation (Go To, Route To, Guide To, or Follow Track), if you are connected to a compatible Garmin autopilot, you visualize your surroundings. • Detailed Roads and POI data-provides a view of roads, restaurants, and other points of interest ...
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...Garmin\UserData folder on those chartplotters. • Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all the chartplotters connected to any location on the front of the unit. 2. Viewing Information 3. Complete one of the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP... 546/546s 2. Select the file name from a NMEA 2000 network: 1. Copy the appropriate .ADM file on the card, and paste it into the SD card slot on the computer. 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...
...Garmin\UserData folder on those chartplotters. • Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all the chartplotters connected to any location on the front of the unit. 2. Viewing Information 3. Complete one of the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP... 546/546s 2. Select the file name from a NMEA 2000 network: 1. Copy the appropriate .ADM file on the card, and paste it into the SD card slot on the computer. 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...
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It is organized as fishfinders: GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option...ring that starts at the depth indicated. Depth Temperature Speed Suspended targets Range Using Sonar Understanding the Flasher Screen (GPSMAP 431s/531s/536s only) Use the Flasher screen to view a full-screen graph of the transducer's sonar readings...indicate different strengths of sonar readings Transducer frequency or beam width Full Screen GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Water depth at current location Flasher 57
It is organized as fishfinders: GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option...ring that starts at the depth indicated. Depth Temperature Speed Suspended targets Range Using Sonar Understanding the Flasher Screen (GPSMAP 431s/531s/536s only) Use the Flasher screen to view a full-screen graph of the transducer's sonar readings...indicate different strengths of sonar readings Transducer frequency or beam width Full Screen GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Water depth at current location Flasher 57
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...GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver. Temperatur Range: From 5ºF to 131ºF (from -15ºC to IEC 529 IPX7 standards. GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Update Rate: once per second GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 77 GPSMAP...215; 240 pixels. 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 Compass-Safe Distance 20 in. (50 cm) 26 in. (65) cm 30 in . diagonal (12.7 cm),...
...GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver. Temperatur Range: From 5ºF to 131ºF (from -15ºC to IEC 529 IPX7 standards. GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Update Rate: once per second GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 77 GPSMAP...215; 240 pixels. 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 Compass-Safe Distance 20 in. (50 cm) 26 in. (65) cm 30 in . diagonal (12.7 cm),...
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Appendix 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 38 seconds *Warm: your unit is at or near the last location where you recently acquired satellites. **Cold: your unit has moved by more than about 500 mi. (800 km) since it was turned off, or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks. GPS Accuracy: Position:
Appendix 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 38 seconds *Warm: your unit is at or near the last location where you recently acquired satellites. **Cold: your unit has moved by more than about 500 mi. (800 km) since it was turned off, or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks. GPS Accuracy: Position:
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... THAT YOU RECEIVED DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SPECIFIC EVENT THAT GAVE RISE TO GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 83 XM and Garmin further do not warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the Services. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR...series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified and can receive data from a NMEA 2000 network installed on the Radio Service. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s provided "as safety-critical in nature, and therefore cannot be liable to you use of supported NMEA 2000...
... THAT YOU RECEIVED DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SPECIFIC EVENT THAT GAVE RISE TO GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 83 XM and Garmin further do not warrant the accuracy, reliability, completeness or timeliness of the Services. ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR...series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified and can receive data from a NMEA 2000 network installed on the Radio Service. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s provided "as safety-critical in nature, and therefore cannot be liable to you use of supported NMEA 2000...
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...and Introduction press SELECT. Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP® 430/430s GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 545/545s GPSMAP 546/546s Tips and Shortcuts ... the Rocker, and press the SELECT key after each item. Then highlight Navigation Chart, and press SELECT again. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual i They indicate that you are instructed to a Destination: page 27 • Creating and Using Waypoints: page ...
...and Introduction press SELECT. Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP® 430/430s GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 545/545s GPSMAP 546/546s Tips and Shortcuts ... the Rocker, and press the SELECT key after each item. Then highlight Navigation Chart, and press SELECT again. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual i They indicate that you are instructed to a Destination: page 27 • Creating and Using Waypoints: page ...
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Getting Started NMEA 2000® XM antenna with audio adapter External GPS antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 530/535/540/545 External GPS antenna GXM 31 antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 430x/440x 2 GPSMAP 441/541 GPSMAP 430/431/440 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
Getting Started NMEA 2000® XM antenna with audio adapter External GPS antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 530/535/540/545 External GPS antenna GXM 31 antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 430x/440x 2 GPSMAP 441/541 GPSMAP 430/431/440 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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...Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Split Navigation charts. Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page 21). • Where To?-access navigation features (... only if you use sonar features. • Chart/Sonar-set up the screen to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 7 Press HOME from MapSource®, update to access all other vessels (page 34). • Configure-access unit and system settings...
...Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Split Navigation charts. Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page 21). • Where To?-access navigation features (... only if you use sonar features. • Chart/Sonar-set up the screen to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 7 Press HOME from MapSource®, update to access all other vessels (page 34). • Configure-access unit and system settings...
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... Information > User Data > Waypoints. To create a new waypoint: 1. Select the waypoint on the Navigation chart: 1. Select Move. 5. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 29 Select Create Waypoint. To edit an existing waypoint: 1. Use the map pointer ( ) to select the location you want to designate ...move the waypoint on the Navigation chart. 2. Creating and Using Waypoints You can store up to 1,500 waypoints (3,000 waypoints for models GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models) with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for the waypoint ...
... Information > User Data > Waypoints. To create a new waypoint: 1. Select the waypoint on the Navigation chart: 1. Select Move. 5. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 29 Select Create Waypoint. To edit an existing waypoint: 1. Use the map pointer ( ) to select the location you want to designate ...move the waypoint on the Navigation chart. 2. Creating and Using Waypoints You can store up to 1,500 waypoints (3,000 waypoints for models GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models) with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for the waypoint ...
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...SD card: 1. Complete one of the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s 2. Existing data is NMEA 2000 compatible, select Card instead of ...the SD card from a NMEA 2000 network: 1. From Windows® Explorer, open the Garmin\UserData folder on those chartplotters. • Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all...to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks to other chartplotters connected to the network. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 39 From the Home screen on the front of Save To Card. 3. From...
...SD card: 1. Complete one of the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s 2. Existing data is NMEA 2000 compatible, select Card instead of ...the SD card from a NMEA 2000 network: 1. From Windows® Explorer, open the Garmin\UserData folder on those chartplotters. • Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all...to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks to other chartplotters connected to the network. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 39 From the Home screen on the front of Save To Card. 3. From...
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...alarm category. 3. Specify alarm information. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. NMEA 2000 Devices-lists the NMEA 2000 devices on or off . Only the following...Names or Numbers). Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545 (including "s" models) are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the...distance or time from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Setting Alarms You can set a navigation alarm from a turn...
...alarm category. 3. Specify alarm information. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. NMEA 2000 Devices-lists the NMEA 2000 devices on or off . Only the following...Names or Numbers). Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545 (including "s" models) are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the...distance or time from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Setting Alarms You can set a navigation alarm from a turn...
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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 Screen option to view a full-screen graph of the transducer's sonar readings. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen. Depth Temperature Speed Suspended targets Transducer 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 Screen option to view a full-screen graph of the transducer's sonar readings. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen. Depth Temperature Speed Suspended targets Transducer frequency or beam width Full Screen Range 50 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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... QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 640 × 480 pixels, capable of 4,096 colors. GPSMAP 535/536/545/546: 5.0 in . GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Update Rate: once per second GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 69 Appendix Specifications Physical Specifications Size : 400 Series: W × H × D:...12.7 cm), QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 320 × 234 pixels. GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver. GPSMAP 530/531/540/541: 5.0 in . (95 cm) Performance Receiver: Differential...
... QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 640 × 480 pixels, capable of 4,096 colors. GPSMAP 535/536/545/546: 5.0 in . GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Update Rate: once per second GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 69 Appendix Specifications Physical Specifications Size : 400 Series: W × H × D:...12.7 cm), QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 320 × 234 pixels. GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver. GPSMAP 530/531/540/541: 5.0 in . (95 cm) Performance Receiver: Differential...
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... 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:** Approximately 38 seconds GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Warm:* Approximately 15 seconds Cold:** Approximately...
... 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:** Approximately 38 seconds GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Warm:* Approximately 15 seconds Cold:** Approximately...
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... OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU AND ANY OTHER PERSONS 75 XM and Garmin assume no event will XM and Garmin, their data suppliers, service providers, marketing/distribution, software or Internet... from or associated with any aircraft, sea craft or automobile usage. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Appendix Your Radio Service includes traffic and weather information, and you use...THE USE OF THE RADIO SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s To connect one of these chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000...
... OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU AND ANY OTHER PERSONS 75 XM and Garmin assume no event will XM and Garmin, their data suppliers, service providers, marketing/distribution, software or Internet... from or associated with any aircraft, sea craft or automobile usage. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Appendix Your Radio Service includes traffic and weather information, and you use...THE USE OF THE RADIO SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s To connect one of these chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000...