Installation Instructions
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... seek the assistance of the drilling or cutting surface. Before installing your Garmin dealer immediately. Chartplotter GPSMAP 420/430/430x/440/440x/450 GPSMAP 520/525/530/535/540/545/550/555 GPSMAP 421/441/451 GPSMAP 431/531 GPSMAP 521/526/536/541/546/551/556 NMEA 2000 No No Yes No Yes NMEA 0183 Yes... installation requirements of your chartplotter: 1 Select a mounting location (page 2). 2. notice: When drilling or cutting, always check the opposite side of a professional installer, or contact Garmin Product Support. Install the transducer, if applicable (page 3). 4.
... seek the assistance of the drilling or cutting surface. Before installing your Garmin dealer immediately. Chartplotter GPSMAP 420/430/430x/440/440x/450 GPSMAP 520/525/530/535/540/545/550/555 GPSMAP 421/441/451 GPSMAP 431/531 GPSMAP 521/526/536/541/546/551/556 NMEA 2000 No No Yes No Yes NMEA 0183 Yes... installation requirements of your chartplotter: 1 Select a mounting location (page 2). 2. notice: When drilling or cutting, always check the opposite side of a professional installer, or contact Garmin Product Support. Install the transducer, if applicable (page 3). 4.
Installation Instructions
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... follow the screens to configure your boat in the water to work properly. You cannot get a depth or distance reading when the transducer is listed for leaks around any screw holes that were added below to help identify the connectors on . Every connector on the back...; 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 chartplotter for the first time, press and hold the POWER key until...
... follow the screens to configure your boat in the water to work properly. You cannot get a depth or distance reading when the transducer is listed for leaks around any screw holes that were added below to help identify the connectors on . Every connector on the back...; 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 chartplotter for the first time, press and hold the POWER key until...
Installation Instructions
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... 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 521/531/541/551 (s): High-sensitivity 14 ...parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver. Placing the transducer too deep can adversely affect the performance of the boat and put the transducer at or near the last location...
... 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 521/531/541/551 (s): High-sensitivity 14 ...parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver. Placing the transducer too deep can adversely affect the performance of the boat and put the transducer at or near the last location...
Owner's Manual
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...GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option to display sonar information on the ring when it is beneath your boat. The colors indicate different strengths of sonar readings Transducer frequency or beam width Full Screen GPSMAP... 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. Using Sonar When connected to a transducer, the following chartplotters can be used as a ring...
...GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option to display sonar information on the ring when it is beneath your boat. The colors indicate different strengths of sonar readings Transducer frequency or beam width Full Screen GPSMAP... 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. Using Sonar When connected to a transducer, the following chartplotters can be used as a ring...
Owner's Manual
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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: