Garmin GPSMAP 520s Support Question
Garmin GPSMAP 520s Support Question
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Question posted by isadave on August 26th, 2012
Garmin 520s Depth Not Reading
my gpsmap 520s is not reading depth.when setting keel offset this number comes up as opposite on screen and flashes. how to fix?
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Related Garmin GPSMAP 520s Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 3
... manual includes information for the following products:
GPSMAP® 420/420s GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 520/520s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 550/550s GPSMAP 551/551s
GPSMAP 450/450s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 525/525s GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 555/555s GPSMAP 556/556s
Tips and Shortcuts
• Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen.
• Press MENU from any of items...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
...Registration iv Contact Garmin iv
Getting Started 1 Unit Overview 1 Turning the Unit On or Off 3 Initializing Unit Settings 3 Adjusting the Backlight 4 Using the Keypad 5 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals 5 Using Simulator Mode 6 Viewing System Information 6 Restoring the Original Factory Settings 6 Inserting and Removing SD Cards 6 Understanding the Home Screen 7
Using Charts 8 Using...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... position icon displays a flashing question mark. Press to page up , down on lists.
Using the Keypad
POWER/ BACKLIGHT
RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME
MENU-Press to the Home screen.
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started
POWER/BACKLIGHT-Press and hold to turn on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data...
Owner's Manual - Page 12
... the chartplotter.
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to another compatible Garmin unit or a computer (page 34). Insert blank SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to cancel. Getting Started
Using Simulator Mode
Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off . Select...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
... unit and system settings (page 37).
Press HOME from MapSource®, update to the Home screen.
• Charts-selects Navigation, Fishing, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Split Navigation charts.
Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 526s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
...; Perspective 3D-provides a view from the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
To access a Navigation chart, from above and behind the boat (according to view detailed Navigation and Mariner's Eye charts. Note: If you are available when using a GPSMAP 420/421/520/521/525/526 (including "s" models), you must...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
...
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Service Points-turns marine service points on or off (page 32). True wind or apparent wind direction displays if the unit is connected to help predict the tide level at different times or on -screen map items, waypoints, and charts.
Selected item
2. Changing the Navigation Chart Settings
To...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... Depth-adjusts the depth at which red indicates dangerous depths.
Using Charts
Lane Width-adjusts the width of fore, aft, port, or starboard. Fish Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options for the Fish Eye 3D screen, press MENU. Targets are indicated by your transducer on or off .
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 17 Mariner...
Owner's Manual - Page 35
... can only use the SD card on BlueChart g2 Vision-compatible Garmin GPS units. Note: You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from the SD card to your destination (page 38). • Auto Guidance-uses the chart data and specified boat safe depth to determine the best course to your computer for backup...
Owner's Manual - Page 43
...be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using WAAS or EGNOS, the device takes longer to view depth and water temperature information.
Auto Power (GPSMAP 421/.... GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 37 Configuring the Chartplotter
Configuring the Chartplotter
Use the Configure screen to brighten or darken the backlight. Configuring System Settings
To change units of time for depth, ...
Owner's Manual - Page 44
... heading reference (000º). • User Magnetic-allows you want displayed for time
readings. Configuring the Chartplotter
Heading-sets the reference used for wind numbers and fuel economy. Select the language. A safe depth of less than one meter is automatically set to allow when calculating an automatic guidance path. Changing the System Language
To change...
Owner's Manual - Page 46
Serial Port 1-configures the input/output format for most AIS receivers.
Precision-adjust the number of digits (Two Digits,
Three Digits, or Four Digits) to toggle the output on or
off. • Posn. Configuring Communications Settings
To change the communications settings from the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Nearest.
10.If...
Owner's Manual - Page 48
...the alarm should sound.
42
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
Note: To receive fuel-level information, your ...Setting System Alarms
To set the fuel alarm level: 1. Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm
You can configure your unit must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using the system (GPS) clock. To enable the Total Fuel Onboard alarm and set a system alarm from the Home screen...
Owner's Manual - Page 49
... draw several feet of the keel), enter a (-) negative number.
Select OK, and safely increase the speed of the Keel
A (-) negative number shows depth at the Bottom of the boat. Keel Offset-offset the surface reading for your boat, from the bottom of the keel instead of the keel. To adjust the Keel Offset: 1. If you get the message, contact Garmin Product Support. If you...
Owner's Manual - Page 51
..., the following chartplotters can be used as fishfinders:
GPSMAP 420s GPSMAP 421s GPSMAP 520s GPSMAP 521s GPSMAP 550s GPSMAP 551s
GPSMAP 450s GPSMAP 451s GPSMAP 525s GPSMAP 526s GPSMAP 555s GPSMAP 556s
Understanding the Full Screen
Select the Full Screen option to view a full-screen graph of the transducer's sonar readings. Depth Temperature
Speed
Suspended targets
Transducer frequency
Full...
Owner's Manual - Page 63
Accuracy Alarm-the GPS accuracy has fallen outside of the dangerous target. Alarm Clock-the alarm clock has sounded. You can read.
57 remove and reinsert....GPSMAP 525s/526s/ 555s/556s units only. **Depth capacity is not moving fast enough for your dealer or Garmin Product Support if the problem persists.
Boat Is Not Moving Fast Enough to Calibrate-the boat is dependent on -screen...
Owner's Manual - Page 64
... Report Received From-shows the MMSI or name associated with the unit. Directory Item With This MMSI Already Exists-the MMSI number is already in the Battery Alarm setup is lower than the voltage where the unit automatically turns off.
Take appropriate action. These messages appear when you must enter an appropriate Keel Offset...
Owner's Manual - Page 66
.... 3.
From Windows Explorer, open the Garmin\scrn folder on a screen you have saved the maximum number of high-quality materials and does not ...file and then transfer it to any screen displayed on the front of safe depth settings.
Cleaning the Case Clean the unit's ...SD
card reader that may damage plastic components.
60
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
Check the connections....
Owner's Manual - Page 68
... Water Speed 43 Chart/Sonar screen
using 21 chart data 10 charts
detail 13 fish eye 3D 17 fishing 18 mariner's eye 3D 15 navigation 8 settings 12 Clear User Data 33 collision...settings restoring 6
fish eye 3D 17 settings 17
fishing chart 18 Fish Symbols 17, 48 frequency 49 Fuel Capacity 43 fuel gauges 31 full screen, sonar 45 fuse 56
G
gain 49 Garmin Data Transfer 40 gauges
fuel 31 go to 22 GPS...
Owner's Manual - Page 69
...number 6
K
keel offset...map datum 38 MapSource data 33 mariner's eye 3D
colors 17 mark ...GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 63 Precision 40
R
radio 50 Range (sonar) 49 Range keys 5 Range Rings 15, 17 registering your product iv restoring factory settings... 6 Rocker key 5 Roses 12 routes
creating 25 deleting 26 editing 26 labels 38 viewing 33 route to 22
S
safe-zone settings 44 Safe Depth...
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