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Important Safety and Product Information - Page 3

... radio/TV technician for any user-serviceable parts. Garmin makes no charge to repair or replace the unit or software or offer a full refund of purchase. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE. To obtain warranty service, contact your authority to radio communications if not installed and used for help. These...
Installation Instructions - Page 1

.../451 GPSMAP 431/531 GPSMAP 521/526/536/541/546/551/556 NMEA 2000 No No Yes No Yes NMEA 0183 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Garmin CANet Yes Yes No No No Sonar "s" version only "s" version only "s" version only "s" version only "s" version only September 2009 190-01074-02 Rev. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions Your GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter...
Installation Instructions - Page 12

..., provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this manual or any unauthorized commercial distribution of Garmin Ltd. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other Garmin products. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, GPSMAP®, and AutoLocate® are registered trademarks of your...
Owner's Manual - Page 2

...(913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020 Fax (913) 397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. January 2010 Part Number 190-01074-00 Rev. These trademarks may be used without notice. Windows... updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this manual or any person or organization of XM Satellite Radio Inc. Information in Taiwan Garmin®, the Garmin logo, GPSMAP&#...
Owner's Manual - Page 3

...System Settings: page 41. • Using Sonar: page 50. • Alarms and Messages: page 71. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual  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...
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 
Owner's Manual - Page 8

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 441/541 GPSMAP 430x/440x  GPSMAP 430/431/440 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 47

... Select Setup to acquire satellites. • Speed Filter-select On, Off, or Auto. Configuring Units of measure from the Home screen, select Configure > System. Auto Power (GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models)-turn Simulator mode (page 6) on or off . However, when using WAAS or EGNOS, the device takes longer to set when the...
Owner's Manual - Page 50

...)-supports the input or output of Garmin-proprietary sonar data for communicating with the functionality of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel . • If the placement of standard 0183 data for sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings. 44 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual - Page 51

... 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the CANet devices on time to arrival or distance to arrival. 45 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Setting Alarms You can set a navigation alarm from a turn on the alarm. 5. Select an alarm category. 3. Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545 (including "s" models) are turned...
Owner's Manual - Page 56

... Full Screen Range 50 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual From the Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen. 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...
Owner's Manual - Page 75

...in . GPSMAP 530/531/540/541: 5.0 in . 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 69 Temp. Range: From 5ºF to 131ºF (from -15ºC to IEC 529 IPX7 standards. Appendix Specifications Physical...
Owner's Manual - Page 76

... 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:** Approximately 38 seconds GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Warm...
Owner's Manual - Page 77

... MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) of the antenna wiring is lower than the unit can Stop Navigation when this message appears. Can't Read User Card-error reading card; Can't Read Voltages That Low, Limited To Bottom Of Range-voltage value in the Battery Alarm setup. remove and reinsert. Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support.
Owner's Manual - Page 79

... space. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 73 Route Truncated-an uploaded route from another device has more than 250 waypoints and was calculated but the starting and ending position moved due to safe depth settings-the auto-guidance route was truncated to fit. Sonar Timeout-there is on . Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support to...

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