Installation Instructions
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...the drilling or cutting surface. Warning: Always wear safety goggles, ear protection, and a dust mask when drilling, cutting, or sanding. Install the transducer, if applicable (page 3). 4. You need the appropriate fasteners, tools, and mounts listed in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Chartplotter.../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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Garmin CANet Yes Yes No No No Sonar "s" version only "s" ...
...the drilling or cutting surface. Warning: Always wear safety goggles, ear protection, and a dust mask when drilling, cutting, or sanding. Install the transducer, if applicable (page 3). 4. You need the appropriate fasteners, tools, and mounts listed in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Chartplotter.../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 Yes Yes Yes Yes Garmin CANet Yes Yes No No No Sonar "s" version only "s" ...
Installation Instructions
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... and the face of installation can Weight the transducer to hold it to work out any obstruction on the hull that would create turbulence. If you are only compatible with either the GPSMAP 525/535/545/555/526/536/546/556 or with non "s" models...1/4 in place, and allow you are specifically designed to avoid damage while using a 500 W transducer, and no core. Route the transducer cable to the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter using a temperature-sensing transducer, the temperature displayed reflects the hull temperature. Shoot-Thru-Hull Installation To avoid drilling a hole ...
... and the face of installation can Weight the transducer to hold it to work out any obstruction on the hull that would create turbulence. If you are only compatible with either the GPSMAP 525/535/545/555/526/536/546/556 or with non "s" models...1/4 in place, and allow you are specifically designed to avoid damage while using a 500 W transducer, and no core. Route the transducer cable to the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter using a temperature-sensing transducer, the temperature displayed reflects the hull temperature. Shoot-Thru-Hull Installation To avoid drilling a hole ...
Installation Instructions
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... NMEA 2000 ➌ 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 identification purposes. When you place your... for leaks around any screw holes that were added below to work properly. You cannot get a depth or distance reading when the transducer is not represented in the water for an extended period of the chartplotter may not be in the water, check for leaks...
... NMEA 2000 ➌ 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 identification purposes. When you place your... for leaks around any screw holes that were added below to work properly. You cannot get a depth or distance reading when the transducer is not represented in the water for an extended period of the chartplotter may not be in the water, check for leaks...
Installation Instructions
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...risk of striking underwater objects. It might have to move the transducer to eliminate the degradation. 4. diagonal (10.6 cm), QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 320 × 234 pixels. GPSMAP 526/536/546/556 (s): High-sensitivity 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable... receiver. To test the transom mount transducer installation: 1. Placing the transducer too deep can adversely affect the performance of 4,096 colors. diagonal ...
...risk of striking underwater objects. It might have to move the transducer to eliminate the degradation. 4. diagonal (10.6 cm), QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 320 × 234 pixels. GPSMAP 526/536/546/556 (s): High-sensitivity 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable... receiver. To test the transom mount transducer installation: 1. Placing the transducer too deep can adversely affect the performance of 4,096 colors. diagonal ...
Installation Instructions
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...transducers are NMEA 2000 certified. 130314 Actual Pressure NMEA 0183, Version 3.01 Sentences: SDDBT, SDDPT, SDMTW, SDVHW, SDWPL You can purchase complete information about National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) format and sentences from: NMEA Seven Riggs Avenue Severna Park, MD 21146 USA www.nmea.org GPSMAP ... Rapid Update COG/SOG Rapid Update GNSS - Route/WP information GNSS DOPs GNSS Sats in View Wind Data Compatible GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotters are supported by the GPSMAP 525s/526s/535s/536s/545s/546s/555s/556s units only.) Dual Frequency, 500 W (RMS), 4,000 W (peak to ...
...transducers are NMEA 2000 certified. 130314 Actual Pressure NMEA 0183, Version 3.01 Sentences: SDDBT, SDDPT, SDMTW, SDVHW, SDWPL You can purchase complete information about National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) format and sentences from: NMEA Seven Riggs Avenue Severna Park, MD 21146 USA www.nmea.org GPSMAP ... Rapid Update COG/SOG Rapid Update GNSS - Route/WP information GNSS DOPs GNSS Sats in View Wind Data Compatible GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotters are supported by the GPSMAP 525s/526s/535s/536s/545s/546s/555s/556s units only.) Dual Frequency, 500 W (RMS), 4,000 W (peak to ...
Owner's Manual
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...Getting Started Inserting and Removing SD Cards Your unit supports Secure Digital (SD) cards. Use SD cards to transfer data such as a GPSMAP 526s) with a connected transducer to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The SD card slot is on the lower-right corner of ports, harbors, marinas, ..., routes, and tracks to the most-current version by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to view high-resolution satellite imagery and reference photos...
...Getting Started Inserting and Removing SD Cards Your unit supports Secure Digital (SD) cards. Use SD cards to transfer data such as a GPSMAP 526s) with a connected transducer to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The SD card slot is on the lower-right corner of ports, harbors, marinas, ..., routes, and tracks to the most-current version by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to view high-resolution satellite imagery and reference photos...
Owner's Manual
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.../500 Series Owner's Manual 17 Sonar Cone (only available if sonar is present)-displays suspended targets (such as a GPSMAP 526s) and a transducer wired through a marine network to adjust the view. Using Fishing Charts Use the Fishing chart for the Fish Eye 3D screen, press MENU. Use the ... bottom contours on or off . This setting also affects routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To). Targets are indicated by your transducer on the chart.
.../500 Series Owner's Manual 17 Sonar Cone (only available if sonar is present)-displays suspended targets (such as a GPSMAP 526s) and a transducer wired through a marine network to adjust the view. Using Fishing Charts Use the Fishing chart for the Fish Eye 3D screen, press MENU. Use the ... bottom contours on or off . This setting also affects routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To). Targets are indicated by your transducer on the chart.
Owner's Manual
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Using Sonar Using Sonar When connected to a transducer, the following chartplotters can be used as fishfinders: GPSMAP 421s GPSMAP 451s GPSMAP 521s GPSMAP 526s GPSMAP 551s 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 Screen Range 56 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 421s GPSMAP 451s GPSMAP 521s GPSMAP 526s GPSMAP 551s 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 Screen Range 56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual From the Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen.
Owner's Manual
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Update Rate: once per second GPS Accuracy: Position: Acquisition Times: (Average acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky) GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 551/551s Warm*: Approximately 1 second Cold**: Approximately 38 seconds GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s Warm*: Approximately 15 seconds Cold**: Approximately 45 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.
Update Rate: once per second GPS Accuracy: Position: Acquisition Times: (Average acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky) GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 551/551s Warm*: Approximately 1 second Cold**: Approximately 38 seconds GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s Warm*: Approximately 15 seconds Cold**: Approximately 45 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.