Installation Instructions
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...If it is 32 Vdc*. Connect the black (- Installing the Wiring Harness The chartplotter comes with compatible devices, see page 8. To the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter 3FAuse Wire Color Red Black > Blue Brown > Grey Violet Wire Function Power (10-32 Vdc*) Ground (power and NMEA 0183) NMEA 0183 port ...the positive voltage terminal. (If you use 22 AWG wire. • You can damage the chartplotter and void the warranty. or Garmin CANet-compatible device, see page 8. To 10-32 Vdc* boat supply 23A 3. For instructions on connecting to optional NMEA 0183 and...
...If it is 32 Vdc*. Connect the black (- Installing the Wiring Harness The chartplotter comes with compatible devices, see page 8. To the GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter 3FAuse Wire Color Red Black > Blue Brown > Grey Violet Wire Function Power (10-32 Vdc*) Ground (power and NMEA 0183) NMEA 0183 port ...the positive voltage terminal. (If you use 22 AWG wire. • You can damage the chartplotter and void the warranty. or Garmin CANet-compatible device, see page 8. To 10-32 Vdc* boat supply 23A 3. For instructions on connecting to optional NMEA 0183 and...
Installation Instructions
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... to be connected to higher-voltage power sources. To select between visual and audible alerts, install a switch. GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter Wire color Fuse 3 A Red Black (ground) + - Refer to the Power section of the System Specifications on the...color 10-32 Vdc* Fuse 3 A Red (power) Wire function Power Black (ground) Power ground NMEA Ground > Blue (out) Brown (in ) wire to the NMEA out (or Tx/A +) wire on your NMEA 0183 device for more information. The alarm circuit switches to 100 mA. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions For Garmin...
... to be connected to higher-voltage power sources. To select between visual and audible alerts, install a switch. GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter Wire color Fuse 3 A Red Black (ground) + - Refer to the Power section of the System Specifications on the...color 10-32 Vdc* Fuse 3 A Red (power) Wire function Power Black (ground) Power ground NMEA Ground > Blue (out) Brown (in ) wire to the NMEA out (or Tx/A +) wire on your NMEA 0183 device for more information. The alarm circuit switches to 100 mA. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions For Garmin...
Installation Instructions
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...096 colors....GPSMAP 520/521/530/531/540/541/550/551 (s): 5.0 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...GPSMAP 421/431/441/451 (s) GPSMAP 521/526/531/536/541/546/551/556 (s): Warm*: Approximately 1 second Cold**: Approximately 38 seconds *Warm: your unit has moved by more than about 500 mi. (800 km) since it extends another 1/8 in . To test the transom mount transducer installation: 1. Update Rate: 1/second, continuous GPS...
...096 colors....GPSMAP 520/521/530/531/540/541/550/551 (s): 5.0 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...GPSMAP 421/431/441/451 (s) GPSMAP 521/526/531/536/541/546/551/556 (s): Warm*: Approximately 1 second Cold**: Approximately 38 seconds *Warm: your unit has moved by more than about 500 mi. (800 km) since it extends another 1/8 in . To test the transom mount transducer installation: 1. Update Rate: 1/second, continuous GPS...
Owner's Manual
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...manual setting. Press left or right on the GPSMAP 535, 536, 545, and 546). To switch between maximum backlight, minimum backlight, and your boat. Press and release the Power key. 2. Shallow Water Alarm-only available if you select No for AIS Receiver)-select the time within which an alarm will sound.... Getting Started Minimum Safe Depth-select the minimum safe depth for your boat (page 49). Press and release the Power key. 2. Select Color Mode. 3. If a water speed wheel is on the Rocker to intersect the Safe Zone around your boat. Select Backlight. 3.
...manual setting. Press left or right on the GPSMAP 535, 536, 545, and 546). To switch between maximum backlight, minimum backlight, and your boat. Press and release the Power key. 2. Shallow Water Alarm-only available if you select No for AIS Receiver)-select the time within which an alarm will sound.... Getting Started Minimum Safe Depth-select the minimum safe depth for your boat (page 49). Press and release the Power key. 2. Select Color Mode. 3. If a water speed wheel is on the Rocker to intersect the Safe Zone around your boat. Select Backlight. 3.
Owner's Manual
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... your current location and to scroll to provide continuous map coverage. The bar under the number represents that distance on the chart, see page 30. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 11 Select Navigate To. 6. As you can view the distance and bearing from your current location and the map pointer... To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card for Automatic Guidance). 7. Map pointer To stop panning, press MENU, and then select Stop Panning. Follow the colored line on the screen to a point on the map.
... your current location and to scroll to provide continuous map coverage. The bar under the number represents that distance on the chart, see page 30. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 11 Select Navigate To. 6. As you can view the distance and bearing from your current location and the map pointer... To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card for Automatic Guidance). 7. Map pointer To stop panning, press MENU, and then select Stop Panning. Follow the colored line on the screen to a point on the map.
Owner's Manual
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...Menu" on or off . Weather Radar-turn the display of NEXRAD weather on page 9. For settings and options related to the navaid. Mariner's Eye 3D (Water Hazard Colors) GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 17 When the cursor is very shallow water. Press the Range (-) key to move the view closer to... your boat and lower to the water. The scale ( ) temporarily appears at the bottom of the Mariner's Eye 3D screen, select MENU > Chart ...
...Menu" on or off . Weather Radar-turn the display of NEXRAD weather on page 9. For settings and options related to the navaid. Mariner's Eye 3D (Water Hazard Colors) GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 17 When the cursor is very shallow water. Press the Range (-) key to move the view closer to... your boat and lower to the water. The scale ( ) temporarily appears at the bottom of the Mariner's Eye 3D screen, select MENU > Chart ...
Owner's Manual
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... or Route To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use Automatic Guidance. 6. Follow the colored line on a chart. 4. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Search by name: 1. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Where To? 3. Select Go To. Use the Rocker to the destination. 28 To...
... or Route To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use Automatic Guidance. 6. Follow the colored line on a chart. 4. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Search by name: 1. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Where To? 3. Select Go To. Use the Rocker to the destination. 28 To...
Owner's Manual
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...between points. • Time-records the track based on a time interval. • Resolution-records the track plot based on the screen. Follow the colored line on a variance from the true course before recording a track point. • Change-sets the value of the track, or select Delete to ...efficient use of memory. From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D, select MENU > Waypoints & Tracks > Saved Tracks. 2. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Track Color-sets the color of the track, or save the active track: 1. To retrace the active track: 1. Select either the time the current ...
...between points. • Time-records the track based on a time interval. • Resolution-records the track plot based on the screen. Follow the colored line on a variance from the true course before recording a track point. • Change-sets the value of the track, or select Delete to ...efficient use of memory. From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D, select MENU > Waypoints & Tracks > Saved Tracks. 2. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Track Color-sets the color of the track, or save the active track: 1. To retrace the active track: 1. Select either the time the current ...
Owner's Manual
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... between Day mode and Night mode (page 4). Select Display > Color Mode to set when the unit makes audible sounds. WAAS/EGNOS can provide more-accurate GPS position information. The speed filter averages the speed of your chartplotter....GPS satellite constellation. • WAAS/EGNOS-toggle WAAS (in North America) or EGNOS GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter (in Europe) on whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is provided as simulated position, speed, and direction. System Information-view system information and reset factory settings. A Garmin...
... between Day mode and Night mode (page 4). Select Display > Color Mode to set when the unit makes audible sounds. WAAS/EGNOS can provide more-accurate GPS position information. The speed filter averages the speed of your chartplotter....GPS satellite constellation. • WAAS/EGNOS-toggle WAAS (in North America) or EGNOS GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter (in Europe) on whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is provided as simulated position, speed, and direction. System Information-view system information and reset factory settings. A Garmin...
Owner's Manual
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... making the distinction between fish and structure easier. No background information appears. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Sonar • Whiteline-highlights the strongest signal from the bottom to continue scrolling. 53 Color Scheme-select White or Blue. From the paused screen, press MENU > .... Note: To display water temperature or water speed, the connected transducer must be capable of fish symbols, whiteline, and the sonar color scheme. • Fish Symbols-set how the sonar interprets suspended targets. The target depth of each symbol is displayed. The target ...
... making the distinction between fish and structure easier. No background information appears. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Sonar • Whiteline-highlights the strongest signal from the bottom to continue scrolling. 53 Color Scheme-select White or Blue. From the paused screen, press MENU > .... Note: To display water temperature or water speed, the connected transducer must be capable of fish symbols, whiteline, and the sonar color scheme. • Fish Symbols-set how the sonar interprets suspended targets. The target depth of each symbol is displayed. The target ...
Owner's Manual
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... vessel on the Navigation chart at the position sent with the distress call. 56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual The DSC list shows the most -recent DSC calls ...to delete the call the vessel in distress (page 58). Receiving Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are using a Garmin NMEA 2000compatible VHF radio. • Select Edit to view ...MENU > Other Vessels > DSC > DSC List > Add Contact. 2. Use the Rocker to change the line color. The symbol designates a distress call . 1. The DSC list can make calls to 100 entries. Select Configure...
... vessel on the Navigation chart at the position sent with the distress call. 56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual The DSC list shows the most -recent DSC calls ...to delete the call the vessel in distress (page 58). Receiving Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are using a Garmin NMEA 2000compatible VHF radio. • Select Edit to view ...MENU > Other Vessels > DSC > DSC List > Add Contact. 2. Use the Rocker to change the line color. The symbol designates a distress call . 1. The DSC list can make calls to 100 entries. Select Configure...
Owner's Manual
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...call . Select Create Waypoint to send the distress call . 57 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Digital Selective Calling Position Tracking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using a Garmin NMEA 2000‑compatible VHF radio. • Select Edit to ... from the Chartplotter When your Garmin chartplotter is tracking the position of position reports: 1. Select Clear Report to change the line color. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List. 2. Every position report call received is connected to the manoverboard ...
...call . Select Create Waypoint to send the distress call . 57 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Digital Selective Calling Position Tracking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using a Garmin NMEA 2000‑compatible VHF radio. • Select Edit to ... from the Chartplotter When your Garmin chartplotter is tracking the position of position reports: 1. Select Clear Report to change the line color. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List. 2. Every position report call received is connected to the manoverboard ...
Owner's Manual
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...chartplotter interface to set the duration of the trail line for tracked vessels: 1. To change the symbol and color of displayed trail points: 1. Select the vessel from the list > Edit. 3. Select an option: &#...the position report (page 10). Placing an Individual Routine Call When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you can select one of the following channels on ... Navigate To to Go To or Route To the location sent with your call. 58 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring Vessel Trails on which you want to turn trail ...
...chartplotter interface to set the duration of the trail line for tracked vessels: 1. To change the symbol and color of displayed trail points: 1. Select the vessel from the list > Edit. 3. Select an option: &#...the position report (page 10). Placing an Individual Routine Call When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you can select one of the following channels on ... Navigate To to Go To or Route To the location sent with your call. 58 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring Vessel Trails on which you want to turn trail ...
Owner's Manual
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...colors. NEXRAD is set to strong thunderstorms in the upper-left corner of the screen indicates the elapsed time since the National Weather Service last updated the information. Viewing NEXRAD Precipitation Information From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Precipitation. NEXRAD shows very light rain and GPSMAP... 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 61 Precipitation shows NEXRAD radar, storm cells, lighting strikes, and hurricane warnings. Using XM WX Weather and Audio snow up to Off, none of the weather parameters will be visible on a Perspective 3D chart or a Mariner's...
...colors. NEXRAD is set to strong thunderstorms in the upper-left corner of the screen indicates the elapsed time since the National Weather Service last updated the information. Viewing NEXRAD Precipitation Information From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Precipitation. NEXRAD shows very light rain and GPSMAP... 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 61 Precipitation shows NEXRAD radar, storm cells, lighting strikes, and hurricane warnings. Using XM WX Weather and Audio snow up to Off, none of the weather parameters will be visible on a Perspective 3D chart or a Mariner's...
Owner's Manual
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...the red line display the projected locations received from the National Hurricane Center. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 63 To view information about the warning, select the county. Marine Warning Hurricane Understanding County Warnings When the ...National Weather Service issues a weather warning for the warning is highlighted with the color corresponding to the warning. The darkened dots on the chart indicate marine...
...the red line display the projected locations received from the National Hurricane Center. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 63 To view information about the warning, select the county. Marine Warning Hurricane Understanding County Warnings When the ...National Weather Service issues a weather warning for the warning is highlighted with the color corresponding to the warning. The darkened dots on the chart indicate marine...
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... surface conditions including winds, wave height, wave period, and wave direction. Wind Direction Viewing Fish Forecasting This feature shows areas that are shown in color intensities. 66 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Calm 5 knots 10 knots 15 knots 20 knots 50 knots Understanding Wave Height The Wave Height feature shows wave...
... surface conditions including winds, wave height, wave period, and wave direction. Wind Direction Viewing Fish Forecasting This feature shows areas that are shown in color intensities. 66 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Calm 5 knots 10 knots 15 knots 20 knots 50 knots Understanding Wave Height The Wave Height feature shows wave...
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...) 38 in . GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver. diagonal (10.6 cm), QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 640 × 480 pixels, capable of 4,096 colors. Temp. GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Update Rate: once per second GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 69 GPSMAP 535/536/545...
...) 38 in . GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver. diagonal (10.6 cm), QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 640 × 480 pixels, capable of 4,096 colors. Temp. GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Update Rate: once per second GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 69 GPSMAP 535/536/545...
Owner's Manual
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...49 arrival 45 battery 46 clock 46 collision 26, 49 deep water 46 fish 46 fuel 47 GPS accuracy 46 navigation 45 safe-zone 49 shallow water 46 sonar 46 water temp 46 weather 47 ... 19 mariner's eye 3D 16 navigation 8 settings 12 cleaning the unit 74 Clear User Data 37 collision alarm 26, 49 colors, hazard 17 Color Scheme 53 Communications 44 Compass 34 compass rose 12 contact information, Garmin iv ...fuse 70 G gain 54 Garmin Data Transfer 44 gauges, fuel 35 go to 27 GPS 5, 41, 70 Grid (North) 42 guide to 27 H Hazard Colors 17 heading 42 Heading Line 14 Head Up 13 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's...
...49 arrival 45 battery 46 clock 46 collision 26, 49 deep water 46 fish 46 fuel 47 GPS accuracy 46 navigation 45 safe-zone 49 shallow water 46 sonar 46 water temp 46 weather 47 ... 19 mariner's eye 3D 16 navigation 8 settings 12 cleaning the unit 74 Clear User Data 37 collision alarm 26, 49 colors, hazard 17 Color Scheme 53 Communications 44 Compass 34 compass rose 12 contact information, Garmin iv ...fuse 70 G gain 54 Garmin Data Transfer 44 gauges, fuel 35 go to 27 GPS 5, 41, 70 Grid (North) 42 guide to 27 H Hazard Colors 17 heading 42 Heading Line 14 Head Up 13 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's...
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... Card 38, 39, 41 screenshots 74 scroll speed 52 SD cards inserting 6 removing 6 sea conditions 66 SELECT key 5 Serial Port setup 44 Service Points 12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Index high-pressure center 64 HOME key 5 hurricane information 63 I ID number 6 K keel offset 47 keypad 5 L Lane Width 16,... 18 Language 42 lightning information 62 low-pressure center 64 M man overboard 29, 57 map datum 42 MapSource data 37 Mariner's Eye 3D AIS 26 MARPA 26 mariner's eye 3D colors 17 mark current location 29 MARPA threats 26 MENU key 5 messages 71 78 move a waypoint 29 My Boat 47 N Navaid ...
... Card 38, 39, 41 screenshots 74 scroll speed 52 SD cards inserting 6 removing 6 sea conditions 66 SELECT key 5 Serial Port setup 44 Service Points 12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Index high-pressure center 64 HOME key 5 hurricane information 63 I ID number 6 K keel offset 47 keypad 5 L Lane Width 16,... 18 Language 42 lightning information 62 low-pressure center 64 M man overboard 29, 57 map datum 42 MapSource data 37 Mariner's Eye 3D AIS 26 MARPA 26 mariner's eye 3D colors 17 mark current location 29 MARPA threats 26 MENU key 5 messages 71 78 move a waypoint 29 My Boat 47 N Navaid ...
