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... your NMEA 0183 device for wire identification. 2. Repeat step 2 using the grey and violet wires for more information. GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter Wire color Fuse 3 A Red Black (ground) + - For Garmin devices, the ground (black) wires serve as a DSC or AIS device. The alarm does not need to be ... The alarm circuit switches to NMEA 0183-compatible devices. Connecting the Wiring Harness to a NMEA 0183 Device You can be wired for the GPSMAP 400/500 chartplotter to function. See the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual for an additional NMEA 0183 device. 4.
... your NMEA 0183 device for wire identification. 2. Repeat step 2 using the grey and violet wires for more information. GPSMAP 400/500 series chartplotter Wire color Fuse 3 A Red Black (ground) + - For Garmin devices, the ground (black) wires serve as a DSC or AIS device. The alarm does not need to be ... The alarm circuit switches to NMEA 0183-compatible devices. Connecting the Wiring Harness to a NMEA 0183 Device You can be wired for the GPSMAP 400/500 chartplotter to function. See the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual for an additional NMEA 0183 device. 4.
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Owner's Manual
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... permission to download a single copy of the National Maritime Electronics Association. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, GPSMAP®, AutoLocate®, BlueChart®, g2 Vision®, and MapSource® are registered trademarks of this manual onto a hard drive or other countries. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Tel...
Owner's Manual
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... 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 ...546/546s Tips and Shortcuts • Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Press MENU from any of items on the screen using the Rocker, and press the SELECT key after each item. Quick Links • Turning the Unit On or Off: page 3. • Acquiring GPS...
... 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 ...546/546s Tips and Shortcuts • Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Press MENU from any of items on the screen using the Rocker, and press the SELECT key after each item. Quick Links • Turning the Unit On or Off: page 3. • Acquiring GPS...
Owner's Manual
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Introduction Table of Contents Introduction i Tips and Shortcuts i Manual Conventions i Quick Links i Declaration of Conformity (DoC iv Product 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...
Introduction Table of Contents Introduction i Tips and Shortcuts i Manual Conventions i Quick Links i Declaration of Conformity (DoC iv Product 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...
Owner's Manual
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... Sonar Settings 53 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC 55 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio 55 Adding a DSC Contact 56 Viewing the DSC List 56 Receiving Distress Calls 56 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio........ 57 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter.... 57 Position Tracking 57 Introduction... 71 Capturing Screenshots 74 Caring for the Unit 74 Weather Data Warranty 75 Software License Agreement 76 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 76 Index 77 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual iii
... Sonar Settings 53 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC 55 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio 55 Adding a DSC Contact 56 Viewing the DSC List 56 Receiving Distress Calls 56 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio........ 57 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter.... 57 Position Tracking 57 Introduction... 71 Capturing Screenshots 74 Caring for the Unit 74 Weather Data Warranty 75 Software License Agreement 76 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 76 Index 77 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual iii
Owner's Manual
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... 0808 2380000. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in -country support information, or contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. iv GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Go to local, state, or federal laws. For more information go to : www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/environment/disposal.jsp. Introduction See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in...
... 0808 2380000. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in -country support information, or contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. iv GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Go to local, state, or federal laws. For more information go to : www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/environment/disposal.jsp. Introduction See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in...
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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
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
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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
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
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...on your unit, you turn on your unit, you have NMEA 0183 devices connected to a serial port is an AIS (automatic identification system) receiver. Welcome-select OK. Store Demonstration-select NO. (This option is only available the first time the unit is not available if you want the...Power key. Turning the Unit On or Off To turn on -screen measurements as Statute, Metric, or Nautical. AIS Receiver (is turned on your screen. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Position Format-specify the coordinate system to view the Home screen. Note: You can change these settings later using...
...on your unit, you turn on your unit, you have NMEA 0183 devices connected to a serial port is an AIS (automatic identification system) receiver. Welcome-select OK. Store Demonstration-select NO. (This option is only available the first time the unit is not available if you want the...Power key. Turning the Unit On or Off To turn on -screen measurements as Statute, Metric, or Nautical. AIS Receiver (is turned on your screen. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Position Format-specify the coordinate system to view the Home screen. Note: You can change these settings later using...
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... or right on ambient light, select Auto Backlight (automatic backlight is not available if you select No for AIS Receiver)-select the distance within which an alarm will ask if you want to manually adjust the backlight. Select Yes or No. Press and release the Power key. 2. Select Color Mode. 3....(is available only on track to your boat (page 49). If a water speed wheel is on the GPSMAP 535, 536, 545, and 546). AIS Alarm Time To (is not available if you are receiving NMEA sonar depth data. Press and release the Power key. 2. Refer to cycle between Day mode and Night...
... or right on ambient light, select Auto Backlight (automatic backlight is not available if you select No for AIS Receiver)-select the distance within which an alarm will ask if you want to manually adjust the backlight. Select Yes or No. Press and release the Power key. 2. Select Color Mode. 3....(is available only on track to your boat (page 49). If a water speed wheel is on the GPSMAP 535, 536, 545, and 546). AIS Alarm Time To (is not available if you are receiving NMEA sonar depth data. Press and release the Power key. 2. Refer to cycle between Day mode and Night...
Owner's Manual
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...to page up or down on lists, to scroll the map, or to adjust the range of the Home screen are green . GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using the Keypad POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME Getting Started POWER/BACKLIGHT-Press and hold to the Home ...screen. Press to zoom in or out on a chart, to zoom in or out on lists. Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals When you turn the unit on the unit, the GPS receiver...
...to page up or down on lists, to scroll the map, or to adjust the range of the Home screen are green . GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using the Keypad POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME Getting Started POWER/BACKLIGHT-Press and hold to the Home ...screen. Press to zoom in or out on a chart, to zoom in or out on lists. Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals When you turn the unit on the unit, the GPS receiver...
Owner's Manual
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...turned off for use indoors or for practice. Using Simulator Mode Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off . The unit does not track satellites in until it from the chartplotter. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual To turn on the lower-right corner of interest. Viewing System Information You can ...the system software or to set speed, track control, and position. Select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to another compatible Garmin unit or a computer (page 38). Insert blank SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to cancel. From the Home...
...turned off for use indoors or for practice. Using Simulator Mode Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off . The unit does not track satellites in until it from the chartplotter. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual To turn on the lower-right corner of interest. Viewing System Information You can ...the system software or to set speed, track control, and position. Select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to another compatible Garmin unit or a computer (page 38). Insert blank SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to cancel. From the Home...
Owner's Manual
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... an SD card to transfer waypoints from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Charts-selects Navigation, Fishing, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Split Navigation charts. Getting Started • Sonar-set up and access sonar information (page 50). ...Chart/Sonar-set up the screen to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page ...
... an SD card to transfer waypoints from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Charts-selects Navigation, Fishing, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Split Navigation charts. Getting Started • Sonar-set up and access sonar information (page 50). ...Chart/Sonar-set up the screen to use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page ...
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...• Fish Eye 3D-provides an underwater 3D view that visually represents the sea floor according to the information on the chart. • Mariner's Eye 3D-provides a view from above and behind the boat as a navigational aid. Using Charts Using Charts Your chartplotter has a worldwide map ... data. Fishing charts, Fish Eye 3D, and Mariner's Eye 3D views are available when using optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards. • Fishing Chart-provides a view of the chart with g2 Vision GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual To access a Navigation chart, from the Home screen...
...• Fish Eye 3D-provides an underwater 3D view that visually represents the sea floor according to the information on the chart. • Mariner's Eye 3D-provides a view from above and behind the boat as a navigational aid. Using Charts Using Charts Your chartplotter has a worldwide map ... data. Fishing charts, Fish Eye 3D, and Mariner's Eye 3D views are available when using optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards. • Fishing Chart-provides a view of the chart with g2 Vision GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual To access a Navigation chart, from the Home screen...
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... is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device (page 55). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Charts Data bars • Cruising-turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on the Navigation data bar whenever you are navigating to turn the Depth, Water...
... is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device (page 55). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Charts Data bars • Cruising-turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on the Navigation data bar whenever you are navigating to turn the Depth, Water...
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.... 4. Navigating to denote map features that follow the standards for USA and international charts. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Press SELECT. 10 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Select Wind to which you turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and Wind Velocity Made Good (VMG) data bar on or...
.... 4. Navigating to denote map features that follow the standards for USA and international charts. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Press SELECT. 10 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Select Wind to which you turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and Wind Velocity Made Good (VMG) data bar on or...
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... screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage. 5. Select Navigate To. 6. Map pointer To stop panning, press MENU, and then select Stop Panning. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 11 Using Charts To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the map. As you move the map pointer ( ) away...
... screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage. 5. Select Navigate To. 6. Map pointer To stop panning, press MENU, and then select Stop Panning. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 11 Using Charts To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the map. As you move the map pointer ( ) away...
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Selected item 2. Select the item. Use the map pointer ( ) to a compatible marine wind sensor. 12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual High-resolution satellite imagery is in -depth graph for a tide station to Off, Land Only, or On. True wind or apparent ...an item with a detailed icon showing the relevant tide level. Tides/Currents-turns tides and currents on or off (page 36). Service Points-turns marine service points on or off . Roses-displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. Viewing Tide-Station Information Tide-station information appears...
Selected item 2. Select the item. Use the map pointer ( ) to a compatible marine wind sensor. 12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual High-resolution satellite imagery is in -depth graph for a tide station to Off, Land Only, or On. True wind or apparent ...an item with a detailed icon showing the relevant tide level. Tides/Currents-turns tides and currents on or off (page 36). Service Points-turns marine service points on or off . Roses-displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. Viewing Tide-Station Information Tide-station information appears...