Installation Instructions
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.... (6 m). Determine an appropriate location to connect the chartplotter to your local Garmin dealer or marine dealer. Add a T-connector (not included) to determine whether your chartplotter is...You can receive sonar information from the chartplotter to the top of the T-connector you want to two CANet compatible Garmin chartplotters. NOTE: NMEA 2000-compatible GPSMAP 400/500...information to a NMEA 2000 Network If your compatible Garmin sounder or fishfinder. Route a NMEA 2000 drop cable from a CANet-compatible Garmin Sounder or Fishfinder device. Contact your NMEA 2000 network....
.... (6 m). Determine an appropriate location to connect the chartplotter to your local Garmin dealer or marine dealer. Add a T-connector (not included) to determine whether your chartplotter is...You can receive sonar information from the chartplotter to the top of the T-connector you want to two CANet compatible Garmin chartplotters. NOTE: NMEA 2000-compatible GPSMAP 400/500...information to a NMEA 2000 Network If your compatible Garmin sounder or fishfinder. Route a NMEA 2000 drop cable from a CANet-compatible Garmin Sounder or Fishfinder device. Contact your NMEA 2000 network....
Installation Instructions
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...10122; ➊ Wiring harness ➋ 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... the back of the water. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions Do not leave your chartplotter. Using the ROCKER and the SELECT keys, follow the screens to carry the sonar signal from the sounder...
...10122; ➊ Wiring harness ➋ 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... the back of the water. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions Do not leave your chartplotter. Using the ROCKER and the SELECT keys, follow the screens to carry the sonar signal from the sounder...
Owner's Manual
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NMEA 0183 Setup-enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for most AIS receivers. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup. 2. • If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are not ... or output of the Shoreline Distance setting. Select the NMEA 0183 output sentence to the default setting. NMEA 2000 Setup NOTE: The GPSMAP 431/431s and GPSMAP 531/531s are too wide, from the Home screen, select Configure > Communications. Serial Port 2-configures the input/output format for serial...
NMEA 0183 Setup-enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for most AIS receivers. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup. 2. • If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are not ... or output of the Shoreline Distance setting. Select the NMEA 0183 output sentence to the default setting. NMEA 2000 Setup NOTE: The GPSMAP 431/431s and GPSMAP 531/531s are too wide, from the Home screen, select Configure > Communications. Serial Port 2-configures the input/output format for serial...
Owner's Manual
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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 use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to view a chart and sonar in a split screen...MapSource®, update to the most-current version of MapSource by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 7 Note: Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Fishing charts are available only if you use sonar features. • Chart/...
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 use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to view a chart and sonar in a split screen...MapSource®, update to the most-current version of MapSource by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 7 Note: Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Fishing charts are available only if you use sonar features. • Chart/...
Owner's Manual
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Sonar Cone (only available if sonar is present)-displays suspended targets (such as a GPSMAP 430s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet. Using Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an... the area covered by red, green, and yellow spheres. Data Bars-show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailing numbers (page 9). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Targets are indicated by your transducer on or off to adjust the view. Red indicates the largest targets and green...
Sonar Cone (only available if sonar is present)-displays suspended targets (such as a GPSMAP 430s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet. Using Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an... the area covered by red, green, and yellow spheres. Data Bars-show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailing numbers (page 9). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Targets are indicated by your transducer on or off to adjust the view. Red indicates the largest targets and green...
Owner's Manual
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...information. Heading-sets the reference used in a route that you to the next leg. 42 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Do not change navigation preferences, from the Home screen, select...> Preferences > Language and then select the language. Configuring the Chartplotter Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a map or chart that specifies a different map datum. ...(000º). • User Magnetic-allows you transition to set the time zone you are using a Garmin sounder module to Auto. • DST (Daylight Saving Time)-select Off, On, or Auto. Time-set ...
...information. Heading-sets the reference used in a route that you to the next leg. 42 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Do not change navigation preferences, from the Home screen, select...> Preferences > Language and then select the language. Configuring the Chartplotter Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a map or chart that specifies a different map datum. ...(000º). • User Magnetic-allows you transition to set the time zone you are using a Garmin sounder module to Auto. • DST (Daylight Saving Time)-select Off, On, or Auto. Time-set ...
Owner's Manual
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...Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Farthest. • If the turns in step 6, review the placement of standard 0183 data for sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings. 44 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Serial Port 1-configures the input/output format for serial port 1 to use when connecting your ...placement of the Auto Guidance line is too close to external NMEA devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices. NMEA 0183 Setup-enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for most AIS receivers. Proceed to step 9. • If the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select MENU > ...
...Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Farthest. • If the turns in step 6, review the placement of standard 0183 data for sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings. 44 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Serial Port 1-configures the input/output format for serial port 1 to use when connecting your ...placement of the Auto Guidance line is too close to external NMEA devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices. NMEA 0183 Setup-enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for most AIS receivers. Proceed to step 9. • If the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select MENU > ...
Owner's Manual
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...whether you are within a specified distance or time from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. NMEA 2000 Devices-lists the NMEA 2000 devices on time to arrival or distance to disable arrival alarms. • Activation... all alarms are met. Select an alarm. 4. Specify alarm information. Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545 (including "s" models) are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the CANet devices on the alarm. 5. From the Home...
...whether you are within a specified distance or time from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. NMEA 2000 Devices-lists the NMEA 2000 devices on time to arrival or distance to disable arrival alarms. • Activation... all alarms are met. Select an alarm. 4. Specify alarm information. Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545 (including "s" models) are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the CANet devices on the alarm. 5. From the Home...
Owner's Manual
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...alarm for the clock alarm to work. The unit must be on for large fish only. 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using the system (GPS) clock. Fish-set an alarm to sound when the unit detects a suspended target of minutes ... alarm should sound. Anchor Drag-set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than the specified value. Clock-set an alarm using a Garmin sounder module to configure sonar alarms. Shallow Water-set an alarm to sound when the battery reaches a specified low voltage. Battery-set an alarm to ...
...alarm for the clock alarm to work. The unit must be on for large fish only. 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using the system (GPS) clock. Fish-set an alarm to sound when the unit detects a suspended target of minutes ... alarm should sound. Anchor Drag-set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than the specified value. Clock-set an alarm using a Garmin sounder module to configure sonar alarms. Shallow Water-set an alarm to sound when the battery reaches a specified low voltage. Battery-set an alarm to ...