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...Chart," you should highlight Charts, and Introduction press SELECT. Quick Links • Turning the Unit On or Off: page 3. • Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. • Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6. • Restoring Factory Settings: page 6. • Using the... again. 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 •...
...Chart," you should highlight Charts, and Introduction press SELECT. Quick Links • Turning the Unit On or Off: page 3. • Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. • Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6. • Restoring Factory Settings: page 6. • Using the... again. 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 •...
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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
Owner's Manual
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If a water speed wheel is available only on the GPSMAP 535, 536, 545, and 546). Adjusting the Backlight 1. Select Backlight. 3. To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on the Rocker to switch between Day mode and Night ... receiving NMEA sonar depth data. Press and release the Power key. 2. Press and release the Power key. 2. Press left or right on ambient light, select Auto Backlight (automatic backlight is detected, a message will sound if an AIS vessel nears your boat (page 49). To switch between modes. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...
If a water speed wheel is available only on the GPSMAP 535, 536, 545, and 546). Adjusting the Backlight 1. Select Backlight. 3. To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on the Rocker to switch between Day mode and Night ... receiving NMEA sonar depth data. Press and release the Power key. 2. Press and release the Power key. 2. Press left or right on ambient light, select Auto Backlight (automatic backlight is detected, a message will sound if an AIS vessel nears your boat (page 49). To switch between modes. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual
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Select Move. 5. Press SELECT to save the new location, or press MENU to 1,500 waypoints (3,000 waypoints for models GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models) with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for the waypoint you want to edit.... as a waypoint. 3. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. 2. Select Create Waypoint. Where To? Select Edit Waypoint. 4. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 29 To view a list of all waypoints: From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints. To create a new waypoint: ...
Select Move. 5. Press SELECT to save the new location, or press MENU to 1,500 waypoints (3,000 waypoints for models GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models) with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for the waypoint you want to edit.... as a waypoint. 3. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. 2. Select Create Waypoint. Where To? Select Edit Waypoint. 4. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 29 To view a list of all waypoints: From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints. To create a new waypoint: ...
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... To create a route in the vicinity.) Creating and Using Routes You can create and store up to 20 routes (100 routes for models GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models), with up to delete. 3. If you want to make the last turn and press SELECT. OR From the Home ...turn toward your present location: 1. Select Review > Delete (The Review button is only shown when more than one waypoint is complete. 30 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Select Navigate To > Route To. 3. Repeat this step to select the location at which you select Use Waypoint List, select the first ...
... To create a route in the vicinity.) Creating and Using Routes You can create and store up to 20 routes (100 routes for models GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models), with up to delete. 3. If you want to make the last turn and press SELECT. OR From the Home ...turn toward your present location: 1. Select Review > Delete (The Review button is only shown when more than one waypoint is complete. 30 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Select Navigate To > Route To. 3. Repeat this step to select the location at which you select Use Waypoint List, select the first ...
Owner's Manual
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...Manual 39 Viewing Information To back up data to create a new file. To restore backup data to your chartplotter to a computer. 5. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Network. 3. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Save To Card. From Windows® Explorer, open the Garmin...is NMEA 2000 compatible, select Card instead of the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s 2. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the computer. Copy the ...
...Manual 39 Viewing Information To back up data to create a new file. To restore backup data to your chartplotter to a computer. 5. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Network. 3. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Save To Card. From Windows® Explorer, open the Garmin...is NMEA 2000 compatible, select Card instead of the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s 2. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the computer. Copy the ...
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...GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models)-turn on whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is turned off . GPS-view GPS satellites. • Skyview-view the GPS satellite constellation. • WAAS/EGNOS-toggle WAAS (in North America) or EGNOS GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...same time: Statute (mh, ft, ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), Nautical (kt, ft, ºF), or Custom. A Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to use this feature to individually define units of measure for smoother speed values. System Information-view system ...
...GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including "s" models)-turn on whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is turned off . GPS-view GPS satellites. • Skyview-view the GPS satellite constellation. • WAAS/EGNOS-toggle WAAS (in North America) or EGNOS GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...same time: Statute (mh, ft, ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), Nautical (kt, ft, ºF), or Custom. A Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to use this feature to individually define units of measure for smoother speed values. System Information-view system ...
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...following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the CANet devices on your network. Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545...your network. Select an alarm category. 3. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. To set the unit to arrival. 45 To enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences:... IDs-determine how the unit identifies waypoint identifiers (Names or Numbers). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Setting Alarms You can set an alarm: 1. Select...
...following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the CANet devices on your network. Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545...your network. Select an alarm category. 3. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. To set the unit to arrival. 45 To enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences:... IDs-determine how the unit identifies waypoint identifiers (Names or Numbers). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Setting Alarms You can set an alarm: 1. Select...
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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 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 or beam width 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 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 or beam width Full Screen Range 50 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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..., 320 × 240 pixels. 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 GPSMAP 530/531/540/541: 5.0 in . GPSMAP 430/430s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 545/545s High-sensitivity...
..., 320 × 240 pixels. 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 GPSMAP 530/531/540/541: 5.0 in . GPSMAP 430/430s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 545/545s High-sensitivity...
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... 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:* Approximately 15 seconds... has moved by more than about 500 mi. (800 km) since it was turned off, or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks. GPS Accuracy: Position:
... 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:* Approximately 15 seconds... has moved by more than about 500 mi. (800 km) since it was turned off, or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks. GPS Accuracy: Position:
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...Garmin, their data suppliers, service providers, marketing/distribution, software or Internet partners or hardware manufacturers be relied upon as is provided "as safety-critical in the transmission or reception of the Services. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU AND ANY OTHER PERSONS GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual... GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions. Appendix NMEA 2000 The following GPSMAP 400 and GPSMAP 500 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified and can receive data from use of the Services. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s To...
...Garmin, their data suppliers, service providers, marketing/distribution, software or Internet partners or hardware manufacturers be relied upon as is provided "as safety-critical in the transmission or reception of the Services. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU AND ANY OTHER PERSONS GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual... GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions. Appendix NMEA 2000 The following GPSMAP 400 and GPSMAP 500 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified and can receive data from use of the Services. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s To...