Installation Instructions
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...the operation of the boat. Case: Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic alloy, waterproof to a different location. Update Rate: 1/second, continuous GPS Accuracy: Position: If the sonar appears to eliminate the degradation. 4. Caution: When adjusting the depth of 4,096 colors. Specifications Physical ...lb. (560 g) 500 Series: 1.75 lb. (800 g) Display: GPSMAP 420/421/430/431/440/441/450/451 (s): 4.0 in small increments. Temp. GPSMAP 526/536/546/556 (s): High-sensitivity 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver. below the transom of the sonar. Placing the transducer too deep can ...
...the operation of the boat. Case: Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic alloy, waterproof to a different location. Update Rate: 1/second, continuous GPS Accuracy: Position: If the sonar appears to eliminate the degradation. 4. Caution: When adjusting the depth of 4,096 colors. Specifications Physical ...lb. (560 g) 500 Series: 1.75 lb. (800 g) Display: GPSMAP 420/421/430/431/440/441/450/451 (s): 4.0 in small increments. Temp. GPSMAP 526/536/546/556 (s): High-sensitivity 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable receiver. below the transom of the sonar. Placing the transducer too deep can ...
Quick Reference Guide
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... configuration options; Map pointer As you move the map pointer, you select Use Waypoint List, select the first waypoint on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. Using Routes and Tracks To create a route from your manual setting. Select Navigate To...adjust the backlight and the day and night modes. Adjusting the Display Settings To adjust the backlight: 1. Home Screen Please visit www.garmin.com for product warnings and other areas on the Navigation Chart Use the Rocker to other important information. Select Use Chart or Use ...
... configuration options; Map pointer As you move the map pointer, you select Use Waypoint List, select the first waypoint on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. Using Routes and Tracks To create a route from your manual setting. Select Navigate To...adjust the backlight and the day and night modes. Adjusting the Display Settings To adjust the backlight: 1. Home Screen Please visit www.garmin.com for product warnings and other areas on the Navigation Chart Use the Rocker to other important information. Select Use Chart or Use ...
Owner's Manual
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For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at your current location. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual ROCKER-Press to adjust the ...to zoom in simulator mode. Warning Do not try to navigate using simulator mode, because the GPS receiver is turned off for use indoors or for practice. Press to page up or down on or off... RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME POWER/BACKLIGHT-Press and hold to turn on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. MARK-Press to adjust the range of actual satellite ...
For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at your current location. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual ROCKER-Press to adjust the ...to zoom in simulator mode. Warning Do not try to navigate using simulator mode, because the GPS receiver is turned off for use indoors or for practice. Press to page up or down on or off... RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME POWER/BACKLIGHT-Press and hold to turn on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. MARK-Press to adjust the range of actual satellite ...
Owner's Manual
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... the Range of the Close Hauled Wind Gauge You can specify the source of the close hauled wind gauge for the selected station. 42 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Set the maximum and minimum angle values that appear when the downwind close hauled wind gauge appears. •...appears. Select the left and right arrows on the wind gauge. Viewing Tide-station Information 1. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a heading (or magnetic) sensor, and GPS heading data is shown. • Select Change Date > Manual to view the Tide Prediction Report for both the upwind scale...
... the Range of the Close Hauled Wind Gauge You can specify the source of the close hauled wind gauge for the selected station. 42 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Set the maximum and minimum angle values that appear when the downwind close hauled wind gauge appears. •...appears. Select the left and right arrows on the wind gauge. Viewing Tide-station Information 1. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a heading (or magnetic) sensor, and GPS heading data is shown. • Select Change Date > Manual to view the Tide Prediction Report for both the upwind scale...
Owner's Manual
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... individually define units of system events. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or have a built-in Europe) on...WAAS/EGNOS can provide more-accurate 48 GPS position information. The speed filter averages the speed of your chartplotter. System Information-view system information and reset factory settings. A Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to ...Chartplotter Configuring the Chartplotter Use the Configure screen to view depth and water temperature information. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Auto Power-turn Simulator mode (page 5) on or off with a ...
... individually define units of system events. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or have a built-in Europe) on...WAAS/EGNOS can provide more-accurate 48 GPS position information. The speed filter averages the speed of your chartplotter. System Information-view system information and reset factory settings. A Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to ...Chartplotter Configuring the Chartplotter Use the Configure screen to view depth and water temperature information. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Auto Power-turn Simulator mode (page 5) on or off with a ...
Owner's Manual
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...or time from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > System. GPS Accuracy-set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than the ... value. Deep Water-set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the specified value. Off Course-set...; Type-select whether you exceed a specified drift distance. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or have Activation set to Distance, select Change Distance to...is greater than the specified value. Clock-set an alarm using the system (GPS) clock. Setting Navigation Alarms To set a navigation alarm from the Home screen...
...or time from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > System. GPS Accuracy-set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than the ... value. Deep Water-set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the specified value. Off Course-set...; Type-select whether you exceed a specified drift distance. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or have Activation set to Distance, select Change Distance to...is greater than the specified value. Clock-set an alarm using the system (GPS) clock. Setting Navigation Alarms To set a navigation alarm from the Home screen...
Owner's Manual
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... details to your radio. The chartplotter can transfer your GPS position to the man-overboard point. When you to navigate to your Garmin VHF radio. NMEA 0183 NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA Garmin NMEA VHF Radio VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio 2000 VHF Radio X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 63 Using Digital Selective ...VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Feature The chartplotter can track the positions of vessels sending position reports. The chartplotter can receive DSC distress and position information from the radio.
... details to your radio. The chartplotter can transfer your GPS position to the man-overboard point. When you to navigate to your Garmin VHF radio. NMEA 0183 NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA Garmin NMEA VHF Radio VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio 2000 VHF Radio X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 63 Using Digital Selective ...VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Feature The chartplotter can track the positions of vessels sending position reports. The chartplotter can receive DSC distress and position information from the radio.
Owner's Manual
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Appendix Acquisition Times: (Average acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky) 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 Cold:** Approximately 38 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, or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks. GPS Accuracy: Position:
Appendix Acquisition Times: (Average acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky) 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 Cold:** Approximately 38 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, or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks. GPS Accuracy: Position:
Owner's Manual
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... to return to turn on a chart. When the unit acquires satellite signals, the signal strength bars at your current location. Using the Keypad GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME Getting Started POWER/BACKLIGHT-Press and hold to the Home screen...Press to mark a waypoint at the top of the sonar, to zoom in or out on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals When you turn the unit on lists. Press and release to zoom in or out on a chart...
... to return to turn on a chart. When the unit acquires satellite signals, the signal strength bars at your current location. Using the Keypad GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME Getting Started POWER/BACKLIGHT-Press and hold to the Home screen...Press to mark a waypoint at the top of the sonar, to zoom in or out on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals When you turn the unit on lists. Press and release to zoom in or out on a chart...
Owner's Manual
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...map data information. To insert the SD card, open the access door and press the SD card in until it from the chartplotter. 6 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual From the Home screen select Configure > System > Simulator. 2. You may need this information to update the system... a computer (page 38). Getting Started For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. The unit does not track satellites in again and release it to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS receiver is located on Simulator mode: 1. Inserting and Removing SD Cards...
...map data information. To insert the SD card, open the access door and press the SD card in until it from the chartplotter. 6 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual From the Home screen select Configure > System > Simulator. 2. You may need this information to update the system... a computer (page 38). Getting Started For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. The unit does not track satellites in again and release it to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS receiver is located on Simulator mode: 1. Inserting and Removing SD Cards...
Owner's Manual
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.... 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. GPS Accuracy-set an alarm to sound when... reports a temperature that the alarm should sound. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using the system (GPS) clock. Use the Rocker to sound when the depth is greater than the...an alarm for medium and large fish only. -sounds an alarm for large fish only. 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Anchor Drag-set an alarm to sound when you have Activation set...
.... 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. GPS Accuracy-set an alarm to sound when... reports a temperature that the alarm should sound. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using the system (GPS) clock. Use the Rocker to sound when the depth is greater than the...an alarm for medium and large fish only. -sounds an alarm for large fish only. 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Anchor Drag-set an alarm to sound when you have Activation set...
Owner's Manual
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... (DSC) Using Digital Selective Calling Using the Chartplotter with DSC calls. The chartplotter can receive DSC distress and position information from your radio is capable, GPS position information is transmitted with a VHF Radio The following table indicates the features that are...overboard distress call details to your Garmin VHF radio. Quickly set up and send individual routine call from the radio. NMEA 0183 NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA Garmin NMEA VHF Radio VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio 2000 VHF Radio X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...
... (DSC) Using Digital Selective Calling Using the Chartplotter with DSC calls. The chartplotter can receive DSC distress and position information from your radio is capable, GPS position information is transmitted with a VHF Radio The following table indicates the features that are...overboard distress call details to your Garmin VHF radio. Quickly set up and send individual routine call from the radio. NMEA 0183 NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA Garmin NMEA VHF Radio VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio 2000 VHF Radio X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual...
Owner's Manual
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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...
... 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...