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Garmin GPSMAP 440 User's Manual

1. 2 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Data Transfer gt Copy Built In Map to copy the maps loaded onto your chartplotter to the SD card To transfer data to or from a NMEA 2000 network 1 Connect the unit to a NMEA 2000 network Refer to the GPSMAP 400 500 Installation Instructions 35 Viewing Information Only the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible GPSMAP 441 441s GPSMAP 536 536s GPSMAP 541 541s GPSMAP 546 546s 2 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Data Transfer gt Network 3 Complete one of the following e Select Clone User Data to transfer waypoints routes and tracks to other chartplotters connected to the network Existing data is overwritten on those chartplotters e Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all the chartplotters connected to the network Unique data is combined with existing data on every chartplotter To back up data to a computer 1 Insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the unit 2 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Data Transfer gt Save To Card 3 Complete one of the following s Select the file name from the list e Select Add New File to create a new file Enter the file name using the Rocker and press Select 5 Remove the SD card from the unit and insert it into an SD card reader attached to a computer 36 6 From Windows Explorer open the Garmin UserData
2. To view forecast information for another location Use the Rocker to pan the screen until the screen displays the location you want GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 59 Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding City Forecasts City forecasts appear as standard weather symbols The forecast is viewed in 12 hour increments for the next 48 hours Forecast 6 Hrs PRESSURE Viewing Fishing Information The Fishing view contains current water temperature surface pressure conditions and fishing forecasts From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Fishing 60 Understanding Surface Pressure This feature shows pressure isobars and pressure centers The isobars connect points of equal pressure Pressure readings can help determine weather and wind conditions in an area High pressure areas are generally associated with fair weather Low pressure areas are generally associated with clouds and the chance of precipitation Isobars packed closely together show a strong pressure gradient Strong pressure gradients are associated with areas of stronger winds Pressure units are shown in Millibars mb Inches of Mercury in and Hectopascals hPa Understanding Water Temperature Data The Water Temperature feature indicates the water s surface temperature as indicated by the legend on the left of the screen The temperature breaks are indicated by isotherm lines GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual
3. object information accessing 12 odometer 32 Other Vessels 44 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Pause Sonar 48 Perspective 3D 15 photos 12 physical specifications 64 Points of Interest POI 14 21 29 Position Format 39 position tracking 52 Posn Precision 40 Power Backlight key 5 power source 65 product registration iv Q quick links 1 R radio 50 Range sonar 48 Range keys 5 Range Rings 16 18 registering your product iv restoring factory settings 6 Rocker key 5 Roses 12 routes creating 26 deleting 27 editing 27 labels 39 viewing 34 route to 23 S safe zone settings 44 Safe Depth 18 39 Safe Height 40 Safety Shading 14 satellite imagery enabling 19 Save To Card 35 36 38 screenshots 69 scroll speed 47 SD cards inserting 6 removing 6 sea conditions 61 SELECT key 5 Serial Port setup 40 Service Points 12 3 settings alarms 41 chart 12 communications 40 fish eye 3D 18 initializing 3 language 39 navigation preferences 39 system 38 units of measure 38 Shoreline Distance 40 simulator 38 mode 6 Skyview 38 software license agreement 71 software version 38 sonar advanced settings 48 cone 18 full screen 45 scroll speed 47 setting up 47 48 setup 47 specifications 65 split frequency 45 split zoom 46 temperature log 46 specifications 64 Speed Filter 38 Speed Sources 39 4 Split Frequency 45 Split Zoom 46 spot depths 14 storm cells 57 Surface Noise 48 surface press
4. Metric or Nautical Getting Started Minimum Safe Depth select the minimum safe depth for your boat Refer to your boat specifications for more information Shallow Water Alarm only available if you are receiving NMEA sonar depth data Select Yes or No Minimum Overhead Clearance select the minimum overhead clearance for your boat Refer to your boat specifications for more information AIS Alarm Range select the distance in which an alarm will sound if an AIS vessel nears your boat page 44 AIS Alarm Time To select the time within which an alarm will sound if an AIS vessel is on track to intersect the Safe Zone around your boat page 44 If a water speed wheel is detected a message will ask if you want to calibrate it now Select Yes or No Adjusting the Backlight 1 Press and release the C Power key 2 Select Backlight 3 Press left or right on the Rocker to manually adjust the backlight NOTE Press the Power key repeatedly to cycle between maximum backlight minimum backlight and your manual setting 4 To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light select Auto Backlight automatic backlight is available only on the GPSMAP 535 536 545 and 546 To switch between Day mode and Night mode 1 Press and release the C Power key 2 Select Color Mode 3 Press left or right on the Rocker to switch between modes GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Gett
5. Using XM WX Weather and Audio Fishing Info 8 Viewing Sea Conditions p Ma D Sea Conditions provide surface conditions including winds wave PRESSURE F I height wave period and wave direction To view sea conditions 6 from the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Sea Conditions Understanding Surface Winds Wind barbs indicate from which direction the wind is coming The wind barb is a circle with a tail Wind speed is indicated by the different combination of flags that are attached to the tail Wind Direction Qa Viewing Fish Forecasting cam Q Lalaina O77 This feature shows areas that contain optimal weather conditions for 5 knots 20 knots OTT specific species of fish 10 knots O 50 knots O 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Fishing gt MENU gt Fish Species 2 Select a species of fish Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing Understanding Wave Height areas The Wave Height feature shows wave heights The wave heights for an area are shown in color intensities GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 61 Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Wave Period Viewing Visibility Information The Wave Period feature provides the time in seconds between Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be successive waves seen at the surface as indicated by the legend on the left of the screen Contour lines on the Visibility feature show the forecasted
6. 2 Select the track you want to edit or delete 3 Select Edit Track to change the name or color of the track or select Delete to delete the track To save the active track To set active Track Options 1 From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D select MENU gt From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D select MENU gt Waypoints amp Tracks gt Active Tracks gt Save Active Track Waypoints amp Tracks gt Active Track gt Active Track Options 28 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Where To Record Mode select Off Fill or Wrap Off does not record a track log Fill records a track log until the track memory is full Wrap continuously records the track log replacing the oldest track data with new data Record Interval defines the frequency at which the track plot is recorded Recording more frequent plots 1s more accurate but fills the track log faster Interval sets whether the interval is determined by distance time or resolution Select Change to set the value Distance records the track based on a distance between points Time trecords the track based on a time interval Resolution records the track plot based on a variance from your course This setting is recommended for the most efficient use of memory The distance value Change is the maximum error allowed from the true course before recording a track point Change sets the value of the interval Track Color sets the colo
7. 31 antenna Power Data GPSMAP 430x 440x GPSMAP 430 431 440 531 2 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Turning the Unit On or Off To turn on the unit press and release the Power key When the Warning screen appears select I Agree to view the Home screen NOTE The first time you turn on your unit you must configure the initial settings See Initializing Unit Settings To turn off the unit press and hold the Power key Home Screen GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Getting Started Initializing Unit Settings The first time you turn on your unit you must configure the initial settings NOTE You can change these settings later using the Configure screen page 6 Language select the language to display on your screen Welcome select OK Store Demonstration select NO This option is only available the first time the unit is turned on NMEA Devices if you have NMEA 0183 devices connected to a serial port specify which ports are connected AIS Receiver is not available T you select None for NMEA Devices Select Yes if one of the devices connected to a serial port is an AIS automatic identification system receiver Position Format specify the coordinate system to use for location readings Time Format specify whether you want the time shown in a 12 hour 24 hour or UTC Universal Time Coordinated format System Units specify units for on screen measurements as Statute
8. Turned Off there is not a transducer attached there is a bad cable or transducer or the transducer cable was disconnected If the transducer cable is removed while the unit 1s on reconnect and cycle power Transfer Complete the unit has finished uploading or downloading information to the connected device User Card Not Found Please Insert Card attempted to transfer user data without an SD card containing user data being present in the SD card slot Warning Auto guidance route starting and ending position moved due to safe depth settings the auto guidance route was calculated but the starting and ending positions were moved because of safe depth settings Water Speed Sensor Is Not Working the speed sensor is not detected Check the connections Water Temperature Alarm sonar has reported a temperature above below inside or outside the specified values GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Waypoint Already Exists you entered a waypoint name that already exists in memory Modify the waypoint name or delete the existing waypoint Waypoint Memory Full you have used all 1 500 waypoints available Delete unwanted waypoints to make space for new entries Capturing Screenshots You can capture a screenshot of any screen displayed on your unit as a bitmap bmp file and then transfer it to your computer To capture screenshots 1 Insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the unit 2 Select Conf
9. accurate 38 GPS position information However when using WAAS or EGNOS the device takes longer to acquire satellites e Speed Filter select On Off or Auto The speed filter averages the speed of your boat over a short period of time for smoother speed values System Information view system information and reset factory settings The Save to Card button is provided as a troubleshooting tool a Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to use this feature to retrieve data about your chartplotter Event Log displays a list of system events Select the event to view additional information Configuring Units of Measure To change units of measure from the Home screen select Configure gt Preferences gt Units System Units global setting that defines individual units of measure at the same time Statute mh ft F Metric kh m C Nautical Kt ft F or Custom Select Custom to individually define units of measure for depth temperature distance speed elevation volume and pressure NOTE You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder module to view depth and water temperature information GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Heading sets the reference used in calculating heading information s Auto Magnetic automatically sets the magnetic declination for your location e True sets true north as the heading reference e Grid sets grid north as the heading refe
10. chart 18 Navigation chart 9 perspective 3D chart 16 sonar 48 data transfer 34 Declaration of Conformity iv delete a waypoint 26 depth line 49 depth waypoint 48 detail 13 Display 38 Distress Calls 51 DSC 44 50 contact 51 list 51 E edit a route 27 edit existing waypoint 25 EGNOS 38 factory settings restoring 6 fish eye 3D 18 settings 18 fishing chart 19 fishing information 60 Fish Symbols 18 47 forecast information 59 frequency 48 Fuel Capacity 44 fuel gauges 32 full screen sonar 45 fuse 65 G gain 48 Garmin Data Transfer 40 gauges fuel 32 go to 23 GPS 5 38 65 Grid North 39 guide to 23 H Hazard Colors 17 heading 39 Heading Line 14 Head Up 13 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual high pressure center 59 HOME key 5 hurricane information 58 ID number 6 K keel offset 43 keypad 5 L Lane Width 16 18 Language 39 lightning information 57 low pressure center 59 man overboard 25 52 map datum 39 MapSource data 34 mariner s eye 3D colors 17 mark current location 25 MENU key 5 messages 66 move a waypoint 25 My Boat 43 Navaid Type 14 Navigate To 10 24 26 27 53 Navigation Alarms 41 navigation charts 8 navigation preferences 39 New Waypoint 15 NEXRAD 56 NMEA 0183 Setup 40 NMEA 2000 Setup 41 NMEA High Speed 40 NMEA Standard 40 north grid 39 magnetic 39 true 39 north up 13 No Zoom 49 numbers customizing 31 overlay numbers 10 viewing 31 O
11. chartplotter has a worldwide map and a built in detailed map of US inland lakes or BlueChart g2 cartography for either the USA shoreline or a specific country e Navigation Chart displays all relevant navigation data available on your preloaded maps including buoys lights cables depth soundings marinas and tide stations in an overhead view e Perspective 3D provides a view from above and behind the boat according to your course and provides a visual navigation aid e Split Navigation Chart displays two different zoom levels of the Navigation chart at the same time Fishing charts Fish Eye 3D and Mariner s Eye 3D views are available when using optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards e Fishing Chart provides a view of the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational data This chart works well for offshore deep sea fishing e Fish Eye 3D provides an underwater 3D view that visually represents the sea floor according to the information on the chart e Mariner s Eye 3D provides a view from above and behind the boat as a three dimensional navigation aid The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner s Eye 3D is more detailed than the preloaded data Using the Navigation Chart Use the Navigation chart to plan your course to view map information and as a navigational aid To access a Navigation chart from the Home screen select Charts gt Navigation Chart Your boat h ke 7 Expo
12. folder on the SD card 7 Copy the appropriate ADM file on the card and paste it to any location on the computer To restore backup data to your chartplotter 1 Copy the appropriate ADM file from the computer to an SD card in the Garmin UserData folder 2 Insert the SD card into your chartplotter 3 From the Home screen on your chartplotter select Information gt User Data gt Data Transfer gt Replace From Card To delete all waypoints routes and tracks 1 From the Home screen on your chartplotter select Information gt User Data gt Clear User Data 2 Select Waypoints Routes Saved Tracks or All 3 Select OK to delete the data Viewing Other Vessels To view information about other boats from the Home screen select Information gt Other Vessels NOTE To view information about other boats your unit must be connected to an external AIS Automatic Identification System or DSC Digital Selective Calling device See page 50 for more information GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Viewing Information AIS List view information about all of the boats your unit is monitoring The AIS list shows the MMSIs or if the boat is broadcasting it names of the AIS boats and is sorted by range The boat nearest to your boat appears at the top of the list DSC List view the 100 most recent calls The DSC List shows the most recent call from a boat If a second call is received from the same boat it rep
13. gt DSC gt DSC List 2 Select the station to call from the list 3 Select Review gt Call with Radio 4 Select Send to send the information about the call to the radio 5 On your Garmin VHF radio select Call Calling an AIS Target When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000 compatible radio you can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call to an AIS target For more information on selecting a channel other than the default channel Channel 72 see page 53 To make an individual routine call to an AIS target 1 While viewing a chart use the Rocker to select an AIS target A 2 Select AIS Vessel gt Call with Radio 3 Select Send to send the information about the call to the radio 4 On your Garmin VHF radio select Call 54 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio In order to use XM weather and audio you must have a Garmin XM WX receiver such as a GXM 31 or GXM 51 and an activated XM subscription Visit http www8 garmin com xm for more information To connect the XM antenna and receiver and for subscription instructions refer to the manual for your XM equipment If you do not have a receiver and a subscription to XM WX Satellite Weather the weather features described in this section work only when the chartplotter is in Simulator mode Simulator mode does not provide live weather data Using XM WX Weather The Garmin XM re
14. if the unit 1s connected to a compatible marine wind sensor GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Weather sets up and displays various weather parameters including precipitation NEXRAD cloud cover visibility WX buoys and the weather legend Sea temperature and fish species can be displayed on the Fishing chart page 19 The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter 1s connected to a weather module and you have an XM subscription See page 55 for additional information NOTE If Weather is set to Off none of the weather options will be visible on the chart GPS Heading Wind direction indicator Compass rose Positia J N 25 28 322 L 71965 WO80 09 650 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Charts Changing the Chart Appearance From the Home screen select Charts gt Navigation Chart gt MENU gt Chart Setup gt Chart Appearance Orientation changes the perspective of the map display e North Up sets the top of the map display to a north heading s Head Up sets the map display to the current track heading e Course Up sets the map so the direction of navigation is always up The heading line appears vertically on the screen if shown Detail adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different zoom levels Using Charts Press lefton Press right on the Rocker to the Rocker to decrease map increase map detail detail Headi
15. kW 1 500 ft 457 m dual frequency 900 ft 274 m dual beam 1 kW transducers are supported by the GPSMAP 535s 536s 545s 546s units only Depth capacity is dependent on water salinity bottom type and other water conditions 65 Appendix Alarms and Messages The unit uses an on screen message system to alert you to unit operating characteristics When a message appears press Menu to acknowledge the message Accuracy Alarm the GPS accuracy has fallen outside of the user set value AIS Dangerous Target shows the MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity of the dangerous target Alarm Clock the alarm clock has sounded Anchor Drag Alarm you have drifted out of the specified distance range Antenna Input is Shorted a part of the antenna wiring is crimped broken or contacting the chassis Arriving At Waypoint Name you arrived at the destination waypoint You can Stop Navigation when this message appears Battery Alarm battery voltage has fallen below the value entered in the Battery Alarm setup Battery Voltage Is Too High too much input voltage the unit shuts off in 10 seconds Decrease the input voltage to 35 Vdc or less 66 Boat Is Not Moving Fast Enough to Calibrate the boat is not moving fast enough for the speed wheel to provide a valid speed Can t Read User Card error reading card remove and reinsert Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support if the problem persi
16. preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card 24 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Creating and Using Waypoints You can store up 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 each waypoint To create a new waypoint 1 From the Home screen select Charts gt Navigation Chart 2 Use the map pointer Ye to select the location you want to designate as a waypoint 3 Press Select 4 Select Create Waypoint To mark your current location as a waypoint From any screen press the Mark key e Edit Waypoint designate a specific name symbol water depth or water temperature e Delete deletes the waypoint e Man Overboard designates the current location as a Man Overboard location e Right or Left Arrow switches between waypoint information and the Navigation chart NOTE Selecting Mark creates a waypoint only at your present location GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Where To To edit an existing waypoint 1 From the Navigation chart use the map pointer amp to highlight the waypoint on the Navigation chart OR From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Waypoints 2 Select the waypoint you want to edit 3 Select Edit Waypoint 4 Select the waypoint attribute you want to change Name Symbol Depth Water Temp Comment or Position T
17. total fuel in your tanks s Fuel Economy select either GPS Speed or Water Speed using data from a speed wheel for the fuel economy Back cD Select Change Date gt Manual to view tide information for a ala different date eam Select Show Report to view the Tide Prediction Report for the Viewing Tide station Information E CRON se ri oe use a BlueChart g2 Vision card to view Tide Viewing Current Information eh anaes nero Use the Current Prediction screen to view information for currents 1 Select Inf tion gt Tides amp C ts gt Tides ns Kia w bs 7 l NOTE You must use a BlueChart g2 Vision card to view Tide 2 Select a tide station Tide station information is shown L station information 1 Select Information gt Tides amp Currents gt Currents 2 Select a current station Current station information is shown 33 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Viewing Information Current Prediction 45 1 Viewing User Data Caesar Grok To view user data from the Home screen select Information gt User Data TO cE Flood 00 16 Slack 03 00 3A Waypoints view a list of all saved waypoints page 15 Routes view a list of saved routes page 26 Tracks view a list of saved tracks page 27 Data Transfer transfer waypoints routes and tracks to and from an SD card or network FER aD Clear User Data erase all user waypoints routes and tracks To copy or
18. when you are off course by a specified distance 41 Configuring the Chartplotter Setting System Alarms To set a system alarm from the Home screen select Configure gt Alarms gt System Clock set an alarm using the system GPS clock The unit must be on for the clock alarm to work Battery set an alarm to sound when the battery reaches a specified low voltage GPS Accuracy set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the specified value Setting Sonar Alarms To set a sonar alarm from the Home screen select Configure gt Alarms gt Sonar NOTE You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder module to configure sonar alarms Shallow Water set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than the specified value Deep Water set an alarm to sound when the depth is greater than the specified value 42 Water Temp set an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that is 2 F 1 1 C above or below the specified temperature Fish set an alarm to sound when the unit detects a suspended target of the specified symbols CD sounas an alarm for all fish sizes D sounds an alarm for medium and large fish only D i an alarm for large fish only Setting Weather Alarms NOTE You must have a subscription to XM WX Weather and a connected Garmin XM WX weather receiver to view weather information page 55 1 From the Home screen select Co
19. 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio a Tornado Warning Understanding Fronts The Fronts show lines indicating the leading edge of an air mass yy Severe Thunderstorm Warning This feature also shows pressure centers One COl Front 7 Flood Warning 2 0 8 Warm Front pkg Bw Stationary Front i Flash Flood Warning Beet OCClUded Front m ee 0Ugh Viewing Forecast Information Indicates a low pressure center A low pressure center is Forecasts show the weather conditions including fronts and IL an area where the measured pressure is lowest relative to precipitation the surrounding area Moving away from a low pressure center in any horizontal direction results in increased From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Forecast l pressure Winds flow counterclockwise around low To view the forecast for another time period pressure centers in North America 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Indicates a high pressure center A high pressure center is Forecast H an area where the measured pressure is highest relative to 2 Press right on the Rocker to select Next The forecasted the surrounding area Moving away from a high pressure weather for the next 12 hours is shown center in any horizontal direction results in decreased 3 Select Next again to view forecasts for the next 24 36 and 48 pressure Winds flow clockwise around high pressure hours centers in North America
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21. A 0183 or NMEA 2000 your chartplotter alerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call If position information was sent with the distress call that information is also available and recorded with the call The 9 symbol designates a distress call in the DSC List and marks the position of a vessel on the Navigation chart at the time the DSC distress call was sent When you receive a DSC distress call 1 Select Review to view details about the call 2 Complete one of the following e Select Call with Radio to set up an individual routine call with the radio to call the vessel in distress page 53 This option is only available if you are using a Garmin NMEA 2000 compatible VHF radio e Select Edit to edit the vessel name and add a comment If your radio is tracking the position of the vessel select Trail to show or hide the trail line for the vessel and select Trail Line to change the line color Select Clear Report to delete the call report Select Create Waypoint to set a waypoint at the position sent with the distress call 51 Using Digital Selective Calling Man Overboard Distress Calls Initiated Position Tracking from a VHE Radio When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183 you can track vessels that send position reports This feature 1s also available with NMEA 2000 provided that the vessel sends the correct PGN data PGN 129808 DSC Call Information When your Garmin chartp
22. D screen press Menu View selects a fish eye view of fore aft port or starboard 18 Sonar Cone only available if sonar is present turns a cone that shows the area covered by your transducer on or off Fish Symbols only available if sonar is present displays suspended targets such as fish Targets are indicated by red green and yellow spheres Red indicates the largest targets and green indicates the smallest targets Suspended targets Water Speed 16 2 Water Temp 15 0 Fish Eye 3D Tracks turns the track log on or off Data Bars show or hide cruising navigation fishing fuel or sailing numbers page 9 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Fishing Charts Use the Fishing chart for a detailed unobstructed view of the bottom contours on the chart The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card and is best for offshore deep sea fishing From the Home screen select Charts gt Fishing Chart 400 T 370 380 380 360 360 350 330 f h U La 1 2km E TD Depth Water Temp Water Speed FA as 3 42 1 To access additional settings from the Fishing chart press Menu GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Charts Navaids displays navigational aids such as beacons lights and obstructions For settings and options related to Full Screen Map Waypoints amp Tracks Other Vessels and Data B
23. GPSMAP 400 500 series owner s manual Positiot S ZZA K ASAN AGL GARMIN 2009 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries Garmin International Inc Garmin Europe Ltd Garmin Corporation 1200 East 151st Street Liberty House No 68 Jangshu 2 Road Olathe Kansas 66062 USA Hounsdown Business Park Shijr Taipei County Taiwan Tel 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 Southampton Hampshire SO40 9LR UK Tel 886 2 2642 9199 Fax 913 397 8282 Tel 44 0 870 8501241 outside the UK Fax 886 2 2642 9099 0808 2380000 within the UK Fax 44 0 870 8501251 All rights reserved Except as expressly provided herein no part of this manual may be reproduced copied transmitted disseminated downloaded or stored in any storage medium for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto provided that such electronic or printed copy of this manual must contain the complete text of this copyright notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without notice Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or o
24. Only the GPSMAP 430 440 530 540 535 545 including s models are CANet compatible Setting Alarms You can set the unit to sound an audible alarm when certain conditions are met By default all alarms are turned off To set an alarm 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt Alarms Select an alarm category Select an alarm Select On to turn on the alarm O Aa W N Specify alarm information GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Setting Navigation Alarms To set a navigation alarm from the Home screen select Configure gt Alarms gt Navigation Arrival set an alarm to sound when you are within a specified distance or time from a turn or destination waypoint e Type select whether you want arrival alarms to sound only when nearing destinations or when nearing either turns or destinations Select Off to disable arrival alarms e Activation select whether the arrival alarm triggers on time to arrival or distance to arrival e Change Time Change Distance if you have Activation set to Time select Change Time to set the number of minutes before arrival that the alarm should sound If you have Activation set to Distance select Change Distance to set the distance before arrival that the alarm should sound Use the Rocker to change the time or distance Anchor Drag set an alarm to sound when you exceed a specified drift distance Off Course set an alarm to sound
25. RVICE THAT YOU RECEIVED DURING THE SIX 6 MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SPECIFIC EVENT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE APPLICABLE DAMAGE OR LOSS THIS ALLOCATION OF RISK IS REFLECTED IN OUR PRICES YOU MAY HAVE GREATER RIGHTS THAN DESCRIBED ABOVE UNDER YOUR STATE S LAWS GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual This product was developed using DAFIF a product of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency This product has not been endorsed or otherwise approved by the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency or the United States Department of Defense 10 U S C 425 a Under 10 U S C 456 no civil action may be brought against the United States on the basis of the content of a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by either the former Defense Mapping Agency DMA National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIMA or the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency NGA b The DAFIF product is provided as is and no warranty express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose or arising by statute or otherwise in law or from a course of dealing or usage in trade is made by NGA as to the accuracy and functioning of the product c Neither NGA nor its personnel will be liable for any claims losses or damages arising from or connected with the use of this product The user agrees to hold harmless the United States National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Th
26. Understanding Wave Direction change in surface visibility The Wave Direction feature shows the direction in which a wave 19 Visibility Now o Sea Conditions Pact PSC T CMR HOR La a Le To view the forecasted visibility for another time period 1 Press right on the Rocker to select Next The forecasted visibility for the next 12 hours is shown 2 Select Next again to view forecasts for the next 24 and 36 hours 62 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using XM Audio When a Garmin XM receiver is connected to the audio input of your boat you can listen to XM audio channels To display the XM audio interface while navigating From the any chart except a split screen chart press Menu gt Data Bars gt XM Audio gt On GPS Speed GPS Heading 21 6 048 T Symphony Paul Schoenfield GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio To select an XM audio channel 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt XM Audio 2 Use the Rocker to highlight a channel and preview the song playing on the channel 3 Press Select to change to the highlighted channel To use the XM audio guide From the Home screen select Configure gt XM Audio gt MENU Save Preset saves the current XM channel in the Presets list Press Delete Preset to remove the current channel from the list Presets is displayed as a category in the category list Category selects the category of channels that
27. act Gamin iv Using the Chart Sonar Screen errer Erer Erer 21 Getting SSe eTo 1 Where YT 23 es 1 Navigating to a Destination reer rrer Erre rrer 23 Turning the Unit On or O 3 Creating and Using Waypoints sssseessrassseerrrrnsseeerrrnnnerennns 29 Initializing Unit Ssiinga 3 Creating and Using Routes sssessssssessrrsssertrrsseerennseenrnnnenernnns 26 Adjusting the Backidht eee 4 s Re E oaae A eer rere 28 Using the Keypad ccccssscssssscsssecsssssessssscesssscsssssessseecesseeessseeees 5 Using BlueChart g2 Vision ssesssssssessrrssssessnserrrnnenrrrnnsenresnsens 29 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals 5 Navigating with a Garmin Aiao eee 30 Using Simulator IOC Grates cachet E eg aaea T aaeanoa aacr 6 Viewing Information uu 31 VIEWING SYSTEM MONAHAN sssrinin nas 6 Viewing a Compass 31 Restoring the Original Factory Settings reer rrr rrr 6 Viewing Numbers 31 Inserting and Removing SD Cards ieee 6 Viewing Trip Information oo ese essesseesseesesseeseeesees 32 Understanding the Home O ETORH esaet aagi 7 Viewing Fuel Gauggs 32 Using Chats 8 Viewing Tide station Jnrormaion sese eee eee ee eee 33 Using the Navigation Chant 8 Viewing Current Information perpe Erre Erer EEE 33 Changing the Navigation Chart Settings 12 WIC WING SCM P ment siucadeseae nea dee aenteacdete 34 Using the Split Navigation Chart eee 14 Viewing Other Vessels i sciccssscacssasacesessncassncnsnsceensieuceanscuentiseoeas
28. are displayed in the XM audio guide Channel Entry allows you to select an XM channel Level adyusts the volume 63 Appendix Appendix Specifications Physical Specifications Size 400 Series W x H x D 5 7 in x 5 0 in x 3 0 in 14 5 cm x 12 7 cm x 7 6 cm 500 Series W x H x D 5 9 in x 6 4 in x 2 9 in 15 0 cm x 16 3 cm x 7 4 cm Weight 400 Series 1 30 1b 560 g 500 Series 1 75 Ib 800 g Display GPSMAP 430 43 1 440 441 4 0 in diagonal 10 6 cm QVGA display with adjustable brightness 320 x 240 pixels GPSMAP 530 531 540 541 5 0 in diagonal 12 7 cm QVGA display with adjustable brightness 320 x 234 pixels GPSMAP 535 536 545 546 5 0 in diagonal 12 7 cm Full VGA display with adjustable brightness 640 x 480 pixels capable of 4 096 colors Case Fully gasketed high impact plastic alloy waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards Temp Range From 5 F to 131 F from 15 C to 55 C Compass Safe Distance 38 in 95 cm 64 Performance Receiver Differential ready 12 parallel channel WAAS capable receiver GPSMAP 430 430s GPSMAP 440 440s GPSMAP 530 530s GPSMAP 535 535s GPSMAP 530 540s GPSMAP 535 545s High sensitivity 14 parallel channel WAAS capable receiver 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 Acquisition Times Average acquisition times for a stationary recei
29. are measuring down to the keel transducer installed at the water line enter a positive number This shows the depth at the bottom of the keel e f you are measuring up to the water line transducer installed on the bottom of the keel enter a negative number This shows the depth at the surface 3 Select Done to accept the number Transducer at Surface A positive number shows depth at the bottom of the keel Transducer at the Bottom of the Keel A negative number shows depth at the surface Temp Offset set the temperature offset for the temperature sensor of your transducer 43 Configuring the Chartplotter Calibrate Water Speed use this menu to calibrate a speed sensing device Follow the on screen directions for calibration If you do not have a speed sensing device this menu does not appear NOTICE If the boat is not moving fast enough or the speed sensor is not registering a speed a Speed Too Low message appears Select OK and safely increase the speed of the boat If you get the message again stop the boat and make sure the speed sensor wheel is not stuck If the wheel turns freely check the cable connections If you continue to get the message contact Garmin Product Support Fuel Capacity enter the total fuel capacity of your boat Configuring Other Vessels To configure settings for boats other than your own from the Home screen select Configure g
30. ars see Navigation Chart Menu on page 9 To customize the appearance of the Fishing Chart screen select MENU gt Chart Setup page 12 Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery You can overlay high resolution satellite images on the land sea or both portions of the Navigation chart when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card To enable satellite imagery 1 While viewing the Navigation chart press Menu 2 Select Chart Setup gt Photos 3 Select one of the following e Off standard chart information is shown on the map e Land Only standard chart information is shown on water with photos overlaying the land e On photos overlay both the water and the land at a specified opacity The higher you set the percentage the more the satellite photos will cover both land and water Using Charts NOTE When enabled the high resolution satellite images are only Viewing Aerial Photos present at lower zoom levels If you cannot see the high resolution Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards contain aerial images in your BlueChart g2 Vision region either zoom in further photographs of many landmarks marinas and harbors Use these using the Range key or set the detail level higher page 13 photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to acquaint yourself with a marina or a harbor prior to arrival Photo Overlay Off Press MENU to Close Aerial Photo NOTE Use the Range ke
31. ceiver and antenna receives XM WX weather data and shows it on your chartplotter s Navigation chart and other screens throughout the chartplotter The weather data for each feature comes from reputable weather data centers such as the National Weather Service and the Hydrometerological Prediction Center See the XM WX Satellite Weather Web site at http xmwxweather com for more information GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio NOTE Any weather feature can change in appearance or interpretation if the source that provides the information changes XM WX weather data is broadcast at set rates For example NEXRAD NEXt Generation Weather RADar data is broadcast at five minute intervals When the Garmin receiver is turned on or when a new feature 1s selected the receiver has to receive new data before it can be shown You might experience a delay before weather data or a new feature appears on the map To view weather information on a Navigation chart a Fishing Chart or a Split Navigation chart From the Navigation chart Fishing chart or Split Navigation chart press Menu gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt On Select weather parameters NEXRAD cloud cover visibility WX buoys and the weather legend to turn them on or off 55 Using XM WX Weather and Audio snow up to strong thunderstorms in varying shades and colors The time stamp in the upper left corner of the screen indicates the elaps
32. d from the Chartplotter 52 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Introduction POSON ce a osseo a a 52 Placing an Individual Routine Call sse eee eee on Calling an AIS Target sese eee eee 54 Using XM WX Weather and Audio csssessesseeeeees 55 Using XM WX Weaher sese ee eee 55 Viewing NEXRAD Precipitation Information cccceceeees 56 Viewing Forecast Information sese eee eee e eee ee 59 Viewing Fishing Information sss ee eee eee 60 Viewing Sea Conditions ss sese eee ee eee eee 61 Viewing Visibility Inromaion sese ee eee eee eee e eee eee 62 USING XM Audio sss sse 63 ADENO TTT 64 CU AOS sisanne ananena ra Eon n E Enia 64 Alarms and Messages sse eee eee DD Capturing Screenshots sees ee eee ee eee eee eee 69 Caring for the nE tee re cman errr err en 69 Weather Data Warranty sese ee eee eee ee sees eee ee eee ee eee 70 Software License Agreement ee eee eee eee eee 71 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement eee eee eee 71 Ts 7 eS E tasty depen E E E denen 72 iii Introduction See the mportant Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information 9 LAMPS INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL STATE OR FEDERAL LAWS Hereby Garmin declares that the GPSMAP 400 series C C and the GPSMAP 500 series is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directiv
33. ding position reports 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Other Vessels gt DSC gt DSC List 2 Select the vessel from the list gt Edit GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Digital Selective Calling 3 Select Trail To change the symbol and color of the trail line for a vessel 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Other Vessels gt DSC List 2 Select the vessel from the list gt Edit 3 Select an option s Select Symbol to edit the symbol e Select Trail Line to edit the line color Placing an Individual Routine Call When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000 compatible radio you can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call When setting up an individual routine call from your chartplotter you can select one of the following channels on which you want to communicate The radio transmits this request with your call The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those channels that are available in all frequency bands 6 8 9 10 13 15 16 17 67 68 69 71 72 73 or 77 The default channel is 72 However select Channel to select a different channel from the list If you select a different channel the chartplotter uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call using a different channel 53 Using Digital Selective Calling To make an individual routine call 1 While viewing a chart press Menu gt Other Vessels
34. e 1999 S EC For more information go to www garmin com aboutGarmin environment disposal jsp Declaration of Conformity DoC To view the full Declaration of Conformity see the Garmin Web site for your Garmin product www garmin com Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today Go to http my garmin com Keep the original sales receipt or a photocopy in a safe place Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your unit In the USA go to www garmin com support or contact Garmin USA by phone at 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 In the UK contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 0808 2380000 In Europe go to www garmin com support and click Contact Support for in country support information or contact Garmin Europe Ltd by phone at 44 0 870 8501241 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Getting Started Getting Started of nap 240 POWER BACKLIGHT GPSMAP 536 546 RANGE ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU RN R tg HOME MENU NMEA 2000 Power Data External GPS antenna HOME Potion N 2545872 HOBO 103 10 GPSMAP 531 HOME MENUS ae SD card slot GPSMAP 546 shown GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 1 Getting Started GARMIN NMEA 2000 XM antenna with audio adapter External GPS antenna Power Data GPSMAP 530 535 540 545 GPSMAP 441 541 GARMIN External GPS antenna GXM
35. e input or output of Garmin proprietary sonar data for communicating with Garmin software 40 e NMEA Standard supports the input or output of standard NMEA 0183 data DSC and sonar NMEA input support for the DPT MTW and VHW sentences e NMEA High Speed supports the input or output of standard 0183 data for most AIS receivers NMEA 0183 Setup enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for sounder route system and Garmin NMEA settings To enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt Communications gt NMEA 0183 Setup 2 Select a setting Sounder Route System or Garmin 3 Select the NMEA 0183 output sentence to toggle the output on or off e Posn Precision adjust the number of digits Two Digits Three Digits or Four Digits to the right of the decimal point for transmission of NMEA output e Waypoint Ds determine how the unit identifies waypoint identifiers Names or Numbers GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual NMEA 2000 Devices lists the NMEA 2000 devices on your network If a NMEA 2000 device has configuration options or settings select the device for a list of options Only the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible GPSMAP 441 441s GPSMAP 536 536s GPSMAP 541 541s GPSMAP 546 546s CANet Devices lists the CANet devices on your network If a CAN et device has configuration options or settings select the device for a list of options
36. e the Sonar screen is only available when using a sonar capable unit with a transducer attached Use the Chart Sonar screen to view the Navigation chart Fishing chart Mariner s Eye 3D or Fish Eye 3D and sonar at the same time 21 Using Charts To view a Split chart sonar screen 1 From the Home screen select Chart Sonar 2 Select the type of chart on the split screen Navigation chart screen Sonar screen Navigation Sonar Combination To access additional settings or options for the chart sonar screen press Menu 22 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Where To Where To Navigating to a Destination You can search for and navigate to waypoints routes tracks and Use the Where To option on the Home screen to search for and services such as nearby fuel repairs and ramps navigate to waypoints routes tracks and services such as nearby fuel repairs and ramps To begin navigating NOTE You must create waypoints and routes before you can navigate to them 1 From the Home screen select Where To You can navigate to a destination using one of three methods Go 2 Select the category to which you want to navigate To Route To or Guide To 5 Offshore Services e Go To takes you directly to the destination Waypoint gt Cae e Route To creates a route from your location to a destination A allowing you to add turns to the route e Guide To searches BlueChart g2 Vision char
37. e user s sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the DAFIF product This product was developed using DAFIF a product of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Appendix Software License Agreement BY USING THE UNIT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY Garmin grants you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device the Software in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties You further acknowledge that the structure organization and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin You agree not to decompile disassemble modify reverse assemble reverse engineer or reduce to human readable form the Software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software You agree not to export or re export the Software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement XM Satellite Radio Inc Hardware and required
38. ect MENU gt Chart Appearance GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Charts Style Selects how chart data is displayed over 3D terrain e Classic uses color schemes to indicate 3D terrain e Charts provides chart information in a 3D view e Photos provides satellite photo imagery in addition to chart information Hazard Colors Turns hazard colors on or off The Off setting shows the land as seen from the water The On setting indicates shallow water and land with a color scale Blue indicates deep water yellow is shallow water and red is very shallow water Position N 25 S33 625 WOBO 16 9941 Mariner s Eye 3D Water Hazard Colors 17 Using Charts Range Rings toggles the range rings on or off to provide distance measurement Safe Depth adjusts the depth at which red indicates dangerous depths Lane Width adjusts the width of the course line drawn when navigating This setting also affects routes Route To but does not affect automatic guidance Guide To Using Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography Fish Eye 3D provides an underwater view of the sea floor or lake bottom Use the Range keys to adjust the view NOTE You must have an s series unit such as a GPSMAP 430s with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet Fish Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options for the Fish Eye 3
39. ed time since the National Weather Service last updated the information You can view NEXRAD information as an image of the latest update or as an animated loop of the latest updates NEXRAD is shown independently or with a variety of other weather information From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Precipitation Precipitation 0 00 HEXRAD If Weather is set to Off none of the weather parameters will be visible on the chart To view weather information on a Perspective 3D chart or a Mariner s Eye 3D chart Press Menu gt Weather Radar gt On Viewing NEXRAD Precipitation Information From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Precipitation Precipitation shows NEXRAD radar storm cells lighting strikes and hurricane warnings NEXRAD shows very light rain and 56 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual To view weather options press Menu e Change Weather displays other weather options Select Weather Subscription to view your subscription information s Cloud Cover shows or hides the display of cloud cover e NEXRAD Loop displays NEXRAD information as an animated loop of the latest updates Understanding Storm Cell Information The storm cells show storms as well as the projected path of the storm in the immediate future The direction of the red cone indicates the projected path of the storm cell The red bars that appear in the cone indicate where the storm will m
40. en 200kHz 50kHz Dual or Auto GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Zoom zoom in to a section of the full screen The zoom is off or set to No Zoom by default Four options are available e No Zoom turns zooming off e 2x Zoom twice the magnification e 4x Zoom four times the magnification Bottom Lock locks the zoom window to the bottom s Split Zoom displays the Split Zoom screen page 46 Depth Line quickly reference a specific depth Show or Hide To set the depth of the reference line select Show and then press up or down on the Rocker GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Sonar 49 Using Digital Selective Calling Using Digital Selective Calling DSC Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio The following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network NMEA 0183 NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA Garmin NMEA VHF Radio VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio 2000 VHF Radio The chartplotter can transfer your GPS position to your radio If your radio is capable GPS position X X X X information is transmitted with DSC calls The chartplotter can receive DSC distress and Etag X X X X position information from the radio The chartplotter can track the positions 2 X X X X of vessels sending position reports Quickly set up and send individual routine call v details to your Garmin VHF radio When y
41. es spot soundings as depicted on the original paper chart navigational aids and symbols and obstructions and cable areas Navigating to a Point on the Chart 1 From the Home screen select Charts 2 Select Navigation Chart Fishing Chart or Split Navigation Chart 3 Use the Rocker to select the point on the chart to which you want to go 4 Press Select 5 Select Navigate To 6 Select Go To or Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card for Automatic Guidance 7 Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Charts To create a route to a point on the chart see page 26 To pan the map press up down right or left on the Rocker Panning the Navigation Chart Use the Rocker to move the map pointer XR away from your current location and to scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart As you pan past the edge of the current map display the screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage As you move the map pointer you can view the distance and bearing from your current location and the map pointer s location coordinates in the lower right corner of the map 2 34 127 N 25 19 487 W080 18 611 To stop panning press Menu and then select Stop Panning Zooming In and Out on the Map The Range keys control the zoom level indicated by the scale at the bottom of the Navigation chart 800m The bar under t
42. f fields to show 3 4 5 or 6 Viewing Trip Information 4 Select information to show in each field From the Home screen select Information gt Dashboard gt Trip Trio Odometer Stopped Time 244 01 48 Moving Average Moving Time 3 7 03 59 Total Average Total Time mber wouk 0 1 01 52 Maximum Speed Odometer 26 5 244 Trip Fuel Used To reset the trip information maximum speed odometer or all values press Menu while viewing the trip information HZD d rs l Viewing Fuel Gauges To view fuel gauges from the Home screen select Information gt Dashboard gt Fuel Fuel level in each tank total fuel remaining cruising range fuel flow for each engine total fuel flow fuel economy for each tank and total fuel economy are displayed 32 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual as eee spe se a eee Viewing Information To view fuel information your unit must be connected to an external fuel sensor such as the Garmin GFS 10 Saien Sa page a To synchronize your fuel gauges with your fuel To itt From the Home screen select Information gt Dashboard gt Fuel gt MENU Fill Up All Tanks select when your tank is full An estimate of the total fuel is shown Adjust if necessary e Add Fuel To Boat select when you have added less than a full tank An estimate of the fuel added is shown Adjust if necessary s Set Total Fuel Onboard select to specify the
43. g simulator mode because the GPS receiver is turned off Any satellite signal strength bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of actual satellite signals To turn on Simulator mode 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt System gt Simulator 2 Select Setup to set speed track control and position Viewing System Information You can view the software version the basemap version supplemental map information if applicable the unit ID number and your XM WX Satellite Weather Radio ID if available You may need this information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information From the home screen select Configure gt System gt System Information Restoring the Original Factory Settings 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt System gt System Information gt Factory Settings 2 Select Yes to restore all factory settings or select No to cancel The unit reboots and prompts you to adjust unit settings page 3 Inserting and Removing SD Cards Your unit supports Secure Digital SD cards Insert optional BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards to view high resolution satellite imagery and aerial reference photos of ports harbors marinas and other points of interest Insert blank SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints routes and tracks to another compatible Garmin unit or a computer page 35 The SD card slot 1s located on the lower right corne
44. hart e cN al i i 1 140FT depth s Range Rings toggles the range rings on or off to provide ae ef distance measurement TF sooth g S S Depth s Position g l ition e Lane Width adjusts the width of the course line drawn when 53 0 NSB 55 260 0 o BR 560 navigating This setting also affects routes Route To but does not affect automatic guidance Guide To Mariner s Eye 3D Navigation Chart 16 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Press the Range key to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water Press the Range key to move the view away from the boat The scale EES temporarily appears at the bottom of the screen To view details about navaids such as beacons lights and obstructions 1 Use the Rocker to point to the navaid When the cursor is over the navaid the navaid is highlighted 2 Press Select to view details about the navaid Mariner s Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options from the Mariner s Eye 3D screen press Menu Weather Radar turn the display of NEXRAD weather on or off The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is connected to a weather module and you have an XM subscription See page 55 for additional information For settings and options related to Waypoints amp Tracks Other Vessels and Data Bars see Navigation Chart Menu on page 9 To customize the appearance of the Mariner s Eye 3D screen sel
45. he number represents that distance on the map GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 11 Using Charts Accessing Additional Object Information Use the map pointer XR to view information about on screen map items waypoints and charts To access additional object information 1 On the Navigation chart highlight an item with the map pointer and press Select Selected item 2 Select the item If more than one item is in the area select Review and then select the item 12 Viewing Tide Station Information Tide station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon showing the relevant tide level You can view an in depth graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on different days Use the map pointer YS to highlight a tide station icon lt gt and press Select For more information about tides see page 33 Changing the Navigation Chart Settings To change chart settings from the home screen select Charts gt Navigation Chart gt MENU gt Chart Setup Photos sets the high resolution satellite images to Off Land Only or On High resolution satellite imagery is only available while using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card Tides Currents turns tides and currents on or off page 33 Service Points turns marine service points on or off Roses displays a compass rose around your boat indicating compass direction True wind or apparent wind direction displays
46. ies Owner s Manual Using Sonar Depth Temperature Speed Suspended targets Range Transducer frequency or beam width Full Screen Understanding the Split Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen dual frequency transducer only to view both the 50 kHz and 200 kHz frequencies on the same screen A 50 kHz frequency graph appears on the left a 200 kHz frequency graph appears on the right From the Home screen select Sonar gt Split Frequency 45 Using Sonar Depth temperature and speed Zoomed Zoom Bede depth scale window Range Zoom level Transducer frequency or beam width Frequencies Split Frequency Split Zoom Understanding the Split Zoom Screen Use the Split Zoom screen to view the full sonar data from the graph and a zoomed in portion on the same screen Understanding the Temp Log Screen If you are using a temperature capable transducer the Temp Log screen keeps a graphic log of temperature readings over time The From the Home screen select Sonar gt Split Zoom current temperature and the depth are shown in the top left corner From the Home screen select Sonar gt Temp Log 46 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Temperature range Time elapsed Temp Log The temperature appears along the right side and the time elapsed appears along the bottom The graph scrolls to the left as information is received Setting Up Sonar Use the Sonar Setup screen
47. igure gt System gt Beeper Display 3 Select Screenshot Capture to turn screenshot captures On 4 When you are on a screen you want to capture press and hold the HOME button for at least six seconds 5 Select OK when the Screenshot Taken window is displayed To copy the screenshots to your computer 1 Remove the SD card from the chartplotter and insert it into an SD card reader that is attached to a computer 2 From Windows Explorer open the Garmin scrn folder on the SD card 3 Copy the appropriate bmp file on the card and paste it to any location on the computer GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Appendix Caring for the Unit The case is constructed of high quality materials and does not require user maintenance except cleaning Cleaning the Case Clean the unit s outer casing except for the screen using a cloth dampened with a mild detergent solution and then wipe dry Avoid chemical cleaners and solvents that may damage plastic components Cleaning the Screen The lens on the screen is coated with a special anti reflective coating that 1s sensitive to skin oils waxes and abrasive cleaners Cleaners containing ammonia alcohol abrasives or anti grease detergents will harm the anti reflective coating It is important to clean the lens using an eyeglass lens cleaner that is specified as safe for anti reflective coatings and a clean lint free cloth NMEA 2000 The following GPSMAP 400 and GPSMAP 500
48. in a route that you transition to the next leg Speed Sources specify the sensor used for wind numbers and fuel economy Select Wind or Fuel Economy to toggle between water from a water speed sensor and GPS from the calculated GPS speed Auto Guidance set the automatic guidance parameters e Safe Depth set the minimum depth chart depth datum to allow when calculating an automatic guidance path A safe depth of less than one meter 1s not allowed when using automatic guidance 39 Configuring the Chartplotter e Safe Height set the minimum height chart height datum of a bridge that your boat can safely travel under Shoreline Distance set the safe distance for your boat from the shore Nearest Near Normal Far or Farthest Configuring Communications Settings To change the communications settings from the Home screen select Configure gt Communications Serial Port 1 configures the input output format for serial port 1 to use when connecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices a computer or other Garmin devices Serial Port 2 if supported configures the input output format for serial port 2 to use when connecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices a computer or other Garmin devices e Garmin Data Transfer supports the input or output of Garmin proprietary data for communicating with Garmin software e Garmin Remote Sonar Transfer GPSMAP 430 440 530 540 535 545 supports th
49. in further do not warrant the accuracy reliability completeness or timeliness of the traffic and weather information disclosed on the Radio Service In no event 70 will XM and Garmin their data suppliers service providers marketing distribution software or Internet partners or hardware manufacturers be liable to you or to any third party for any direct indirect incidental consequential special exemplary or punitive damages or lost profits resulting from use of or interruptions in the transmission or reception of the Services LIMITS ON OUR RESPONSIBILITY a DISCLAIMERS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REGARDING THE RADIO SERVICE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK THE CONTENT AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ALL SUCH WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE TITLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED b LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES RELATING TO THE USE OF THE RADIO SERVICE WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU AND ANY OTHER PERSONS RECEIVING OUR SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS THAT YOU HAVE PAID TO US FOR THE SE
50. ing Started Display 47T E POWER BACKLIGHT Press and hold to turn the unit on or off F press and release to adjust the backlight and day and night modes Night RANGE Press to adjust the range of the sonar Press to zoom in or out on a chart Press to page up or down on lists ROCKER Press to adjust the range of the sonar to zoom in or out on a chart to page up or down on lists or to adjust the backlight level MARK Press to mark a waypoint SELECT Press to select highlighted items HOME Press to return to the Home screen MENU Press to access additional settings and configuration options press to return to the previous screen when indicated POWER PRAE Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals RANGE When you turn on the unit the GPS receiver must collect satellite ROCKER data and establish the current location When the unit acquires MARK satellite signals the signal strength bars at the top of the Home SELECT screen are green KH When the unit loses satellite signals the MENU green bars disappear M and the position icon displays a flashing HOME question mark GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 5 Getting Started For more information about GPS visit the Garmin Web site at www garmin com aboutGPS Using Simulator Mode Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice The unit does not track satellites in simulator mode N CAUTION Do not try to navigate usin
51. is affects the background on all sonar screens but does not change the Temp Log screen Surface Noise show or hide the sonar returns near the surface of the water Hide surface noise to help reduce clutter Data Bars show or hide battery voltage water temperature water speed if your transducer is capable cruising and navigation NOTE To display water temperature or water speed the connected transducer must be capable of measuring water temperature water speed or both Select Auto to display the values A Scope creates a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen On or Off 48 Advanced Sonar Settings To adjust advanced sonar settings press Menu while viewing a sonar screen Pause Sonar Stops the scrolling of the sonar screen To mark a waypoint at a selected depth 1 While viewing a sonar screen press Menu gt Pause Sonar 2 Use the Rocker to position the pointer over the fish or structure you want to mark 3 Press Select From the paused screen press Menu gt Resume to continue scrolling Range adjust the range of the depth scale on the right side of the screen Auto or to adjust manually Right or Left Gain controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver Auto or to adjust manually Right or Left To see more detail increase the gain If the screen 1s cluttered decrease the gain Frequency when using a dual frequency transducer select how the frequencies appear on scre
52. laces the first call in the list Select Options to sort calls by name type MMSI distance from your boat or the time the call was received Select Options gt Delete All to delete all the calls from the list To add a DSC contact 1 Select Add Contact 2 Use the Rocker to enter the MMSI number of the vessel 3 Use the Rocker to enter the name of the vessel GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 37 Configuring the Chartplotter Configuring the Chartplotter Use the Configure screen to configure unit settings Configuring System Settings To change general system settings from the Home screen select Configure gt System Simulator turn Simulator mode on or off Select Setup to set simulator options such as simulated position speed and direction Beeper Display select Beeper to set when the unit makes audible sounds Select Display gt Backlight to brighten or darken the backlight Select Display gt Color Mode to switch between Day mode and Night mode page 4 Auto Power GPSMAP 431 441 531 541 536 546 including s models turn Auto Power On or Off When On is selected the chartplotter will automatically turn on whenever power is applied unless the chartplotter 1s turned off with the Power Key before power is lost GPS view GPS satellites s Skyview view the GPS satellite constellation e WAAS EGNOS toggle WAAS in North America or EGNOS in Europe on or off WAAS EGNOS can provide more
53. lotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000 compatible radio and you initiate a man overboard DSC distress call from your radio your Garmin chartplotter displays the man overboard screen and prompts you to navigate to the man Every position report call received is logged in the DSC list overboard point If you have a Garmin autopilot system connected page 37 to the network your chartplotter prompts you to start a Williamson turn to the man overboard point To view a list of position reports 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Other Vessels gt If you cancel the man overboard distress call on the radio the man DSC List overboard screen no longer appears 2 Select from the following options l e Select Call with Radio to set up an individual routine call Man Overboard Distress Calls Initiated with the radio to call the vessel that sent the position report from the Chartplotter This option is only available if you are using a Garmin NMEA When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000 compatible VHF radio 2000 compatible radio and you activate navigation to a man e Select Edit to edit the vessel name and the vessel symbol overboard location the radio displays the Distress Call page to and add a comment If your radio is tracking the position initiate a man overboard distress call On the radio press and hold of the vessel select Trail to show or hide the trail line for l the vessel and select Trail Line t
54. merge MapSource data to your chartplotter Select Change Date gt Manual to view current station 1 Insert an SD card into your chartplotter to allow it to place a file information for a different date on the SD card This file provides information to MapSource Select Show Report to view the Current Prediction Report for to format the data This only needs to be done the first time the selected station you copy or merge MapSource data to your chartplotter from a specific SD card NOTE You can select both tide station and current station Pi e 2 Check your MapSource version on the computer by clicking information directly from the Navigation chart 7 we Help gt About MapSource If the version is older than 6 12 2 update to the most current version by clicking Help gt Check for Software Updates or check the Garmin Web site at www garmin com 3 Insert the SD card into an SD card reader that is attached to the computer 34 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 4 From within MapSource click Transfer gt Send to Device 5 From the Send to Device window select the drive for the SD card reader and the types of data you want to copy to your chartplotter 6 Click Send 7 Insert the SD card into your chartplotter 8 From the Home screen on your chartplotter select Information gt User Data gt Data Transfer 9 Complete one of the following e Select Merge From Card to transfer data from the SD card to the chartplot
55. monthly subscription sold separately Subscription fee is consumer only Other fees and taxes including a one time activation fee may apply All programming fees and weather data subject to change XM WX weather data displays and individual product availability vary by hardware equipment Reception of the XM signal may vary depending on location Subscriptions subject to Customer Agreement included with the XM Welcome Kit and available at xmradio com Available only in the 48 contiguous United States XM WX is a trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc 1 aerial photos 20 AIS 37 44 54 AIS Alarm 44 alarms 41 66 69 AIS 44 arrival 41 battery 42 clock 42 collision 44 deep water 42 fish 42 fuel 43 GPS accuracy 42 navigation 41 safe zone 44 shallow water 42 sonar 42 water temp 42 weather 42 Auto Magnetic 39 automatic guidance 21 39 autopilot 30 C backing up data 36 backlight adjusting 4 Beeper Display 38 BlueChart g2 Vision using 29 33 bottom lock 49 buttons 5 C Calibrate Water Speed 44 Chart Sonar screen using 21 chart data 10 charts detail 13 fish eye 3D 18 fishing 19 mariner s eye 3D 16 navigation 8 settings 12 cleaning the unit 69 Clear User Data 34 collision alarm 44 colors hazard 17 Color Scheme 48 Communications 40 Compass 31 compass rose 12 compass tape 16 contact information Garmin iv course up 13 current stations 33 customizing chart settings 12 D dashboard 31 Data Bars fish eye 3D
56. n allowing you to trace it while creating a route To edit a route 1 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Routes 2 Select the route to edit 3 Select Edit Route You can edit the route name or use the chart or turn list to edit the route turns GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Zi Where To Using Tracks 2 Select either the time the current track began or Midnight if A track is a recording of your path The track currently being shown or Entire Log recorded is the active track An active track can be saved 3 To name the track change the color of the track or save it as a route select Edit Track To turn on the track log From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D select MENU gt Waypoints amp Tracks gt Tracks gt On A trailing line on the chart indicates your track To clear the active track From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D select MENU gt Waypoints amp Tracks gt Active Tracks gt Clear Active Track The track memory is cleared the current track continues to be recorded To retrace the active track 1 From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D select MENU gt Waypoints amp Tracks gt Active Tracks gt Follow Active Track 2 Select either the time the current track began or Entire Log 3 Follow the colored line on the screen To edit or delete a saved track 1 From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D select MENU gt Waypoints amp Tracks gt Saved Tracks
57. nd Shortcuts Changing the Chart Settings page 12 Press Home from any screen to return to the Home screen Navigating to a Destination page 23 e Press Menu from any of the main screens to access advanced Creating and Using Waypoints page 25 settings Configuring System Settings page 38 e Press and release the C Power key to adjust the display settings Using Sonar page 45 Manual Conventions Alarms and Messages page 65 In this manual when you are instructed to select an item small arrows gt appear in the text They indicate that you should highlight a series of items on the screen using the Rocker and press the SELECT key after each item For example if you see select Charts gt Navigation Chart you should highlight Charts and GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual i Introduction Table of Contents Using Mariner s Eye 230 sese sees 16 Ee gage E Metre tet eer cere ane er 18 introduction i Uong PISTES BGH aiai aiea e ner nee 19 Tips and Shortcuts i Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery 19 Manual Conventions ccsssessssesssssesssseesssseesssessssesesseeesssesesseeease i Viewing Aerial Photos peer EEE EEE rrer 20 QUICK Unke i Viewing Current station IiOrmmnatOn Eeee Eeee 21 Declaration of Conformity DOC iv Detailed Road and PO Datta 21 Product Registration cc cscsssssssssssessssecsssecsssessssseesseecsssecesseeesee iv Using Automatic GUid nce ss cesses 21 Cont
58. nd route Route Truncated an uploaded route from another device has more than 250 waypoints and was truncated to fit 67 Appendix Route Waypoint Memory Full no additional route waypoints can be saved Shallow Water Alarm the Shallow Water Alarm depth has been reached Sonar Service Incompatible the external sonar device you are connected to needs a software update Sonar Timeout there is an internal problem with the unit Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support to have the unit serviced Sonar Service Lost the external sonar device you were connected to has either been disconnected or the unit has lost communication with the sonar device for some other reason Track Already Exists Track Name you entered a saved track name that already exists in memory Modify the track name or delete the existing track Track Log Full the track log is full and track recording has been turned off To record more track points you need to clear the track log and turn track recording on This only appears when the track recording setting is set to Stop When Full Track Memory is Full Can t Create Track the track log memory is full No additional track log data can be stored without deleting old data to create memory space 68 Track Truncated a complete uploaded track does not fit into memory The oldest track log points were deleted to make space for the most recent data Transducer Disconnected Sonar
59. nfigure gt Alarms gt Weather 2 Turn the following alarms on or off marine tornado severe storm flood or flash flood GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm You can configure your chartplotter to sound an alarm when the total amount of remaining onboard fuel reaches the specified level To receive fuel level information your unit must be connected to an external fuel sensor such as the Garmin GFS 10 To enable the Total Fuel Onboard alarm and set the fuel alarm level 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt Alarms gt Fuel gt Total Onboard gt On or Off 2 If you select On use the Rocker to indicate the fuel level at which the alarm should sound Configuring My Boat To configure settings for your boat from the Home screen select Configure gt My Boat Keel Offset offset the surface reading for the depth of a keel making it possible to measure depth from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location Enter a positive number to offset for a keel Enter a negative number to compensate for a large vessel that may draw several feet of water To adjust the Keel Offset 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt My Boat gt Keel Offset GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Configuring the Chartplotter 2 Use the Rocker to enter the measured distance from the transducer location to the water line or to the keel of the boat e f you
60. ng Line draws an extension line from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel e Off turns the heading line off e Distance sets the distance to the end of the heading line e Time sets the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line World Map displays a basic world map or satellite imagery when Full World Map is selected Spot Depths turns spot soundings on or off and sets a dangerous depth 14 Safety Shading identifies a selected depth Areas with depths shallower than the specified value are shaded in blue while areas with depths greater than the specified value are shaded in white The shading is always drawn at or deeper than the selected depth Symbols changes symbol preferences e Navaid Size adjusts the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map e Navaid Type selects the navaid symbol set NOAA or IALA e Land POIs turns the display of land POIs points of interest on or off e Light Sectors turns the sector in which a navigational light 1s visible on or off Selecting On filters out light sectors depending on the zoom level e Chart Borders turns chart borders on when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card and you want to see what area the maps cover e Photo Points turns camera icons page 21 on or off when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card Using the Split Navigation Chart Use the Split Navigation chart to view two different zoom levels of the Navigati
61. o change the line color the DISTRESS key for at least three seconds to send the distress Select Clear Report to delete the call report Select Create call Waypoint to set a waypoint at the position sent with the For information on placing distress calls from your Garmin radio distress call see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner s Manual For information on e Select Clear Report to delete the call report activating navigation to a man overboard location see page 25 52 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual e Select Navigate To to Go To or Route To the location sent with the position report page 11 Configuring Vessel Trails on the Navigation Chart If you have your chartplotter configured to show trails the Navigation chart displays a black dot for each reported position a black line indicating the path of the vessel and a W Blue Flag symbol indicating the last reported position To set the duration of displayed trail points 1 From a chart screen press Menu gt Other Vessels gt DSC gt DSC Trails 2 Select the number of hours to show tracked vessels on the Navigation chart For example if you select 4 Hours all trail points less than four hours old for tracked vessels are displayed To turn trail lines off for tracked vessels 1 From a chart screen press Menu gt Other Vessels gt DSC gt DSC Trails 2 Select Off to turn trails off for every vessel To show or hide the trail line for a specific vessel that is sen
62. o move the waypoint on the Navigation chart 1 Select the waypoint on the Navigation chart 2 Select Review The Review button is only shown when more than one waypoint is in the vicinity 3 Select the button for the waypoint you want to edit 4 Select Move 5 Press Select to save the new location or press Menu to cancel the move To view a list of all waypoints From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Waypoints 25 Where To To delete a waypoint or an MOB Press SELECT to urn A 1 From the Navigation chart use the map pointer XR to highlight H to navigate o or the waypoint or the MOB on the Navigation chart ri zi gt OR From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Waypoints 2 Select the waypoint or the MOB you want to delete 3 Select Review gt Delete The Review button is only shown when more than one waypoint is in the vicinity Creating and Using Routes You can create and store up to 20 routes 100 routes for models 2 40 300 GPSMAP 431 441 531 541 536 546 including s models with up 4 4080 19 036 to 250 waypoints each 5 Press Menu to cancel to undo the last turn or to begin To create a route from your present location navigating ihe Foug 1 From the Navigation chart use the map pointer YS to select To create a route in another location your destination 1 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt 2 Select Na
63. oints view sort or filter existing waypoints or create new ones e New Waypoint edit delete or create a new waypoint 15 Using Charts e Active Tracks manage tracks page 27 U sing Mariner s Eye 3D e Saved Tracks view a list of tracks that have been saved A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner s Eye 3D that provides a detailed three dimensional view from above and behind the boat according to your course and provides a visual navigation Other Vessels view information about other vessels To view information about other vessels your unit must be connected to an external AIS Automatic Identification System or DSC Digital aid This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals reefs Selective Calling device bridges or channels and is beneficial when trying to identify entry and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages Weather Radar turn the display of NEXRAD weather on or off The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is GPS Speed GPS Heading GPS Spee GPS Heading connected to a weather module and you have an XM subscription 12 4 02 202 See page 55 for additional information Data Bars page 9 show or hide cruising navigation fishing E GNH LES EA fuel sailing numbers or compass tape When on compass tape is displayed at the top of the Perspective 3D screen to provide a graphical representation of heading Chart Appearance customize the Perspective 3D c
64. on chart at the same time GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual j Aiel hili arel Beach j 7 Split Navigation Chart with a BlueChart g2 Vision card The top half of the screen is zoomed in 10 times closer than the bottom half of the screen The Range keys control the zoom level Press Menu to view additional settings page 9 Using Perspective 3D Perspective 3D provides a view from above and behind the boat according to your course and provides a visual navigation aid This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals reefs bridges or GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Charts channels and is beneficial when trying to identify entry routes and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages To access the Perspective 3D screen from the Home screen select Charts gt Perspective 3D Press the Range key to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water Press the Range key to move the view away from the boat To view details about navaids such as beacons lights and obstructions 1 Use the Rocker to point to the navaid When the cursor is over the navaid the navaid is highlighted 2 Press Select to view details about the navaid Perspective 3D Settings To access additional settings or options from the Perspective 3D screen select MENU Waypoints amp Tracks view add and configure waypoints and tracks s Tracks turn tracks on or off page 27 e Wayp
65. ost likely be in the future Each bar represents 15 minutes GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio Storm cell Lightning Understanding Lightning Information Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolt icons Lightning appears on the map if strikes were detected within the last seven minutes The ground based lightning detection network only detects cloud to ground lightning D Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Hurricane Information The Hurricanes feature shows the current position of a hurricane tropical storm or tropical depression as well as its projected path indicated by a red line The darkened dots on the red line display the projected locations received from the National Hurricane Center The center provides four forecasts at 12 hour intervals 12 Hrs 24 Hrs 36 Hrs and 48 Hrs as well as the current conditions Now Hurricane 58 Understanding Marine Warnings When a Marine Warning is issued the area for the warning is highlighted in red To view information about the warning select the warning area The light blue lines on the chart indicate marine weather warning zones Jacksonville Marine Warning Understanding County Warnings When the National Weather Service issues a weather warning for a county the county is highlighted with the color corresponding to the warning To view information about the warning select the county GPSMAP
66. ou initiate a man overboard distress call from your radio the chartplotter displays the man overboard screen and prompts you to navigate to the man overboard point When you initiate a man overboard distress call from your chartplotter the radio displays the Distress Call page to initiate a man overboard distress call 50 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual To turn DSC on or off 1 Select Configure gt Other Vessels 2 Select DSC to toggle it on or off Adding a DSC Contact You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter See page 53 for information on making an individual routine call 1 While viewing a chart press Menu gt Other Vessels gt DSC gt DSC List gt Add Contact 2 Use the Rocker to enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI number of the vessel and press Select 3 Use the on screen keyboard to enter the name of the vessel and select Done Viewing the DSC List The DSC list is a log of the most recent DSC calls and other DSC contacts you have entered The DSC list can contain up to 100 entries The DSC list shows the most recent call from a boat Ifa second call is received from the same boat it replaces the first call in the call list From a chart screen press Menu gt Other Vessels gt DSC gt DSC List GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Digital Selective Calling Receiving Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected via NME
67. r of the track plot GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using BlueChart g2 Vision Optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards allow you to get the most out of your unit In addition to detailed marine charting BlueChart g2 Vision has the following features Mariner s Eye 3D provides a view from above and behind the boat for a three dimensional navigation aid page 16 The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner s Eye 3D is more detailed than the preloaded data Fish Eye 3D provides an underwater 3D view that visually represents the sea floor according to the information on the chart Fishing Charts provides a view of the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational data This chart works well for offshore deep sea fishing High Resolution Satellite Imagery provides high resolution satellite images for a realistic view of the land and water on the Navigation chart Aerial Photos provides a view of marinas and other navigationally significant aerial photos to help you visualize your surroundings Detailed Roads and POI data provides a view of roads restaurants and other points of interest POIs along the shore 29 Where To e Current Data provides a view of current station information page 33 e Auto Guidance uses the chart data and specified boat safe depth to determine the best course to your destination page 39 NOTE You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from the SD ca
68. r of the unit To insert the SD card open the access door and press the SD card in until it clicks Press the card in again and release it to eject it from the chartplotter GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Getting Started e Sonar set up and access sonar information page 45 You must have an s series unit such as a GPSMAP 430s with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet e Chart Sonar set up the screen to view a chart and sonar in a split screen page 21 s Where To access navigation features page 23 s Information view information including dashboard options tides currents celestial data user data and information about other vessels page 31 NOTE If using an SD card to transfer waypoints from MapSource e Configure access unit and system settings page 38 update to the most current version of MapSource by clicking Help gt Check for Software Updates or check the Garmin Web site at www garmin com Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to access all other screens Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen e Charts selects Navigation Fishing Perspective 3D Mariner s Eye 3D Fish Eye 3D and Split Navigation charts NOTE Mariner s Eye 3D Fish Eye 3D and Fishing charts are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 7 Using Charts Using Charts Your
69. rd to your computer for backup or viewing purposes You can only use the SD card on BlueChart g2 Vision compatible Garmin GPS units Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot When you start any type of navigation Go To Route To Guide To or Follow Track if you are connected to a compatible Garmin autopilot you are prompted to engage the autopilot 30 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Viewing Information Use the Information screen to access information about dashboard gauges tides currents user data and other vessels Viewing a Compass From the Home screen select Information gt Dashboard gt Compass TE Off Course Dist Next Time Next GPS Speed KA L Dist est Arrive 8 69 10 41 000 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Viewing Information Viewing Numbers You can view and customize numerical data including depth GPS information and navigation information You can customize the number of fields shown and the type of information shown in each field You can view up to six fields of numerical information To view the Numbers screen from the Home screen select Information gt Dashboard gt Numbers Position N 25 33 001 WO080 16 903 GPS Heading 348 GPS Speed 2 4 To customize the Numbers screen 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Dashboard gt Numbers 2 Press Menu and select Configure 31 Viewing Information 3 Select the number o
70. rence 000 e User Magnetic allows you to set the magnetic variation value Position Format change the coordinate style in which a given location reading appears Do not change the position format unless you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position format Map Datum change the coordinate system in which the map is structured Do not change the map datum unless you are using a map or chart that specifies a different map datum Time set the time options e Time Format select 12 hour 24 hour or UTC time format e Time Zone set the time zone you want displayed for time readings If Auto is selected the DST option is not available s DST Daylight Saving Time select Off On or Auto The auto setting automatically turns daylight saving time on or off depending on the time of year GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Changing the System Language To change the system language from the Home screen select Configure gt Preferences gt Language and then select the language Configuring Navigation Preferences To change navigation preferences from the Home screen select Configure gt Preferences gt Navigation Route Labels for saved routes this determines whether route turns are indicated by number Turn 1 Turn 2 and so on or by waypoint name or whether the description of turns 1s hidden Turn Transition set how much time or how far before a turn
71. rganization of such changes or improvements Visit the Garmin Web site www garmin com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products Garmin the Garmin logo GPSMAP AutoLocate BlueChart g2 Vision and MapSource are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries registered in the USA and other countries Ultrascroll myGarmin and GFS are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin NMEA 2000 and the NMEA 2000 logo are registered trademarks of the National Maritime Electronics Association Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries XM and XM WX Satellite Weather are registered trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc May 2009 Part Number 190 01074 00 Rev A Printed in Taiwan Introduction Introduction press Select Then highlight Navigation Chart and press Select This manual includes information for the following products an GPSMAP 430 430s GPSMAP 440 440s ie ick Links GPSMAP 431 431s GPSMAP 441 441s e Turning the Unit On or Off page 3 GPSMAP 530 530s GPSMAP 535 5355 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals page 5 GPSMAP 531 53 1s GPSMAP 536 536s l GPSMAP 540 5405 GPSMAP 545 5455 Inserting and Removing SD Cards page 6 GPSMAP 541 541s GPSMAP 546 546s Restoring Factory Settings page 6 Using the Navigation Chart page 8 U a
72. s e Fishing turn the Depth Water Temperature and Water Speed data bar on or off s Fuel turn the Fuel Rate Remaining Fuel Range and Fuel Economy data bar on or off s Sailing turn the Water Speed Wind Speed Wind Angle and Wind Velocity Made Good VMG data bar on or off Select Wind to toggle between True and Apparent wind speed and wind angle Understanding How Wind VMG and Waypoint VMG Appear in the Data Bars The chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind Velocity Made Good VMG and Waypoint VMG in the data bars Waypoint VMG appears under these conditions e The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating a route or an automatic guidance line e The Sailing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating a route or an automatic guidance line and you turn off the Route Leg data bar Wind VMG appears under these conditions e The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when you are not navigating a route or an automatic guidance line 10 e The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg data bar is on Chart Setup customize the Navigation chart settings page 12 Understanding Chart Data BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features that follow the standards for USA and international charts Other features common to most charts include depth contour lines with deep water represented in white intertidal zon
73. s 36 Using Perspective 3D sees ee eee 15 Il GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Configuring the Chartplotter sss ssssssssss esse ses ses sese 38 Configuring System Settings sese eee eee eee 38 Configuring Units Of Measure sees eee eee eee 38 Changing the System Language eee eee eee eee 39 Configuring Navigation Preference cccsceeeseseeseteeees 39 Configuring Communications Settings ss ee ee eee eee e 40 Setting AIarms sese eee eee eee ee 41 Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm sss eee 43 Configuring MY Boat sss esse eee 43 Configuring Other Vessels sse eee ee eee eee 44 Using SONAT ees seticsees denen casseecucoasiewagecaencatscenseaneesieteurseens anaes 45 Understanding the Full Sereen sese 45 Understanding the Split Frequency Screen e eee 45 Understanding the Split Zoom Screen eee ee eee 46 Understanding the Temp Log Screen sese eee eee eee 46 Seting UH SO RAM osccsesswcascinancsscactateesisosseednssivinihseaedenticepdsagdoetvaace 47 Advanced Sonar Settings sse eee ee eee eee eee ee eee 48 Using Digital Selective Calling DSC cesses 50 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio eee eee 50 ACOING 2D SC COMA Cl sce sscessienaarnaiotcuanadesienicatenett osasi 51 Viewing the DSC LISK vs ccsussactoncscnansadeentescsostetearsetapesietinnsetsancsoaeues 51 Receiving Distress Calle sese eee 51 Man Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio 52 Man Overboard Distress Calls Initiate
74. sed Tide station wreck Beacon Light Marina services Exposed rock Zoom scale Navigation Chart with g2 Vision GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Charts Navigation Chart Menu Data Bars show or hide cruising navigation fishing fuel or To access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart sailing numbers press Menu GPS He Full Screen Map view the Navigation or Fishing chart in full 12 3 056s screen mode without numbers eis de oat Boe S T Fone Lan 7 S Sw 7 Waypoints amp Tracks view add and configure waypoints S Ee page 25 and tracks page 27 Data Other Vessels view information about other vessels if hae your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS Automatic Identification System or DSC Digital Selective Calling device page 50 Stop Navigation stop navigating to your destination only Fosition available while navigating 53 0 Wose 09 650 e Cruising turn the GPS Speed GPS Heading Depth and GPS Position data bar on or off Select Data Bar Setup to configure the position of the data on the screen e Navigation turn the Distance to Destination Arrival Off Course and Bearing data bar on or off Select Auto to turn on the Navigation data bar whenever you are navigating to a destination Select Data Bar Setup to configure the Route Leg Next Turn and Destination options GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 9 Using Chart
75. series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified and can receive data from a NMEA 2000 network installed on the boat GPSMAP 441 441s GPSMAP 536 536s GPSMAP 541 541s GPSMAP 546 546s 69 Appendix To connect one of these chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000 network and to see a list of supported NMEA 2000 PGN numbers see the GPSMAP 400 500 Series Installation Instructions Weather Data Warranty THE WEATHER DATA SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED AS IS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OF NON INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED USER SAFETY If you use XM Services it is your responsibility to exercise prudent discretion and observe all safety measures required by law and your own common sense You assume the entire risk related to your use of the Services XM and Garmin assume no responsibility for accidents resulting from or associated with use of the Services Your Radio Service includes traffic and weather information and you acknowledge that such information is not for safety for life but is merely supplemental and advisory in nature and therefore cannot be relied upon as safety critical in connection with any aircraft sea craft or automobile usage This information 1s provided as is and XM and Garmin disclaim any and all warranties express and implied with respect thereto or the transmission or reception thereof XM and Garm
76. sts Can t Read Voltages That High Limited To Top Of Range the voltage value in the Battery Alarm setup is higher than the unit can read Can t Read Voltages That Low Limited To Bottom Of Range voltage value in the Battery Alarm setup is lower than the voltage where the unit automatically turns off Can t Unlock Maps data on the data card is not unlocked for the unit Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support Can t Write User Card Card May Be Full error reading card remove and reinsert Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support if the problem persists Can t Write User Card Card Is Read Only the SD card in your unit contains data copy protection Card Needed Your unit needs to have an SD card inserted into the SD card slot in order to perform the function you requested GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual DSC Position Report Received From shows the MMSI or name associated with an MMSI Database Error internal problem with the unit Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support to have the unit serviced Deep Water Alarm the Deep Water Alarm depth has been reached Directory Item With This MMSI Already Exists the MMSI number is already in the DSC directory Use a different number Directory Memory is Full Can t Create Entry the DSC directory has reached the maximum of 100 contacts Delete unneeded contacts to add new ones Distress Call a DSC distress call has been recei
77. t Other Vessels To configure AIS or DSC information for other boats your unit must be connected to an external AIS or DSC device AIS turn AIS Automatic Identification System on or off AIS alerts you to area traffic by providing boat IDs position course and speed for boats that are within range and equipped with a transponder DSC turn DSC Digital Selective Calling on or off 4d AIS Alarm turn a safe zone around your boat on or off This is used for collision avoidance and the zone can be customized To customize safe zone settings From the Home screen select Configure gt Other Vessels gt AIS Alarm e Range change the measured radius of the safe zone ring to a specified distance from 500 ft to 2 0 nm or from 150 m to 3 0 km or from 500 ft to 2 0 mi e Time to Safe Zone sounds an alarm if AIS or MARPA determines that a target will intersect the safe zone within the defined time interval from 1 to 24 minutes GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Sonar When connected to a transducer the following chartplotters can be used as fishfinders GPSMAP 430s GPSMAP 440s GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 530s GPSMAP 535s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 540s GPSMAP 545s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option to view a full screen graph of the transducer s sonar readings From the Home screen select Sonar gt Full Screen GPSMAP 400 500 Ser
78. t data to suggest the best path to your destination You must be using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card for this option to appear Offshore Senvices CAUTION Guide To does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance For safety always resolve any discrepancies or questions before continuing navigation 3 Select a destination GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual 23 Where To Search Results GPS Speed GPS Heading 9 4 07 41 300i Dist De lt r Grand e NEE st De Off Cour Miami Beach M lt G 32 2 LO 6 299 Rickenbacker a Sea Isle Marina S amp Grove Key Mar amp Bayshore Landi Grove Harbour N 2536 685 WOTS S 1 596 NOTE Press the right or left arrow to view additional information To stop navigating or to display the location on a chart Press Menu and select Stop Navigating 4 Select Navigate To To search for a destination by name 5 Select Go To 1 From the Home screen select Where To gt Search by Name OR Select Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 2 Use the Rocker to select characters and spell at least a portion of the name of your destination Vision card to use Automatic Guidance 3 Press Select to view the 50 nearest destinations that contain 6 Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination N your search criteria 4 Select the location gt Navigate To gt Go To or Route To or Guide To when using a
79. ter and combine it with existing user data e Select Replace From Card to overwrite the data on your chartplotter 10 Select the file name from the list The data is transferred from the SD card to the chartplotter To transfer data waypoints routes tracks to an SD card 1 Insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the unit 2 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Data Transfer gt Save To Card 3 Complete one of the following e Select the file name from the list s Select Add New File to create a new file Enter the file name using the Rocker and select Done GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Viewing Information 4 Select Yes to save waypoints routes and tracks to the SD card The file name is saved with an ADM extension To transfer data waypoints routes tracks from an SD card 1 Insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the unit 2 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt Data Transfer 3 Complete one of the following e Select Merge From Card to transfer data from the SD card to the chartplotter and combine it with existing user data e Select Replace From Card to overwrite items on your chartplotter 4 Select the file name from the list The data is transferred from the SD card to the chartplotter To copy the built in maps to an SD card 1 Insert an SD card at least 4 GB into the SD card slot on the front of the unit
80. to define and adjust settings universal to all sonar screens GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Sonar From the Home screen select Sonar gt Sonar Setup Fish Symbols set how the sonar interprets suspended targets or The unit does not interpret the sonar return data default Suspended targets appear as symbols Background sonar information appears making the distinction between fish and structure easier EHS Suspended targets appear as symbols with background information shown The target depth of each symbol 1s also displayed Suspended targets appear as symbols No background information appears EHS Suspended targets appear as symbols with no background information shown The target depth of each symbol is displayed Scroll Speed adjust the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left Ultrascroll Fast Medium or Slow If using a speed capable transducer select Auto to have the scroll speed automatically adjust to the water speed of your boat Whiteline highlights the strongest signal from the bottom to help identify its hardness or softness 4 Using Sonar s Off default turns off whiteline e High the most sensitive setting Almost all strong returns are highlighted in white e Medium many strong returns are highlighted in white e Low the least sensitive setting Only the strongest returns are highlighted in white Color Scheme select White or Blue Th
81. ure 60 symbols 14 System Alarms 42 System Information 38 viewing 6 system settings 38 T Temp Log 46 Temp Offset 43 Tides Currents 12 tide stations 33 viewing information 12 Time options 39 tracks 18 28 transducer dual frequency 48 transferring data 34 35 Trip Odometer 32 True north 39 turn the unit off 3 Turn Transition 39 unit ID number 6 units of measure 38 user data backing up 35 clearing 34 transferring 35 viewing 34 V version software 38 VHF radio 50 viewing currents 33 other boats 36 tide stations 33 user data 34 visibility information 62 W WAAS 38 warnings county 58 water temperature 60 67 Waypoint IDs 40 waypoints 15 creating 25 deleting 25 26 depth 48 edit existing 15 25 mark current location 25 moving 25 viewing 34 weather 55 Weather Radar 16 17 Where To 23 Whiteline 47 wind barbs 61 X XM weather 55 Z zoom 49 2x 49 4x 49 split 49 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual For the latest free software updates excluding map data throughout the life of your Garmin products visit the Garmin Web site at www garmin com A GARMIN 2009 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries Garmin International Inc 1200 East 151 Street Olathe Kansas 66062 USA Garmin Europe Ltd Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park Southampton Hampshire SO40 9LR UK Garmin Corporation No 68 Jangshu 2nd Road Shijr Taipei County Taiwan www garmin com May 2009 Part Number 1
82. ved Take appropriate action Entering Leaving target water temperature the target water temperature is 2 F 1 1 C above or below the temperature specified by the Water Temperature Alarm These messages appear when you enter or leave that zone Entering Safe Region the boat is approaching a safe region as defined by your configuration settings Entering Unsafe Region the boat is approaching an unsafe region as defined by your configuration settings GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Appendix Fish Alarm a beep sounds if enabled when a fish is detected This alarm does not show a message banner Invalid MMSI enter a valid MMSI Lost Satellite Reception the unit has lost satellite signals Check antenna connections or try moving to a location with a clear view of the sky NMEA Depth Is Below Transducer you must enter an appropriate Keel Offset for the transducer page 43 No Waypoints Routes Tracks User Waypoints Found attempted to transfer user data from an SD card that does not contain the specified type of data Make sure there is data to transfer on the SD card Off Course Alarm you are off course the distance set in the Off Course alarm Route Already Exists you entered a route name that already exists in memory Modify the route name or delete the previous route name Route Full you attempted to add more than 250 points to a route Reduce the number of points or create a seco
83. ver 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 400 500 Series Owner s Manual GPSMAP 431 431s GPSMAP 441 441s GPSMAP 531 531s GPSMAP 541 541s GPSMAP 536 536s GPSMAP 546 546s Warm Approximately 1 second 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 Update Rate once per second GPS Accuracy Position lt 49 ft 15 m 95 typical Velocity 0 164 ft sec 0 05 m sec steady state WAAS Accuracy Position lt 10 ft 3 m 95 typical Velocity 0 05 m sec steady state Dynamics 6 g Power Power Source 10 32 Vdc GPSMAP 431 431s GPSMAP 441 441s GPSMAP 531 531s GPSMAP 536 536s GPSMAP 541 541s GPSMAP 546 546s GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Appendix Power Source 10 35 Vdc GPSMAP 430 430s GPSMAP 440 440s GPSMAP 530 530s GPSMAP 535 535s GPSMAP 540 540s GPSMAP 545 545s Usage 15 W max at 13 8 Vdc Fuse AGC 3AG 3 0 A Sonar Power kW Transducer 1 000 W RMS 8 000 W peak to peak Dual Frequency 500 W RMS 4 000 W peak to peak Dual Beam 400 W RMS 3 200 W peak to peak Frequency 50 200 kHz dual frequency and 1 kW 80 200 kHz dual beam Depth 2 500 ft 762 m 1
84. vigate To gt Route To Routes gt New Route 3 Use the map pointer XR to select the location at which you 2 Select Use Chart or Use Waypoint List want to make the last turn toward your destination 3 If you select Use Chart use the map pointer YB to select the 4 Press Select Repeat this step to add additional turns initial location at which you want to start the new route If you select Use Waypoint List select the first waypoint on the route 4 Choose the location of the first turn and press Select Repeat until the route is complete 26 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Where To 5 Select MENU to save the route To delete a route 6 Select the route to edit the route delete the route or navigate to 1 From the Home screen select Information gt User Data gt the route Routes To create a route using Automatic Guidance when using a 2 Select the route to delete preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card 3 Select Delete gt OK 1 From the Navigation chart select your destination To bypass a waypoint on a route 2 Select Navigate To gt Guide To Your route is calculated 1 Create a route as previously described NOTE You can change the automatic guidance path to a route 2 Select the waypoint that follows the waypoint you are bypassing by selecting the end of the path and selecting Navigate To gt 3 Select Navigate To gt Go To or Route To Route To The automatic guidance path stays on the scree
85. ys to zoom in and out while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen Photo Overlay at 50 Photo Overlay at 100 20 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owners Manual To access aerial photos from the Navigation chart Use the Rocker to highlight a camera icon with the pointer and select Aerial Photo or Review w i a 300ft Viewing Current station Information 0 AAC ARO If current stations are available in your BlueChart g2 Vision region they appear on the Navigation chart as highlighted arrows These detailed icons show the speed and direction of the current at a glance Select Review or the name of the station to display a current graph L Current station icon GPSMAP 400 500 Series Owner s Manual Using Charts Detailed Road and POI Data BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and points of interest POI data which includes highly detailed coastal roads and POIs such as restaurants lodging local attractions and more For instructions on searching for and navigating to these POIs see the Where To section beginning on page 23 Using Automatic Guidance Automatic Guidance automatically creates and suggests routes based on available BlueChart g2 Vision chart information See page 39 for instructions on setting up Automatic Guidance for your boat The Where To section on page 23 has more information on how to use Automatic Guidance Using the Chart Sonar Screen NOTE The Chart Sonar screen lik

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