Garmin echoMAP 50dv Weather Supplement
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1. The time stamp in the upper left corner of the screen indicates the elapsed time since the weather data provider last updated the information GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Showing an Animated Radar Loop You can view precipitation information as an image of the latest update or as an animated loop of the latest updates From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Precipitation gt MENU gt NEXRAD Loop gt On The time stamp in the upper left corner of the screen indicates the elapsed time since the service provider generated the weather radar frame currently displayed on the screen Showing Cloud Cover Cloud cover can be shown or hidden XM weather data provides the height of the cloud tops Cellular weather displays clouds based on cloud top temperatures as detected by infrared satellites Deeper shades of gray represent colder clouds often found with cirrus or thunderstorm clouds Lighter shades or lack of shading indicate warmer clouds usually associated with stratus or fog From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Precipitation gt MENU gt Cloud Cover gt Show Switching Weather Charts You can change from one type of weather chart to a different chart 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather 2 Select a weather chart 3 Select MENU gt Change Weather 4 Select a different weather chart GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weat2. Flood High Water Level Hydrological Lakeshore Flood Storm Surge Yellow Marine Wind Brisk Wind Extreme Wind Freezing Spray Gale Hazardous Seas High Surf High Wind Hurricane Force Wind Lake Wind Les Su tes Wind Low Water Marine Weather Rip Tide Small Craft Small Craft Hazardous Seas Small Craft Rough Bar Small Craft Winds Special Marine Squall Storm Strong Wind Tsunami Waterspout Wind Wreckhouse Winds Color Marine Weather Weather Categories Group a Red Tornado Purple Tropical Hurricane Inland Hurricane Inland Tropical Storm Tropical Storm Typhoon Fei Dark Gray Visibility Dense Fog Dense Smoke Dust Storm Smog White Winter Arctic Outflow Avalanche Blizzard Blowing Snow Cold Wave Extreme Cold Flash Freeze Freeze Freezing Drizzle Freezing Fog Freezing Rain Frost Hard Freeze Heavy Freezing Spray Heavy Snow Ice Storm Lake Effect Blowing Snow Lake Effect Snow Sleet Snow Snow and Blowing Snow Snow Squall Snowfall Wind Chill Winter Storm Winter Weather Pink Miscellaneous Air Quality Air Stagnation Ashfall Blowing Dust Excessive Heat Fire Weather Heat High Heat and Humidity Humidex Humidex and Health Rainfall Special Weather Weather Orange Severe Storm GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement 19 Appendix XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement XM Satellite Radio Inc Hardware an
3. T E it Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins When a marine weather warning weather watch weather advisory weather bulletin or other weather statement is issued shading indicates the area to which the information applies To view information about the warning or bulletin select the shaded area The aqua lines on the chart indicate the boundaries of marine forecasts coastal forecasts and offshore forecasts Weather bulletins may consist of either weather watches or weather advisories See the Appendix page 19 to view a list of color shading descriptions AJH Mo HRE A Jacksonville GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Forecast Information The Forecast chart shows city forecasts marine forecasts warnings hurricane warnings METARS county warnings weather fronts and pressure centers XM data only surface pressure and WX buoys Viewing Present Forecast Information From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Forecast Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Forecast 2 Complete an action To view the weather forecast for the next 12 hours select right on the Rocker and to view forecasts up to 48 hours in 12 hour increments select ri
4. again e To view the forecasted sea conditions for the previous 12 hours select left on the Rocker and to view previous forecasts up to 48 hours ago in 12 hour increments select left on the Rocker again Viewing Fishing Information The weather Fishing chart shows present water temperature present surface pressure conditions and fishing forecasts From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Fishing Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data Surface pressure information appears as pressure isobars and pressure centers Isobars connect points of equal pressure Pressure readings can help to determine weather and wind conditions 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 Fishing Info SEA TEMP gt f i oof 5i PRESSURE Pressure units are shown in millibars mb inches of Mercury inHg or hectopascals hPa Colored shading as defined by the legend in the upper left corner of the display indicates the surface temperature of the water GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Forecasting Fish Locations NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather da
5. data card a BlueChart g2 data card or if your built in map supports Fishing charts GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Turning On the Weather Overlay on a Chart 1 From the Home screen select Charts 2 Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart 3 Select MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt Weather gt On Showing WX Radar Precipitation Data on a Chart Before you can show WX radar information on a chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 WX radar shows very light rain and snow up to strong thunderstorms in varying shades and colors 1 From the Home screen select Charts 2 Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart 3 Select MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt NEXRAD gt On Showing Weather Buoys on a Chart Before you can show weather buoys on a chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 1 From the Home screen select Charts 2 Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart 3 Select MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt WX Buoys gt On 11 XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Showing a Weather Legend on a Chart Before you can show a weather legend on a chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 1 From the Home screen select Charts 2 Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart 3 Select MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt Legend gt Show Showing Cloud Cover Data on the Navigation Chart Before you can
6. go to www garmin com support and click Contact Support for in country support GPSMAP 431 GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441 GPSMAP 441s Simulator Mode GPSMAP 531 GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536 GPSMAP 536s Simulator mode provides simulated weather data GPSMAP 541 GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546 GPSMAP 546s Cellular Equipment Requirements To use cellular weather you must have a cellular GSM antenna such as the Garmin GDL 40 To connect your chartplotter to a cellular antenna refer to the installation instructions for the antenna XM Equipment Requirements To use XM WX Satellite Weather you must have a Garmin XM satellite weather receiver To use XM Satellite Radio you must have a Garmin XM satellite radio receiver Go to www garmin com xm for more information To connect the XM antenna and receiver and for subscription instructions refer to the instructions for your XM equipment GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement i Table of Contents Table of Contents Hurricane Information 4 XM Satellite Radio 15 Weather Warnings and Weather Using XM Radio 008 15 Introduction UC UINS 2 sonpnspevoncpoatnietese sure 4 XM Radio Bal oe 16 Cellular Equipment Forecast Information 5 APPendix ocececescecsssssssssssssee 47 Requirements i Viewing Sea Conditions O Weather Dat Warranty 17 XM Equipment Requirements i Viewing Fishing Information 8 Software Licens
7. limited license to use the software embedded in this device the Software in binary 18 executable form in the normal operation of the product Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin and or its third party providers You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and or its third party providers 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 for which source code is not provided are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and or its third party providers and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin and or its third party providers 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 or the export control laws of any other applicable country GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Appendix Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletin Color Shading Color Marine Weather Group Weather Categories Light Blue Flash Flood Dark Blue Flood Areal Flood Coastal Flood Debris Flow
8. 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 The 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 Software License Agreement BY USING THE CHARTPLOTTER YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY Garmin Ltd and its subsidiaries Garmin grant you a
9. resulting from use of or interruptions in the transmission or reception of the Services GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Appendix 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 SERVICE 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 This product was developed using DAFIF a product of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency 17 Appendix This
10. show cloud cover data on the Navigation chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving cellular weather data From the Home screen select Charts gt Navigation Chart gt MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt Cloud Cover gt On Showing Infrared Satellite Data on the Navigation Chart Before you can show infrared satellite data on the Navigation chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving cellular weather data It is not available if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data Infrared satellite data displays clouds based on cloud top temperatures Deeper shades of gray represent colder temperatures often found with cirrus or thunderstorm clouds Lighter shades or lack of shading indicate warmer temperatures usually associated with stratus clouds or fog From the Home screen select Charts gt Navigation Chart gt MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt Satellite IR gt On Showing Visibility Data on the Navigation Chart Before you can show visibility data on the Navigation chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 NOTE This feature 1s available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data Visibility is the forecast maximum horiz
11. weather radar data is broadcast at five minute intervals Cellular weather data 1s broadcast at fifteen minute intervals When the Garmin receiver is turned on or when a different weather feature is selected the receiver has to receive new data before it can be shown You might experience a delay before weather data or a different feature appears on the chart NOTE Any weather feature can change in appearance if the source that provides the information changes When you purchase cellular weather data or when the chartplotter automatically requests a cellular weather update the current boat position is transmitted and your chartplotter then receives weather data for your area centered around your current location Status Messages When viewing a weather chart a status message such as one of the following may be displayed in the upper left corner Buy WX you must purchase a day pass or a subscription to view weather data Register you must register your cellular antenna before you can purchase and view cellular weather data If you see this message after registering your antenna shut down your system and then turn it back on Viewing Precipitation Information Precipitation ranging from very light rain and snow up to strong thunderstorms is indicated in varying shades and colors Precipitation is shown either independently or with other weather information From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Precipitation
12. 11 P Perspective 3D chart 11 precipitation 2 Precipitation chart 2 presets 15 pressure centers 5 pressure surface 8 product support 1 R radio receiver 1 radio XM satellite 15 S sea conditions 6 Sea Conditions chart 6 sea temperature 12 simulator mode 1 storm cells 3 subscription weather 14 surface pressure 8 surface winds 7 T temperature sea 12 V visibility Navigation chart 12 weather screen 9 volume 15 W warnings weather 4 water temperature 8 wave direction 7 height 7 period 7 waypoints creating 10 weather alarms 13 antenna 1 bulletins 4 fronts 5 overlay 11 precipitation information 2 warnings 4 weather Fishing chart 8 weather Precipitation chart 2 winds surface 7 X XM Satellite Radio 15 XM Satellite Radio bar 16 XM WX Satellite Weather 1 21 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 May 2011 A GARMIN 2011 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 Zhangshu 2 Road Xizhi Dist New Taipei City 221 Taiwan R O C www garmin com 190 01244 00 Rev A Printed in Taiwan
13. GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather and XM Satellite Radio supplement GARMIN 2011 Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries All rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or in part without the written consent of Garmin Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements Go to www garmin com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of this product Garmin the Gamin logo GPSMAP BlueChart GDL and g2 Vision are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries registered in the USA and other countries These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin DAFIF is a trademark of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency XM and XM WX Satellite Weather are registered trademarks of XM Satellite Radio Inc Introduction Introduction Contacting Garmin Product Support Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions about this product See the mportant Safety and Product Information guide in the product box foi product warnings and other intportant information In the USA go to www garmin com support or contact Garmin USA by lt SO Sh oO phone at 913 397 8200 or 800 800 1020 Mobile communication GSM weather and XM satellite radio information for the following products In Europe
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15. alarm to sound for weather warnings 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt Alarms gt Weather 2 Complete one or more actions Select Marine gt On Select Tornado gt On Select Severe Storm gt On Select Flood gt On Select Flash Flood gt On Select Wind Visibility gt On Select Winter gt On NOTE Wind Visibility and Winter alarms are available only if you are receiving cellular weather data They are not available if you are receiving only XM WX Satellite Weather data 13 XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Selecting a Cellular or XM Antenna If your chartplotter 1s connected to both a cellular and an XM antenna you must select which antenna you want to provide weather service If you are connected to only one antenna that antenna 1s selected automatically If you have both a cellular antenna and an XM antenna connected to your chartplotter and you select the cellular antenna XM weather data does not appear but your XM radio is still available if you have a paid subscription If you select the XM antenna cellular weather data does not appear 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt Communications gt NMEA 2000 Setup gt Preferred Devices gt Weather Antenna 2 Select an antenna Selecting an External Cellular Antenna If your chartplotter 1s connected to an external cellular antenna you must select that antenna on your chartplotter From the Home screen select Co
16. center which is a region of relatively higher pressure Moving away from a high pressure center results in decreased pressure Winds flow clockwise around high pressure centers in the northern hemispheres XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather City Forecasts Ea Symbol Weather Symbol Weather City forecasts appear as weather symbols The forecast is viewed in 12 hour increments XM WX Satellite Weather includes data for the next 48 hours EG Windy aS Foggy Cellular weather includes data for the next 24 hours Forecast 0i LD Cloudy 36 Hrs Aese S yri PRESSURE Viewing Sea Conditions The Sea Conditions chart shows information about surface conditions including winds wave height wave period and wave direction From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Sea Conditions Symbol Weather Symbol Weather Partly cloudy Rain drizzle sleet showers 4 7 Thunderstorms 1 Fair sunny hot clear Smoke dusty a Snow snow showers flurries hazy blizzard blowing snow sleet freezing rain freezing drizzle ee amp GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Surface Winds Surface wind vectors appear on the Sea Conditions chart using wind barbs that indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing A wind barb is a circle with a tail The line or flag attached to the tail of the wind barb indicates the wind
17. d required monthly subscription sold separately Subscription fee 1s consumer only Other fees and taxes including a one time activation fee 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 XM Radio U S Satellite Services available only to those at least 18 years of age in the 48 contiguous United States and D C XM WX 1s a trademark of XM Satellite Radio Inc 20 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement alarms flash flood 13 flood 13 marine 13 severe storm 13 tornado 13 animated radar loop 3 antenna requirements selecting 14 B broadcasts weather data 2 bulletins weather 4 buoy reports 10 C channel guide 15 charts fishing 11 forecast 5 10 navigation 11 perspective 3D 11 sea conditions 6 switching 3 weather fishing 8 weather precipitation 2 cloud cover 3 12 contacting product support 1 F Fishing chart 11 weather 8 fish locations 9 12 Forecast chart 5 10 forecasts 5 city 6 fish 12 future 5 marine 5 offshore 5 past 5 present 5 weather 5 G Garmin Product Support 1 H hurricanes 4 L legends 7 12 lightning 3 N National Weather Service 1 Navigation chart 11 GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement overlay weather
18. e Agreement 18 Contacting Garmin Product Visibility Information 08 9 Weather Warnings and Weather Support MiAnaade eth E T i Viewing Buoy Reports TETETTEETETE 10 Bulletin Color Shading a 19 Simulator Mode ccccseeeeseeeees i Viewing Local Weather Wh Gataliite Radio Senice XM WX Satellite Weather Information near a Buoy 10 Agreement 20 Creating a Waypoint on the and Cellular Weather 1 Index 214 Forecast Chart jl Pia ater ee nner a a Cellular Weather c cccccee 1 Rear ne Neate Overs 11 XM WX Satellite Weather 1 yee Weather Alarms 0 c00000 13 Weather Features c0008 1 Selecting a Cellular or XM Weather Data Broadcasts 2 ANt nina ccccccceseesseeseeeees 14 Status Messages 2 ae aie Selecting an External Cellular Viewing Precipitation ANt nna cccccccceseeeeeseeeees 14 IATORMATON caienivniucnsncvsesvesanneituns 2 deanai eier ibeenalion Switching Weather Charts 3 ial p 14 came aaran an eee Information ceeeceseeeeeeeeeees 3 ii GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather The weather information provided through this product is subject to service interruptions and may contain errors inaccuracies or outdated information and consequently should not be relied upon exclusively Always use common sense while driving or navigating and check alternate weather information sou
19. elect Configure gt XM Audio gt MENU gt Category 2 Select a category and select SELECT XM Presets The XM presets list is a customizable channel category You can save your favorite channels to the presets list GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM Satellite Radio Saving an XM Channel to the Presets List 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt XM Audio 2 Complete an action e To select a specific XM channel within the selected category select up or down on the Rocker To enter an XM channel number manually select MENU gt Channel Entry 3 Select Save Preset Adjusting XM Radio Volume Note Volume control is not available when using a GDL 30 or GDL 30A 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt XM Audio 2 Complete an action To turn the XM radio volume off or on select Mute e To adjust the volume level select Volume select and hold Up or Down and select Done 15 XM Satellite Radio XM Radio Bar Displaying the XM Radio Data Bar on a Chart The XM Radio data bar is available on all charts On a chartplotter a data bar configured to appear on one chart may not appear on another chart The data bar for each chart must be configured separately 1 From the Home screen select Charts 2 Select a chart 3 Select MENU gt Data Bars gt XM Audio gt On GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Appendix Weather Data Warranty THE WEATHER DATA SOFTWARE PRODUCT
20. ght on the Rocker again e To view the weather forecast for the previous 12 hours select left on the Rocker and to view previous forecasts up to 48 hours ago in 12 hour increments select left on the Rocker again Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Forecast 2 Select MENU gt Start Panning 3 Pan the chart to an offshore location The Marine Forecast or Offshore Forecast options appear when forecast information is available 4 Select Marine Forecast or Offshore Forecast GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data Weather fronts appear as lines that indicate the leading edge of an air mass Front Symbol Description i Cold front OM Warm front gage Stationary front anion Occluded front asm ee rough Pressure center symbols often appear near weather fronts Pressure Description Center Symbol L Indicates a low pressure center which is a region of relatively lower pressure Moving away from a low pressure center results in increased pressure Winds flow counterclockwise around low pressure centers in the northern hemispheres Indicates a high pressure
21. her and Cellular Weather Storm Cell and Lightning Information NOTE Storm cell information is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data Storm cell icons on the weather Precipitation chart indicate both the present position of a storm and the projected path of that storm in the immediate future O16 WX Pe HAJH Mi HHE A Red cones appear with a storm cell icon and the widest part of each cone points in the direction of the projected path of the storm cell The red lines in each cone indicate where the storm will most likely be in the near future Each line represents 15 minutes XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolt icons Lightning appears on the weather Precipitation chart if strikes were detected within the last seven minutes The ground based lightning detection network detects cloud to ground lightning only Hurricane Information The weather Precipitation chart can show the present position of a hurricane a tropical storm or a tropical depression A red line stemming from a hurricane icon indicates the projected path of the hurricane Darkened dots on the red line indicate the projected locations through which the hurricane will pass as received from the weather data provider Precipitation 64 9 _ 1 Atlante Hi T iai TEE Hew Gnleans
22. ility forecast for the next 12 hours select right on the Rocker and to view forecasts up to 48 hours in 12 hour increments select right on the Rocker again e To view the visibility forecast for the previous 12 hours select left on the Rocker and to view previous forecasts up to 48 hours ago in 12 hour increments select left on the Rocker again Viewing Buoy Reports Report readings are taken from buoys and coastal observation stations These readings are used to determine air temperature dew point water temperature tide wave height and period wind direction and speed visibility and barometric pressure 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Forecast 2 Select MENU gt Start Panning 3 Select cn gt Buoy Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy You can select an area near a buoy to view forecast information 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Forecast 2 Select MENU gt Start Panning 3 Complete an action using the Rocker e Select a location on the chart e Pan to a new location and select the location on the chart 4 Select Local Weather 5 Complete an action e To view present weather conditions from a local weather service select Current Cond To view a local weather forecast select Forecast e To view surface wind and barometric pressure information select Sea Surface To view wind and wave information select Marine Bulletin Creati
23. nfigure gt Communication gt NMEA 2000 Setup gt Device List gt GDL 40 gt Configure gt GSM Antenna gt External Viewing Weather Subscription Information You can view information about the weather services you have subscribed to and how many minutes have passed since the data for each service was updated The time elapsed since the last weather download will be displayed for cellular weather data If you have purchased a day pass the time of the purchase and the time when the day pass expired is also shown From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Weather Subscription GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM Satellite Radio To use XM Satellite Radio features you must have a Garmin XM satellite radio receiver connected to your chartplotter and to the audio input of your boat You must also have a subscription to XM Satellite Radio Go to www garmin com xm for more subscription information Using XM Radio Selecting an XM Radio Channel 1 From the Home screen select Configure gt XM Audio 2 Complete an action e To select a specific XM channel within the selected category select up or down on the Rocker To enter an XM channel number manually select MENU Channel Entry enter a channel number and select SELECT Customizing the Channel Guide XM Radio channels are grouped in categories You can select the category of channels that appear in the channel guide 1 From the Home screen s
24. ng a Waypoint on the Forecast Chart 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Forecast 2 Select MENU gt Start Panning 3 Complete an action using the Rocker Select a location on the chart Pan to a new location and select the location on the chart 4 Select Create Waypoint GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement 5 If you want to name the waypoint or provide information about the waypoint select the waypoint select the number assigned to the waypoint and select Edit Waypoint Select Name enter the name and select Done e Select Symbol and enter a symbol Select Depth enter the depth and select Done Select Water Temp enter the water temperature and select Done Select Comment enter the comment and select Done About the Weather Overlay The weather overlay superimposes weather and weather related information on the Navigation chart the Fishing chart and the Perspective 3D chart view The Navigation chart and the Fishing chart can show WX radar height of cloud tops XM weather infrared satellite data for clouds cellular weather lightning WX buoys county warnings and hurricane warnings The Perspective 3D chart view can show WX radar Weather overlay settings configured for use on one chart are not applied to another chart The weather overlay settings for each chart must be configured separately NOTE The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision
25. ontal distance that can be seen at the surface From the Home screen select Charts gt Navigation Chart gt MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt Visibility gt On Showing Sea Temperature Data on the Fishing Chart Before you can show sea temperature data on the Fishing chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 From the Home screen select Charts gt Fishing Chart gt MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt Sea Temp gt On Showing Fish Forecasting Data on the Fishing Chart Before you can show fish forecasting data on the Fishing chart you must turn on the weather overlay page 11 NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather You can show areas that contain optimal weather conditions for specific species of fish L From the Home screen select Charts gt Fishing Chart gt MENU gt Chart Setup gt Weather gt Fish Species gt On Select a species of fish 3 Select On Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing areas Repeat steps 2 and 3 to show areas with optimal weather conditions for additional species of fish Select a shaded area to view the fish species that are included in the shaded area GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement Weather Alarms Setting Weather Alarms You can set an
26. rces prior to making safety related decisions You acknowledge and agree that you shall be solely responsible for use of the weather information and all decisions taken with respect to driving or navigating in weather Garmin will not be responsible for any consequences of using the weather data Cellular Weather Cellular weather provides data through wireless service providers An antenna such as the Garmin GDL 40 communicates with nearby cellular towers to receive the weather data The weather data for each feature comes from reputable weather data centers such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA National Weather Service Environment Canada and M t o France To view cellular weather you must initially select an annual subscription service online at http my garmin com You may purchase a day pass directly from the chartplotter A day pass provides 24 hours of continuous weather data Refer to the antenna installation instructions or the instructions at http my garmin com to activate this service GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather XM WX Satellite Weather A Garmin XM satellite weather receiver and antenna receives XM WX Satellite Weather data and shows it on various Garmin devices including the Navigation chart on a chartplotter The weather data for each feature comes from reputable weather data centers such as the National Weather Service and the Hyd
27. rometeorological Prediction Center For more information go to the XM WX Satellite Weather Web site at www xmwxweather com To view XM WX Satellite Weather information you must have a subscription to XM WX Satellite Weather and you must have a Garmin XM satellite weather receiver connected to a chartplotter Weather Features Feature XMWX_ Cellular Satellite Weather Weather Type of Precipitation page 2 X X Satellite Cloud Cover page 3 X X European Canadian and USA Radar page 3 X X Lightning page 3 X X Severe Storm Tracks page 4 X Canada and USA Warnings page 4 X Hurricane Track page 4 X X Surface WX Analysis page 5 X Sea Surface Pressure Forecast page 8 X X 1 XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Feature XM WX_ Cellular Satellite Weather Weather City Forecasts page 6 X X Surface Wind Vectors page 7 X X Wave Direction and Wave Direction Forecast X X page 7 Wave Height and Wave Height Forecast page 7 X X Wave Period and Wave Period Forecast page 7 X X Forecasting Fish Locations page 9 X Visibility page 9 and Visibility Forecast page 10 X National Weather Station Marine Local Forecast X X page 10 Buoy Data page 10 X X Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Pressure X X page 10 Weather Data Broadcasts Satellite weather data is broadcast at set intervals For example XM
28. speed A short line represents 5 knots a long line represents 10 knots and triangle represents 50 knots Wind Barb Wind Speed Wind Direc tion Calm 5 knots 10 knots 15 knots 20 knots 50 knots 65 knots 7101177 pittt GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Wave Height Wave Period and Wave Direction Wave heights for an area appear as variations in color Different colors indicate different wave heights as shown in the legend on the left of the screen Sea Conditions PERMOO MOSQUITO COON The wave period indicates the time in seconds between successive waves Wave period lines indicate areas that have the same wave period Wave directions appear on the chart using red arrows The direction of each arrow pointer indicates the direction in which a wave is moving XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Period NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Sea Conditions 2 Complete an action To view forecasted sea conditions for the next 12 hours select right on the Rocker and to view forecasts up to 48 hours in 12 hour increments select right on the Rocker
29. ta You can show areas that contain optimal weather conditions for specific species of fish 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Fishing gt MENU gt Fish Species 2 Select a species of fish 3 Select SELECT to turn display of that species of fish on or off 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to show areas with optimal weather conditions for additional species of fish Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing areas If you have selected more than one species of fish you can select a shaded area to view the fish species that are included in the shaded area GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather Supplement XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Visibility Information NOTE This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be seen at the surface as shown in the legend on the left of the screen Variations in the visibility shading show the forecast change in surface visibility Visibility Now E oo re Viewing Visibility Information From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Visibility XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time Period 1 From the Home screen select Information gt Weather gt Visibility 2 Complete an action e To view the visib
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