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  • Garmin GPSMAP 526/526s | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    GPSMAP® 400/500 series owner's manual
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    as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded 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
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    This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP® 421/421s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 551/551s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s Quick Links • Turning the Unit On or Off: page 2. • Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. • Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6.
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    Garmin iv Getting Started 1 Unit Overview 1 Turning the Unit On or Off 2 Initializing Unit Settings 2 Adjusting the Backlight 3 Using the Keypad 4 Acquiring GPS Satellite Tracks 28 Using BlueChart g2 Vision 30 Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot 30 ii GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    the Chartplotter.... 63 Position Tracking 63 Placing an Individual Routine Call 64 Calling an AIS Target 65 Appendix 66 Specifications 66 Alarms and Messages 68 Capturing Screenshots 71 Caring for the Unit 71 Software License Agreement 72 Index 73 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual iii
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    .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. iv GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Unit Overview GPSMAP 526/556 Getting Started NMEA 2000® Power/Data External GPS antenna GPSMAP 421/451/ 521/551 Power/Data NMEA 2000® GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual External GPS antenna Getting Started POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME SD card slot GPSMAP 526
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    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.  GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    (page 55). If a water speed wheel is detected, a message will ask if you want to calibrate it now. Select Yes or No. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started Adjusting the Backlight 1. Press and release the Power key. 2. Press left or right on the Rocker to adjust the brightness. To
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    menus, highlight fields, and enter data. MARK-Press to mark a waypoint. SELECT-Press to select highlighted items. HOME-Press to return to the Home screen. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. Using Simulator Mode Simulator mode turns the GPS software version, the basemap version, supplemental map information (if applicable), and the unit ID number for your chartplotter. You may need this information to update the system software
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    and release it to eject it from the chartplotter. Note: If you use an SD card to transfer waypoints from MapSource® or HomePort™, update to the most-current version by  clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. Understanding the Home Screen Use the
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    Your chartplotter has a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. • Fishing Chart-provides a view of the chart than the preloaded data. Note: If you are using a GPSMAP 421, 521, or 526 (including "s" models), you must Chart. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 
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    Exposed rock Tide station Beacon Marina services Zoom scale Navigation Chart with g2 page 28). Other Vessels-view information about other vessels if your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or numbers. Data bars  GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    • Cruising-turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on or How Wind VMG and Waypoint VMG Appear in the Data Bars The chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind Velocity Made Good (VMG) and and international charts. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 
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    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 under the number represents that distance on the map. 10 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    item 2. Select the item. If more than one item is in the area, select Review, and then select the item. Using Charts Viewing Tide-Station Information Tide-station information appears the chart (page 20). Service Points-turns marine service points on or off. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 11
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    display. • North Up-sets the top of the map display to a north heading. • Head Up-sets the map display to the current track heading. 12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Vision SD card. • Vehicle Icon-allows you to select a boat or triangle that is large, medium, or small as your boat icon on the chart. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 13
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    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 waypoints and tracks. • Tracks-turn tracks on or off (page 28). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    when navigating. This setting also affects routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To). Using Mariner's Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner's Eye 3D that The scale ( ) temporarily appears at the bottom of the screen. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 15
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    Colors) Range Rings-toggles the range rings on or off to provide distance measurement. Safe Depth-adjusts the depth at which red indicates dangerous depths. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To). Using Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 526s) and a transducer wired through a marine network to receive sonar information. Fish GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 17
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    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. 18 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    the Range (-/+) keys to zoom in and out while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen. Photo Overlay at 50% Photo Overlay at 100% GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 19
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    the Rocker to highlight a camera icon with the pointer, and select Aerial Photo or Review. Perspective Overhead Animated Tide and Current Indicators You can view indicators for animated tide station at the station appears above the Tide station indicator. 20 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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?" information. See page 49 for instructions on setting up Automatic Guidance for your boat. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 21
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    /Sonar screen, like 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, screen Sonar screen Navigation/Sonar Combination 22 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    waypoints, routes, tracks, and services such as nearby fuel, methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To. • Go To-takes you directly to add turns to the route. • Guide To-uses BlueChart g2 Vision chart data to to appear.  CAUTION Guide To does not ensure routes, tracks, and services such as nearby fuel,
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    the location on a chart. 4. Select Navigate To. 5. Select Go To. OR Select Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use Automatic Guidance. 6. Follow the > Go To or Route To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    , Symbol, Depth, Water Temp, Comment, or Position). To 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
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    (page 38), celestial (page 38), chart notes, or local services information near the cursor. To measure the distance and bearing of waypoint or the MOB you want to delete. 3. Select Review > Delete (The Review button is only shown when more than one waypoint is in GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    BlueChart g2 Vision card): 1. From the Navigation chart, select your destination. 2. Select Navigate To > Guide To. Your route is calculated. NOTE: You can change the automatic guidance path to a route by use the chart or turn list to edit the route turns. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 27
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    Midnight, if shown) or Entire Log. 3. To name the track, change the color of the track, or save it as a route, select Edit Track. 28 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    allowed from the true course before recording a track point. • Change-sets the value of the interval. Track Color-sets the color of the track plot. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 29
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    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. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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 , select Information > Dashboard > Numbers. 2. Press MENU and select Configure. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 31
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    and Engine Gauges Viewing Engine Gauges You must be connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine data to view engine gauges. See the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions for details. 32 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    > Dashboard > Engine > MENU > Gauge Setup > Status Alarms > Custom. 2. Select one or more engine gauge alarms that you want to turn on or off. 3. Select Back. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 33
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    fourth engine bar, as needed. 5. Select Back. Viewing Engine Gauges To view engine information, your chartplotter must be connected to a device capable of measuring fuel level, fuel flow, or both. From the level (numeric) or by individual tank level (graphic). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    graphical representation of all the specified tanks. Viewing Fuel Gauges To view engine information, your chartplotter must be connected to a device capable of measuring fuel level, fuel flow, or both. to specify the total fuel in your tanks. Select Done. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 35
  • Garmin GPSMAP 526/526s | Owner's Manual - Page 42
    Wind for the Wind Gauges The chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral or a wind on a stationary boat. sensor and a GPS antenna. Ground Wind Shows wind speed data based on A wind heading on shore. sensor, and a GPS antenna; or a wind sensor and a GPS antenna; or a wind sensor, a
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    from a heading (or magnetic) sensor, and GPS heading data is calculated by your chartplotter GPS. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard tide station. Tide-station information is shown. Select Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date. Select Show Report
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    approximate sky view location of the sun and moon. By default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the present date and time. From the Home screen, select Information > Celestial. Select Change Date > Manual to view current-station information for a different date. Select Show Report
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    MapSource data to your chartplotter from a specific SD card. 2. Check your MapSource version on the computer by clicking Help > About MapSource. If the version is older than 6.12.2, update to the most-current version by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www
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    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.) 2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer
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    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 > User Data > Data Transfer > (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 41
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    vessel includes the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the GPS heading, the time that that the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue to GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    lost. A red X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue to be tracked. If you discontinue Target with Course over Ground, Heading, and Rate of Turn GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 43
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    charts are available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective -shows or hides details about AIS-activated vessels. 44 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation You can view the AIS signal status, MMSI, GPS speed, GPS heading, and other information that is reported about a GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 45
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    charts are available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. The AIS target list shows information about all of the boats your unit is monitoring. Call to an AIS Target See "Calling an AIS Target" (page 65). 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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 an event to view additional
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    Configuring the Chartplotter Heading-sets the reference used in calculating heading information. • Auto Magnetic-automatically sets the Select Wind or Fuel Economy to toggle between water (from a water-speed sensor) and GPS (from the calculated GPS speed). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    require navigation through a narrow waterway. Configuring the Chartplotter To set the distance from shore: 1. Dock have navigated to previously. 5. Select Navigate To > Guide To. 6. Review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether > Near. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 49
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    serial port 1 to use when connecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices. • Garmin Data Transfer-supports the input or output of Garmin-proprietary data for communicating with Garmin software. • NMEA Standard-supports the input or output of standard NMEA
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    2. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or Garmin). 3. Select the NMEA Label Devices > Change Engine Labels > Use Numbers. Configuring the Chartplotter To label engines as names: 1. From the Home screen, select the label you want to use for the tank. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 51
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    Configuring the Chartplotter Setting Alarms You can set the unit to sound an audible alarm a system alarm from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > 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
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    GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Note: To receive fuel-level information, your unit must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS 10 from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location. Enter a positive number to offset for a
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    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. • If you are measuring down to the keel (transducer get the message, contact Garmin Product Support. Fuel Capacity-enter the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    On is selected, a message is displayed ("AIS: Dangerous Target") when a vessel enters the safe zone. When Off is selected, the message will not be displayed. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter 55
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    Sonar When connected to a transducer, the following chartplotters can be used as fishfinders: GPSMAP 421s GPSMAP 451s GPSMAP 521s GPSMAP 526s GPSMAP 551s GPSMAP 556s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option to view a full-screen graph of the transducer's sonar readings. From the
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    Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen (dual-frequency transducer only) to view both the 50 kHz and the , temperature, and speed Range Frequencies Split Frequency GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Zoomed depth scale Zoom level Transducer frequency Zoom window Range Split Zoom 57
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    scale for the log. Depth 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 current temperature and to the left as information is received. 58 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    9). 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. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Sonar Appearance-customize the display of fish symbols, whiteline, and
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    Gain-controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver (Auto, or to adjust manually, Manual). To see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the gain. 60 Frequency-when using a dual frequency transducer, select how the frequencies appear on-screen (200kHz, 50kHz, Dual, or
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    call from your chartplotter, the radio displays the Distress Call page to initiate a man-overboard distress call. NMEA 0183 NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA Garmin NMEA VHF Radio VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio 2000 VHF Radio X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 61
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    Use the Rocker to enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number of the vessel, and Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter receive a DSC distress call: 1. Select Review to view details about the call. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    following options: Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio and you activate navigation to activating navigation to a man-overboard location, see page 25. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 63
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    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 a different channel, the chartplotter uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call using a different channel. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    the station to call from the list. 3. Select Review > 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
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    30 in. (75 cm) Performance Receiver: High-sensitivity, 14 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver: GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 551/551s High-sensitivity, 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver: GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s 66 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Update Rate: once per second GPS Accuracy: Position:
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    less) for your chartplotter. 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 persists. Can't Read
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    Database Error-internal problem with the unit. Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support to have the unit serviced. Deep Water number. NMEA Depth Is Below Transducer-you must enter an appropriate Keel Offset for the transducer (page 53). Directory Memory GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 69
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    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 a temperature above, below, inside, or outside the specified values. 70 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    : 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. Appendix for antireflective coatings) and a clean, lint-free cloth. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 71
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    . GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s GPSMAP 551/551s GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 526/526s GPSMAP 556/556s 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. Software License
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    55 deep water 53 engine gauge 33 fish 53 fuel 53 GPS accuracy 52 navigation 52 off course 52 safe-zone 55 shallow water Compass 31 compass rose 12 Compass Tape 9 contact information, Garmin iv coordinates, grid creating waypoints using 25 course up 12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 73
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    gauge 35 full screen, sonar 56 fuse 67 G gain 60 Garmin Data Transfer 50 go to 23 GPS 4, 47, 67 GPS heading 37 Grid (North) 48 74 grid coordinates creating waypoints using 25 ground wind 36 guide to 23 H Hazard Colors 16 heading 48 GPS 37 magnetic 37 Heading Line 13 heading source 37 Head
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    DSC 64 transducer dual frequency 60 transferring data 39, 40 True (north) 48 true wind 36 turn the unit off 2 Turn Transition 48 U unit ID number 5 units of measure 47 user data backing up 40 clearing 39 transferring 40 viewing 39 V Vehicle Icon 13 version (software) 47 VHF radio 61 GPSMAP 400/500
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    current location 25 moving 25 viewing 39 Where To 23 Whiteline 59 wind gauge 36 close hauled 36, 37 Z zoom 60 2x 60 4x 60 manual 60 split 60 76 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner
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    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 2010 © 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty
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