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Setting Alarms, Setting Navigation Alarms, Setting System Alarms

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2. Select the type of tank you want to label. 3. Select Choose Names. 4. Select a tank. 3. Select the location of the tank: Port (P), Center (C), Starboard (S), Fore (F), or Aft (A). 4. Select the label you want to use for the tank. 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 > Alarms. 2. Select an alarm category. 3. Select an alarm. 4. Select On to turn on the alarm. 5. Specify alarm information. Setting Navigation Alarms To set a navigation alarm from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation. Arrival-set an alarm to sound when you are within a specified distance or time from a turn or a destination waypoint. Configuring the Chartplotter • 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. • Activation-select whether the arrival alarm triggers on time to arrival or distance to arrival. • 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 when you are off course by a specified distance. Setting System Alarms To set 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. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 53

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
53
Configuring the Chartplotter
2� Select the type of tank you want to label�
3� Select
Choose Names
�
4� Select a tank�
3� Select the location of the tank:
Port (P)
,
Center (C)
,
Starboard
(S)
,
Fore (F)
, or
Aft (A)
�
4� Select the label you want to use for the tank�
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
>
Alarms
�
2� Select an alarm category�
3� Select an alarm�
4� Select
On
to turn on the alarm�
5� Specify alarm information�
Setting Navigation Alarms
To set a navigation alarm from the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Alarms
>
Navigation
�
Arrival
—set an alarm to sound when you are within a specified
distance or time from a turn or a destination waypoint.
•
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.
•
Activation
—select whether the arrival alarm triggers on time to
arrival or distance to arrival.
•
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 when you are off course by a
specified distance.
Setting System Alarms
To set 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.