Garmin GPSMAP 527 Owner's Manual - Page 8

Turning the Unit On or Off, Initializing Unit Settings, Language, Store demonstration, Welcome - when will be available

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Getting Started 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 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 56). Language-select the language to display on the screen. Store Demonstration-select Off. (This option is only available the first time the unit is turned on.) Welcome-select OK. NMEA Devices-if you have NMEA 0183 devices connected to a serial port, specify which ports are connected. AIS Receiver (not available if 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. 2 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
Getting Started
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
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 56)
.
Language
—select the language to display on the screen.
Store demonstration
—select
OFF
. (This option is only available the
first time the unit is turned on.)
Welcome
—select
OK
.
NMEA devices
—if you have NMEA 0183 devices connected to a
serial port, specify which ports are connected.
AIS Receiver
(not available if 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.