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  • Garmin GPSMAP 540 | 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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    manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP® 430/430s GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 545/545s GPSMAP Off: page 3. • Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. •
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    with a Garmin Autopilot 33 Viewing Information 34 Viewing a Compass 34 Viewing Numbers 34 Viewing Trip Information 35 Viewing Fuel Gauges 35 Viewing Tide-station Information 36 Viewing Current Information 36 Viewing User Data 37 Viewing Other Vessels 40 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Calling (DSC 55 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio 55 Adding a DSC Contact 56 Viewing the DSC List 56 Receiving Distress Calls 56 Man-Overboard Data Warranty 75 Software License Agreement 76 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 76 Index 77 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 Getting Started GPSMAP 536/546 NMEA 2000 Power/Data External GPS antenna GPSMAP 531 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME SD card slot GPSMAP 546 shown 
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    Getting Started NMEA 2000® XM antenna with audio adapter External GPS antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 530/535/540/545 External GPS antenna GXM 31 antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 441/541 GPSMAP 430x/440x  GPSMAP 430/431/440 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    if you have NMEA 0183 devices connected to a serial port, specify which ports are connected. AIS Receiver (is not available if you select None for NMEA Devices)-Select Yes if one of the devices units for on-screen measurements as Statute, Metric, or Nautical. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 
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    Alarm Range (is not available if you select No for AIS Receiver)-select the distance within which an alarm will sound if an AIS manual setting. To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light, select Auto Backlight (automatic backlight is available only on the GPSMAP
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    return to the previous screen when indicated. Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals When you turn on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current the green bars disappear and the position icon displays a flashing question mark. 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 receiver this information to update the system software or to purchase Removing SD Cards Your unit supports Secure Digital (SD) cards. chartplotter.  GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. Getting Started • Sonar-set up and access sonar information (page 50). Note: You must have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 
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    Using Charts Using Charts Your chartplotter has a worldwide map and a built-in detailed map of US inland lakes, Charts > Navigation Chart. Your boat Exposed wreck Light Exposed rock Tide station Beacon Marina services Zoom scale Navigation Chart with g2 Vision GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    31). Other Vessels-view information about other vessels if your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or sailing numbers. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Charts Data bars • Cruising-turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar
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    of heading. 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 point on the chart to which you want to go. 4. Press SELECT. 10 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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 of the Navigation chart ( ). The bar under the number represents that distance on the map. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 11
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    Select the item. If more than one item is in the area, select Review, and then select the item. Viewing Tide-Station Information Tide-station information appears -turns tides and currents on or off (page 36). Service Points-turns marine service points on or off. Roses-displays a compass rose around
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    can be displayed on the Fishing chart (page 19). The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is connected to a weather module and you have an XM® subscription. See page 60 for additional screen if shown. Wind direction indicator Compass rose GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 13
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    want to see what area the maps cover. • Photo Points-turns camera icons (page 21) on or off when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    . Perspective 3D Settings To access additional settings or options from the Perspective 3D screen, select MENU. Waypoints & Tracks-view, add, and configure waypoints and tracks. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 15
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    on or off. (The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is connected to a weather module and you have an XM subscription affects routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To). Using Mariner's Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 Vision SD GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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 60 for additional red is very shallow water. Mariner's Eye 3D (Water Hazard Colors) GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 17
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    Guide To). Sonar Cone (only available if sonar is present)-turns a cone that shows the area covered by your transducer 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 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 19
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    Photo Overlay at 100% Aerial Photo Note: Use the Range (-/+) keys to zoom in and out while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Aerial Photo or Review. Perspective Overhead current at a glance. Select Review or the name of the attractions and more. For instructions on searching for, and page 43 for instructions on setting up Automatic when using a sonar-capable unit with a transducer attached. Use the Chart/Sonar screen to
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    area traffic. When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels that are within vessel includes the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the GPS heading, the time that has GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    safe-zone collision alarm has been set to Off, the target flashes, but the audible alarm does not sound and the alarm banner transmission from the vessel has been lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 23
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    views. Note: The Fishing chart and Mariner's Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 24 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel You can view the AIS signal status, MMSI, GPS speed, GPS heading, and other information that is reported about a targeted AIS vessel. 1. From Use the Rocker to select the AIS vessel. 4. Select AIS Vessel > Deactivate. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 25
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    card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D. 3. Select MENU > Other Vessels > AIS List. 26 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    , 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-searches 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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    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 From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 29
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    OR From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints. 2. Select the waypoint or the MOB you want to delete. 3. Select Review > Delete (The Review button is only shown when more than one press SELECT. Repeat until the route is complete. 30 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    chart, select your destination. 2. Select Navigate To > Guide To. Your route is calculated. NOTE: You can change route. To edit a route: 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes. 2. Select the route to edit. 3. Select Edit Route. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 31
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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
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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 33
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    information about dashboard gauges, tides, currents, user data, and other vessels. Viewing a Compass You can view and customize numerical data including depth, GPS information, and navigation information. You can customize the number and select Configure. 34 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    to show in each field. Viewing Information Viewing Trip Information From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Trip. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual To reset the trip information, maximum speed, odometer, or all values, press MENU while viewing the trip information. Viewing
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    must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS™ 10. To synchronize your fuel gauges with your fuel: to specify the total fuel in your tanks. • Fuel Economy-select either GPS Speed or Water Speed (using data from a speed wheel) for the fuel GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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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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    data from the SD card to the chartplotter and combine it with existing user data. • 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. 38 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    : 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 > User Data > Data Transfer > Replace From Card. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 39
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    , and tracks: 1. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data. 2. Select Waypoints, Routes, Saved Tracks, or All List shows the most recent call from a boat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it replaces the first call in the list. Select
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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 the event to view additional
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    Configuring the Chartplotter Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder . • Grid-sets grid north as the heading reference (000º). • User Magnetic-allows you to set the magnetic variation value. Position Format-change leg. 42 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    water-speed sensor) and GPS (from the calculated GPS speed). Auto Guidance-set auto-guidance line Configuring the Chartplotter using one or more familiar destinations previously. 5. Select Navigate To > Guide To. 6. Review the placement of the Auto Guidance GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 43
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    serial port 2 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. • Garmin Remote Sonar Transfer (GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545
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    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 the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545 (including "s" models) are CANet compatible. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter Setting
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    the Chartplotter • GPS location accuracy falls outside the specified value. Setting Sonar Alarms To set a sonar alarm from the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Sonar. Note: You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a Garmin fish only. 46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Garmin XM WX weather receiver to view weather information (page 60). 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Weather. 2. Turn the following alarms on or off: marine, tornado, severe storm, flood, or flash flood. Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm You can configure your chartplotter
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    Chartplotter 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 contact Garmin Product Support.
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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 49
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    Sonar Using Sonar When connected to a transducer, the following chartplotters can be used as fishfinders: GPSMAP 430s GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 530s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 540s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 440s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 535s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 545s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the
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    graph and a zoomed in portion on the same screen. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom. Depth, temperature, and speed Range Frequencies Split Frequency GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Zoomed depth scale Zoom window Range Zoom level Transducer frequency or beam width Split Zoom 51
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    bottom. The graph scrolls to the left as information is received. Setting Up Sonar Use the Sonar Setup screen to define Ultrascroll™, Fast, Medium, or Slow). If using a speed-capable transducer, select Auto to have the scroll speed automatically adjust to the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    (if your transducer is capable), cruising, and navigation. Note: To display water temperature or water speed, the connected transducer must be capable The target depth of each symbol is displayed. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Sonar • Whiteline-highlights the strongest signal from
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    Range). 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. Frequency-when using a dual frequency transducer, select how the frequencies appear on-screen (200kHz, 50kHz, Dual
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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 55
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    enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) Receiving Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter alerts you when your VHF radio receives receive a DSC distress call: 1. Select Review GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    . For information on activating navigation to a man-overboard location, see page 29. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Digital Selective Calling Position Tracking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that send position reports
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    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. 58 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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. Using Digital Selective Calling Calling an AIS Target When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio
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    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
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    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 lighting strikes, and hurricane warnings. NEXRAD shows very light rain and GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 61
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    of cloud cover. • NEXRAD Loop-displays NEXRAD information as an animated loop of the latest updates. • Waypoints-shows or hides waypoints. Select Navigation Only to display only waypoints that are detection network only detects cloud-to-ground lightning. 62 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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 Warning Hurricane Understanding County Warnings When the National Weather Service issues a weather warning for a county, the
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    XM WX Weather and Audio Tornado Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning Flood Warning Flash Flood Warning Understanding Fronts The Fronts show lines indicating the leading edge decreased pressure. Winds flow clockwise around high-pressure centers in North America. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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 65
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    knots 50 knots Understanding Wave Height The Wave Height feature shows wave heights. The wave heights for an area are shown in color intensities. 66 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    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. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 67
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    XM WX Weather and Audio Using XM Audio When a Garmin XM receiver is connected to the audio input of your boat, you the category of channels that are displayed in the XM audio guide. Channel Entry-allows you to select an XM channel. Level-adjusts the volume. 68 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    /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 Update Rate: once per second GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 69
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    546/546s 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: 1 kW Transducer (1 kW transducers are supported by the GPSMAP 535s/536s/545s/546s units only), 1,000 W (RMS
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    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. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 71
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    order to perform the function you requested. 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
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    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
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    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 antireflective coatings) and a clean, lint-free cloth. 74 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    the boat. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s 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. Your Radio Service includes traffic and
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    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 to the Software remain in Garmin. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and is
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    information 64 frequency 54 Fuel Capacity 48 fuel gauges 35 full screen, sonar 50 fuse 70 G gain 54 Garmin Data Transfer 44 gauges, fuel 35 go to 27 GPS 5, 41, 70 Grid (North) 42 guide to 27 H Hazard Colors 17 heading 42 Heading Line 14 Head Up 13 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 77
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    19 Save To Card 38, 39, 41 screenshots 74 scroll speed 52 SD cards inserting 6 removing 6 sea conditions 66 SELECT key 5 Serial Port setup 44 Service Points 12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Time (options) 42 tracks 18, 31 Trails 25 transducer dual frequency 54 transferring data 37, 38 Trip user data backing up 38 clearing 37 transferring 38 viewing 37 V version (software) 41 VHF radio 55 viewing currents 36 other boats 40 tide stations 36 user GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 79
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    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. January 2010 © 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
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