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To enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences: 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > 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. • Posn. Precision-adjust the number of digits (Two Digits, Three Digits, or Four Digits) to the right of the decimal point for transmission of NMEA output. • Waypoint IDs-determine how the unit identifies waypoint identifiers (Names or Numbers). NMEA 2000 Devices-lists the NMEA 2000 devices on your network. If a NMEA 2000 device has configuration options or settings, select the device for a list of options. Only the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible: GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s CANet Devices-lists the CANet devices on your network. If a CANet device has configuration options or settings, select the device for a list of options. Only 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 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 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. 45

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
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Configuring the Chartplotter
To enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences:
1. From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
>
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.
•
Posn. Precision
—adjust the number of digits (
Two digits
,
Three digits
, or
four digits
) to the right of the decimal point
for transmission of NMEA output.
•
WaYpoint Ids
—determine how the unit identifies waypoint
identifiers (
Names
or
NumBers
).
NMEA 2000 devices
—lists the NMEA 2000 devices on your
network. If a NMEA 2000 device has configuration options or
settings, select the device for a list of options.
Only the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible:
GPSMAP 441/441s
GPSMAP 536/536s
GPSMAP 541/541s
GPSMAP 546/546s
CANet devices
—lists the CANet devices on your network. If a
CANet device has configuration options or settings, select the device
for a list of options.
Only the GPSMAP 430/440/530/540/535/545 (including “s”
models) are CANet compatible.
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 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.