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    GPSMAP® 400/500 series owner's manual
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    written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive 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® 431/431s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 546/546s Tips and Shortcuts • Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. • Inserting and Removing SD Cards:
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    the Original Factory Settings 6 Inserting and Removing SD Cards 6 Understanding the Home Screen 7 Using Charts 8 Using the Navigation Chart 8 Changing the Navigation Chart Settings 12 Using the Split Navigation Chart 15 Using Perspective 3D 15 ii Using Mariner's Eye 3D 16 Using Fish Eye 3D
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    Sonar 60 Advanced Sonar Settings 61 Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC 63 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio 63 Adding a DSC Contact 64 Viewing the DSC List 64 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 83 Software License Agreement 84 XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement 84 Index 85 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 
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    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" (page 3). To turn off the unit, press and hold the Power key. GPSMAP 441/541 Home Screen  GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    is not available and is automatically set to Auto. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Getting Started System Units-specify units for on-screen measurements more information. Shallow Water Alarm-only available if you are receiving sonar depth data. Select Yes or No. Overhead Clearance-select the
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    maximum backlight, minimum backlight, and your manual setting. To switch between Day mode and Night mode: 1. Press and release the Power key. 2. Select Color Mode. 3. Press left or right on backlight is available only on the GPSMAP 536 and GPSMAP 546).  GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    sonar, to zoom in or out on a chart, to page up or down on lists, to scroll the map, Home screen are green . When the unit loses satellite signals, the green bars disappear and the position icon displays a flashing question mark. For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin
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    ). You may need this information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information. From the home screen, select Configure > System > System Information. Inserting and Removing SD Cards Your unit supports Secure Digital (SD) cards. Insert optional BlueChart® g2 Vision® SD
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    Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to access all other screens. Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Charts-selects Navigation, Fishing, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish
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    view map information, and as a navigational aid. To access a Navigation chart, from the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. Your boat Exposed wreck Light Exposed rock Tide station Beacon Marine services Zoom scale Navigation Chart with g2 Vision  GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    other vessels if your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device (page 63). Stop Navigation-stop navigating to your destination (only available while navigating). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Charts Data
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    transducer attached, or a "non-s" series unit with a Garmin Intelliducer™ attached). • Fuel-(available only when your chartplotter Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Economy data bar on or off. • Sailing- (available only when your chartplotter denote map features GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    point on the chart 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 Auto Guidance). 7. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination. To create a route to a point on the chart, see page 31
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    (page 21). Service Points-turns marine service points on or off. Roses-displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. True wind direction or apparent wind direction is shown if the unit is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    feature is only available if the chartplotter is connected to a weather module and map at different zoom levels. Wind direction indicator Compass rose Press left on the Rocker to decrease map detail. Press right on the Rocker to increase map detail. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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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. • Vehicle Icon-allows you to select a boat or triangle that is large, medium, or small as your boat icon on the chart. 14 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    harbors or anchorages. To access the Perspective 3D screen from the Home screen, select Charts > Perspective 3D. Press the Range (+) key from the boat. Split Navigation Chart (with a BlueChart g2 Vision card) The top half of the screen is zoomed in 10 times GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 15
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    (Guide To). 16 • Weather Radar-turns 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 68 for additional information. Using Mariner's Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card
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    colors on or off. The Off setting shows the land as seen from the water. The On setting indicates shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water, yellow is shallow water, and red is very shallow water. Mariner's Eye 3D (Water Hazard Colors) GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Guide To). • Weather Radar-turns the display of NEXRAD weather on or off. (The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter have an "s" series unit (such as a GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to use sonar features. Fish Eye 3D Settings To access GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    offshore deep-sea fishing. From the Home screen, select Charts > Fishing Chart preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. To access additional settings from • Off-standard chart information is shown on the map. • Land Only-standard chart information is shown on GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 19
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    set the detail level higher (page 13). Viewing Aerial Photos Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks, marinas, and harbors. Use these photos to help orient and out while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    and select Aerial Photo or Review > Aerial Photo. Perspective map or BlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for the Tides/Currents setting (page 12). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrow indicates the range
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    screen Using the Chart/Sonar Screen Note: The Chart/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, or Fish Eye 3D and sonar at the same time
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    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 23
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    chartplotter Rate of Turn When course over ground and heading information are provided by an activated AIS target, but rate of turn information is not provided, the projected course of the target is calculated based on the course over ground information. 24 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D. 3. Use the Rocker to select an AIS vessel. Press SELECT. 4. Select AIS Vessel > Activate Target. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 25
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    available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D. 3. Use the Rocker to select an (ranging from 1 to 24 minutes). 7. Select a time. 26 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    of the list. 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. Making a Call to an AIS Target See "Calling an AIS Target" (page 67). GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Using Charts 27
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    you to add turns to the route. • Guide To-uses BlueChart g2 Vision chart data to suggest services such as nearby fuel, repairs, and ramps. To begin navigating: 1. From the Home screen, select Where To?. 2. Select the category to which you want to navigate. 28 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Navigate To. 5. Select Go To or Route To. OR Select Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use Auto Guidance. 6. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual To stop navigating: Press MENU, and select Stop Navigating. To
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    Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > MENU > Waypoints & Tracks > New Waypoint. OR From the Home the map pointer ( ) to highlight the waypoint on the Navigation chart. OR From the Home screen waypoint on the Navigation chart. 2. Select Review. (The Review button is only shown when more than
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    local services information near Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints. 2. Select the waypoint or the MOB you want to delete. 3. Select Review > Delete (The Review map pointer ( your destination. 2. Select Navigate To > Route To. ) to select GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 31
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    . 3. If you select Use Chart, use the map pointer ( ) to select the initial location at card): 1. From the Navigation chart, select your destination. 2. Select Navigate To > Guide Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes. 2. Select the route to edit. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    turn list to edit the route turns. To delete a route: 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes. 2. Select the route to 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 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 33
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    log, replacing the color of the track plot. Using BlueChart g2 Vision NOTICE BlueChart g2 Vision data cards are not waterproof. When you are not using the card, keep it in the original packaging for safekeeping and store it away from exposure to sun and rain to prevent damage to the card. 34 GPSMAP
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    from the SD card to your computer for viewing purposes if HomePort is installed on your PC. You can only use the SD card on BlueChart g2 Vision-compatible Garmin GPS units and when using HomePort. Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot When you start any type of navigation (Go To, Route To, Guide To, or
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    Compass From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Compass. Viewing Numbers You can view and customize numerical data including depth, GPS information, and navigation Numbers screen from the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Numbers. 36 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    (-/+) keys to view additional fields. Viewing Information Viewing Trip Information From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Trip. To reset the trip information, engine gauges. See the GPSMAP 400/500 Series Installation Instructions for details. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 37
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    gauge Fuel flow Cycling Through Engine Gauge Screens 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Engine. 2. Select the want to set (Scale Min, Scale Max, Rated Min, or Rated Max). NOTE: Some of these options may not be available for all gauges. 38 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Shown in Gauges The engine gauges can show information for up to four engines. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Engine > MENU > Gauge Setup > Engine Selection > Num the second, third, and fourth engine bar, as needed. 5. Select Back. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 39
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    Gauges To view engine information, your chartplotter must be connected to a device capable of measuring fuel level, fuel flow, or both. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > -select to specify the total fuel in your tanks. Select Done. 40 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    , and a GPS antenna; or a wind sensor and a GPS antenna; or a wind sensor, a water-speed sensor, and a heading sensor. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Wind > MENU > Wind Type. 2. Select Apparent Wind, True Wind or Ground Wind. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 41
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    a heading (or magnetic) sensor, and GPS heading data is calculated by your chartplotter GPS. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Wind tide station. Tide-station information is shown. • Select Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date. Select the left and
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    the chartplotter shows celestial information for the present date and time. From the Home screen, select Information > Celestial. Select Change Date > Manual to directly from the Navigation chart. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Overhead Sun position Moon position Moon phase Horizon
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    MapSource data to your chartplotter from a specific SD card. 44 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
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    6. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer. 7. Complete one of the following: • Select Card > Merge From Card to transfer data from the SD card to the chartplotter and combine it with existing user data. • Select Card > Replace From Card to overwrite
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    From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Copy 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
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    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 boats your unit is monitoring. See page 23. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 47
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    Information-view system 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
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    daylight saving time on or off, depending on the time of year. Configuring the Chartplotter • Baro. Ref. Time-specify the reference time (from 30 minutes to 24 sensor) and GPS (from the calculated GPS speed). Auto Guidance-set the Auto Guidance parameters: GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 49
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    > Preferences > Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Dist. > Normal. 3. From Home screen, select Where To? > Waypoints. 50 4. Select a waypoint for a destination that you have navigated to previously. 5. Select Navigate To > Guide To. 6. Review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine
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    data for communicating with Garmin software. • NMEA Standard-supports the input or output of standard NMEA 0183 data, DSC, and sonar NMEA input support for the DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences. • GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter • NMEA High Speed-supports the input or
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    Chartplotter : From the Home screen, select Configure > 1. From the Home screen, select Configure as numbers: 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications as names: 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications an alarm: 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms.
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    to sound when the 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 have a built-in sonar with a temperature-capable transducer to view depth
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    step 3 as a positive number. If the transducer is installed at the bottom of the keel, measure the distance from the transducer to the water line. Enter this value in step 3 as a negative number. 2. From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Keel Offset. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Garmin Intelliducer, or a temperature-capable transducer to measure water temperature. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual Configuring the Chartplotter sensor connected to the chartplotter measures the water temperature as being warmer than it actually is. 4. From the Home screen, select Configure
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    the Chartplotter Select OK, and safely increase the speed of the boat. If the message appears again, stop the boat and make sure the speed-sensor wheel is not stuck. If the wheel turns freely, check the cable connections. If you continue to get the message, contact Garmin Product Support. Fuel
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    transducer, the following chartplotters can be used as fishfinders: GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Screen option to view a full-screen graph of the transducer's sonar readings. From the Home screen, select Sonar
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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 58 Zoomed depth scale Zoom window Range Zoom level Transducer frequency or beam width Split Zoom GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Home screen, select Sonar > Depth Log. Press MENU to set the duration and the scale for the log. Depth Time elapsed Depth range Using Sonar Understanding the Temp Log Screen If you are using a temperature-capable transducer is received. Temp Log GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 59
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    sonar screens. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup. Scroll Speed-adjust the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left (Ultrascroll™, Fast, Medium, or Slow). If using a speed-capable transducer . The target depth of each symbol is displayed. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    in white. Color Scheme-select White or Blue. This affects the background on all sonar screens, but does 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
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    of noise rejection. Manually adjusting the amount of noise that is rejected helps fine-tune the sonar to show the most detail with the least noise. When Frequency is set to Dual (and Gain is set to Manual), you can individually adjust noise rejection for each frequency. 62 GPSMAP 400/500 Series
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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 63
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    chartplotter Service replaces the first call in the call list. From a chart screen, press MENU > Other Vessels > DSC > DSC List. Receiving Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter Review Garmin color. Select
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    change the line color. Select Clear Report to delete the call report. Select Create Waypoint to set a waypoint at the position sent with the distress call. see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner's Manual. For information on activating navigation to a man-overboard location, see page 30. GPSMAP 400/500
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    the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List. 2. Select the vessel from the list > Edit. 3. Select an option: • Select Symbol to edit the symbol. • Select Trail Line to edit the line color. Placing an Individual Routine Call When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF
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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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    XM WX receiver, such as a GXM 51, and an activated XM subscription. Visit http://www8.garmin.com/xm/ for more information. To connect 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
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    Using XM WX Weather and Audio snow up to strong thunderstorms in varying shades and colors. The time stamp in the upper-left corner of the screen indicates the elapsed time since the National Weather Service last updated the information. You can view NEXRAD information as an image of the latest
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    . • 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 represented by lightning bolt icons. Lightning appears on the map if strikes were detected within the last seven minutes. The
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    . Marine Warning Hurricane Understanding County Warnings When the National Weather Service issues a weather warning for a county, the county is highlighted with the color corresponding to the warning. To view information about the warning, select the county. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 71
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    Forecast Information Forecasts show the weather conditions including fronts and precipitation. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Forecast. To view the forecast for another . Winds flow clockwise around high-pressure centers in North America. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    ), Inches of Mercury (in), and Hectopascals (hPa). Viewing Fishing Information The Fishing view contains current water temperature, surface pressure conditions, and fishing forecasts. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Fishing. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 73
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    Home screen, select Information > Weather > Fishing > MENU > Fish Species. 74 Calm 5 knots 10 knots 15 knots 20 knots 50 knots Understanding Wave Height The Wave Height feature shows wave heights. The wave heights for an area are shown in color intensities. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    . Contour lines on the Visibility feature show the forecasted change in surface visibility. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Visibility. To view the forecasted visibility for another time period view forecasts for the next 24 and 36 hours. GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual 75
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    Audio When a Garmin XM receiver is XM Audio > On. To select an XM audio channel: 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > XM Audio. 2. Use the Rocker to highlight a channel guide. Channel Entry-allows you to select an XM channel. Level-adjusts the volume. 76 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Receiver: 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 77
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    GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 541/541s Warm:* Approximately 1 second Cold:** Approximately 38 seconds GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP than 2 weeks. GPS Accuracy: Position: < Sonar Power: 1 kW Transducer (1 kW transducers are supported by the GPSMAP GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
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    Unlock 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. Can't Write User Card, Card Is Read
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    Error-internal problem with the unit. Contact your dealer or Garmin Product Support to have the unit serviced. Deep Water Transducer-you must enter an appropriate Keel Offset for the transducer (page 54). No Waypoints/Routes/Tracks/User Waypoints Found-attempted to transfer user data from an SD card
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    been reached. Sonar Service 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
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    the HOME button for at least six seconds. 5. Select OK when the Screenshot Taken window is displayed. To copy the screenshots to your 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
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    transmission or reception of the Services. 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. Weather Data Warranty THE WEATHER DATA SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED "AS IS
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    GPSMAP 400/500 SERIES CHARTPLOTTER, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. 84 Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries ("Garmin") grant you a limited license to use the software Satellite Services available only
  • Garmin GPSMAP 546/546s | Owner's Manual - Page 91
    eye 3D 18 fishing 19 mariner's eye 3D 16 navigation 8 settings 12 cleaning the unit 82 Clear User Data 44 close hauled wind gauge 42 collision alarm 26 colors, hazard 17 Color Scheme 61 Communications 51 Compass 36 compass rose 12 contact information, Garmin iv coordinates, grid creating waypoints
  • Garmin GPSMAP 546/546s | Owner's Manual - Page 92
    56 fuel gauges synchronizing 40 viewing 40 full screen, sonar 57 Full Screen Map 9 fuse 78 G gain 61 Garmin Data Transfer 51 go to 28 GPS 5, 48, 78 GPS heading 42 Grid (North) 49 grid coordinates creating waypoints using 30 ground wind 41 guide to 28 H Hazard Colors 17 heading 42, 49 Heading Line 14
  • Garmin GPSMAP 546/546s | Owner's Manual - Page 93
    Service Points 12 settings alarms 52 chart 12 collision alarm 26 communications 51 fish eye 3D 18 initializing 3 language 49 navigation preferences 49 system 48 units of measure 48 Shoreline Distance 50 simulator 48 mode 5 Skyview 48 software license agreement 84 software version 48 sonar transducer
  • Garmin GPSMAP 546/546s | Owner's Manual - Page 94
    Index V Vehicle Icon 14 version (software) 48 VHF radio 63 viewing currents 43 other boats 47 tide stations 42 user data 44 16, 17 Where To 28 Whiteline 61 wind barbs 74 wind gauges viewing 41 World Map 14 wind gauges customizing 41 X XM Audio 76 XM weather 68 Z zoom 61 2x 61 4x 61 bottom lock
  • Garmin GPSMAP 546/546s | Owner's Manual - Page 95
  • Garmin GPSMAP 546/546s | Owner's Manual - Page 96
    the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. June 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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GPSMAP
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400/500 series
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