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Viewing Information To restore backup data to your chartplotter: 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. To delete all waypoints, routes, 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. 3. Select OK to delete the data. Viewing Other Vessels To view information about other boats from the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels. Note: To view information about other boats, your unit must be connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device. See page 59 for more information. AIS List-view information about all of the boats your unit is monitoring. See page 45. DSC List-view the 100 most-recent calls. The DSC List shows the mostrecent call from a boat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it replaces the first call in the list. Select Options to sort calls by name, type, MMSI, distance from your boat, or the time the call was received. Select Options > Delete All to delete all the calls from the list. To add a DSC contact: 1. Select Add Contact. 2. Use the Rocker to enter the MMSI number of the vessel. 3. Use the Rocker to enter the name of the vessel. Automatic Identification System The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels. About AIS AIS alerts you to area traffic. When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels that are within range, that are equipped with a transponder, and that are actively transmitting AIS information. The information reported for each vessel includes the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the GPS heading, the time that has elapsed since the last position of the vessel was reported, the nearest approach, and the time to the nearest approach. 40 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual

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Viewing Information
40
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
To restore backup data to your chartplotter:
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
.
To delete all waypoints, routes, 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
.
3. Select
OK
to delete the data.
Viewing Other Vessels
To view information about other boats from the Home screen, select
InFormation
>
Other Vessels
.
NOTE
: To view information about other boats, your unit must be
connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC
(Digital Selective Calling) device. See
page 59
for more information.
AIS List
—view information about all of the boats your unit is monitoring. See
page 45
.
dSC List
—view the 100 most-recent calls. The DSC 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
Options
to sort calls by name, type, MMSI, distance from your boat,
or the time the call was received.
Select
Options
>
delete All
to delete all the calls from the list.
To add a DSC contact:
1. Select
ADD Contact
.
2. Use the
Rocker
to enter the MMSI number of the vessel.
3. Use the
Rocker
to enter the name of the vessel.
Automatic Identification System
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to identify and track
other vessels.
About AIS
AIS alerts you to area traffic. When connected to an external AIS device, the
chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels that are within
range, that are equipped with a transponder, and that are actively transmitting
AIS information. The information reported for each vessel includes the
Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the
GPS heading, the time that has elapsed since the last position of the vessel was
reported, the nearest approach, and the time to the nearest approach.