Garmin GPSMAP 4012 Owner's Manual

Garmin GPSMAP 4012 - Marine GPS Receiver Manual

Get Garmin GPSMAP 4012 - Marine GPS Receiver PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 753759066055
View all Garmin GPSMAP 4012 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Garmin GPSMAP 4012 manual content summary:

  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series owner's manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 2
    medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or of any revision hereto, provided that such
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 3
    manual includes information for the following products: • GPSMAP® 4008 • GPSMAP® 4010 • GPSMAP® 4012 • GPSMAP® 5008 • GPSMAP® 5012 • GPSMAP® off. Manual Conventions In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, either press the soft key along the right side of the screen (GPSMAP 4000
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 4
    53 Specifications 53 Calibrating the Touchscreen 54 Capturing Screenshots 54 Alarms and Messages 55 Product Registration 57 Contact Garmin 57 Declaration of Conformity (DoC 57 Software License Agreement 57 NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 58 Index 59 ii GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 5
    keypad (GPSMAP 4010 and 4012) GPSMAP 4012 SD card slot Note: Use the soft keys to select menu items on the GPSMAP 4000 Series. Touch menu items on the GPSMAP 5000 Series screen to select them. POWER Automatic backlight sensor GPSMAP 5008 SD card slot GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 6
    Getting Started Getting Started NMEA 2000 connector Garmin Marine Network connectors Power connector Marine video connector NMEA 0183 connector Turning the Unit On or Off . Units-specify units for on screen measurements as Statute, Metric, or Nautical.  GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 7
    screen are green . When the unit loses satellite signals, the green bars disappear and the position icon shows a flashing question mark. For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin® Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 8
    unit ID number for your chartplotter. 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. Using Simulator Mode Simulator Mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 9
    based on the unit type. When you add additional hardware to your Garmin Marine Network, additional options appear. GPSMAP 4000 Series Home Screen GPSMAP 5000 Series Home Screen • Charts-access Navigation Chart, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing Charts and Radar Overlay (page
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 10
    screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. Marine services Your boat Submerged wreck Exposed wreck Beacon Buoy Zoom scale Navigation Chart with BlueChart g2 Vision Data Zooming In and Out on the Map The RANGE (+/-) keys (GPSMAP 4000 series) or the and keys (GPSMAP 5000 series) control the zoom
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 11
    Go To (or Guide To when using GPSMAP 4000 series), or touch and drag the Navigation screen (GPSMAP 5000 series). Pointer coordinates Pointer distance and bearing from current location Map pointer Pan options Inset map To stop panning, select Stop Panning. GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 12
    local services information near the pointer location. Accessing Additional Object Information Use the map pointer ( ) (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch an item on the screen (GPSMAP 5000 a tide-station icon ( ), and select Review to view a detailed tide graph.  GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 13
    -turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on or off. Select Data Bar Setup to configure the position of the data on the screen. • Navigation-turn the Distance to Destination, Arrival, Off Course, and Bearing data bar on or off. If you select Auto, the chartplotter will turn
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 14
    VMG and Waypoint VMG Are Displayed in the Data Bars The chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind Velocity Made Good (VMG) map on only when the boat symbol is no longer visible. Spot Depths-turns spot soundings on or off and sets a dangerous depth. Safety Shading (with supported
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 15
    borders on when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card and you want to see what area the maps cover. Using Charts Heading line Track Chart border Photo Points-turns camera icons (page 18) on Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device. GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 11
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 16
    Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To). Using Radar Overlay When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use Radar Overlay to overlay > Tracks > On. A trailing line on the chart indicates your track. 12 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 17
    line on the screen. To edit or delete a saved track: 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks. 2. Select the track you want to edit or delete. 3. Select Edit points. • Time-records the track based on a time interval. GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 13
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 18
    the SD card on BlueChart g2 Vision-compatible Garmin GPS units. Using Mariner's Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner's Eye 3D, which provides a detailed threedimensional in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages. Mariner's Eye 3D 14 Navigation Chart GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 19
    or the touchscreen (GPSMAP 5000 series) to point to the navaid. When the cursor is over the navaid, a button is displayed, such as Beacon or Light. 2. Select the button for the navaid to view details. Mariner's Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options from the Mariner's Eye 3D screen
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 20
    that shows the area covered by your transducer on or off. Sonar Data-visually shows the sonar readings received by your transducer for the best combination of sonar and mapping. Tracks-turns the track log on or on the chart. Fishing Chart 16 Navigation Chart GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 21
    Setup > Photos. 3. Select one of the following: • Off-standard chart information is shown on the map . • Land Only-standard chart information is shown on water with photos overlaying the land. • Photo Map in using the RANGE (+) key (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch (GPSMAP 5000 series). You can also
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 22
    (+/-) keys (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch the and keys (GPSMAP 5000 series) GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch the screen (GPSMAP 5000 series) to highlight a camera icon with the pointer, and select Aerial Photo or Review at a glance. Select Review or the name of the more. For instructions on searching for
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 23
    depends on the optional network devices you have connected to your chartplotter, and whether you are using an optional BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. You can combine two or three screens (GPSMAP 4000 series) or up to four screens (GPSMAP 5000 series). To access the Combinations screen from the Home
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 24
    4000 series) or touch a data field (GPSMAP 5000 series). Select the item to be displayed. To change the layout to horizontal or vertical: 1. While viewing the Combinations screen, select Menu > Change Combination. 2. Select Layout Vert. or Layout Horiz. 20 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 25
    to search for, and navigate to, waypoints, routes, and services such as nearby fuel, repairs, and ramps. Note: You to a destination, allowing you to add turns to the route. • Guide To-searches BlueChart g2 Vision chart data to suggest the best path to GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 21
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 26
    Search - GPSMAP 5000 series 3. Select Done to view the 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteria. 4. Select the best location, then select Navigate To > Go To or Route To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card). 22 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 27
    Waypoints You can store up to 1,500 waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, and water temperature for each waypoint. To create a new waypoint: 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. 2. Use the map pointer ( ) (GPSMAP 4000 series) to select the location you want to
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 28
    the map pointer ( ) (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch the waypoint (GPSMAP 5000 series) to highlight the waypoint on the Navigation chart. OR From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints. 2. Select the waypoint or MOB you want to delete. 3. Select Review > Delete. 24 GPSMAP® 4000
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 29
    > User Data > Routes > New Route > Use Chart. 2. Select Use Chart or Use Waypoint List. 3. If you selected Use Chart, use the map pointer ( ) (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch the location (GPSMAP 5000 Turn. Repeat until the route is complete. 6. Select Done. GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 25
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 30
    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 (such as a Garmin GHP™ 10), you will be prompted to engage the autopilot. Where To? 26 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 31
    information about tides, currents, celestial data, user data, other boats, gauges, and video. to your current location. Select Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date to your current selection. Select Change Date > Manual to view current information for a different date.
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 32
    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
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 33
    Garmin Marine Network using the network port on the back of the unit and a Garmin Network cable. 2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Network. Complete one of the following: • Select Clone User Data to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks to other chartplotters
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 34
    Series Installation Instructions for details. To select analog or digital gauges: 1. To view analog or digital engine gauges from the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Engine > Menu. 2. Select Analog or Digital. Viewing Information 30 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 35
    sensor, such as the Garmin GFS™ 10. To GPS Speed or Water Speed (using data from a speed wheel) for the fuel economy calculation. Viewing Video Your unit can display video if you connect it to a video source using the supplied video cable. See the GPSMAP 4000/5000 Series Installation Instructions
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 36
    Save to Card button is provided as a troubleshooting tool; a Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to use this to retrieve data about the marine network. Radar Diagnostics (if radar is connected)-a troubleshooting tool used by installers. Changing the System Language To change the system
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 37
    0183 Setup-enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings. • Port Types-configure the input/output format for each port to use when connecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices. NMEA Std. supports the
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 38
    as a remote control or optical mouse to communicate with the chartplotter. Preferred Sources-allows selection of a preferred device when more than one source is available for the same function. Marine Network-review all connected Garmin Marine Network devices. See page 37. Setting Alarms You can set
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 39
    the battery reaches a user-determined low voltage. GPS Accuracy-set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside (and a transducer connected to the sounder module) wired through NMEA 0183 or connected to the Garmin Marine Network to GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 35
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 40
    GPSMAP 5000 series) to specify the offset. 3. Select Done to accept the number. Note: Select Cancel to cancel your changes and return to the My Boat screen. Temp Offset-set the temperature offset for the temperature sensor of your transducer message, contact Garmin Product Support. Fuel Capacity-
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 41
    . You can connect your GPSMAP 4000 series and GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotters, and previous Garmin Marine Network compatible chartplotter models (GPSMAP 3005/3006/3010), to your network to share data. With the Garmin Marine Network, you can: • Share GPS data from a GPS 17 antenna that is wired
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 42
    to one of the devices for identification purposes, select the device and then select Review. Use the ROCKER (GPSMAP 4000 series) or the onscreen keyboard (GPSMAP 5000 series) to name the device. Select Back or press the HOME key to exit. Marine Network 38 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 43
    404/406 or a GMR 18, you can view more information about your surroundings. The Garmin marine radar connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares radar data with all networked chartplotters. The Garmin marine radar transmits a narrow beam of microwave energy as it rotates in a 360º pattern
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 44
    the guard zone from the Radar screen, select Menu > Sentry Setup > Enable Guard Zone. To adjust the guard zone boundaries: 1. While the guard zone is on, from the Radar screen, select Menu > Sentry Setup > Adjust Guard Zone > Move Guard Zone. Using Radar 40 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 45
    the guard zone. Select Corner 1 or Corner 2 to change the reference point. For GPSMAP 5000 series units, touch Corner 1, and then touch the point on the screen at VRM) and Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) to measure range and bearing to a target. Using Radar GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 41
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 46
    GPSMAP 4000 series) or the and keys (GPSMAP 5000 series) to zoom in and out. Zooming while panning the map only affects the zoom scale of the map. The radar range remains the same. Zooming while the map Up or Down to manually adjust the gain; select Auto to return the gain to the default setting. 42
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 47
    Off, Low, Medium, or High. Adjusting the VRM and EBL The Variable Range Marker (VRM) and Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) tools measure range and bearing to a target. You can adjust the diameter of the collision avoidance, and can be customized. Using Radar GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 43
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 48
    advanced radar settings, from the Radar screen, select Menu > Radar Setup. Rotation Speed (GMR 18/24/404/406 series models only)-set the antenna rotates, which increases the speed at which the screen updates. Front of Boat-offset the front of the boat if you GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 49
    Sonar Using Sonar When connected to an optional Garmin GSD 22 sounder module and a transducer, your chartplotter can be used as a fishfinder. The GSD 22 connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connected to the network. Understanding the Full Screen
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 50
    . Depth, temperature, and water speed GPS speed and GPS heading Range Transducer frequencies Understanding the Temp Log If you are using a temperature-capable transducer, the Temp Log screen keeps a the left as information is received. Using Sonar 46 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 51
    screens. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup. Fish Symbols-set how the sonar interprets suspended targets. transducer is capable, the data is shown. A-Scope-creates a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen (On or Off). Using Sonar GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 52
    and drag the line (GPSMAP 5000 series) to set the depth of the reference line. Range-the range of the depth scale on the right side of the screen (Auto, or to adjust manually, Up or Down). Sonar Setup-opens the Sonar Setup screen. See page 47. Using Sonar 48 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 53
    position reports (page 51). Quickly set up and send individual routine call details to your Garmin VHF radio (page 50). When you initiate a man-overboard distress call from your radio, the chartplotter displays the man-overboard screen and prompts you to navigate to the man-overboard point (page
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 54
    Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter Review Garmin Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin chartplotter Chartplotter When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin Garmin VHF Radio Owner's Manual. For information on activating navigation to
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 55
    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 Menu > Other Vessels > DSC > DSC Trails. 2. Select Off to turn trails off for every vessel. GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual 51 DSC
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 56
    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. Calling an AIS Target When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call. DSC 52 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 57
    m) GPSMAP 4010: 3.3 ft. (1 m) GPSMAP 5015: 1.3 ft. (40 cm) Hg - lamps inside this product contain mercury and must be recycled or disposed of according to local, state, or federal laws. For more information go to: www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/environment/disposal.jsp. GPS Performance (with GPS 17
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 58
    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 the appropriate .BMP file on the card and paste it to any location on the computer. Appendix 54 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 59
    sensor/transducer) the water temperature is inside the userdefined target temperature zone. GPS Antenna Has Lost Its Stored Settings-The GPS antenna memory has been cleared. Contact Garmin Product Support. GPS Service Incompatible. Software Update Required-a GPS service software update is
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 60
    detected in the user-defined radar guard zone. Radar Needs Repair Error Code-(radar) the radar needs repair. An error code will be listed to help diagnose the error. Radar Service Incompatible. Software Update Required-a radar software update is needed. Contact Garmin Product Support for assistance
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 61
    http://my.garmin.com. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your GPSMAP 4000 series or GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotter. In the USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, or contact Garmin USA by
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 62
    series chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000 network and to see a list of supported NMEA 2000 PGN numbers, see the GPSMAP 4000/5000 Series Installation Instructions. All GPSMAP 4000 and GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified. Appendix 58 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 63
    18 37, 39 GMR 21/41 37 GMR 404/406 37, 39 go to 21 GPS satellite signals 3, 32 GSD 22 37 guide to 21 H Hazard Colors 15 heading 33 Heading Line 10 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual Index heading line 11 cruising screen 44 Head Up 10 high-resolution satellite imagery 17
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 64
    restoring factory settings 4 review 8 rings 9, 44 Service Points 9 settings alarms 34 chart 9 combinations 20 communications 33 fish eye 3D 16 initializing 2 mariner number viewing 4 units of measure 32 user data 28 V video 31 view system GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 65
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 66
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 67
  • Garmin GPSMAP 4012 | Owner's Manual - Page 68
    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. © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
GPSMAP
®
4000/5000 Series
owner’s manual