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®
GPSMAP 400/500 series
owner’s manual
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Introduction press SELECT. Then highlight Navigation Chart, and press Introduction SELECT again. This manual includes information for the following products: ® GPSMAP 420/420s GPSMAP 450/450s Quick Links GPSMAP 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s • Turning the Unit On or Off: page 3. GPSMAP 520/520s GPSMAP 525/525s • Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 526/526s • Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6. GPSMAP 550/550s GPSMAP 555/555s • Restoring Factory Settings: page 6.
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Introduction Using Mariner’s Eye 3D ............................................................. 16 Table of Contents Using Fish Eye 3D ..................................................................... 17 Using Fishing Charts .................................................................. 18 Introduction ...........................................................................i Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery ............................... 19 Tips and Shortcuts ............
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Introduction Configuring the Chartplotter ............................................37 Digital Selective Calling (DSC) .........................................49 Configuring System Settings ...................................................... 37 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio ................................... 49 Configuring Units of Measure .................................................... 37 Adding a DSC Contact ...............................................................
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Introduction Product Registration See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box Help us better support you by completing our online registration for product warnings and other important information. today. Go to http://my.garmin.com. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place. Hg - LaMPS iNSidE THiS PROdUCT CONTaiN Contact Garmin MERCURy aNd MUST bE RECyCLEd OR diSPOSEd Of Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while aC
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Getting Started Getting Started Unit Overview POWER/ BACKLIGHT RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME Power/Data External GPS SD card slot antenna GPSMAP 520/525/550/555 GPSMAP 526 shown GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started NMEA 000 Power/Data GPSMAP 420/450 ® NMEA 000 External GPS antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 526/556 GPSMAP 421/451/521/551 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started Turning the Unit On or Off Initializing Unit Settings To turn on the unit, press and release the Power key. When the The first time you turn on your unit, you must configure the initial Warning screen appears, select i agree to view the Home screen. settings. NOTE: The first time you turn on your unit, you must configure the NOTE: You can change these settings later using the Configure initial settings. See “Initializing Unit Settings.” screen (page 6). To turn off the unit
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Getting Started Minimum Safe depth —select the minimum safe depth for your boat. Refer to your boat specifications for more information. Shallow w ater alarm —only available if you are receiving NMEA sonar depth data. Select yes or No. Minimum Overhead Clearance—select the minimum overhead clearance for your boat. Refer to your boat specifications for more information. aiS alarm Range —select the distance in which an alarm will sound if an AIS vessel nears your boat (page 43). aiS alarm Tim
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Getting Started POwER/baCKLigHT —Press and hold to turn the unit on or off; press and release to adjust the backlight and day and night modes. RaNgE (-/+) —Press to adjust the range of the sonar. Press to zoom in or out on a chart. Press to page up or down on lists. ROCKER—Press up, down, left, or right to move through menus, highlight fields, and enter data. MaRK —Press to mark a waypoint. SELECT—Press to select highlighted items. HOME—Press to return to the Home screen. MENU—Press to acces
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Getting Started Using Simulator Mode Restoring the Original Factory Settings Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for NOTE: This procedure deletes any information you have entered. practice. The unit does not track satellites in simulator mode. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information > Factory Settings. CaUTiON: Do not try to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS receiver is turned off. Any satellite signal-strength bars shown
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Getting Started • Sonar—set up and access sonar information (page 44). NOTE: This option is available only if you have a unit with a built-in sounder (model numbers ending with an “s” such as the GPSMAP 526s), or if you have a transducer that is connected to an external sounder, such as the Garmin GSD 20/21/22. • Chart/Sonar—set up the screen to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page 21). • where To? —access navigation features (page 22). • information—view information including da
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Using Charts • Mariner’s Eye 3d —provides a view from above and behind Using Charts the boat as a three-dimensional navigation aid. The BlueChart Your chartplotter has a worldwide map, and a built-in detailed map g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more detailed than the preloaded of US inland lakes, or BlueChart g2 cartography for either the USA data. shoreline or a specific country. NOTE: If you are using a GPSMAP 420/421/520/521/525/526 • Navigation Chart—displays all relevant navigation dat
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Using Charts Other Vessels—view information about other vessels if Your boat your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device (page 49). Tide station Exposed Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only wreck available while navigating). Beacon data bars —show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or Light sailing numbers. Marina services Exposed rock Zoom scale Navigation Chart with g2 Visi
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Using Charts • Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Waypoint VMG appears under these conditions: Position data bar on or off. Select data bar Setup to configure • The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are the position of the data on the screen. navigating a route or an automatic guidance line. • Navigation—turn the Distance to Destination, Arrival, Off • The Sailing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are Course, and Bearing data bar on or off. Select
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Using Charts To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the Rocker. Navigating to a Point on the Chart 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Split Navigation Chart. 3. Use the Rocker to select the point on the chart to which you want to go. Map 4. Press SELECT. pointer 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 screen
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Using Charts Accessing Additional Object Information Viewing Tide-Station Information Use the map pointer ( ) to view information about on-screen map Tide-station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon items, waypoints, and charts. showing the relevant tide level. You can view an in-depth graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on To access additional object information: different days. 1. On the Navigation chart, highlight an item with the
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Using Charts detail —adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different zoom levels. Press left on Press right on Wind direction the Rocker to the Rocker to indicator decrease map increase map Compass rose detail. detail. Changing the Chart Appearance From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > MENU > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance. Heading Line—draws an extension line from the bow of the boat in Orientation—changes the perspective of the map display. the direction
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Using Charts Spot depths —turns spot soundings on or off and sets a dangerous Using the Split Navigation Chart depth. Use the Split Navigation chart to view two different zoom levels of the Navigation chart at the same time. Safety Shading—identifies a selected depth. Areas with depths shallower than the specified value are shaded in blue while areas with depths greater than the specified value are shaded in white. The shading is always drawn at, or deeper than, the selected depth. Symbols
