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®
GPSMAP 400/500 series
owner’s manual
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Introduction press Select. Then highlight Navigation Chart, and press Select Introduction again. This manual includes information for the following products: ® GPSMAP 430/430s GPSMAP 440/440s Quick Links GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s • Turning the Unit On or Off: page 3. GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 535/535s • Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5. GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 536/536s • Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6. GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 545/545s • Restoring Factory Settings: page 6.
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Introduction Using Mariner’s Eye 3D ............................................................. 16 Table of Contents Using Fish Eye 3D ..................................................................... 18 Using Fishing Charts .................................................................. 19 Introduction ...........................................................................i Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery ............................... 19 Tips and Shortcuts ............
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Introduction Position Tracking ........................................................................ 52 Configuring the Chartplotter ............................................38 Placing an Individual Routine Call ............................................. 53 Configuring System Settings ...................................................... 38 Calling an AIS Target ................................................................. 54 Configuring Units of Measure ...........................
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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 CoNT aiN Contact Garmin MERCuR y aNd MuST bE RECyCLEd oR diSPoSEd of Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while
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Getting Started Getting Started Unit Overview POWER/ BACKLIGHT GPSMAP 536/546 RANGE (-/+) ROCKER MARK SELECT MENU HOME NMEA 2000 Power/Data External GPS antenna GPSMAP 531 SD card slot GPSMAP 546 shown GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
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Getting Started ® NMEA 2000 XM antenna with audio adapter External GPS antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 530/535/540/545 GPSMAP 441/541 External GPS antenna GXM 3 antenna Power/Data GPSMAP 430x/440x GPSMAP 430/431/440/531 2 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 44). aiS alarm Ti
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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 to adjust the range of the sonar, to zoom in or out on a chart, to page up or down on lists, or to adjust the backlight level. MaRK —Press to mark a waypoint. SELECT—Press to select highlighted items. HoME —Press t
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Getting Started For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at Restoring the Original Factory Settings www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. NoTiCE: This procedure deletes any information you have entered. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Using Simulator Mode Information > Factory Settings. Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for 2. Select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to cancel. practice. The unit does not track sate
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Getting Started • Sonar—set up and access sonar information (page 45). You must have an “s” series unit (such as a GPSMAP 430s) with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet. • Chart/Sonar—set up the screen to view a chart and sonar in a split screen (page 21). • where To? —access navigation features (page 23). • information—view information including dashboard options, tides, currents, celestial data, user data, and information about other vessels (page 3
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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. Using the Navigation Chart • Navigation Chart—displays all relevant navigation data Use the Navigation chart to
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Using Charts data bars —show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or Navigation Chart Menu sailing numbers. To access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart, press Menu. full Screen Map —view the Navigation or Fishing chart in full- screen mode, without numbers. w aypoints & Tracks—view, add, and configure waypoints (page 25) and tracks (page 27). Data other Vessels —view information about other vessels if bars your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS (Aut
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Using Charts • fishing —turn the Depth, Water Temperature, and Water Speed • The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg data bar on or off. data bar is on. • fuel —turn the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings (page 12). Economy data bar on or off. Understanding Chart Data • Sailing—turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols Wind Velocity Made Good (V
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Using Charts To create a route to a point on the chart, see page 26. To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the Rocker. Panning the Navigation Chart Use the Rocker to move the map pointer ( ) away from your current location and to scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart. As you pan past the edge of the current map display, the screen Map scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage. pointer As you move the map pointer, you can view the distance and bearing from your
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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 w eather—sets up and displays various weather parameters, Changing the Chart Appearance including precipitation (NEXRAD), cloud cover, visibility, WX From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > buoys, and the weather legend. Sea temperature and fish species can MENu > Chart Setup > Chart appearance . be displayed on the Fishing chart (page 19). orientation —changes the perspective of the map display. The w eather feature is only available if the chartplotter is •
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Using Charts 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. Press left on Press right on the Rocker to the Rocker to Symbols—changes symbol preferences. decrease map increase map detail. detail. • Navaid Size—adjusts the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map. • Navaid Typ
