Garmin GMR 406 Bedienungsanleitung

Owner’ s Manual GMR 404/406[...]

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GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual i I ntroductIon This manual covers the features and operation of the GMR 404/406 marine radar when viewed on a Garmin marine network chartplotter . Installing Y our GMR 404/406 T o install your GMR 404/406, refer to the GMR 404/406 Installation Instructions included in this box. If you experience difculty installing[...]

ii GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual I ntroductIon > t Able of c ontents t able of c ontents Introduction ........................................................................... i Installing Y our GMR 404/406 ................................................... i About This Manual ..................................................................[...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual iii I ntroductIon > P roduct r egIstrA tIon And s oftw Are l Icense A greeMent Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today! Connect to our W eb site at www .garmin.com/registration/ . Use this area to record the serial number (8-digit number located on the back of the [...]

iv GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual I ntroductIon > w ArnIngs And I MPort Ant I nforMA tIon W arnings Failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury . • The radar scanner transmits electromagnetic energy . Ensure that the scanner has been installed acco[...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 1 b AsIc o PerA tIon > u nderst AndIng r AdAr b asIc o pera tIon This section covers the features and operation of the GMR 404/406. Understanding Radar The GMR 404/406 transmits a narrow beam of microwave energy in a rotating 360° pattern. When the transmitted ener gy contacts a target, some of that ener gy is re?[...]

2 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual b AsIc o PerA tIon > u nderst AndIng r AdAr Before transmission begins, the message “Spinning Up” is shown while the radar antenna reaches nominal rotation speed. After the message disappears, the radar begins painting an image. Understanding the Radar Display The Radar Page shows a status bar along the top, u[...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 3 b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr P Age Radar Page A properly installed radar is detected as a new network connection when you turn on your Garmin Marine Network chartplotter . NOTE: A software update may be needed for the radar to function properly . If the message “Incompatible Software V ersion” appears when you [...]

4 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr P Age Using the Radar Adjustment Menu Use the Radar adjustment menu to access the settings and features most commonly used on the Radar Page including: Gain, Sea Clutter , Rain Clutter , FTC, Zoom, T arget Expansion, T rails, Guard Zone, VRM/EBL, MARP A, and Hide/Show Navigation Feature[...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 5 b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr P Age FTC (Fast Time Constant) FTC controls unwanted screen clutter caused by rain at a distance. The Fast T ime Constant has four settings: Off , Low , Medium , and High . Zoom Zoom allows you to zoom in on a selected area of the radar screen. When you select a zoom range, a window sho[...]

6 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr P Age T rails T rails allows you to select whether all returns on the screen leave a history trail, and allows you to determine the length of the history trail ( Off , Short , Medium , or Long ). T rails On T rails Off Guard Zone A Guard Zone is a user-dened area of protection. If a [...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 7 b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr P Age VRM/EBL The (V ariable Range Marker (VRM) and Electronic Bearing Line (EBL) tools measure range and bearing to a target. Y ou can move the center point of the VRM, which allows you to measure from one target to another . T wo VRM/EBL tools can be active at the same time. The VRM/E[...]

8 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr P Age MARP A The M ini A utomatic R adar P lotting A id (MARP A) function helps with collision avoidance. MARP A can track up to 10 designated targets. Detailed information including bearing, range, course, speed, closest point of approach (CP A), and time to closest point of approach ([...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 9 b AsIc o PerA tIon > M AP P Age r AdAr o verlA y T o view the MARP A List: Press the MARP A List soft key . Enter Standby (Begin T ransmitting) The Enter Standby ( Begin T ransmitting ) option allows you to select whether the radar is in Standby Mode or is transmitting. Select Enter Standby to place the radar into[...]

10 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr t Ab Map Page with Radar Overlay and Radar Page T o hide the radar data overlay on the Map Page: 1. Press the Radar Options soft key . 2. Press the Hide Radar soft key . The radar overlay is hidden. Radar T ab When GMR 404/406 is connected to a Garmin Marine Network chartplotter , and [...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 1 1 b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr t Ab • North Indicator —toggles the north indicator arrow on or off. • Timed T ransmit —used to save power , usually while at anchor . When T imed T ransmit is On , the radar uses the settings in Timed T ransmit XMIT Time and Timed T ransmit STBY Time elds. When T imed T ra[...]

12 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr t Ab • Rings —toggles the radar rings on or off. • Background —sets the background color for the Radar Page. A vailable options are Black , Blue , or White . • Heading Line —toggles the heading line on or off. • Bearing Reference —sets your bearing, either Absolute or R[...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 13 b AsIc o PerA tIon > r AdAr t Ab • Safe Zone Ring— displays a ring on the Radar Page depicting the Own V essel Safe Zone. • V elocity Reference— has two settings, Absolute and Relative . This setting determines how speed and direction are displayed on the MARP A list. Relative calculates target speed and [...]

14 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual A PPendIx > s PecIfIcA tIons a ppendIx Specications 4 ft Open-Array Antenna T ype: End fed slotted waveguide Horizontal Beamwidth: 1.8 degrees Horizontal Sidelobes: -23 dB within ±10 deg of main -30 dB outside ±10 deg of main V ertical Beamwidth: 24 degrees Antenna Gain: 29 dBi Polarization: Horizontal Input[...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 15 A PPendIx > e uroPeAn l Icense r equIreMents Radar Interfer ence: Anti-jamming algorithm Clutter Suppr ession: Sea Clutter, Rain Clutter , FTC W eight: 42 lbs (19 kg) Dimensions: 17" x 1 1" x 16" Cable: 49.21' (15 meters) long; 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg) Radar Display Features Presentation Modes: North [...]

16 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual A PPendIx > l IMIted w ArrAnty Limited W arranty All Garmin marine radomes and open array scanners are warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. W ithin this period, Garmin will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in normal u[...]

GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual 17 A PPendIx > fcc c oMPlIAnce And d o c FCC Compliance The GMR 404/ 406 c ompli es wi th P art 8 0 of the F CC r ules. It h as rec eived a g rant of eq uipme nt a uthor izati on, i ssue d und er th e aut hori ty of the F CC. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installe[...]

18 GMR 404/406 Owner ’s Manual I ndex I ndex A Advanced sub tab 13 AFC mode 13 auto-detect services 10 B Bearing Line 12 bearing reference 1 1, 12 begin transmitting 9 C center offset 1 1 clutter rain 4 sea 4 conguring Radar Page 3 cross-talk rejection 1 1 D digital navigation data 2 Display sub tab 1 1 E EBL 7 enter standby 9 F FTC 4 G gain 4[...]

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