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GPSMAP ® 400/500 series owner ’ s manual[...]

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual i Introduction Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP ® 430/430s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 545/545s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 546/546s T ips and Shortcuts Press [...]

ii GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Introduction T able of Contents Introduction ........................................................................... i T ips and Shortcuts ........................................................................ i Manual Conventions ..................................................................... [...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual iii Introduction Conguring the Chartplotter ............................................ 41 Conguring System Settings ...................................................... 41 Conguring Units of Measure .................................................... 41 Changing the System Language .............[...]

iv GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Introduction See the Important Safety and Pr oduct Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Hg - LAMPS INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONT AIN MERCUR Y AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF ACCORDING T O LOCAL, ST A TE, OR FEDERAL LA WS. For more information go to: www [...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 Getting Started Getting Started Unit Overview GPSMAP 536/546 POWER/ BACKLIGHT MENU ROCKER SELECT HOME RANGE (-/+) MARK SD card slot Power/Data GPSMAP 546 shown External GPS antenna NMEA 2000 GPSMAP 531[...]

2 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started GPSMAP 441/541 GPSMAP 530/535/540/545 Power/Data External GPS antenna NMEA 2000 ® GPSMAP 430/431/440 Power/Data External GPS antenna GPSMAP 430x/440x GXM 31 antenna XM antenna with audio adapter[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 3 Getting Started T urning the Unit On or Off T o turn on the unit, press and release the Power key . When the W arning screen appears, select I Agree to view the Home screen. NOTE : The rst time you turn on your unit, you must congure the initial settings. See “Initializing Unit Settings.” T o turn[...]

4 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started Minimum Safe Depth —select the minimum safe depth for your boat. Refer to your boat specications for more information. Shallow W ater Alarm —only available if you are receiving NMEA sonar depth data. Select Y es or No . Minimum Overhead Clearance —select the minimum overhead clearan[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 5 Getting Started Using the Keypad POWER/ BACKLIGHT MENU ROCKER SELECT HOME RANGE (-/+) MARK 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 cha[...]

6 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin W eb site at www .garmin.com/aboutGPS . Using Simulator Mode Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. The unit does not track satellites in simulator mode. CAUTION: Do not try to navigate using simulator mode [...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 7 Getting Started NOTE: If using an SD card to transfer waypoints from MapSource ® , update to the most-current version of MapSource by clicking Help > Check for Softwar e Updates , or check the Garmin W eb site at www .garmin.com . Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to access all other scr[...]

8 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts Using Charts Y our chartplotter has a worldwide map and a built-in detailed map of US inland lakes, or BlueChart g2 cartography for the USA and Bahamas shoreline. Navigation Chart —displays all relevant navigation data available on your preloaded maps, including buoys, lights, cables, depth s[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 9 Using Charts Navigation Chart Menu T o 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 & T racks —view , add, and congure waypoints ( page 29 ) and tracks ( page 31[...]

10 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts Fuel —turn the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Economy data bar on or off. Sailing —turn the W ater Speed, W ind Speed, W ind Angle, and W ind V elocity Made Good (VMG) data bar on or off. Select Wind to toggle between T rue and Apparent wind speed and wind angle. XM Audio —di[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 1 Using Charts 5. Select Navigate T o . 6. Select Go T o (or Guide T o when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card for Automatic Guidance). 7. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination. T o create a route to a point on the chart, see page 30 . Panning the Navigation Chart Use the Rock[...]

12 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts Accessing Additional Object Information Use the map pointer ( ) to view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts. T o access additional object information: 1. On the Navigation chart, highlight an item with the map pointer , and press SELECT . Selected item 2. Select the it[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 13 Using Charts W eather —sets up and displays various weather parameters, including precipitation (NEXRAD), cloud cover , visibility , WX buoys, and the weather legend. Sea temperature and sh species can be displayed on the Fishing chart ( page 19 ). The W eather feature is only available if the chartpl[...]

14 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts Detail —adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different zoom levels. Press right on the Rocker to increase map detail. Press left on the Rocker to decrease map detail. Heading Line —draws an extension line from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. Off —turns the hea[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 15 Using Charts Using the Split Navigation Chart Use the Split Navigation chart to view two different zoom levels of the Navigation chart at the same time. Split Navigation Chart (with a BlueChart g2 Vision card) The top half of the screen is zoomed in 10 times closer than the bottom half of the screen. The R[...]

16 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts T racks —turn tracks on or off ( page 31 ). W aypoints —view , sort, or lter existing waypoints, or create new ones. New W aypoint —edit, delete, or create a new waypoint. Active T racks —manage tracks ( page 31 ). Saved T racks —view a list of tracks that have been saved. Other V[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 17 Using Charts Press the Range (+) key to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water . Press the Range (-) key to move the view away from the boat. The scale ( ) temporarily appears at the bottom of the screen. T o view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and obstructions: 1. Use the[...]

18 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts Range Rings —toggles the range rings on or off to provide distance measurement. Safe Depth —adjusts the depth at which red indicates dangerous depths. Lane W idth —adjusts the width of the course line drawn when navigating. This setting also af fects routes (Route T o) , but does not aff[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 19 Using Charts Using Fishing Charts Use the Fishing chart for a detailed, unobstructed view of the bottom contours on the chart. The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision SD card, and is best for offshore deep-sea shing. From the Home screen, select Charts &g[...]

20 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts NOTE: When enabled, the high-resolution satellite images are only present at closer zoom levels. If you cannot see the high-resolution images in your BlueChart g2 V ision region, either zoom in further using the Range (+) key , or set the detail level higher ( page 14 ). Photo Overlay Off Land[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 21 Using Charts T o access aerial photos from the Navigation chart: Use the Rocker to highlight a camera icon with the pointer , and select Aerial Photo or Review . Perspective Overhead V iewing Current-station Information If current stations are available in your BlueChart g2 V ision region, they appear on t[...]

22 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts T o view a split chart/sonar screen: 1. From the Home screen, select Chart/Sonar . 2. Select the type of chart on the split screen. Navigation chart screen Sonar screen Navigation/Sonar Combination T o access additional settings or options for the chart/sonar screen, press MENU . Automatic Ide[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 23 Using Charts AIS T argeting Symbols Symbol Description AIS vessel. The vessel is reporting AIS information. The direction in which the triangle is pointing indicates the direction in which the AIS vessel is moving. The target has been selected. The target has been activated. The target appears larger on th[...]

24 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts When course over ground, heading, and rate of turn information are provided by an activated AIS target, the projected course of the target is calculated based on the course over ground and the rate of turn information. The direction in which the tar get is turning, which is also based on the r[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 25 Using Charts 2. Select Navigation Chart , Fishing Chart , Perspective 3D , or Mariner ’ s Eye 3D . 3. Select MENU > Other V essels > Display Setup . Display Range —allows you to select the distance from your location in which AIS vessels appear . Details —hides or shows details about AIS-activa[...]

26 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts Setting the Safe-zone Collision Alarm The safe-zone collision alarm can be used with AIS. The safe zone is used for collision avoidance, and can be customized. All safe-zone collision alarm settings are applied to all charts. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Other V essels > [...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 27 Where T o? Where T o? Use the Where T o? option on the Home screen to search for , and navigate to, waypoints, routes, tracks, and services such as nearby fuel, repairs, and ramps. NOTE: Y ou must create waypoints and routes before you can navigate to them. Y ou can navigate to a destination using one of t[...]

28 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? 3. Select a destination. NOTE: Press the right or left arrow to view additional information or to display the location on a chart. 4. Select Navigate T o . 5. Select Go T o . OR Select Guide T o when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use Automatic Guidance. 6. Follow the colored [...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 29 Where T o? Creating and Using W aypoints Y ou can store up to 1,500 waypoints (3,000 waypoints for models GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including “s” models) with a user-dened name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for each waypoint. T o create a new waypoint: 1. From the Home screen,[...]

30 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? T o delete a waypoint or an MOB: 1. From the Navigation chart, use the map pointer ( ) to highlight the waypoint or the MOB on the Navigation chart. OR From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > W aypoints . 2. Select the waypoint or the MOB you want to delete. 3. Select Review[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 31 Where T o? 5. Select MENU to save the route. 6. Select the route to edit the route, delete the route, or navigate to the route. T o create a route using Automatic Guidance (when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card): 1. From the Navigation chart, select your destination. 2. Select Navigate T o &g[...]

32 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? T o save the active track: 1. From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D, select MENU > W aypoints & T racks > Active T racks > Save Active T rack . 2. Select either the time the current track began (or Midnight , if shown) or Entire Log . 3. T o name the track, change the color of the t[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 33 Where T o? Using BlueChart g2 V ision Optional BlueChart g2 V ision preprogrammed SD cards allow you to get the most out of your unit. In addition to detailed marine charting, BlueChart g2 V ision has the following features: Mariner’s Eye 3D —provides a view from above and behind the boat for a three-d[...]

34 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Viewing Information V iewing Information Use the Information screen to access information about dashboard gauges, tides, currents, user data, and other vessels. V iewing a Compass From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Compass . V iewing Numbers Y ou can view and customize numerical d[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 35 Viewing Information 3. Select the number of elds to show ( 3 , 4 , 5 , or 6 ). 4. Select information to show in each eld. V iewing T rip Information From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > T rip . T o reset the trip information, maximum speed, odometer , or all values, press MENU[...]

36 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Viewing Information T o view fuel information, your unit must be connected to an external fuel sensor , such as the Garmin GFS ™ 10. T o synchronize your fuel gauges with your fuel: From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard > Fuel > MENU . Fill Up All T anks —select when your tank i[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 37 Viewing Information 1. Select Information > Tides & Currents > Currents . 2. Select a current station. Current-station information is shown. Select Change Date > Manual to view current-station information for a different date. Select Show Report to view the Current Prediction Report for the se[...]

38 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Viewing Information 4. From within MapSource, click T ransfer > Send to Device . 5. From the Send to Device window , select the drive for the SD card reader and the types of data you want to copy to your chartplotter . 6. Click Send . 7. Insert the SD card into your chartplotter . 8. From the Home scree[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 39 Viewing Information T o copy the built-in maps to an SD card: 1. Insert an SD card (at least 4 GB) into the SD card slot on the front of the unit. 2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data T ransfer > Copy Built-In Map to copy the maps loaded onto your chartplotter to the SD c[...]

40 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Viewing Information T o 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 T racks , or All . 3. Select OK to delete the data. V iewing Other V essels T o view information abo[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 41 Conguring the Chartplotter Conguring the Chartplotter Use the Congure screen to congure unit settings. Conguring System Settings T o change general system settings from the Home screen, select Congure > System . Simulator —turn Simulator mode ( page 6 ) on or off. Select Setup to set[...]

42 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Conguring the Chartplotter NOTE: Y ou must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder module to view depth and water temperature information. Heading —sets the reference used in calculating heading information. Auto Magnetic —automatically sets the magnetic declination for your loc[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 43 Conguring the Chartplotter Speed Sources —specify the sensor used for wind numbers and fuel economy . Select Wind or Fuel Economy to toggle between water (from a water-speed sensor) and GPS (from the calculated GPS speed). Auto Guidance —set the automatic guidance parameters: Safe Depth —set the m[...]

44 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Conguring the Chartplotter 7. If you selected Near or Far in step 6, review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efcient travel. If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory , select MENU > Nav[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 45 Conguring the Chartplotter T o enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences: 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup . 2. Select a setting ( Sounder , Route , System , or Garmin ). 3. Select the NMEA 0183 output sentence to toggle the output on or off. Posn. P[...]

46 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Conguring the Chartplotter Change T ime/Change Distance —if you have Activation set to T ime, select Change T ime to set the number of minutes before arrival that the alarm should sound. If you have Activation set to Distance, select Change Distance to set the distance before arrival that the alarm sh[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 47 Conguring the Chartplotter Setting Weather Alarms NOTE: Y ou must have a subscription to XM WX W eather and a connected Garmin XM WX weather receiver to view weather information ( page 60 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Alarms > Weather . 2. Turn the following alarms on or of f: ma[...]

48 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Conguring the Chartplotter A (+) positive number shows depth at the bottom of the keel. T ransducer at Surface A (-) negative number shows depth at the surface. T ransducer at the Bottom of the Keel T emp Offset —set the temperature offset for the temperature sensor of your transducer . Calibrate W at[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 49 Conguring the Chartplotter DSC —turn DSC (Digital Selective Calling) on or off. AIS Alarm —turn a safe zone around your boat on or off. This is used for collision avoidance, and the zone can be customized. T o customize safe-zone settings: From the Home screen, select Congure > Other V essels [...]

50 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Sonar Using Sonar When connected to a transducer , the following chartplotters can be used as shnders: GPSMAP 430s GPSMAP 440s GPSMAP 431s GPSMAP 441s GPSMAP 530s GPSMAP 535s GPSMAP 531s GPSMAP 536s GPSMAP 540s GPSMAP 545s GPSMAP 541s GPSMAP 546s Understanding the Full Screen Select the Full Sc[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 51 Using Sonar Understanding the Split Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen (dual-frequency transducer only) to view both the 50 kHz and 200 kHz frequencies on the same screen. A 50 kHz frequency graph appears on the left; a 200 kHz frequency graph appears on the right. From the Home screen, select[...]

52 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Sonar Understanding the T emp Log Screen If you are using a temperature-capable transducer , the T emp Log screen keeps a graphic log of temperature readings over time. The current temperature and the depth are shown in the top-left corner . From the Home screen, select Sonar > T emp Log . Press M[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 53 Using Sonar Data Bars —show or hide battery voltage, water temperature, water speed (if your transducer is capable), cruising, and navigation. NOTE: T o display water temperature or water speed, the connected transducer must be capable of measuring water temperature, water speed, or both. Select Auto to [...]

54 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Sonar Range —adjust the range of the depth scale on the right side of the screen ( Auto , or to adjust manually , Manual Range ). Gain —controls the sensitivity of the sonar receiver ( Auto , or to adjust manually , Manual ). T o see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is cluttered, dec[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 55 Using Digital Selective Calling Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio The following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Feature NMEA 0183 VHF Radio NMEA 200[...]

56 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Digital Selective Calling T o turn DSC on or off: 1. Select Congure > Other V essels . 2. Select DSC to toggle it on or off. Adding a DSC Contact Y ou can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter . See page 58 for information on making an individual routine call. 1. While viewing a cha[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 57 Using Digital Selective Calling Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio and you initiate a man-overboard DSC distress call from your radio, your Garmin chartplotter displays the man-overboard screen and prompt[...]

58 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Digital Selective Calling Select Clear Report to delete the call report. Select Navigate T o to Go T o or Route T o the location sent with the position report ( page 10 ). Conguring V essel T rails on the Navigation Chart If you have your chartplotter congured to show trails, the Navigation cha[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 59 Using Digital Selective Calling The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those channels that are available in all frequency bands: 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77. The default channel is 72. However , select Channel to select a different channel from the list. If you select a[...]

60 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio Using XM WX W eather and Audio In order to use XM weather and audio, you must have a Garmin XM WX receiver , such as a GXM 31 or GXM 51, and an activated XM subscription. V isit http://www8.garmin.com/xm/ for more information. T o connect the XM antenna and receiver and for su[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 61 Using XM WX Weather and Audio If W eather is set to Off , none of the weather parameters will be visible on the chart. T o view weather information on a Perspective 3D chart or a Mariner ’ s Eye 3D chart: Press MENU > Weather Radar > On . V iewing NEXRAD Precipitation Information From the Home scre[...]

62 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio T o view weather options, press MENU . Change W eather —displays other weather options. Select W eather Subscription to view your subscription information. Cloud Cover —shows or hides the display of cloud cover . NEXRAD Loop —displays NEXRAD information as an animated lo[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 63 Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Hurricane Information The Hurricanes feature shows the current position of a hurricane, tropical storm, or tropical depression, as well as its projected path (indicated by a red line). The darkened dots on the red line display the projected locations received fro[...]

64 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio T ornado Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning Flood Warning Flash Flood Warning V iewing Forecast Information Forecasts show the weather conditions including fronts and precipitation. From the Home screen, select Information > W eather > Forecast . T o view the forecast f[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 65 Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding City Forecasts City forecasts appear as standard weather symbols. The forecast is viewed in 12-hour increments for the next 48 hours. V iewing Fishing Information The Fishing view contains current water temperature, surface pressure conditions, and shing forec[...]

66 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio Viewing Fish Forecasting This feature shows areas that contain optimal weather conditions for specic species of sh. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Fishing > MENU > Fish Species . 2. Select a species of sh. Shaded areas indicate opt[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 67 Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding W ave Period The W ave Period feature provides the time (in seconds) between successive waves. Understanding W ave Direction The W ave Direction feature shows the direction in which a wave is moving, as indicated by the direction of the red arrow . V iewing Visib[...]

68 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM WX Weather and Audio Using XM Audio When a Garmin XM receiver is connected to the audio input of your boat, you can listen to XM audio channels. T o display the XM audio interface while navigating: From the any chart except a split screen chart, press MENU > Data Bars > XM Audio > On . T [...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 69 Appendix Appendix Specications Physical Specications Size : 400 Series: W × H × D: 5.7 in. × 5.0 in. × 3.0 in. (14.5 cm × 12.7 cm × 7.6 cm) 500 Series: W × H × D: 5.9 in. × 6.4 in. × 2.9 in. (15.0 cm × 16.3 cm × 7.4 cm) W eight: 400 Series: 1.30 lb. (560 g) 500 Series: 1.75 lb. (800 g) Di[...]

70 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Acquisition T imes: (A verage acquisition times for a stationary receiver with a clear view of the sky .) GPSMAP 430/430s GPSMAP 440/440s GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 535/535s GPSMAP 530/540s GPSMAP 535/545s W arm:* Approximately 15 seconds Cold:** Approximately 45 seconds GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 71 Appendix Frequency: 50/200 kHz (dual frequency and 1 kW), 80/200 kHz (dual beam) Depth: 2,500 ft. (762 m) (1 kW), 1,500 ft. (457 m) (dual frequency), 900 ft (274 m) (dual beam). Depth capacity is dependent on water salinity , bottom type, and other water conditions. Alarms and Messages The unit uses an on-[...]

72 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Can’t W rite User Card, Card Is Read-Only —the SD card in your unit contains data copy protection. Card Needed —Y our unit needs to have an SD card inserted into the SD card slot in order to perform the function you requested. DSC Position Report Received From —shows the MMSI or name assoc[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 73 Appendix Route Full —you attempted to add more than 250 points to a route. Reduce the number of points or create a second route. Route T runcated —an uploaded route from another device has more than 250 waypoints and was truncated to t. Route W aypoint Memory Full —no additional route waypoints ca[...]

74 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix W ater Speed Sensor Is Not W orking —the speed sensor is not detected. Check the connections. W ater T emperatur e Alarm —sonar has reported a temperature above, below , inside, or outside the specied values. W aypoint Already Exists —you entered a waypoint name that already exists in mem[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 75 Appendix NMEA 2000 The following GPSMAP 400 and GPSMAP 500 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certied and can receive data from a NMEA 2000 network installed on the boat. GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 536/536s GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 546/546s T o connect one of these chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000 networ[...]

76 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix RECEIVING OUR SER VICES, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE, WILL IN NO EVENT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS THA T YOU HA VE P AID TO US FOR THE SER VICE THA T YOU RECEIVED DURING THE SIX (6) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIA TEL Y PRIOR T O THE SPECIFIC EVENT THA T GA VE RISE T O THE APPLICABLE DAMAGE OR LOSS. THIS ALLOCA TION OF R[...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 77 Index Index A A-scope 52 aerial photos 20 AIS 22, 40, 48, 59 symbols 23 threats 26 AIS Alarm 49 alarms 45, 71–74 AIS 49 arrival 45 battery 46 clock 46 collision 26, 49 deep water 46 sh 46 fuel 47 GPS accuracy 46 navigation 45 safe-zone 49 shallow water 46 sonar 46 water temp 46 weather 47 Appearance 5[...]

78 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual Index high-pressure center 64 HOME key 5 hurricane information 63 I ID number 6 K keel offset 47 keypad 5 L Lane W idth 16, 18 Language 42 lightning information 62 low-pressure center 64 M man overboard 29, 57 map datum 42 MapSource data 37 Mariner ’ s Eye 3D AIS 26 MARP A 26 mariner ’ s eye 3D colors [...]

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner ’s Manual 79 Index settings alarms 45 chart 12 collision alarm 26 communications 44 sh eye 3D 18 initializing 3 language 42 navigation preferences 42 system 41 units of measure 41 Shoreline Distance 43 simulator 41 mode 6 Skyview 41 software license agreement 76 software version 41 sonar advanced settings 53 cone 18[...]

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