Garmin 400/500, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...GPSMAP 400 500 series owner s manual...

Page 2: ...ght notice and provided further that any unauthorized commercial distribution of this manual or any revision hereto is strictly prohibited Information in this document is subject to change without not...

Page 3: ...manual when you are instructed to select an item small arrows appear in the text They indicate that you should highlight a series of items on the screen using the Rocker and press the SELECT key after...

Page 4: ...vigation Chart Settings 12 Using the Split Navigation Chart 15 Using Perspective 3D 15 Using Mariner s Eye 3D 16 Using Fish Eye 3D 18 Using Fishing Charts 19 Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery...

Page 5: ...Selective Calling DSC 55 Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio 55 Adding a DSC Contact 56 Viewing the DSC List 56 Receiving Distress Calls 56 Man Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio...

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Page 7: ...ries 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...

Page 8: ...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 ant...

Page 9: ...screen page 6 Language select the language to display on your screen Welcome select OK Store Demonstration select NO This option is only available the first time the unit is turned on NMEA 0183 Devic...

Page 10: ...iver select the time within which an alarm will sound if an AIS vessel is on track to intersect the Safe Zone around your boat page 49 If a water speed wheel is detected a message will ask if you want...

Page 11: ...scroll the map or to adjust the backlight level MARK Press to mark a waypoint at your current location SELECT Press to select highlighted items HOME Press to return to the Home screen MENU Press to ac...

Page 12: ...ation to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information From the home screen select Configure System System Information Restoring the Original Factory Settings NOTICE This p...

Page 13: ...and Split Navigation charts Note Mariner s Eye 3D Fish Eye 3D and Fishing charts are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card Sonar set up and access sonar information page 50 Note You...

Page 14: ...s are available when using optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards Fishing Chart provides a view of the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational data This chart works w...

Page 15: ...device page 55 Stop Navigation stop navigating to your destination only available while navigating Data Bars show or hide cruising navigation fishing fuel or sailing numbers Data bars Cruising turn t...

Page 16: ...ing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating a route or an automatic guidance line and you turn off the Route Leg data bar Wind VMG appears under these conditions The Sailing data bar di...

Page 17: ...he Navigation chart As you pan past the edge of the current map display the screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage As you move the map pointer you can view the distance and bearing...

Page 18: ...tide level at different times or on different days Use the map pointer to highlight a tide station icon and press SELECT For more information about tides see page 36 Changing the Navigation Chart Set...

Page 19: ...cription See page 60 for additional information Note If Weather is set to Off none of the weather options will be visible on the chart Wind direction indicator Compass rose Changing the Chart Appearan...

Page 20: ...y 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 i...

Page 21: ...pful when navigating tricky shoals reefs bridges or channels and is beneficial when trying to identify entry routes and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages To access the Perspective 3D scr...

Page 22: ...an XM subscription See page 60 for additional information Data Bars page 9 show or hide cruising navigation fishing fuel sailing numbers or compass tape Chart Appearance customize the Perspective 3D c...

Page 23: ...is only available if the chartplotter is connected to a weather module and you have an XM subscription See page 60 for additional information For settings and options related to Waypoints Tracks Other...

Page 24: ...ust have an s series unit such as a GPSMAP 430s with a connected transducer or have a connection to a Garmin sounder via CANet Fish Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options for the Fis...

Page 25: ...d Data Bars see Navigation Chart Menu on page 9 To customize the appearance of the Fishing Chart screen select MENU Chart Setup page 12 Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery You can overlay high...

Page 26: ...he detail level higher page 14 Photo Overlay Off Land Only Photo Overlay Photo Overlay at 50 Photo Overlay at 100 Viewing Aerial Photos Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards contain aerial photog...

Page 27: ...ch includes highly detailed coastal roads and POIs such as restaurants lodging local attractions and more For instructions on searching for and navigating to these POIs see the Where To section beginn...

Page 28: ...fic When connected to an external AIS device the chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels that are within range that are equipped with a transponder and that are actively transmi...

Page 29: ...the audible alarm does not sound and the alarm banner does not appear If the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost a message banner appears The location of this symbol indicates the closest point...

Page 30: ...ed AIS target but rate of turn information is not provided the projected course of the target is calculated based on the course over ground information MMSI Heading Projected course Activated target T...

Page 31: ...ect Charts 2 Select Navigation Chart Fishing Chart Perspective 3D or Mariner s Eye 3D 3 Use the Rocker and SELECT button to select an AIS vessel 4 Select AIS Vessel Activate Target Viewing Information...

Page 32: ...he message banner and the audible alarm but the object is still labeled as dangerous on the screen 2 Select Range to set the measured radius of the safe zone ring to a specified distance from 500 ft t...

Page 33: ...om your location 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 your destination You must be using a BlueChart g2...

Page 34: ...e 6 Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination To stop navigating Press MENU and select Stop Navigating To search for a destination by name 1 From the Home screen select Where To Search...

Page 35: ...ocation Right or Left Arrow switches between waypoint information and the Navigation chart Note Selecting MARK creates a waypoint only at your present location To edit an existing waypoint 1 From the...

Page 36: ...your present location 1 From the Navigation chart use the map pointer to select your destination 2 Select Navigate To Route To 3 Use the map pointer to select the location at which you want to make th...

Page 37: ...edit a route 1 From the Home screen select Information User Data Routes 2 Select the route to edit 3 Select Edit Route You can edit the route name or use the chart or turn list to edit the route turns...

Page 38: ...ete 3 Select Edit Track to change the name or color of the track or select Delete to delete the track To set active Track Options From any chart except the Fish Eye 3D select MENU Waypoints Tracks Act...

Page 39: ...Imagery provides high resolution satellite images for a realistic view of the land and water on the Navigation chart Aerial Photos provides a view of marinas and other navigationally significant aeria...

Page 40: ...ewing Numbers You can view and customize numerical data including depth GPS information and navigation information You can customize the number of fields shown and the type of information shown in eac...

Page 41: ...t Information Dashboard Trip To reset the trip information maximum speed odometer or all values press MENU while viewing the trip information Viewing Fuel Gauges To view fuel gauges from the Home scre...

Page 42: ...al Fuel Onboard select to specify the total fuel in your tanks Fuel Economy select either GPS Speed or Water Speed using data from a speed wheel for the fuel economy calculation Viewing Tide station I...

Page 43: ...cks view a list of saved tracks page 31 Data Transfer transfer waypoints routes and tracks to and from an SD card or network Clear User Data erase all user waypoints routes and tracks To copy or merge...

Page 44: ...f the unit 2 From the Home screen select Information User Data Data Transfer Save To Card Note If your unit is NMEA 2000 compatible select Card instead of Save To Card 3 Complete one of the following...

Page 45: ...er data between all the chartplotters connected to the network Unique data is combined with existing data on every chartplotter To back up data to a computer 1 Insert an SD card into the SD card slot...

Page 46: ...or more information AIS List view information about all of the boats your unit is monitoring The AIS list shows the MMSIs or if the boat is broadcasting it names of the AIS boats and is sorted by rang...

Page 47: ...GPS satellite constellation WAAS EGNOS toggle WAAS in North America or EGNOS in Europe on or off WAAS EGNOS can provide more accurate GPS position information However when using WAAS or EGNOS the dev...

Page 48: ...sing a map or chart that specifies a different map datum Time set the time options Time Format select 12 hour 24 hour or UTC time format Time Zone set the time zone you want displayed for time reading...

Page 49: ...Nearest Near Normal Far or Farthest are relative not absolute To ensure that the auto guidance line is placed an appropriate distance from shore you can assess the placement of the auto guidance line...

Page 50: ...il you are familiar with the functionality of the Shoreline Distance setting Configuring Communications Settings To change the communications settings from the Home screen select Configure Communicati...

Page 51: ...s CANet Devices lists the CANet devices on your network If a CANet device has configuration options or settings select the device for a list of options Only the GPSMAP 430 440 530 540 535 545 includin...

Page 52: ...the clock alarm to work Battery set an alarm to sound when the battery reaches a specified low voltage GPS Accuracy set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the specified va...

Page 53: ...the Rocker to indicate the fuel level at which the alarm should sound Configuring My Boat To configure settings for your boat from the Home screen select Configure My Boat Keel Offset offset the surfa...

Page 54: ...s Select OK and safely increase the speed of the boat If you get the message again stop the boat and make sure the speed sensor wheel is not stuck If the wheel turns freely check the cable connections...

Page 55: ...t Configure Other Vessels AIS Alarm Range change the measured radius of the safe zone ring to a specified distance from 500 ft to 2 0 nm or from 150 m to 3 0 km or from 500 ft to 2 0 mi Time to Safe Z...

Page 56: ...P 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 Screen option to view a full screen gra...

Page 57: ...00 kHz frequency graph appears on the right From the Home screen select Sonar Split Frequency Depth temperature and speed Range Frequencies Split Frequency Understanding the Split Zoom Screen Use the...

Page 58: ...left as information is received Setting Up Sonar Use the Sonar Setup screen to define and adjust settings universal to all sonar screens From the Home screen select Sonar Sonar Setup Scroll Speed adju...

Page 59: ...No background information appears Suspended targets appear as symbols with no background information shown The target depth of each symbol is displayed Whiteline highlights the strongest signal from...

Page 60: ...s off or set to No Zoom by default Four options are available No Zoom turns zooming off 2x Zoom twice the magnification 4x Zoom four times the magnification Bottom Lock locks the zoom window to the bo...

Page 61: ...f your radio is capable GPS position information is transmitted with DSC calls X X X X The chartplotter can receive DSC distress and position information from the radio X X X X The chartplotter can tr...

Page 62: ...Receiving Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 your chartplotter alerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call If position in...

Page 63: ...mation on placing distress calls from your Garmin radio see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner s Manual For information on activating navigation to a man overboard location see page 29 Position Tracking When...

Page 64: ...l lines off for tracked vessels 1 From a chart screen press MENU Other Vessels DSC DSC Trails 2 Select Off to turn trails off for every vessel To show or hide the trail line for a specific vessel that...

Page 65: ...st 2 Select the station to call from the list 3 Select 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 Ta...

Page 66: ...ther data for each feature comes from reputable weather data centers such as the National Weather Service and the Hydrometerological Prediction Center See the XM WX Satellite Weather Web site at http...

Page 67: ...ecipitation shows NEXRAD radar storm cells lighting strikes and hurricane warnings NEXRAD shows very light rain and snow up to strong thunderstorms in varying shades and colors The time stamp in the u...

Page 68: ...ong the route being navigated Understanding Storm Cell Information The storm cells show storms as well as the projected path of the storm in the immediate future The direction of the red cone indicate...

Page 69: ...forecasts at 12 hour intervals 12 Hrs 24 Hrs 36 Hrs and 48 Hrs as well as the current conditions Now Hurricane Understanding Marine Warnings When a Marine Warning is issued the area for the warning i...

Page 70: ...screen until the screen displays the location you want Understanding Fronts The Fronts show lines indicating the leading edge of an air mass This feature also shows pressure centers Cold Front Warm F...

Page 71: ...ars connect points of equal pressure Pressure readings can help determine weather and wind conditions in an area High pressure areas are generally associated with fair weather Low pressure areas are g...

Page 72: ...ide surface conditions including winds wave height wave period and wave direction To view sea conditions from the Home screen select Information Weather Sea Conditions Understanding Surface Winds Wind...

Page 73: ...sibility Information Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be seen at the surface as indicated by the legend on the left of the screen Contour lines on the Visibility feature...

Page 74: ...elect Configure XM Audio 2 Use the Rocker to highlight a channel and preview the song playing on the channel 3 Press SELECT to change to the highlighted channel To use the XM audio guide From the Home...

Page 75: ...ss 640 480 pixels capable of 4 096 colors Case Fully gasketed high impact plastic alloy waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards Temp Range From 5 F to 131 F from 15 C to 55 C Compass Safe Distances Model...

Page 76: ...unit has moved by more than about 500 mi 800 km since it was turned off or it has been turned off for more than 2 weeks GPS Accuracy Position 49 ft 15 m 95 typical Velocity 0 164 ft sec 0 05 m sec ste...

Page 77: ...gation when this message appears Battery Alarm battery voltage has fallen below the value entered in the Battery Alarm setup Battery Voltage Is Too High too much input voltage the unit shuts off in 10...

Page 78: ...e is 2 F 1 1 C above or below the temperature specified by the Water Temperature Alarm These messages appear when you enter or leave that zone Entering Safe Region the boat is approaching a safe regio...

Page 79: ...track recording has been turned off To record more track points you need to clear the track log and turn track recording on This only appears when the track recording setting is set to Stop When Full...

Page 80: ...ct OK when the Screenshot Taken window is displayed To copy the screenshots to your computer 1 Remove the SD card from the chartplotter and insert it into an SD card reader that is attached to a compu...

Page 81: ...craft or automobile usage This information is provided as is and XM and Garmin disclaim any and all warranties express and implied with respect thereto or the transmission or reception thereof XM and...

Page 82: ...National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Software License Agreement BY USING THE UNIT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGR...

Page 83: ...larm 26 49 colors hazard 17 Color Scheme 53 Communications 44 Compass 34 compass rose 12 contact information Garmin iv course up 13 current stations 36 customizing chart settings 12 D dashboard 34 Dat...

Page 84: ...true 42 north up 13 No Zoom 54 numbers customizing 34 overlay numbers 10 viewing 34 O object information accessing 12 odometer 35 Other Vessels 48 P Pause Sonar 53 Perspective 3D 15 AIS 26 MARPA 26 p...

Page 85: ...ms 46 System Information 41 viewing 6 system settings 41 T Temp Log 52 Temp Offset 48 Tides Currents 12 tide stations 36 viewing information 12 Time options 42 tracks 18 31 Trails 25 transducer dual f...

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