Garmin GNX Wind, Owner'S Manual

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Select an option:
• Press 

 to confirm the new value and return to the 

SUBMENU

 category.

• Press 

 to cancel all changes and return to the 

SUBMENU

 category.

The value in the selected category stops flashing.

6

Press 

 two times to return to the instrument screens.

Adjusting the Number of Instrument Screens

You can customize a maximum of four instrument screens.

1

From an instrument screen, press 

.

2

Press 

 or   to select 

SYST

, and press 

.

3

Press 

 or   to select 

PGES

, and press 

.

4

Press 

 or   to select the number of instrument screens (1 

through 4), and press 

 to confirm the setting.

5

Press 

 two times to return to the instrument screens.

Customizing an Instrument Screen

You can customize the data shown in the three main areas of 

each instrument screen.

1

From an instrument screen, press 

 or   to select an 

instrument screen to customize.

2

Press 

.

3

Press 

 to select 

DATA

.

4

Press 

 or   to select an option:

• Select 

SUBMENU

 1.1 to change the lower-left (speed) 

value.

• Select 

SUBMENU

 1.2 to change the upper-left (direction) 

value.

• Select 

SUBMENU

 1.3 to change the wind rose function.

5

Press 

.

6

Press 

 or   to change the value.

7

Press 

 to confirm the change.

8

Repeat steps 4 through 7 for every value or function you 

need to change on the current instrument screen.

9

Press 

 two times to return to the instrument screens.

Configuration Menus

This section provides details for the items in the configuration 

menu, organized by menu and sub-menu decimal values.

1.0 DATA Configuration Settings

1.1 Upper data field configuration

: Changes the wind direction 

or angle type on the current instrument page.

1.2 Lower data field configuration

: Changes the speed type 

on the current instrument page.

1.3 Wind rose configuration

: Changes the function of the wind 

rose on the current instrument page.

2.0 FILT Configuration Settings

In the filter configuration menu, you can adjust damping of the 

data received from the sensor before it is shown in each data 

category (2.1 through 2.9).
The higher you set the update rate (0 through 9) for each data 

category, more the data is dampened to remove the more 

extreme readings. For example, setting a higher filter for TWS 

may provide a more stable wind-speed reading in gusty 

conditions.
The glossary defines the data-type abbreviations used in this 

menu (

Abbreviation Glossary

, page 3

).

3.0 UNIT Configuration Settings

3.1 WIND

: Changes the units of measure used for wind speed.

3.2 BSP

: Changes the units of measure used for boat speed.

4.0 SENS Configuration Settings

4.1 ANGL

: Adjusts the angle of the wind sensor to align with the 

front of the boat.

4.2 RSSI

: Shows the signal strength between the instrument 

and the wireless wind sensor.

4.3 WXDR

: Turns data from the connected wireless wind sensor 

on or off. When off, data from the connected wireless wind 

sensor is not transmitted over the NMEA 2000 network.

4.4 BSP%

: Adjusts the calibration of boat speed information 

shown on the instrument.

NOTE: 

This adjustment affects the information as shown on 

the marine instrument only. Other devices using speed 

information from the NMEA 2000 network must be calibrated 

separately, if needed.

5.0 SYST Configuration Settings

5.1 LGHT

: Adjusts the backlight level on a scale of 0 through 

100%.

5.2 COLR

: Sets the color of the instrument display.

Settings C00 through C06 are the custom colors available 

locally on the marine instrument.
Setting C07 is a custom-color setting controlled by other 

instruments on the NMEA 2000 network.

5.3 BEEP

: Tuns the key-press sounds on or off.

5.4 POWR

: Allows you to change how the instrument turns on.

The AuT option turns the instrument on automatically when 

the NMEA 2000 network turns on.
The OFF option keeps the instrument off when the NMEA 

2000 network turns on. The instrument must be turned on by 

pressing  .

5.5 PGES

: Sets the number of instrument pages.

5.6 SCRL

: Sets and adjusts your instrument screens to scroll 

automatically. The value you set (0 through 9) represents the 

number of seconds between each screen change.
A setting of 0 turns off scrolling.

5.7 DFLT

: Restores the marine instrument to factory default 

settings.

5.8 VRSN

: Shows the installed software version.

Appendix

Abbreviation Glossary

This device uses abbreviations on many screens to indicate the 

menu, setting, or type of data being shown.

ALOG

: (Analog sub menu) The filter sub menu that adjusts the 

dampening rate for wind data on the wind rose.

ANGL

: (Angle sub menu) The sensor sub menu that adjusts the 

wind-angle offset of the data from the wind sensor.

APP

: (Apparent Wind Angle) Shown in the upper-left data field. 

The wind angle measured relative to the bow of the vessel.

AWA

: (Apparent Wind Angle) The wind angle measured relative 

to the bow of the vessel.

AWS

: (Apparent Wind Speed) The measured speed of the wind.

BEEP

: (Beep sub menu) The system sub menu that enables 

and disables key-press sounds.

BSP

: (Boat Speed) The speed of the boat through the water.

BSP%

: (Boat speed sub menu) The sensor sub menu that 

adjusts the speed data shown from a connected speed 

sensor.

BTW

: (Bearing to Waypoint) The direction of travel towards a 

destination waypoint.

Appendix

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