GPSMAP® 5000 Series owner’s manual
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Introduction Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: • GPSMAP® 5208 • GPSMAP 5212 • GPSMAP 5215 Tips and Shortcuts • • • • Touch Home from any screen to return to the Home screen. Touch Menu from any main screen to access additional settings. Press and release the Power key to adjust the display settings (Backlight and Color Mode). Press and hold the Power key to turn the chartplotter on or off.
Introduction Table of Contents Introduction............................................................ i Tips and Shortcuts.......................................................i Manual Conventions............................................. i Getting Started...................................................... 1 Front and Rear Panels...............................................1 Turning the Chartplotter On........................................2 Turning the Chartplotter Off.......................
Getting Started Getting Started Getting Started Front and Rear Panels Power key Automatic backlight sensor SD card slot GPSMAP 5208 - Front NMEA 2000® Power Network NMEA 0183 Video GPSMAP 5212 - Back GPSMAP 5000 Series Owner’s Manual
Getting Started Getting Started Turning the Chartplotter On Note: The first time you power on your chartplotter, you must go through a setup sequence. See “Initializing Chartplotter Settings”. 1. Press and release the Power key. After a few moments, the Warning screen appears. Warning Screen Home Screen 2. Touch I Agree to open the Home screen. Turning the Chartplotter Off To turn the chartplotter off, press and hold the Power key.
Getting Started When you turn the chartplotter on, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish its current location. When the chartplotter acquires satellite signals, the signal strength bars at the top of the Home screen are green . When the chartplotter loses satellite signals, the green bars disappear and a flashing question mark appears on the boat icon on the chart screen. For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS. Adjusting the Backlight 1.
Getting Started Getting Started Restoring the Original Factory Settings Caution: This procedure deletes any information you have entered. 1. From the Home screen, touch Configure > System > System Information > Factory Settings > Reset. 2. Select an option: • Touch Yes to restore all factory settings. • Touch No to exit without restoring factory settings. Viewing System Information You can view the software version, basemap version, unit ID number, and your XM WX Weather® radio ID (if available).
Getting Started Use the Home screen to access all other screens. Note: Options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected network devices. • Charts—selects Navigation Chart, Perspective 3D, Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing Chart, and Radar Overlay (page 6). Note: Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Fishing Charts are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Using Charts Using Charts Using Charts The GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotters have a basic worldwide imagery map and built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters. The following options are available when you touch Charts on the Home screen: • Navigation Chart—displays navigation data available on your preloaded maps, including buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings, marinas, and tide stations in an overhead view.
Using Charts Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only available while navigating). Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings (page 11). Data Bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailing data. Using Charts Data bars • Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on or off. Touch Data Bar Setup to configure the position of the data on the screen.
Using Charts Understanding Chart Data Using Charts BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the standards for US and international charts.
Using Charts Panning the Navigation Chart You can pan away from your current location and to scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart. The position icon ( ) stays at your present location. If the position icon leaves the map when you pan, a small window (inset map) appears on the left of the screen so you can keep track of your current position. Using Charts Inset map Panning on a Navigation Chart 1. Touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan the map. 2.
Using Charts Using Charts • Touch Create Waypoint to mark a waypoint at the cursor location (page 25). • Touch Measure Distance to view the distance and bearing of the object from your current location. The information is displayed in the upper-left corner of the screen. Touch Set Reference to measure from a location other than your current location. • Touch Information to view tide (page 30), current (page 30), celestial (page 31), or local services information near the cursor.
Using Charts Changing the Navigation Chart Settings From the Home screen, touch Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup. Photos—sets the high-resolution satellite images to Off, Land Only, or Photo Map. Highresolution satellite imagery is only available while using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card (page 18). Service Points—turns the display of marine service points on or off. Roses—displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction.
Using Charts Using Charts Heading Line—draws an extension from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. • Off—turns the heading line off. • Distance—sets the distance to the end of the heading line. • Time—sets the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line. World Map—displays either a basic world map or displays satellite imagery (when Full World Map is selected). Inset Map—turns the inset map on or off when panning away (page 9).
Using Charts 2. Use the and • Touch the buttons to adjust the view: button to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water. • Touch the button to move the view away from the boat. The view is momentarily indicated by the scale ( ) at the bottom of the screen. Perspective 3D Settings To access additional settings or options from the Perspective 3D screen, touch Menu. Waypoints & Tracks—view and add waypoints and tracks, and configure how they are displayed.
Using Charts Using Radar Overlay Using Charts When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use Radar Overlay to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart (page 48). Using Tracks A track is a recording of your path. The track currently being recorded is the active track. An active track can be saved. To turn the track log on: From the Navigation or Perspective 3D chart, touch Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Tracks > On.
Using Charts To set active Track Options: From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options. Record Mode—touch Off, Fill, or Wrap. • Interval—sets whether the interval is determined by distance, time, or resolution. (Touch Change to set the quantity.) ◦ Distance—records the track based on a distance between points. ◦ Time—records the track based on a time interval. ◦ Resolution—records the track plot based on a variance from your course.
Using Charts Using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD Card Using Charts You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card while your chartplotter is on or off. See page 3 for insertion and removal instructions. BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards are not waterproof. When you are not using the card, keep it in the original packaging for safekeeping and store it away from exposure to sun and rain. BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards are susceptible to damage from static electricity.
Using Charts Mariner’s Eye 3D, Normal Colors Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors For settings and options related to Range Rings, Safe Depth, and Lane Width, see page 11. Using Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an underwater view of the sea floor or lake bottom. The and buttons adjust the view in the same way as the Mariner’s Eye 3D. Suspended targets (such as fish) are indicated by red, green, and yellow spheres.
Using Charts Sonar Data—visually shows the sonar readings received by your transducer for the best combination of sonar and mapping. Tracks—turns the track log on or off. Using Charts Data Bars—shows or hides cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailing numbers (page 11). Using Fishing Charts Use the fishing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart.
Using Charts Using Charts Photo Overlay Off Land Only Photo Overlay Photo Map at 50% Photo Map at 100% Viewing Aerial Photos Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks, marinas, and harbors. Use these photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to acquaint yourself with a marina or harbor prior to arrival. 1. On the Navigation chart, touch a camera icon. • A standard camera icon ( ) indicates an overhead photo.
Using Charts Using Automatic Guidance Using Charts Automatic Guidance automatically creates and suggests passage based on available BlueChart g2 Vision chart information. See page 40 for instructions on setting up Automatic Guidance for your boat. See page 28 to use Automatic Guidance.
Using Combinations Using Combinations The Combinations screen displays a combination of different screens at the same time. The number of options available on the Combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected to your GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotter and whether you are using an optional BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. You can combine two, three, or four screens. After you select a combination, you can customize it. 1. From the Home screen, touch Combinations.
Using Combinations Editing the Combination Screen 1. Complete one of the following actions to access the Edit Combinations screen: • While viewing a combinations screen, touch Menu > Change Combination. • From the Home screen, touch Combinations > Unused Combo (if one is available). Using Combinations Combination screen 1 Combination screen 2 XM bar Data bar 2. Select an option to customize the Combinations screen: Note: You can only choose from the options available to your chartplotter.
Where To? Where To? Use the Where To? option on the Home screen to search for and navigate to nearby fuel, repairs, and other services, as well as waypoints and routes. Note: You must create waypoints and routes before you can navigate to them. You can navigate to a destination using one of three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To. • Go To—takes you directly to the destination. • Route To—creates a route from your location to a destination, allowing you to add turns to the route.
Where To? Where To? 5. Select an option: • Touch Go To. • Touch Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use Automatic Guidance. 6. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination. Go To Screen Guide To Screen (with g2 Vision Card) To stop navigating: From the Navigation chart, touch Menu > Stop Navigation. To search for a destination by name: 1. From the Home screen, touch Where To? > Search by Name. 2.
Where To? Creating and Using Waypoints You can store up to 1,500 waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for each waypoint. Note: Touching Mark creates a waypoint only at your present location. To create a new waypoint: 1. From the Home screen, touch Charts > Navigation Chart. 2. Touch the location you want to designate as a waypoint. A cursor 3. Touch Create Waypoint. marks the waypoint.
Where To? Where To? To edit an existing waypoint on the Navigation screen: 1. Complete one of the following actions to access waypoints: • Touch the waypoint on the Navigation chart. • From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Waypoints. 2. Touch the button for the waypoint you want to edit. If there are multiple waypoints, touch Review. 3. Touch Edit. 4 Touch the waypoint attribute you want to change (Name, Symbol, Depth, Water Temp), or touch Comment to add a comment.
Where To? Creating and Using Routes You can create and store up to 20 routes, with up to 250 waypoints each. To create a route from your present location: 1. From the Navigation chart, touch your destination. The destination is indicated by a cursor . Where To? 2. Touch Navigate To > Route To. 3. Touch the location where you want to make the last turn toward your destination. 4. Touch Add Turn. 5.
Where To? Where To? To create a route in another location: 1. From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Routes > New Route. 2. Complete one of the following actions to select the starting point of the route: • Touch Use Chart and touch the screen at the location of the first waypoint on the route. The waypoint is indicated by the cursor . • Touch Use Waypoint List and select the first waypoint on the route. 3. Touch Add Turn to mark the starting point of the route. 4.
Where To? To edit a route: 1. From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Routes. 2. Touch the route to edit. 3. Touch Review > Edit Route. You can edit the route name or edit the route turns. To delete a route: 1. From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Routes. 2. Touch the route to edit. 3. Touch Review > Delete. To bypass a waypoint on a route: 1. Create a route as previously described. 2. From the Navigation chart, touch the waypoint that follows the waypoint you are bypassing.
Viewing Information Viewing Information Use the Information screen to access information about tides, currents, celestial data, user data, other boats, gauges, and video. You can also select tide, current, and celestial information for a specific station directly from the Navigation chart. Touch near the desired station, select Information, and then select either Tides, Currents, Celestial, or Chart Notes. Viewing Tide Station Information 1.
Viewing Information 2. Select an option: • Touch Nearby Stations to view other current stations close to your current location. • Touch Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date. • Touch Show Report to view the Current Report for the selected station. Use the Celestial screen to view celestial data for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and approximate sky view location of the sun and moon.
Viewing Information Viewing Information Viewing User Data 1. From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data. 2. Select an option: • Touch Waypoints to display a list of all saved waypoints (page 25). • Touch Routes to display a list of saved routes (page 27). • Touch Tracks to view and manage tracks (page 14). • Touch Data Transfer to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks to and from an SD card or network. • Touch Clear User Data to erase all user waypoints, routes, and tracks.
Viewing Information 3. Select an option to indicate how existing data on the chartplotter is handled: • Touch Merge From Card to transfer data from the SD card to the chartplotter and combine it with existing user data. • Touch Replace From Card transfer data from the SD card to the chartplotter and overwrite existing user data on the chartplotter. 4. Touch the file name in the list. 5. Touch Merge from Card or Replace from Card. To copy the built-in maps to an SD card: 1.
Viewing Information Viewing the DSC List Note: Your chartplotter must be connected to a VHF radio that supports DSC (Digital Selective Calling) in order to view the DSC List. The DSC List is a log of the most-recent DSC calls and other DSC contacts you have entered. The DSC List can contain up to 100 entries. The DSC List shows the most-recent call from a boat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it replaces the first call in the Call List. For more information on DSC, see page 55.
Viewing Information • Add Fuel To Boat—select when you have added less than a full tank. An estimate of the fuel added is shown. Adjust if necessary. • Set Total 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 Video Your chartplotter can display video if you are connected to a video source (or sources) using the supplied video cable.
Configuring the Device Configuring the Device Configuring the Device Use the Configure screen to configure chartplotter settings. Configuring System Settings From the Home screen, touch Configure > System. Simulator—turn Simulator Mode On or Off. Touch Setup to set Simulator options. (If you set the chartplotter into a Store Demonstration mode during the initial chartplotter setup, this setting is named Demo.) Auto Power Up (GPSMAP 5215 only)—turn Auto Power Up On or Off.
Configuring the Device Speed Sources—specify the sensor used for Wind numbers and Fuel Economy. Touch Wind or Fuel Economy to toggle between Water (from a water-speed sensor) and GPS (from the calculated GPS speed). Auto Guidance—sets the Automatic Guidance parameters for your boat: • Safe Depth—sets the minimum depth (chart depth datum) to allow when calculating an automatic guidance path. A safe depth of less than one meter is not allowed when using Automatic Guidance.
Configuring the Device Configuring the Device Map Datum—set the coordinate system in which the map is structured. The default setting is WGS 84. Do not change the map datum unless you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position format. Time—set the time options. • Time Format—select 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC time format. • Time Zone—set the time zone displayed for time readings. • Daylight Saving Time—select Off, On, or Auto.
Configuring the Device Setting Alarms You can set the chartplotter to sound an audible alarm when certain conditions are met. By default, all alarms are turned off. To set an alarm: 1. From the Home screen, touch Configure > Alarms. 2. Touch an alarm category. 3. Touch On to turn the alarm on and then use the touch screen keyboard to specify alarm information. Setting Navigation Alarms From the Home screen, touch Configure > Alarms > Navigation.
Configuring the Device Configuring the Device Fish—sets an alarm to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of the specified symbols. —sounds an alarm for all fish sizes. —sounds an alarm for medium and large fish only. —sounds an alarm for large fish only. Setting Weather Alarms Note: You must have a subscription to XM WX Weather and a Garmin XM WX Weather receiver (such as a GDL 30A) connected using the Garmin Marine Network to view weather information.
Configuring the Device Fuel Capacity—enter the total fuel capacity of all your engines. To adjust the Keel Offset: 1. From the Home screen, touch Configure > My Boat > Keel Offset. 2. Using the on-screen keyboard, enter the measured distance from the transducer location to the water line or to the keel of the boat. • If you are measuring down to the keel (transducer installed at the water line), enter a (+) positive number. This shows the depth at the bottom of the keel.
Configuring the Device Configuring the Device Configuring XM Audio Note: You must connect optional Garmin XM equipment (such as a GDL 30A XM receiver) to the Garmin Marine Network, and have a subscription to XM Radio to use XM audio features. For more information, refer to page 59. From the Home screen, touch Configure > XM Audio. Channel Guide—selects the specific XM channel within the currently selected category. Channel Entry—allows you to enter a channel using the screen keyboard.
Using the Marine Network Using the Marine Network The Garmin Marine Network allows you to share data from Garmin peripheral devices to Garmin chartplotters quickly and easily. You can connect your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network to receive data from and share data with other Marine Network-compatible devices and chartplotters.
Using the Marine Network Viewing Connected Garmin Marine Network Devices From the Home screen, touch Configure > Communications > Marine Network. Each connected device is listed along the left side of the screen. No name defined Name defined Network Devices Marine Network To assign a name to one of the devices: 1. From the Home screen, touch Configure > Communications > Marine Network. 2. Touch the button for the device. 3. Touch Review. 4. Use the on-screen keyboard to name the device. 5. Touch Done.
Using Radar Using Radar When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar such as a GMR 404/406 or a GMR 18/24, you can view more information about your surroundings. The radar connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares radar data with all networked chartplotters. The Garmin Marine Radar transmits a narrow beam of microwave energy as it rotates in a 360 pattern. When the transmitted energy contacts a target, some of that energy is reflected back to the radar.
Using Radar Using Radar Using Cruising Mode Cruising mode is the standard radar operation. If you switch from Sentry mode (see Using Sentry Mode) to Cruising mode, the antenna will go into full-time transmission and will disable any guard zones. To enable Cruising mode, touch Radar > Cruising. Use the Cruising screen to view a full-screen image of the gathered radar information. Your position is in the center of the screen, and the rings provide distance measurements.
Using Radar To enable the guard zone: From the Home screen, touch Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Enable Guard Zone. To adjust the guard zone boundaries: 1. While the guard zone is on, from the Radar screen, touch Menu > Sentry Setup > Adjust Guard Zone > Move Guard Zone. 2. Select from the following options: • Corner 1 (and Corner 2): Defines a guard zone that does not completely encompass the boat.
Using Radar Using Radar • Select MARPA Target to open the MARPA target information window. This option only appears when you are targeting a tagged MARPA object. Lost MARPA target Closest point and time of approach to dangerous MARPA target Dangerous MARPA target Tracking MARPA target Acquiring MARPA target MARPA Targeting 3. To stop targeting, touch Stop Pointing. Understanding the Radar Overlay Screen Use the Radar Overlay option to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart.
Using Radar Obtaining Optimal Radar Display Performance The gain controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver. The default setting for the gain, Auto, adjusts the gain automatically to provide the best performance. To adjust the gain: 1. From the Radar screen, touch Menu > Gain. 2. Select an option to adjust the gain: • To return the gain to the default setting, touch Auto. • To manually adjust the gain, touch Up or Down.
Using Radar Using Radar Configuring Other Vessels on the Radar Screen You can configure which other vessels are displayed on the radar screen. From the Radar screen, touch Menu > Other Vessels. NOTE: To configure Automatic Identification System (AIS) information for other boats, your chartplotter must be connected to an external AIS device. List—display a list of AIS and MARPA threats. Touch Show to select between displaying AIS or MARPA threats, or All Threats.
Using Sonar Using Sonar When connected to an optional Garmin GSD 22 sounder module and a transducer, your chartplotter can be used as a fishfinder. The GSD 22 connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connected to the network. Understanding the Full Screen Use the Full Screen to view a full-screen graph of the transducer’s sonar readings. From the Home screen, touch Sonar > Full Screen.
Using Sonar Using Sonar Understanding the Split Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen (dual-frequency transducer only) to view both the 50kHz and 200kHz frequencies on the same screen. From the Home screen, touch Sonar > Split Frequency. A 200kHz frequency graph appears on the left; a 50kHz frequency graph appears on the right.
Using Sonar Setting Up Sonar Use the Sonar Setup screen to define and adjust settings for all sonar screens. From the Home screen, touch Sonar > Sonar Setup. Scroll Speed—adjusts the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left (Ultrascroll™, Fast, Medium, or Slow). If you are using a speed-capable transducer, touch Auto to have the scroll speed automatically adjust to the water speed of your boat. Surface Noise—shows or hides the sonar returns near the surface of the water.
Using Sonar Advanced Sonar Settings To adjust advanced sonar settings, touch Menu while viewing a sonar screen. Gain—control the sensitivity of the sonar receiver. Touch Auto or touch Up or Down (or drag the adjustment bar) to manually adjust the gain. To see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the gain. Pause Sonar—select to stop scrolling. Touch Create Waypoint to save the location as a waypoint, and touch Resume to continue scrolling in real time.
Digital Selective Calling 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 NMEA 2000 Garmin NMEA VHF Radio VHF Radio 0183 VHF Radio Garmin NMEA 2000 VHF Radio The chartplotter can transfer your GPS position to your radio. If your radio is capable, GPS position information is transmitted with DSC calls.
Digital Selective Calling Viewing the DSC List The DSC list is a log of the most-recent DSC calls and other DSC contacts you have entered. The DSC list can contain up to 100 entries. The DSC list shows the most-recent call from a boat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it replaces the first call in the call list. From a chart screen, touch Menu > Other Vessels > DSC List.
Digital Selective Calling For information on placing distress calls from your radio, see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner’s Manual. For information on activating navigation to a man-overboard location, see page 25. Position Tracking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information).
Digital Selective Calling To turn trail lines off for tracked vessels: 1. From a chart screen, touch Menu > Other Vessels > DSC > DSC Trails. 2. Touch Off to turn trails off for every vessel. To show or hide the trail line for a specific vessel that is sending position reports: 1. From the Home screen, touch Information > DSC List. 2. Select the vessel from the list, and then touch Review. 3. Touch Trail to show or hide the trail for the vessel on the Navigation chart.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio Using XM WX Weather and Audio In order to use XM Weather, you must have a Garmin XM WX weather receiver and an activated XM weather subscription. To use XM Audio, you must have a Garmin XM audio receiver and an XM Audio subscription. Visit http://www8.garmin.com/xm/ for more information. To connect the XM antenna and receiver and for subscription instructions, refer to the Owner’s Manual for your XM equipment.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Storm Cell Information The storm cells show storms as well as the storm’s projected path in the immediate future. The direction of the red cone indicates the projected path of the storm cell. The red bars that appear in the cone indicate where the storm will most likely be in the future. Each bar represents 15 minutes. Storm cell Lightning Understanding Lightning Information Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolt icons.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Marine Warnings When a Marine Warning is issued, the area for the warning is highlighted in red. To view information about the warning, touch the warning area. The light blue lines on the chart indicate marine weather warning zones. Marine Warning Understanding County Warnings When the National Weather Service issues a weather warning for a county, the county is highlighted with the color corresponding to the warning.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Fronts The Fronts show lines indicating the leading edge of an air mass. This feature also shows pressure centers. Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Occluded Front Trough Indicates a low-pressure center. A low-pressure center is an area where the measured pressure is lowest relative to the surrounding area. Moving away from a lowpressure center in any horizontal direction results in increased pressure.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Surface Winds Wind barbs indicate from which direction the wind is coming. The wind barb is a circle with a tail. Wind speed is indicated by the different combination of flags that are attached to the tail. Wind Direction Calm 15 knots 5 knots 20 knots 10 knots 50 knots Understanding Wave Height The Wave Height feature shows wave heights. The wave heights for an area are shown in color intensities.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio Understanding Surface Pressure This feature shows pressure isobars and pressure centers. The isobars 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 generally associated with clouds and the chance of precipitation. Isobars packed closely together show a strong pressure gradient.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio To view the forecasted visibility for another time period: 1. Touch Next Forecast. The forecasted visibility for the next 12 hours is shown. 2. Touch Next Forecast again to view forecasts for the next 24 and 36 hours. Viewing Buoy Reports Report readings are taken from buoys and coastal observation stations.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio Using XM Audio When a Garmin XM Audio receiver and antenna is connected to the Garmin Marine Network and to the audio input of your boat, you can listen to XM Audio channels. To display the XM Audio interface while navigating: From the Navigation screen, touch Menu > Data Bars > XM Audio > On. Channel display Channel select To select an XM Audio Channel: Touch the right or left channel select arrows to change to the next channel in the current category.
Appendix Appendix Specifications Physical Specifications Size: GPSMAP 5208: 6⅞ in. H × 10⅛ in. W × 4⅛ in. D (173.5 × 256 × 105.9 mm) GPSMAP 5212: 9½ in. H × 13 in. W × 4¾ in. D (240.5 × 330 × 119.2 mm) GPSMAP 5215: 11⅝ in. H × 15½ in. W × 5⅝ in. D (295.8 × 394.9 × 143.8 mm) Weight: GPSMAP 5208: 5 lb., 15 oz. (2.7 kg) GPSMAP 5212: 9 lb., 8 oz. (4.3 kg) GPSMAP 5215: 12 lb., 14 oz. (5.4 kg) Display: GPSMAP 5208: 5 in. H × 6¾ in. W (128.2 × 170.9 mm) GPSMAP 5212: 7⅛ in. H × 9¼ in. W (180.
Appendix Calibrating the Touchscreen Your chartplotter’s touchscreen does not normally require calibration. However, if the buttons do not seem to be responding properly, use the following process to calibrate the screen. 1. While the chartplotter is turned off, press the Power key. 2. When the Warning screen appears (with the I Agree button), touch anywhere on the black portion of the screen for approximately 15 seconds until the Calibration screen is displayed. 3.
Appendix NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 A GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotter can accept data from both NMEA 0183 compliant devices and certain NMEA 2000 devices connected to an existing NMEA 2000 network on your boat. NMEA 0183 The NMEA 0183 data cable included with GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotters supports the NMEA 0183 standard, which is used to wire various NMEA 0183-compliant devices, such as VHF radios, NMEA instruments, autopilots, wind sensors, and heading sensors.
Appendix Messages and Alarms AIS: Dangerous Target—an AIS target currently presents a collision threat. Alarm Clock—the alarm clock alarm has sounded. Anchor Drag Alarm—boat has drifted out of the user-set distance range. Antenna Input is Shorted—there is a short in the wiring to the GPS 17 antenna. Approaching Waypoint —boat is a specified alarm distance from the destination waypoint. Arrival Alarm —arriving at destination waypoint.
Appendix Directory Memory is Full Can’t Create Entry—DSC directory is full, no more entries can be created. Distress Call Received from —distress call has been received by the DSC module. Drift Alarm—boat has moved a user-defined distance. DSC Position Report Received From —a position report has been received by the DSC module. Entering Target Water Temperature—(temperature sensor/transducer) the water temperature is inside the user-defined target temperature zone.
Appendix MDB Waypoint Memory is Full, Can’t Create Waypoint—MDB waypoint memory is full. Erase existing MDB waypoints to make room. NMEA Depth Is Below Transducer—(sonar) the NMEA depth input is using the DBT sentence which does not include keel offset. No DGPS Position—chartplotter lost differential GPS reception (WAAS). Make sure you have a clear view of the sky. No Proximity Waypoints Found—no proximity waypoints found while attempting a user data transfer.
Appendix Sonar Failed, Unit Needs Repair—there has been a sonar failure and the unit needs to be sent in for repair. Contact product support. Sonar Service Incompatible. Software Update Required—a software update is needed. Contact product support for assistance updating your network. Sonar Service Lost—(sonar) the chartplotter has lost communications with the remote sonar device. Check the network and the sonar wiring. Tide Alarm—tide has reached user-specified tide alarm range.
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Index Index A A-scope 53 add turn 27 aerial photos 15, 19 AIS 41 alarms anchor drag 39 arrival 39 battery 39 deep water 39 fish 39 messages 70 safe zone 50 setting 39 shallow water 39 sonar 39 system 39 water temp 39 anchor drag alarm 39 appearance 18 auto mag var 37 automatic guidance 15, 20, 28, 40 B backing up data 33 backlight adjusting 3 sensor 1 beeper options 36 BlueChart 15 bridging 38 buoy 6 reports 65 C calibrate water speed 40 category (XM) 42, 66 celestial information 31 change combination
Index P panning 9 photos 11, 18 POI data 19 position 37 precipitation information 59 preferred devices 38 pressure center 62 gradient 64 isobars 64 unit settings 37 product registration 74 projected path 60 R radar 45 cross talk 49 fast time constant 49 overlay screen 48 surface 13 range rings 13 rear panel 1 reset 4 review 26 rings 11, 50 Roses 11 routes cancel 27 creating 27 deleting 29 editing 29 route to 23 S safe depth 13, 40 height 37 satellite imagery 18 signals 3 save preset (XM) 42, 66 scroll
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