Garmin GMI 10, 190-01015-01 User Manual

GMI™ 10

quick start manual

Introduction

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for

product warnings and other important information.

The GMI™ 10 allows you to quickly view important information about your
boat provided by connected sensors. Connected sensors transmit data to the
GMI 10 using NMEA 2000® or NMEA 0183. To install your GMI 10, use the
included installation instructions.

For a list of compatible sensors and for more information
about NMEA 2000, visit www.garmin.com. The GMI 10

is NMEA 2000 certied.

Manual Conventions

In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, use the soft keys
( ) along the bottom of the screen to select each item. Small arrows (>)
in the text indicate that you should select each item in order.

Instrument Screen—the instrument screen displays data provided by a
sensor.

Menu Screens—screens used to dene options.

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Unit Overview

Instrument screen

Back

Soft keys

Power

Power—press and hold to power the unit on and off. Press and quickly

release to adjust display settings.

Soft Keys—used to navigate the menus and select items on the GMI 10.

Typically, the left and right soft keys cycle data on the instrument screen and
navigate menu screens, and the center soft key selects highlighted items and
opens the Menu.

Back—used to move back one menu screen. Press and hold to move all the

way back to the instrument screen from any menu screen.

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Using the GMI 10

Use the GMI 10 to view numerical
data provided by connected sensors.
Many data types can also be
displayed as an analog gauge.

The types of data available
are determined by the sensors
connected to the GMI 10 either
through NMEA 2000 or
NMEA 0183.

For example, when connected to a
GPS antenna such as a GPS 17x,
the GMI 10 can show GPS
position, GPS heading (COG),
GPS speed (SOG), average speed,
maximum speed obtained, and
distance traveled (trip odometer)
information.

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Viewing Information

Instrument screens are organized
by category. Categories match the
data available on an instrument,
such as depth instruments. You can

congure the GMI 10 to mix data

from common instruments to make
a custom instrument tailored to the
sensors on your boat.

Each category can contain a variety
of screens that you can quickly
cycle through.

Selecting an Instrument
Screen Category

Change the instrument screen to a
different category from the menu:

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > Set

Instrument Type.

2. Choose from the categories
listed below.

Surface—GPS or water

•

speed, GPS heading or
magnetic sensor heading,
and odometer.

Water—depth and water

•

temperature.

Fuel—level, rate, range, and

•

economy.

Wind—wind speed and

•

angle, ground wind speed
and direction, wind velocity
made good (VMG), race
timer, wind and weather
graphs, barometric pressure,
and air temperature.

Engine—RPM, fuel

•

ow, trim, temperature,

pressure, voltage, hours,
neutral indicator, and status
indicators.

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Custom—arrange a custom

•

set of instruments. Utilize an
existing instrument or graph,
or create a custom instrument
screen.

Cycling Through
Instrument Screens in a
Category

When viewing a category, use the
soft keys under the left and right
arrows to cycle through the screens
available in that category.

Cycle through instrument screens

Changing Instrument
Screen Options

Data provided on an instrument
screen is represented numerically. In
many cases, a numerical value can
be shown as an analog gauge or as a
graph, and vice versa (not available
on all instrument screens).

To change the appearance of
an instrument screen:

If the instrument screen is

•

showing a number, select

Menu > Show Gauge or
Show Graph.

If the instrument screen

•

is showing a gauge or a
graph, select Menu > Show

Number.

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To change additional options
on an instrument screen:

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu.

2. To change the source sensor,
select Source, and choose the
sensor you want to use. For
example, if you have a GPS
antenna and a heading sensor,
you can choose to show either
GPS Heading (COG) or Heading
from the heading sensor.

3. To change additional options,
such as resetting an odometer,
adding Trip Speed Graphics to a
speed gauge, viewing a water­temperature graph, or adding
fuel, select the option you want
to change.

Understanding Custom
Instrument Screens

You can create up to ten of the
following kinds of customized
displays on the GMI 10:

You can organize individual

•

screens found in the predened

categories (for multiple
instruments) to create your own
customized collection of screens.

You can select the individual

•

elds to show on each screen to

create customized screens.

To create a customized
combination of individual
instrument screens found in

the predened categories:

1. Select Menu > Setup > Set

Instrument Type > Custom.

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2. Use the soft keys under the left
and right arrows to cycle through
the instrument screens available
in the selected category.

3. Select Select to add a screen.

To create the rst custom

instrument screen:

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > Set

Instrument Type > Custom >
Custom Page.

2. Select the number of elds you

want to show on the custom
instrument screen (1–4).

3. Select the data type you would

like to show in each eld.

To add additional custom
instrument screens:

1. From the custom instrument
screen, select Menu > Add

Page > Custom Page. (If you

have more than one custom
instrument screen, this option
will appear as Add/Remove

Page.)

2. Select the number of elds you

want to show on the custom
instrument screen (1–4).

Select the data for each eld

To add graph screens to your
customized combination of
existing instrument screens:

1. Select Menu > Setup > Set

Instrument Type > Custom >
Graphs.

2. Select Select to add a screen.

To customize graph screens:

1. When viewing the graph screen,
select Menu.

Select the number of elds

3. Select the data type you would

like to show in each eld.

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2. Select Graph Data, Graph

Duration, or Graph Scale to

adjust the appearance of the
graph screen.

3. Select the data type you would

like to show in each eld.

NOTE: You can create up to ten

custom instrument screens and
cycle through them.

To change a previously createdchange a previously created
custom instrument screen:

To remove a previously created
custom instrument screen:

1. Navigate to the custom
instrument screen you want to
remove.

2. Select Menu > Add/Remove

Page > Remove Page.

1. From the custom instrument
screen you want to change,
select Menu > Change

Appearance.

2. Choose from the following
options:

Select Change Page Layout

•

to change the number of

elds and data types in the
elds.

Select Change Data Style

•

to switch between numerical
and analog displays.

3. Select Done when nished.

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Customizing SystemSystem
Options

TIP: You must have the appropriate
sensors connected to view the
information.

1. To customize system options on
the GMI 10, from the instrument
screen, select Menu > Setup >

System.

2. For the listed options, select the
appropriate settings or enter the
necessary values. For example,
you can select units of measure,
language, enter total fuel
capacity, and so on.

To set the reference used to
calculate heading information:

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > System
> Heading.

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2. Choose from the following
options:

Auto Magnetic—Automatic

•

Magnetic Variation
automatically sets the
magnetic declination for your
acquired GPS position.

True—sets true north as the

•

heading reference.

User Magnetic—allows you

•

to set the magnetic variation
value.

To congure the audible

beeper:

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > System
> Beeper.

2. Select from the following options
to determine when the GMI 10
makes audible sounds: Off,

Alarms Only, On (Keys &
Alarms).

To specify how the GMI 10
utilizes coordinates:

CAUTION: Do not change the

position format or map datum
unless you are using a map or

chart that species a different

position format or map datum.

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > System
> Position.

2. Choose from the following
options:

Position Format—change

•

the coordinate style in which
a given location reading
appears.

Map Datum—change the

•

To specify the speed sensor
used when performing fuel
economy calculations:

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > System
> Speed Sources.

2. Select Fuel Economy.

3. Select the appropriate sensor.

To specify the speed sensor
used when performing wind
calculations:

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > System
> Speed Sources.

2. Select Wind.

3. Select the appropriate sensor.

coordinate system on which
the position format is based.

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Low Fuel—set an alarm

Setting Alarms

1. To set alarms on the GMI 10,
from the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > Alarms.

2. Select from the following alarm
types. Select On and enter an
appropriate value.

Shallow Water—set an

•

alarm to sound when the
depth is less than the

specied value.

Deep Water—set an alarm

•

to sound when the depth is

greater than the specied

value.

Surface Temperature—set

•

an alarm to sound when
the transducer reports a
temperature that is 2°F
(1.1°C) above or below the

specied temperature.

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•

to sound when the fuel

remaining (based on fuel-ow

information from a GFS 10)

reaches the specied level.

Engine Status—set an alarm

•

to sound when an engine
indicates there is a problem.

Low Apparent Wind

•

Speed—set an alarm to

sound when the apparent
wind speed is at or below the

specied speed.

High Apparent Wind

•

Speed—set an alarm to

sound when the apparent
wind speed is at or above the

specied speed.

Low True Wind Speed—set

•
an alarm to sound when the
true wind speed is at or below

the specied speed.

High True Wind Speed—set

•

an alarm to sound when
the true wind speed is at or

above the specied speed.

High Apparent Wind

•

Angle—set an alarm to

sound when the apparent
wind angle is at or above the

specied angle.

Low Apparent Wind

•

Angle—set an alarm to

sound when the apparent
wind angle is at or above the

specied angle.

Low True Wind Angle—set

•

an alarm to sound when the
true wind angle is at or below

the specied angle.

High True Wind Angle—set

•

an alarm to sound when the
true wind angle is at or above

the specied angle.

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Battery Voltage—set an

•

alarm to sound when the
battery voltage reaches the

specied level.

Changing the DisplayDisplay
Options

1. To change the display options on
the GMI 10, from the instrument
screen select Menu > Setup >

Display.

2. Select a value for the listed
options.

TIP: You can also access

the display options menu by
pressing and quickly releasing
the POWER button from any
instrument screen.

Changing NMEA 2000 Device Options

You can view information about
your NMEA 2000 devices and

change available device-specic

options on the GMI 10.

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > NMEA

2000 Devices.

2. You will see a list of all
connected NMEA 2000
devices. Select a device to see
information about the device,
such as the software version and
the serial number.

Advanced Sensor

Conguration

1. From the instrument screen,
select Menu > Setup > NMEA

2000 Devices.

2. Select the appropriate sensor.
Select Cong.

3. Enter the appropriate values for
the listed options.

TIP: For more information on

conguring the sensor, refer to

the installation instructions for
the sensor.

Honda Engine ECO Symbol

The symbol appears when
boats with NMEA 2000-compatible
Honda engines are running in a

fuel-efcient mode and engine RPM

is displayed.

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Consult your Honda engine manual
to determine if the engine is NMEA
2000 compatible.

Lost Satellite Reception—a
connected GPS antenna has lost
satellite reception.

System Alarms and Messages

NOTE: There are several possible
engine alarms. If the GMI 10
displays an engine alarm, contact
your engine manufacturer.

Boat Is Not Moving Fast Enough
to Calibrate—water speed

calibration – the boat is moving too
slow to calibrate.

Connection with NMEA 2000
Device Lost—the GMI 10 has lost

connection with a NMEA 2000
device.

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NMEA Depth Is Below
Transducer—the NMEA depth

input is using the DBT sentence
which does not include keel offset.

NMEA 2000 Device Requires
Calibration—a NMEA 2000

device requiring calibration has
been detected.

Simulating Operation

is in demo mode. Do not drive or
operate the boat while the GPS
device is in Demo mode. To change
the operating mode, select Menu
> Setup > System > Operating

Mode > Normal.

—the unit

Unable to Claim NMEA 2000
Address—there is a conict

between NMEA 2000 devices on
the NMEA 2000 network.

Water Speed Sensor Is Not
Working—water speed calibration

error – recalibrate the speed sensor.

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Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin Product Support
if you have any questions while
using your GMI 10. In the USA,
go to www.garmin.com/support, or
contact Garmin USA by phone at
[phone] or [phone].

In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe)
Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000.

In Europe, go to www.garmin.com/

support and click Contact Support

for in-country support information,
or contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by
phone at +44 (0) 870.8501241.

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October 2009 Part Number 190-01015-01 Rev. C Printed in Taiwan