Garmin GPSMAP 190-01230-10 User Manual

GPSMAP® 400/500 series

owner’s manual

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Introduction

Introduction

This manual includes information for the following products:

GPSMAP® 421/421s GPSMAP 451/451s
GPSMAP 521/521s GPSMAP 526/526s
GPSMAP 551/551s GPSMAP 556/556s

Tips and Shortcuts

Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen.

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Press MENU from any of the main screens to access advanced

•
settings.

Press and release the Power key to adjust the display settings.

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Manual Conventions

In this 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 each item. For example, if you see “select
Charts > Navigation Chart,” you should highlight Charts, and

press SELECT. Then highlight Navigation Chart, and press

SELECT again.

Quick Links

Turning the Unit On or Off: page 2.

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Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5.

•

Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6.

•

Restoring the Original Factory Settings: page 5.

•

Using the Navigation Chart: page 7.

•

Changing the Navigation Chart Settings: page 11.

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Navigating to a Destination: page 23.

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Creating and Using Waypoints: page 25.

•

Conguring System Settings: page 47.

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Using Sonar: page 56.

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Alarms and Messages: page 68.

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual i

Introduction

Table of Contents

Introduction ...........................................................................i

Tips and Shortcuts ........................................................................ i

Manual Conventions ..................................................................... i

Quick Links ................................................................................... i

Declaration of Conformity (DoC) ..................................................iv

Product Registration ....................................................................iv

Contact Garmin ............................................................................iv

Getting Started .....................................................................1

Unit Overview ............................................................................... 1

Turning the Unit On or Off ............................................................ 2

Initializing Unit Settings ................................................................ 2

Adjusting the Backlight ................................................................. 3

Using the Keypad ......................................................................... 4

Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals ................................................... 4

Using Simulator Mode .................................................................. 5

Viewing System Information ........................................................ 5

Restoring the Original Factory Settings ....................................... 5

Inserting and Removing SD Cards .............................................. 5

Understanding the Home Screen ................................................. 6

Using Charts ........................................................................7

Using the Navigation Chart .......................................................... 7

Changing the Navigation Chart Settings .....................................11

Using the Split Navigation Chart ................................................ 14

Using Perspective 3D ................................................................ 14

Using Mariner’s Eye 3D ............................................................. 15

Using Fish Eye 3D ..................................................................... 17

Using Fishing Charts .................................................................. 17

Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery ............................... 18

Viewing Aerial Photos ................................................................ 19

Animated Tide and Current Indicators ....................................... 20

Detailed Road and POI Data ..................................................... 21

Using Automatic Guidance ......................................................... 21

Using the Chart/Sonar Screen ................................................... 22

Where To? ..........................................................................23

Navigating to a Destination ........................................................ 23

Creating and Using Waypoints................................................... 25

Creating and Using Routes ........................................................ 26

Using Tracks .............................................................................. 28

Using BlueChart g2 Vision ......................................................... 30

Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot ............................................ 30

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Introduction

Viewing Information ..........................................................31

Viewing a Compass ................................................................... 31

Viewing Numbers ....................................................................... 31

Viewing Trip Information ............................................................ 32

Viewing and Customizing Fuel Gauges and Engine Gauges .... 32

Viewing and Customizing Wind Gauges .................................... 36

Viewing Tide-station Information ................................................ 37

Viewing Current Information ...................................................... 38

Viewing Celestial Information ..................................................... 38

Viewing User Data ..................................................................... 39

Viewing Other Vessels ............................................................... 41

Automatic Identication System ................................................. 41

Conguring the Chartplotter ............................................47

Conguring System Settings ...................................................... 47

Conguring Units of Measure .................................................... 47

Changing the System Language ................................................ 48

Conguring Navigation Preferences .......................................... 48

Conguring Communications Settings ....................................... 50

Setting Alarms ............................................................................ 52

Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm ........................................ 53

Conguring My Boat .................................................................. 53

Conguring Other Vessels ......................................................... 54

Using Sonar .......................................................................56

Understanding the Full Screen .................................................. 56

Understanding the Split Frequency Screen ............................... 57

Understanding The Split Zoom Screen ...................................... 57

Understanding the Depth Log Screen ........................................ 58

Understanding the Temp Log Screen ........................................ 58

Setting Up Sonar ........................................................................ 59

Advanced Sonar Settings .......................................................... 60

Digital Selective Calling (DSC) .........................................61

Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio ................................... 61

Adding a DSC Contact ............................................................... 62

Viewing the DSC List ................................................................. 62

Receiving Distress Calls ............................................................ 62

Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio ....... 63

Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter ... 63

Position Tracking ........................................................................ 63

Placing an Individual Routine Call ............................................. 64

Calling an AIS Target ................................................................. 65

Appendix ............................................................................66

Specications ............................................................................. 66

Alarms and Messages ............................................................... 68

Capturing Screenshots .............................................................. 71

Caring for the Unit ...................................................................... 71

Software License Agreement ..................................................... 72

Index ...................................................................................73

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual iii

Introduction

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

for product warnings and other important information.

Hg

- LAMPS INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN
MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR DISPOSED OF
ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAWS.

For more information go to:

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Declaration of Conformity (DoC)

Hereby, Garmin, declares that this product is in
compliance with the essential requirements and other
relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC.

To view the full Declaration of Conformity, go to

www.garmin.com/compliance.

Product Registration

Help us better support you by completing our online registration
today. Go to http://my.garmin.com. Keep the original sales receipt,
or a photocopy, in a safe place.

Contact Garmin

Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while
using your unit. 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

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iv GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

Getting Started

Getting Started

Unit Overview

GPSMAP 526/556

NMEA 2000

GPSMAP 421/451/

521/551

Power/Data

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Power/Data

NMEA 2000

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External

GPS antenna

SD card slot

GPSMAP 526 shown

External

GPS antenna

POWER/
BACKLIGHT

RANGE (-/+)

ROCKER

MARK

SELECT

MENU

HOME

Getting Started

Turning the Unit On or Off

To turn on the unit, press and release the Power key. When the
Warning 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.”

To turn off the unit, press and hold the Power key.

Home Screen

Initializing Unit Settings

The rst time you turn on your unit, you must congure the initial

settings.

NOTE

: You can change these settings later using the Congure

screen (page 5).

Language—select the language to display on the screen.

Store Demonstration

rst time the unit is turned on.)

Welcome

NMEA Devices

serial port, specify which ports are connected.

AIS Receiver
Devices)—Select Yes if one of the devices connected to a serial port

is an AIS (Automatic Identication System) receiver.

Position Format

readings.

Time Format
12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) format.

—select OK.

(not available if you select None for NMEA

—specify whether you want the time shown in a

—select Off. (This option is only available the

—if you have NMEA 0183 devices connected to a

—specify the coordinate system to use for location

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Getting Started

Time Zone—set the time zone you want displayed for time
readings. If Auto is selected for the Time Zone, the DST option is
not available and is automatically set to Auto.

Adjusting the Backlight

1. Press and release the Power key.

2. Press left or right on the Rocker to adjust the brightness.

System Units—specify units for on-screen measurements as
Statute, Metric, or Nautical, or select Custom to individually

dene units of measure for depth, temperature, distance, speed,

elevation, volume, and pressure.

Minimum Safe Depth

—select the minimum safe depth for your

boat. Refer to your boat specications for more information.

Shallow Water Alarm

—only available if you are receiving NMEA

sonar depth data. Select Yes or No.

Minimum Overhead Clearance—select the minimum overhead

clearance for your boat. Refer to your boat specications for more

information.

AIS Alarm Range

sound if an AIS vessel nears your boat (page 55).

AIS Alarm Time To

—select the distance at which an alarm will

—select the time within which an alarm will

To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on
ambient light, select Auto Backlight (automatic backlight is

available only on the GPSMAP 526 and 556).
sound if an AIS vessel is on track to intersect the Safe Zone around
your boat (page 55).

If a water speed wheel is detected, a message will ask if you want to
calibrate it now. Select Yes or No.

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 3

Getting Started

To switch between Day and Night mode:

1. Press and release the Power key.

2. Select Color Mode.

3. Press left or right on the Rocker to switch between modes.

Using the Keypad

POWER/
BACKLIGHT

RANGE (-/+)
ROCKER
MARK

SELECT

MENU

HOME

POWER/BACKLIGHT—Press and hold to turn the unit on or
off. Press and release to adjust the backlight and the day and night
modes.

RANGE (-/+)

in or out on a chart. Press to page up or down on lists.

ROCKER—Press up, down, left, or right to move through menus,

highlight elds, and enter data.

MARK

SELECT—Press to select highlighted items.

—Press to adjust the range of the sonar. Press to zoom

—Press to mark a waypoint.

HOME—Press to return to the Home screen.

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Getting Started

MENU—Press to access additional settings and conguration

options. Press to return to the previous screen when indicated.

Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals

To turn on Simulator mode:

1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System >

Simulator.

2. Select Setup to set speed, track control, and position.

When you turn on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite
data and establish the current location. When the unit acquires
satellite signals, the signal strength bars at the top of the Home
screen are green . When the unit loses satellite signals, the
green bars disappear and the position icon displays a ashing
question mark.

For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at

www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.

Viewing System Information

You can view the software version, the basemap version,

supplemental map information (if applicable), and the unit ID

number for your chartplotter. You may need this information to

update the system software or to purchase additional map data.

From the home screen, select Congure > System > System

Information.

Restoring the Original Factory Settings
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.



WARNING

Do not try to navigate using simulator mode, because the GPS
receiver is turned off. Any satellite signal-strength bars shown are
only simulations and do not represent the strength of actual satellite
signals.

NOTE: This procedure deletes all settings information you have

entered.

1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > System

Information > Factory Settings.

2. Select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to cancel.
The unit reboots and prompts you to adjust unit settings (page 2).

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 5

Getting Started

Inserting and Removing SD Cards

Your unit supports Secure Digital (SD) cards. Insert optional
BlueChart® g2 Vision® SD cards to view high-resolution satellite
imagery and reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other
points of interest. Use SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints,
routes, and tracks to another compatible Garmin unit or a computer
(page 40). The SD card slot is on the lower-right corner of the unit.

To insert the SD card, open the access door and press the SD card in
until it clicks. Press the card in again and release it to eject it from
the chartplotter.

NOTE: If you use an SD card to transfer waypoints from
MapSource® or HomePort™, update to the most-current version by

clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin
Web site at www.garmin.com.

Understanding the Home Screen

Use the Home screen to access all other screens. Press HOME from
any screen to return to the Home screen.

Charts—selects Navigation, Fishing, Perspective 3D, Mariner’s

•

Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Split Navigation charts.

NOTE

available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. Fishing
charts are available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or
if your built-in map supports Fishing charts.

Sonar—set up and access sonar information (page 56).

•

NOTE

526s) with a connected transducer to use sonar features.

Chart/Sonar—set up the screen to view a chart and sonar in a

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split screen (page 22).

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Where To?

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Information

tides, currents, celestial data, user data, and information about
other vessels (page 31).

Congure—access unit and system settings (page 47).

•

: Mariner’s Eye 3D charts and Fish Eye 3D charts are

: You must have an “s” series unit (such as a GPSMAP

—access navigation features (page 23).

—view information including dashboard options,

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Using Charts

Your chartplotter has a worldwide basemap or BlueChart g2

cartography for either the USA shoreline or a specic country.

Navigation Chart—displays all relevant navigation data

•

available on your preloaded maps, including buoys, lights,
cables, depth soundings, marinas, and tide stations, in an
overhead view.

•

Perspective 3D

boat (according to your course), and provides a visual navigation
aid.

Split Navigation Chart—displays two different zoom levels of

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the Navigation chart at the same time.

Mariner’s Eye 3D charts and Fish Eye 3D charts are available
only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. Fishing charts
are available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or if your
built-in map supports Fishing charts.

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Fishing Chart

bottom contours and without navigational data. This chart works

well for offshore deep-sea shing.

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Fish Eye 3D

represents the sea oor according to the information on the chart.

—provides a view from above and behind the

—provides a view of the chart with enhanced

—provides an underwater 3D view that visually

Using Charts

Mariner’s Eye 3D—provides a view from above and behind

•

the boat as a three-dimensional navigation aid. The BlueChart
g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more detailed than the preloaded
data.

: If you are using a GPSMAP 421, 521, or 526 (including

NOTE

“s” models), you must insert an optional BlueChart g2 Vision
preprogrammed SD card to view detailed Navigation and
Mariner’s Eye charts.

Using the Navigation Chart

Use the Navigation chart to plan your course, to view map
information, and as a navigational aid.

To access a Navigation chart, from the Home screen, select

Charts > Navigation Chart.

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Using Charts

Your boat

Exposed

wreck

Light

Exposed

rock

Navigation Chart with g2 Vision

Tide station

Beacon

Marina
services

Zoom scale

Other Vessels—view information about other vessels if
your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS (Automatic

Identication System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device

(page 61).

Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only
available while navigating).

Data Bars

—show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or

sailing numbers.

Navigation Chart Menu

To access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart,

Data

bars

press MENU.

Full Screen Map

—view the Navigation or Fishing chart in full-

screen mode, without numbers.

Waypoints & Tracks

—view, add, and congure waypoints

(page 25) and tracks (page 28).

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Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS

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Position data bar on or off. Select Data Bar Setup to congure
the data shown on the screen.

Navigation—turn the Distance to Destination, Arrival, Off

•

Course, and Bearing data bar on or off. Select Auto to turn on the
navigation data bar whenever you are navigating to a destination.
Select Data Bar Setup to choose different data to show on the
cruising data bar.

•

—turn the Depth, Water Temperature, and Water Speed

Fishing

data bar on or off.

—turn the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel

•

Fuel

Economy data bar on or off.

Sailing—turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and

•
Wind Velocity Made Good (VMG) data bar on or off. Select

Wind to toggle between True and Apparent wind speed and wind

angle.

Compass Tape—displayed at the top of the screen to provide the

•
current heading, and an indicator that shows the bearing to the
desired course appears while navigating.

Using Charts

Understanding How Wind VMG and Waypoint
VMG Appear in the Data Bars

The chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind
Velocity Made Good (VMG) and Waypoint VMG in the data bars.

Waypoint VMG appears under these conditions:

The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are

•
navigating a route or an automatic guidance line.

The Sailing 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 displays Wind VMG when you are not

•
navigating a route or an automatic guidance line.

The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg

•
data bar is on.

Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings (page 11).

Understanding Chart Data

Charts for BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision use graphic
symbols to denote map features that follow the standards for USA
and international charts.

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Using Charts

Other features common to most charts include depth contour
lines (with deep water represented in white), intertidal zones, spot
soundings (as depicted on the original paper chart), navigational aids
and symbols, and obstructions and cable areas.

As you move the map pointer, you can view the distance and
bearing from your current location and the map pointer’s location
coordinates, in the lower-right corner of the map.

To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the Rocker.

Navigating to a Point on the Chart

1. From the Home screen, select Charts.

2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Split Navigation

Chart.

3. Use the Rocker to select the point on the chart to which you
want to go.

4. Press SELECT.

5. Select Navigate To.

6. Select Go To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed
BlueChart g2 Vision card for Automatic Guidance).

7. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination.

To create a route to a point on the chart, see page 26.

Panning the Navigation Chart

Use the Rocker to move the map pointer ( ) away from your
current location and to scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart.
As you pan past the edge of the current map display, the screen
scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage.

To stop panning, press MENU, and then select Stop Panning.

Zooming In and Out on the Map

The Range (-/+) keys control the zoom level, indicated by the scale
at the bottom of the Navigation chart ( ). The bar under the
number represents that distance on the map.

Map

pointer

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Using Charts

Accessing Additional Object Information

Use the map pointer ( ) to view information about on-screen map
items, waypoints, and charts.

To access additional object information:

1. On the Navigation chart, highlight an item with the map pointer,
and press SELECT.

Viewing Tide-Station Information

Tide-station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon
showing the relevant tide level. You can view an in-depth graph for
a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on
different days.

Use the map pointer ( ) to highlight a tide-station icon ( ),

For more information about tides, see page 37.

Selected

item

Changing the Navigation Chart Settings

To change chart settings from the home screen, select Charts >

Photos—sets the high-resolution satellite images to Off, Land
Only, or On. High-resolution satellite imagery is only available

while using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.

Tides/Currents—turns tides and currents on or off (page 36). Select

Animated to show animated tide station indicators and animated

current direction indicators on the chart (page 20).

2. Select the item. If more than one item is in the area, select

Review, and then select the item.

Service Points—turns marine service points on or off.

and press SELECT.

Navigation Chart > MENU > Chart Setup.

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Using Charts

Roses—displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating
compass direction. True wind direction or apparent wind direction
displays if the unit is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor.

Wind direction

indicator

Compass rose

Changing the Chart Appearance

From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart >

MENU > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance.

Orientation—changes the perspective of the map display.

North Up—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.

•

Head Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.

•

Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is

•

always up. The heading line appears vertically on the screen if
shown.

—adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different

Detail

zoom levels.

Press left on

the Rocker to

decrease map

detail.

Press right on
the Rocker to
increase map
detail.

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Using Charts

Heading Line—draws an extension line from the bow of the boat in
the direction of travel.

Off—turns the heading line off.

•

•

Distance

Time—sets the amount of time until you reach the end of the

•

—sets the distance to the end of the heading line.

heading line.

World Map

—displays a basic world map or satellite imagery (when

Full World Map is selected).

Spot Depths

—turns spot soundings on or off, and sets a dangerous

depth.

Symbols—changes symbol preferences.

Navaid Size—adjusts the size of the navaid symbols shown on

•
the map.

Navaid Type—selects the navaid symbol set (NOAA or IALA).

•

•

Land POIs

on or off

Light Sectors—turns the sector in which a navigational light

•
is visible on or off. Selecting Auto lters out light sectors,
depending on the zoom level.

•

Chart Borders

g2 Vision SD card and you want to see what area the maps cover.

Safety Shading (only available when you are using a BlueChart g2

Vision card)—identies a selected depth. Areas on the chart with
depths shallower than the specied value are shaded in blue, while
areas with depths greater than the specied value are shaded in

white. The contour is always drawn at, or deeper than, the selected

Photo Points—turns camera icons (page 20) on or off when

•
using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.

•

Vehicle Icon

medium, or small as your boat icon on the chart.

depth.

Select Auto to use the depth from the g2 Vision chart.

—turns the display of land POIs (points of interest)

—turns chart borders on when using a BlueChart

—allows you to select a boat or triangle that is large,

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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.

Using Perspective 3D

Perspective 3D provides a view from above and behind the boat
(according to your course), and provides a visual navigation aid.
This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or

channels, and is benecial when trying to identify entry routes and

exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.

To access the Perspective 3D screen from the Home screen,

select Charts > Perspective 3D.

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.

To view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and
obstructions:

1. Use the Rocker to point to the navaid. When the cursor is over
the navaid, the navaid is highlighted.

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 Range (-/+) keys control the zoom
level.

Press MENU to view additional settings (page 8).

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2. Press SELECT to view details about the navaid.

Perspective 3D Settings

To access additional settings or options from the Perspective 3D
screen, select MENU.

Waypoints & Tracks

tracks.

Tracks—turn tracks on or off (page 28).

•

—view, add, and congure waypoints and

Using Charts

Waypoints—view, sort, or lter existing waypoints, or create

•

new ones.

•

New Waypoint

•

Active Tracks

Saved Tracks—view a list of tracks that have been saved.

•

—create and edit a new waypoint.

—manage tracks (page 28).

aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs,

bridges, or channels, and is benecial when trying to identify entry

routes and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.

Other Vessels—view information about other vessels. To view
information about other vessels, your unit must be connected to an

external AIS (Automatic Identication System) or DSC (Digital

Selective Calling) device (page 61).

Data Bars

(page 8)—show or hide the numbers for cruising,

navigation, shing, fuel, sailing, or the compass tape (page 9).

Chart Appearance

Range Rings—toggles the range rings on or off to provide

•

—customize the Perspective 3D chart.

distance measurement.

•

Lane Width

—adjusts the width of the course line drawn when
navigating. This setting also affects routes (Route To), but does
not affect automatic guidance (Guide To).

Using Mariner’s Eye 3D

A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner’s Eye 3D that

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.

provides a detailed three-dimensional view from above and behind
the boat (according to your course), and provides a visual navigation

Mariner's Eye 3D Navigation Chart

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Using Charts

To view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and
obstructions:

1. Use the Rocker to point to the navaid. When the cursor is over
the navaid, the navaid is highlighted.

2. Press SELECT to view details about the navaid.

Hazard Colors—Turns hazard colors on or off. The Off setting
shows the land as seen from the water. The On setting indicates
shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water,
yellow is shallow water, and red is very shallow water.

Mariner’s Eye 3D Settings

To access additional settings or options from the Mariner’s Eye 3D
screen, press MENU.

For settings and options related to Waypoints & Tracks, Other
Vessels, and Data Bars, see “Navigation Chart Menu” on page 8.

To customize the appearance of the Mariner’s Eye 3D screen,

select MENU > Chart Appearance.

Style—Selects how chart data is displayed over 3D terrain.

Classic—uses color schemes to indicate 3D terrain.

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Charts—provides chart information in a 3D view.

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Photos—provides satellite photo imagery in addition to chart

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information.

Range Rings—toggles the range rings on or off to provide distance
measurement.

Safe Depth

depths.

Mariner’s Eye 3D

(Water Hazard Colors)

—adjusts the depth at which red indicates dangerous

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Lane Width—adjusts the width of the course line drawn when
navigating. This setting also affects routes (Route To), but does not
affect automatic guidance (Guide To).

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
oor or lake bottom. Use the Range keys to adjust the view.

NOTE

: You must have an “s” series unit (such as a GPSMAP 526s)
and a transducer wired through a marine network to receive sonar
information.

Using Charts

Suspended
targets

Fish Eye 3D Settings

To access additional settings or options for the Fish Eye 3D screen,
press MENU.

View—selects a sh eye view (Fore, Aft, Port, or Starboard).

Tracks—turns the track log on or off.

Data Bars

sailing numbers (page 8).

—show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or

Fish Eye 3D

Sonar Cone (only available if sonar is present)—turns a cone that
shows the area covered by your transducer on or off.

Fish Symbols

(only available if sonar is present)—displays

suspended targets (such as sh). Targets are indicated by red, green,

Using Fishing Charts

Use the Fishing chart for a detailed, unobstructed view of the bottom
contours on the chart.

and yellow spheres. Red indicates the largest targets and green
indicates the smallest targets.

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Using Charts

The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a
preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card, and is best for

offshore deep-sea shing.

From the Home screen, select Charts > Fishing Chart.

For settings and options related to Full Screen Map, Waypoints &
Tracks, Other Vessels, and Data Bars, see “Navigation Chart Menu”
on page 8.

To customize the appearance of the Fishing Chart screen, select

Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery

You can overlay high-resolution satellite images on the land, sea, or
both portions of the Navigation chart when using a preprogrammed
BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.

To enable satellite imagery:

1. While viewing the Navigation chart, press MENU.

2. Select Chart Setup > Photos.

3. Select one of the following:

To access additional settings or options from the Fishing chart,

press MENU.

Navaids—displays navigational aids, such as beacons, lights, and
obstructions.

MENU > Chart Setup (page 11).

Off—standard chart information is shown on the map.

•

Land Only—standard chart information is shown on water

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with photos overlaying the land.

On—photos overlay both the water and the land at a specied

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opacity. The higher you set the percentage, the more the
satellite photos will cover both land and water.

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Using Charts

NOTE: When enabled, the high-resolution satellite images are only
present at lower zoom levels. If you cannot see the high-resolution
images in your BlueChart g2 Vision region, either zoom in further
using the Range (+) key, or set the detail level higher (page 12).

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 a harbor prior to arrival.

Photo Overlay Off Land Only Photo Overlay

NOTE: Use the Range (-/+) keys to zoom in and out while viewing
the aerial photo on the full screen.

Aerial Photo

Photo Overlay at 50% Photo Overlay at 100%

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Using Charts

To 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

Animated Tide and Current Indicators

You can view indicators for animated tide station and current
direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. To do so,
information for tide station and current direction must be available
in your preloaded map or BlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also
select the Animated value for the
Tides/Currents setting (page 11).

An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart
as a vertical bar graph with an arrow. A red arrow
pointing downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue
arrow pointing upward indicates a rising tide. When
you move the cursor over the tide station indicator,
the height of the tide at the station appears above the
station indicator.

Tide

Tide

Station

Station

with Falling

with Falling

Tide

Tide

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