Garmin 400/500, Owner'S Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual i
Introduction
Introduction
This manual includes information for the following products:
GPSMAP
®
430/430s GPSMAP 440/440s
GPSMAP 431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s
GPSMAP 530/530s GPSMAP 535/535s
GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 536/536s
GPSMAP 540/540s GPSMAP 545/545s
GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 546/546s
Tips and Shortcuts
• Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen.
• Press
MENU
from any of the main screens to access advanced
settings.
• Press and release the Power key to adjust the display settings.
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 3 .
• Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5 .
• Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6 .
• Restoring Factory Settings: page 6 .
• Using the Navigation Chart: page 8 .
• Changing the Chart Settings: page 12 .
• Navigating to a Destination: page 27
• Creating and Using Waypoints: page 29 .
• Configuring System Settings: page 41 .
• Using Sonar: page 50 .
• Alarms and Messages: page 71 .