background image

settings

22–25

radar display 

17

system information 

2326

shoreline distance 

26

SiriusXM 

20

SiriusXM Satellite Radio 

22

software, updating

27

sonar

13

a-scope 

14

alarms 

14

appearance

14

bottom lock

13

cone

7

depth

13

depth line

14

depth scale

13

frequencies

13

gain 

13

interference

14

noise 

14

overlay numbers 

14

recording

14

scroll speed

14

suspended targets 

14

views 

13

waypoint

13

whiteline 

14

zoom

13

SOS

8

suspended targets 

7

symbols

4

system information 

232627

T

tide stations

3, 12, 13

indicators

4

touchscreen

1

calibrating 

27

tracks

10

clearing

10

copying

26, 27

deleting

10

editing

10

list 

10

navigating 

10

recording

10

saving 

10

saving as route

10

showing

6, 10

transducer 

13

trip gauges

11

U

unit ID 

2326

units of measure 

25

updates, software 

27

user data, deleting 

11

V

vessel trails 

7, 19

VHF radio

18

calling an AIS target

19

distress calls 

18

DSC channel 

19

individual routine call

19

individual routine calling

19

video 

19

configuring 

19

voltage 

25

volume, adjusting

22

VRM 

16

adjusting

16

measuring

16

showing

16

W

WAAS

23

water

speed 

23

temperature offset

24

water temperature log 

14

waypoints

8

copying

27

creating

822

deleting 

9

editing

8

man overboard 

8

navigating to 

8

radar 

16

showing 

6

sonar 

13

tracked vessel

19

viewing list of

8

weather

22

weather

62021

alarms 

25

broadcasts

20

charts

22

fishing

21

fishing chart

22

forecast

20–22

navigation chart 

22

overlay

22

precipitation 

20

sea conditions 

21

subscription 

1922

surface pressure

21

visibility

21, 22

water temperature

21

wave information 

21

winds

21

wind gauges

12

wireless devices

24

Bluetooth devices 

24

connecting a wireless device 

25

network configuration 

24

Z

zoom

chart

2

radar 

15

sonar 

13

30

Index

Summary of Contents for echoMAP 50s Guide

Page 1: ...GPSMAP 500 700 Series and echoMAP 50 70 Series Owner s Manual February 2013 190 01556 00_0A Printed in Taiwan...

Page 2: ...registered in the USA and other countries echoMAP GXM and HomePort are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin The Blueto...

Page 3: ...opping Navigation 8 Waypoints 8 Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint 8 Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location 8 Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location 8 Viewing a List of all Waypoints...

Page 4: ...nt of Boat Offset 18 Digital Selective Calling 18 Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality 18 Turning On DSC 18 DSC List 18 Viewing the DSC List 18 Adding a DSC Contact 18 Incoming Distress...

Page 5: ...Other Vessel Settings 26 Viewing System Software Information 26 Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings 26 Chartplotter Data Management 26 Copying Waypoints Routes and Tracks to a Chartpl...

Page 6: ......

Page 7: ...turn the chartplotter on or off GPS Satellite Signals When you turn on the chartplotter the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location When the chartplotter acquires...

Page 8: ...ailable with premium charts in some areas Radar Overlay Superimposes radar information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart when the chartplotter is connected to a radar This feature is not av...

Page 9: ...mation That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings and avoid any land shallow water or other obstacles that may be in your path Optiona...

Page 10: ...vessel includes the Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI location GPS speed GPS heading time that has elapsed since the last position of the vessel was reported nearest approach and time to the neare...

Page 11: ...he safe zone For example to be notified of a pending intersection 10 minutes before it will likely occur set Time To to 10 and the alarm will sound 10 minutes before the vessel intersects the safe zon...

Page 12: ...essary select Chart Setup 3 Select Overlay Numbers Edit Layout 4 Select a layout 5 Select a data field 6 Select the type of data shown in the field Available data options vary based on the chartplotte...

Page 13: ...s in some areas Basic Navigation Questions Question Answer How do I make the chartplotter point me in the direction in which I want to go bearing Navigate using Go To See page 8 How do I make the devi...

Page 14: ...ow the magenta line steering to avoid land shallow water and other obstacles NOTE When using Auto Guidance a gray segment within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance cannot calcul...

Page 15: ...ving a Route This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it The starting point can be your present location or another location 1 Select Nav Info Routes New Route Use Chart 2 Select the st...

Page 16: ...t a color Saving a Track as a Route 1 Select Nav Info Tracks Saved Tracks 2 Select a track 3 Select Edit Track Save Route Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track Before you can browse a list of t...

Page 17: ...be connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine and fuel data See the installation instructions for details Select Gauges Engine Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits You can c...

Page 18: ...pecify the range of the close hauled wind gauge for both the upwind scale and the downwind scale 1 Select Gauges Wind Menu 2 Select an option To set the maximum and minimum values that appear when the...

Page 19: ...f lower frequency sonar data NOTE The split frequency sonar view requires the use of a dual frequency transducer Select Sonar Split Frequency Pausing the Sonar Display From a Sonar view select Menu Pa...

Page 20: ...is less than the specified value Deep Water Sets an alarm to sound when the depth is greater than the specified value Water Temp Sets an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that i...

Page 21: ...er range targets Determine what information you need to see on the Radar screen For example do you need information about nearby weather conditions or targets and traffic or are you more concerned abo...

Page 22: ...overlay to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart or on the Fishing chart The Radar overlay superimposes radar information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart Data appears on the R...

Page 23: ...an adjust the appearance of clutter caused by choppy sea conditions The sea clutter setting affects the appearance of nearby clutter and targets more than it affects the appearance of distant clutter...

Page 24: ...d call is received from the same boat it replaces the first call in the call list Viewing the DSC List Before you can view the DSC list the chartplotter must be connected to a VHF radio that supports...

Page 25: ...n to call 3 Select Call with Radio Channel Making an Individual Routine Call NOTE When initiating a call from the chartplotter if the radio does not have an MMSI number programmed the radio will not r...

Page 26: ...line represents 15 minutes Lightning strikes are represented by Lightning appears on the weather Precipitation chart if strikes were detected within the last seven minutes The ground based lightning d...

Page 27: ...heights for an area appear as variations in color Different colors indicate different wave heights as shown in the legend The wave period indicates the time in seconds between successive waves Wave p...

Page 28: ...ther Overlay on a Chart From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart select Menu Chart Setup Weather Weather On Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart You must turn on the weather overlay page...

Page 29: ...et Offsets the surface reading for the depth of a keel making it possible to measure depth from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location page 23 Temperature Offset Compensates fo...

Page 30: ...APB GPBOD GPBWC GPGGA GPGLL GPGSA GPGSV GPRMB GPRMC GPRTE GPVTG GPWPL GPXTE and Garmin proprietary sentences PGRME PGRMM and PGRMZ This chartplotter also includes support for the WPL sentence DSC and...

Page 31: ...ime Format Sets a 12 hour 24 hour or UTC time format Time Zone Sets the time zone or allows automatic selection based on GPS location Navigation Settings NOTE Some settings and options require additio...

Page 32: ...rest or Farthest in step 8 review the placement of the Auto Guidance line and determine whether the line safely avoids known obstacles and the turns enable efficient travel Auto Guidance maintains a w...

Page 33: ...a Transfer Card Replace From Card Saving System Information to a Memory Card You can save system information to a memory card as a troubleshooting tool A product support representative may ask you to...

Page 34: ...Type PGN Description Transmit and receive 059392 ISO acknowledgment 059904 ISO request 060928 ISO address claim 126208 NMEA Command request and acknowledge group function 126464 Transmit and receive P...

Page 35: ...rm 12 25 synchronizing with actual fuel 12 23 fuel onboard 23 G gauges engine 11 engines 11 environment 12 environmental data 12 fuel 11 12 limits 11 status alarms 11 trip 11 wind 12 GLONASS 23 Go To...

Page 36: ...s software 27 user data deleting 11 V vessel trails 7 19 VHF radio 18 calling an AIS target 19 distress calls 18 DSC channel 19 individual routine call 19 individual routine calling 19 video 19 config...

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