GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner’s Manual
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Configuring the Unit
Use the Configure screen to configure unit settings.
Configuring
System Settings
To change general system settings, from the Home screen, select
Configure
>
System
.
Simulator
—turn Simulator Mode
On
or
Off
. Select
Setup
to set Simulator options. (If you set the
unit into a Store Demonstration mode during the initial unit setup, this setting will be named
Demo.
)
Language
—select the on-screen language.
Auto Power Up
(GPSMAP 4210 only)—turn Auto Power Up On or Off. When On is selected, the
chartplotter will automatically turn on whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is turned
off with the
Power
key before power is lost.
Beeper/Display
—set Beeper options, Backlight, and Color Mode.
Beeper
—select
Beeper
to set when the unit makes audible sounds. The settings are
Off
,
Alarms
Only
(default), and
Key and Alarm
(keys and alarms).
Backlight
—select
Backlight
to adjust the intensity of the backlight. Select
Auto
to allow the
unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light.
Color Mode
—select
Color Mode
to select
Day Colors
or
Night Colors
, or select
Auto
to allow
the unit to adjust the colors.
GPS
—
view GPS satellites and set the speed filter to
On
, Off, or Auto. The
speed filter averages the
speed of your boat over a short period of time for smoother speed values.
System Information
—view system information, restore factory settings, view the status of
networked devices (
), and display the event log. The event log displays a list of system
events. Select the event to view additional information.
Overlay Numbers
—view or edit the options for Wind (
Apparent Wind
or
True Wind
) and Next
Turn numbers (
Distance
or
Time
) for routes.
Changing Units of Measure
To change units of measure from the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Units
.
System Units
—global setting that defines individual units of measure at the same time.
Statute
(mh, ft, ºF),
Metric
(kh, m, ºC),
Nautical
(kt, ft, ºF), or
Custom
. Select
Custom
to individually
define units of measure for:
Depth
—individually sets the units of measure for depth to
Feet
,
Fathoms
, or
Meters
.
Temperature
—individually sets units of measure for temperature to
Fahrenheit (ºF)
or
Celsius
(ºC)
.
NOTE:
You must be receiving NMEA Sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder module to view
depth and temperature information.
Distance
—individually set the units of measure for distance readings (
Miles
,
Kilometers
, or
Nautical Miles
).
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