Garmin GPSMAP 500 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Configuring the Video Appearance .......................................... 26
SiriusXM Weather........................................................ 26
SiriusXM Equipment and Subscription Requirements ............. 26
Weather Data Broadcasts ........................................................ 26
Viewing Precipitation Information ............................................. 27
Precipitation Views .............................................................. 27
Storm Cell and Lightning Information ....................................... 27
Hurricane Information .............................................................. 27
Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins ............................... 27
Forecast Information ................................................................ 27
Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period ...... 27
Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast ........... 27
Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers ............................... 27
City Forecasts ..................................................................... 27
Viewing Sea Conditions ........................................................... 27
Surface Winds ..................................................................... 28
Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction ................ 28
Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another
Time Period ......................................................................... 28
Viewing Fishing Information ..................................................... 28
Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data ................. 28
Forecasting Fish Locations ................................................. 28
Changing the Sea Surface Temperature Color Range ....... 28
Visibility Information ................................................................. 28
Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time
Period .................................................................................. 28
Viewing Buoy Reports .............................................................. 28
Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy ................ 28
Creating a Waypoint on a Weather Chart ................................ 29
Weather Overlay ...................................................................... 29
Turning On the Weather Overlay on a Chart ...................... 29
Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart ............ 29
Weather Overlay Settings on the Fishing Chart .................. 29
Viewing Weather Subscription Information .............................. 29
Chartplotter Data Management...................................29
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Chartplotter ...... 29
Copying Data from a Memory Card ......................................... 29
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card ... 29
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from all
Chartplotters on the Network ................................................... 29
Copying Built-In Maps to a Memory Card ................................ 29
Backing Up Data to a Computer .............................................. 29
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter ................................. 30
Saving System Information to a Memory Card ........................ 30
Device Configuration................................................... 30
Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically ............................... 30
System Settings....................................................................... 30
Display Settings .................................................................. 30
GPS Settings....................................................................... 30
Viewing the Event Log ........................................................ 30
Viewing System Software Information ................................ 30
My Vessel Settings .................................................................. 30
Setting the Keel Offset........................................................ 31
Calibrating a Water Speed Device ...................................... 31
Setting the Water Temperature Offset................................ 31
Communications Settings ........................................................ 31
NMEA 0183 ......................................................................... 31
NMEA 2000 Settings ........................................................... 32
Setting Alarms .......................................................................... 32
Navigation Alarms ............................................................... 32
System Alarms .................................................................... 32
Setting the Fuel Alarm ......................................................... 32
Setting Weather Alarms ...................................................... 32
Units Settings ........................................................................... 32
Navigation Settings .................................................................. 32
Auto Guidance Line Configurations .................................... 32
Adjusting the Distance from Shore ...................................... 33
Other Vessel Settings.............................................................. 33
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings ............... 33
Appendix.......................................................................33
Registering Your Device .......................................................... 33
Cleaning the Screen ................................................................ 33
Calibrating the Touchscreen .................................................... 33
Screenshots ............................................................................. 33
Capturing Screenshots ........................................................ 33
Copying Screenshots to a Computer .................................. 34
Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 34
My device will not acquire GPS signals .............................. 34
My device will not turn on or keeps turning off .................... 34
My device is not creating waypoints in the correct
location ................................................................................ 34
The touchscreen is not responding to my touches .............. 34
NMEA 0183 Information ........................................................... 34
NMEA 2000 PGN Information .................................................. 35
Software License Agreement ................................................... 35
Index..............................................................................36
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