GPSMAP 5000 Series Owner’s Manual
Using Radar
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To enable the guard zone:
From the Home screen, touch
Radar
>
Sentry
>
Menu
>
Sentry Setup
>
Enable Guard Zone
.
To adjust the guard zone boundaries:
1. While the guard zone is on, from the Radar screen, touch
Menu
>
Sentry Setup
>
Adjust Guard
Zone
>
Move Guard Zone
.
2. Select from the following options:
Corner 1
(and
Corner 2
): Defines a guard zone that does not completely encompass the
boat. Touch
Corner 1
, and then touch the point on the screen at which you want the first
corner of the guard zone. Repeat this with Corner 2.
Circular
: Joins the guard zone to completely encompass the boat. Use
Corner 1
or
Corner 2
to adjust the size.
Corner
Corner 2
Circular
Radar Targeting
Note:
MARPA requires the use of a heading sensor. The heading sensor must output the NMEA 0183
sentence HDM or HDG.
1. From the Radar screen, touch the target location to begin targeting. As you move the target over
objects on the radar, target options appear along the right side of the screen.
Cruising Screen - Targeting
Heading line
Target
Target options
2. Select an option:
Select
Create Waypoint
to mark a waypoint at the targeted object or location.
Select
Acquire Target
to assign a MARPA (Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) tag to the
targeted object.
Select
Drop VRM/EBL
to set the Variable Range Marker (VRM) and Electronic Bearing Line
(EBL) to measure range and bearing to a target.
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