Garmin GPSMAP 8400 series, Owner'S Manual

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reposition the Auto Guidance line, unless the destination
selected requires navigation through a narrow waterway.
10
Repeat steps 3 through 9 at least once more, using a
different destination each time, until you are familiar with the
functionality of the Shoreline Distance setting.
Communications Settings
NMEA 0183 Settings
Select Settings > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup .
Port Types : See Setting the Communication Format for Each
NMEA 0183 Port , page 59 .
Output Sentences : See Configuring NMEA 0183 Output
Sentences , page 59 .
Position Precision : Adjusts the number of digits to the right of
the decimal point for transmission of NMEA output.
XTE Precision : Adjusts the number of digits to the right of the
decimal point for NMEA crosstalk error output.
Waypoint IDs : Sets the device to transmit waypoint names or
numbers via NMEA 0183 while navigating. Using numbers
may resolve compatibility issues with older NMEA 0183
autopilots.
Restore Defaults : Restores the NMEA 0183 settings to the
original factory defaults.
Diagnostics : Displays NMEA 0183 diagnostic information.
Configuring NMEA 0183 Output Sentences
You can enable and disable NMEA 0183 output sentences.
1
Select Settings > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup >
Output Sentences .
2
Select an option.
3
Select one or more NMEA 0183 output sentences, and select
Back .
4
Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enable or disable additional output
sentences.
Setting the Communication Format for Each NMEA 0183
Port
You can configure the communication format for each internal
NMEA 0183 port when connecting your chartplotter to external
NMEA 0183 devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices.
1
Select Settings > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup >
Port Types .
2
Select an input or output port.
3
Select a format:
• To support the input or output of standard NMEA 0183
data, DSC, and sonar NMEA input support for the DPT,
MTW, and VHW sentences, select NMEA Std. .
• To support the input or output of standard NMEA 0183
data for most AIS receivers, select NMEA High Speed .
• To support the input or output of Garmin proprietary data
for interfacing with Garmin software, select Garmin .
4
Repeat steps 2–3 to configure additional input or output
ports.
NMEA 2000 Settings
Select Settings > Communications > NMEA 2000 Setup .
Device List : Displays the devices connected to the network and
allows you to set options for some transducers connected
using the NMEA 2000 network.
Label Devices : Changes the labels for available connected
devices.
Naming Devices and Sensors on the Network
You can name devices and sensors connected to the Garmin
Marine Network and the NMEA 2000 network.
1
Select Settings > Communications .
2
Select Marine Network or NMEA 2000 Setup > Device List .
3
Select a device from the list on the left.
4
Select Review > Change Name .
5
Enter the name, and select Done .
Marine Network
The Marine Network allows you to share data from Garmin
peripheral devices with the chartplotters quickly and easily. You
can connect a chartplotter to the Marine Network to receive data
from and share data with other devices and chartplotters that
are compatible with the Marine Network.
Select
Settings > Communications > Marine Network .
Setting Alarms
Navigation Alarms
Select Settings > Alarms > Navigation .
Arrival : Sets an alarm to sound when you are within a specified
distance or time from a turn or a destination.
Anchor Drag : Sets an alarm to sound when you exceed a
specified drift distance while anchored.
Off Course : Sets an alarm to sound when you are off course by
a specified distance.
Boundary Alarms : Disables and enables all boundary alarms.
Setting the Anchor Drag Alarm
You can set an alarm to sound if you have moved more than an
allowable distance. This is very useful when anchoring
overnight.
1
Select Settings > Alarms > Navigation > Anchor Drag .
2 Select Alarm to turn on the alarm.
3 Select Set Radius , and select a distance on the chart.
4
Select Back .
System Alarms
Alarm Clock : Sets an alarm clock.
Unit Voltage : Sets an alarm to sound when the battery reaches
a specified low voltage.
GPS Accuracy : Sets an alarm to sound when the GPS location
accuracy falls outside the user-defined value.
Sonar Alarms
NOTE: Not all options are available on all transducers.
From an applicable sonar view, select Menu > Sonar Setup >
Alarms .
You can also open the sonar alarms by selecting Settings >
Alarms > Sonar .
Shallow Water : Sets an alarm to sound when the depth is less
than the specified value.
Deep Water : Sets an alarm to sound when the depth is greater
than the specified value.
FrontVü Alarm : Sets an alarm to sound when the depth in front
of the vessel is less than the specified value, which can help
you avoid running aground ( Setting the FrontVü Depth Alarm ,
page 32 ). This alarm is available only with Panoptix FrontVü
transducers.
Water Temp. : Sets an alarm to sound when the transducer
reports a temperature that is 2°F (1.1°C) above or below the
specified temperature.
Contour : Sets an alarm to sound when the transducer detects a
suspended target within the specified depth from the surface
of the water and from the bottom.
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