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September 2008 

Part Number 190-01016-01 Rev. A 

Printed in Taiwan

GWS

 10 Sensor Configuration Guide

  See the 

Important Safety and Product Information

 guide in the product box for product warnings and 

other important information.

The GWS 10 provides wind angle and speed information for various screens, data fields, 

or digital gauges of NMEA 2000

®

-compatible connected display devices. For a list of 

compatible Garmin chartplotters and devices, visit 

www.garmin.com

.

Important:

 This document provides specific configuration information for the 

GWS 10 using your NMEA 2000-compatible chartplotter or marine instrument (such 

as a GPSMAP

®

 5212 or GMI

 10). To access the NMEA 2000 device configuration 

information on your device, consult the documentation provided with your device.

Configuring the Wind Angle Offset (Orientation)

When mounting the sensor, you must adjust the angle offset if you did not orient the 

GWS 10 as described in the 

GWS 10 Installation Instructions

To configure the wind angle offset (orientation):

1.  While viewing the NMEA 2000 device information, select 

Config

 > 

Wind Angle Offset

.

2.  Select the angle in degrees to adjust for the difference in orientation.

To configure the wind speed filter if the menu option is not displayed:

1.  Select 

Generic Configuration

 to specify data for the filter and offset settings.

2.  Enter the following command: 

“SPEEDFILTER=” 

3.  Follow the command with a number between 0 and 254, representing a time constant 

in increments of 0.25 second, or 255 to represent the Automatic setting (for example: 

SPEEDFILTER=215). 

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