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XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Weather Supplement 

9

Forecasting Fish Locations

Note:

 This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite 

Weather data. It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather 

data.
You can show areas that contain optimal weather conditions for specific 

species of fish.
1.  From the Home screen, select 

Information

 > 

Weather

 > 

Fishing 

MeNU

 > 

Fish Species

.

2.  Select a species of fish.
3.  Select 

SeLeCt

 to turn display of that species of fish on or off.

4.  Repeat steps 2 and 3 to show areas with optimal weather conditions for 

additional species of fish.

Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing areas. If you have selected more than 

one species of fish, you can select a shaded area to view the fish species that 

are included in the shaded area.

Visibility Information

Note:

 This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite 

Weather data. It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather 

data.
Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be seen at the 

surface, as shown in the legend 

 on the left of the screen. Variations in the 

visibility shading 

 show the forecast change in surface visibility.

Viewing Visibility Information

From the Home screen, select 

Information

 > 

Weather

 > 

Visibility

.

Summary of Contents for nuvi 500-Series

Page 1: ...GPSMAP 400 500 Series Weather and XM Satellite Radio supplement...

Page 2: ...organization of such changes or improvements Go to www garmin com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of this product Garmin the Gamin logo GPSMAP BlueChart GDL and g2...

Page 3: ...r to a cellular antenna refer to the installation instructions for the antenna XM Equipment Requirements To use XM WX Satellite Weather you must have a Garmin XM satellite weather receiver To use XM S...

Page 4: ...e Information 4 Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins 4 Forecast Information 5 Viewing Sea Conditions 6 Viewing Fishing Information 8 Visibility Information 9 Viewing Buoy Reports 10 Viewing Local We...

Page 5: ...o view cellular weather you must initially select an annual subscription service online at http my garmin com You may purchase a day pass directly from the chartplotter A day pass provides 24 hours of...

Page 6: ...he chart Note Any weather feature can change in appearance if the source that provides the information changes When you purchase cellular weather data or when the chartplotter automatically requests a...

Page 7: ...lack of shading indicate warmer clouds usually associated with stratus or fog From the Home screen select Information Weather Precipitation MENU Cloud Cover Show Switching Weather Charts You can chan...

Page 8: ...s the projected path of the hurricane Darkened dots on the red line indicate the projected locations through which the hurricane will pass as received from the weather data provider Weather Warnings a...

Page 9: ...ain Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast 1 From the Home screen select Information Weather Forecast 2 Select MENU Start Panning 3 Pan the chart to an offshore location The Marine Forecast...

Page 10: ...e next 24 hours Symbol Weather Symbol Weather Partly cloudy Rain drizzle sleet showers Thunderstorms Fair sunny hot clear Smoke dusty hazy Snow snow showers flurries blizzard blowing snow sleet freezi...

Page 11: ...0 knots and triangle represents 50 knots Wind Barb Wind Speed Wind Direc tion Calm 5 knots 10 knots 15 knots 20 knots 50 knots 65 knots Wave Height Wave Period and Wave Direction Wave heights for an a...

Page 12: ...n the Rocker again Viewing Fishing Information The weather Fishing chart shows present water temperature present surface pressure conditions and fishing forecasts From the Home screen select Informati...

Page 13: ...to show areas with optimal weather conditions for additional species of fish Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing areas If you have selected more than one species of fish you can select a shaded area...

Page 14: ...arometric pressure 1 From the Home screen select Information Weather Forecast 2 Select MENU Start Panning 3 Select Buoy Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy You can select an area near a buoy...

Page 15: ...X radar Weather overlay settings configured for use on one chart are not applied to another chart The weather overlay settings for each chart must be configured separately Note The Fishing chart is av...

Page 16: ...shades of gray represent colder temperatures often found with cirrus or thunderstorm clouds Lighter shades or lack of shading indicate warmer temperatures usually associated with stratus clouds or fo...

Page 17: ...tions for additional species of fish 5 Select a shaded area to view the fish species that are included in the shaded area Weather Alarms Setting Weather Alarms You can set an alarm to sound for weathe...

Page 18: ...creen select Configure Communications NMEA 2000 Setup Preferred Devices Weather Antenna 2 Select an antenna Selecting an External Cellular Antenna If your chartplotter is connected to an external cell...

Page 19: ...are grouped in categories You can select the category of channels that appear in the channel guide 1 From the Home screen select Configure XM Audio MENU Category 2 Select a category and select SELECT...

Page 20: ...ar on a Chart The XM Radio data bar is available on all charts On a chartplotter a data bar configured to appear on one chart may not appear on another chart The data bar for each chart must be config...

Page 21: ...ribution software or Internet partners or hardware manufacturers be liable to you or to any third party for any direct indirect incidental consequential special exemplary or punitive damages or lost p...

Page 22: ...lligence Agency Software License Agreement BY USING THE CHARTPLOTTER YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY...

Page 23: ...Tsunami Waterspout Wind Wreckhouse Winds Pink Miscellaneous Air Quality Air Stagnation Ashfall Blowing Dust Excessive Heat Fire Weather Heat High Heat and Humidity Humidex Humidex and Health Rainfall...

Page 24: ...ogramming fees and weather data subject to change XM WX weather data displays and individual product availability vary by hardware equipment Reception of the XM signal may vary depending on location S...

Page 25: ...legends 7 12 lightning 3 N National Weather Service 1 Navigation chart 11 O overlay weather 11 P Perspective 3D chart 11 precipitation 2 Precipitation chart 2 presets 15 pressure centers 5 pressure s...

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