To set a persistent alarm:
1. On the Main menu, highlight the
Alarms
tab.
2. Highlight the box next to the persistent alarm you want to
enable.
3. Press
Enter
to place a check mark in the
Persist
box.
Navigation (Nav) Alarms
The Nav sub tab contains the following alarms:
Next Turn
—allows you to set an alarm to indicate the next turn in
a route. Select
Dist
to specify a distance before you reach the next
turn to sound the alarm. Select
Time
to specify a time before the
turn for the alarm to go off. Select
Auto
for the unit to provide a
Next Turn alarm at its discretion.
Arrival
—allows you to set an alarm to sound when you are a
specified distance or time away from a destination waypoint. Select
Auto
for the unit to provide an Arrival alarm at its discretion.
Off Course
—allows you to set an alarm to sound when off course.
Select
On
, then enter a distance.
Anchor Drag
—allows you to set an alarm to sound when you
exceed a specified drift distance. Select
On
, and then enter a
distance.
System Alarms
Clock
—sets an alarm based on the unit clock. Select
On
, and then
enter a specific time for when you want the alarm to sound. The
GPSMAP 580/585 must be on for the clock alarm to work.
DGPS
—allows you to set an alarm to sound when the GPSMAP
580/585 loses a differential fix.
Accuracy
—allows you to set an alarm to sound when GPS accuracy
falls outside of the user-set value. Select
On
, and then
Enter
a
specific distance.
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