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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 35

The chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral devices listed below to
capture the data shown on the wind speed graph.


 
Apparent
Wind
Shows wind speed data
based on the ow of air
experienced while on a
boat in motion�
A wind sensor
True
Wind
Shows wind speed data
based on the ow of air
experienced while on a
stationary boat�
A wind sensor and a water speed
sensor; or a wind sensor and a
GPS antenna�
Ground
Wind
Shows wind speed data
based on the ow of air
experienced while on
shore�
A wind sensor, a water-speed
sensor, a heading sensor, and a
GPS antenna; or a wind sensor and
a GPS antenna; or a wind sensor, a
water-speed sensor, and a heading
sensor
1. From the Home screen, select > >  >
> .
2. Select  or .

You can specify the source of the heading displayed on the wind gauge.
Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a heading (or magnetic)
sensor, and GPS heading data is calculated by your chartplotter GPS.
From the Home screen, select > >  >
 > .

You can specify the range of the close hauled wind gauge for both the upwind
scale and the downwind scale.
From the Home screen, select  > >  >
.
Select . Set the maximum and minimum angle
values that appear when the upwind close hauled wind gauge appears.
Select . Set the maximum and minimum
angle values that appear when the downwind close hauled wind gauge
appears.
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