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40 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

1. Copy the appropriate .ADM le from the computer to an SD card in the
Garmin\UserData folder.
2. Insert the SD card into your chartplotter.
3. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select  > 
 > > .

1. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select  > 
 > .
2. Select , , , or .
3. Select  to delete the data.

To view information about other boats from the Home screen, select
 > .
: To view information about other boats, your unit must be
connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identication System) or DSC
(Digital Selective Calling) device. See page 59 for more information.
—view information about all of the boats your unit is monitoring. See
page 45.
—view the 100 most-recent calls. The DSC List shows the most-
recent call from a boat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it
replaces the rst call in the list.
Select  to sort calls by name, type, MMSI, distance from your boat,
or the time the call was received.
Select  >  to delete all the calls from the list.

1. Select .
2. Use the  to enter the MMSI number of the vessel.
3. Use the  to enter the name of the vessel.

The Automatic Identication System (AIS) enables you to identify and track
other vessels.

AIS alerts you to area trafc. When connected to an external AIS device, the
chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels that are within
range, that are equipped with a transponder, and that are actively transmitting
AIS information. The information reported for each vessel includes the
Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the
GPS heading, the time that has elapsed since the last position of the vessel was
reported, the nearest approach, and the time to the nearest approach.
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