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Select one or more NMEA 0183 output sentences, and select

Back

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to enable or disable additional output

sentences.

Setting the Communication Format for Each NMEA 0183

Port

You can configure the communication format for each internal

NMEA

0183 port when connecting your chartplotter to external

NMEA 0183 devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices.

Select Settings >

Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup >

Port Types

Select an input or output port.

Select a format:

• To support the input or output of standard NMEA 0183

data, DSC, and sonar NMEA

input support for the DPT,

MTW, and VHW sentences, select NMEA Std..

• To support the input or output of standard NMEA

0183

data for most AIS receivers, select NMEA High Speed.

• To support the input or output of Garmin proprietary data

for interfacing with Garmin

software, select Garmin.

Repeat steps 2–3 to configure additional input or output

ports.

NMEA 2000 Settings

Select Settings > Communications > NMEA 2000 Setup.

Device List: Displays the devices connected to the network.

Label Devices: Changes the labels for available connected

devices.

Naming Devices and Sensors on the Network

You can name devices and sensors connected to the Garmin

Marine Network and the NMEA 2000 network.

Select Settings > Communications.

Select

Marine Network or

NMEA 2000 Setup

> Device List

Select a device from the list on the left.

Select

Change Name.

Enter the name, and select Done

Marine Network

The Marine Network allows you to share data from Garmin

peripheral devices with the chartplotters quickly and easily. You

can connect a chartplotter to the Marine Network to receive data

from and share data with other devices and chartplotters that

are compatible with the Marine Network.

Select Settings

> Communications > Marine Network

Setting Alarms

Navigation Alarms

Select Settings

> Alarms > Navigation

Arrival: Sets an alarm to sound when you are within a specified

distance or time from a turn or a destination.

Anchor Drag: Sets an alarm to sound when you exceed a

specified drift distance while anchored.

Off Course: Sets an alarm to sound when you are off course by

a specified distance.

Setting the Anchor Drag Alarm

You can set an alarm to sound if you have moved more than an

allowable distance. This is very useful when anchoring

overnight.

Select Settings

> Alarms > Navigation > Anchor Drag

Select

Alarm to turn on the alarm.

Select

Set Radius, and select a distance on the chart.

Select

Back.

System Alarms

Alarm Clock: Sets an alarm clock.

Unit Voltage: Sets an alarm to sound when the battery reaches

a specified low voltage.

GPS Accuracy: Sets an alarm to sound when the GPS location

accuracy falls outside the user-defined value.

Sonar Alarm Settings

NOTE: Some settings require external accessories.

Select Settings

> Alarms > Sonar

Shallow Water: Sets an alarm to sound when the depth is less

than the specified value.

Deep Water: Sets an alarm to sound when the depth is greater

than the specified value.

Water Temp.: Sets an alarm to sound when the transducer

reports a temperature that is 2°F (1.1°C) above or below the

specified temperature.

Contour: Sets an alarm to sound when the transducer detects a

suspended target within the specified depth from the surface

of the water and from the bottom.

Fish: Sets an alarm to sound when the device detects a

suspended target.

• sets the alarm to sound when fish of all sizes are

detected.

• sets the alarm to sound only when medium or large

fish are detected.

• sets the alarm to sound only when large fish are

detected.

Setting Weather Alarms

Before you can set weather alarms, you must have a compatible

chartplotter connected to a weather device, such as a GXM

device, and have a valid weather subscription.

Select Settings

> Alarms > Weather

Turn on alarms for specific weather events.

Setting the Fuel Alarm

Before you can set a fuel level alarm, a compatible fuel flow

sensor must be connected to the chartplotter.

You can set an alarm to sound when the total amount of

remaining onboard fuel reaches the level you specify.

Select Settings > Alarms > Fuel >

Set Total Fuel Onboard

> On

Enter the remaining amount of fuel that triggers the alarm,

and select Done

My Vessel Settings

NOTE: Some settings and options require additional charts or

hardware.

Select Settings >

My Vessel

Depth and Anchoring: Allows you to enter information about

the keel (Setting the Keel Offset

, page

16) and the anchor.

Temp. Offset: Allows you to set an offset value to compensate

for the water temperature reading from a NMEA 0183 water-

temperature sensor or a temperature-capable transducer

(Setting the Water Temperature Offset, page 45).

Calibrate Water Speed: Calibrates the speed-sensing

transducer or sensor (Calibrating a Water Speed Device,

page 45).

Fuel Capacity: Sets the combined fuel capacity of all the fuel

tanks on your vessel (Setting the Fuel Capacity of the Vessel,

page 32).

Vessel Type: Enables some chartplotter features based on the

boat type.

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