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Software Update

You may need to update the device software when you install

the device or add an accessory to the device.

The software update requires either a Garmin memory card

reader accessory or another Garmin

chartplotter connected over

the Garmin Marine Network.

This device supports up to a 32 GB memory card, formatted to

FAT32.

Loading the New Software on a Memory Card

Insert a memory card into the card slot on the computer.

Go to www.garmin.com

/support/software/marine.html.

Select

Download next to GPSMAP Series with SD Card.

Read and agree to the terms.

Select

Download.

Select

Run.

Select the drive associated with the memory card, and select

Next >

Finish

Updating the Device Software

Before you can update the software, you must obtain a

software-update memory card or load the latest software onto a

memory card.

Turn on the chartplotter.

After the home screen appears, insert the memory card into

the card slot.

NOTE:

In order for the software update instructions to

appear, the device must be fully booted before the card is

inserted.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Wait several minutes while the software update process

completes.

When prompted, leave the memory card in place and restart

the chartplotter manually.

Remove the memory card.

NOTE: If the memory card is removed before the device

restarts fully, the software update is not complete.

GPS Satellite Signals

When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect

satellite data and establish the current location. When the

chartplotter acquires satellite signals,

appears at the top of

the Home screen. When the chartplotter loses satellite signals,

disappears and a flashing question mark appears over on

the chart.

For more information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com

/aboutGPS

Selecting the GPS Source

You can select your preferred source for GPS data, if you have

more than one GPS source.

Select Settings > System >

GPS > Source

Select the source for GPS data.

Customizing the Chartplotter

Home Screen

The chartplotter home screen provides access to all of the

features in the chartplotter. The features are dependant on the

accessories you have connected to the chartplotter. You may

not have all of the options and features discussed in this

manual.

The categories along the right of the screen provide quick

access to the main features of your chartplotter. For example,

the

Sonar category displays the views and pages related to the

sonar feature. You can save items you commonly access to the

Favorites category.

All of the options along the bottom of the home screen are

visible on all other screens, except for the Settings button. The

Settings button is accessible only from the home screen.

When viewing another screen, you can return to the home

screen by selecting Home.

When multiple displays are installed on the Garmin Marine

Network, you can group them together into a station. A station

enables the displays to work together, instead of as several

separate displays. When you select Home on one display, each

display in the station returns to the home screen. You can

customize the layout of the pages on each display, making each

page different on each display. When you change the layout of a

page in one display, the changes appear on only that display.

When you change the name and symbol of the layout, those

changes appear on all displays in the station, to maintain a

consistent appearance.

The SmartMode items are geared toward an activity, such as

cruising or docking. When a SmartMode button is selected from

the home screen, each display in the station can show unique

information. For example, when Cruising is selected from the

home screen, one display can show the navigation chart and

another display can show the radar screen.

Adding an Item to Favorites

From the home screen, select a category from the right.

Hold a button on the left.

The item is added to the Favorites home screen category.

Customizing Pages

Customizing the Layout of a SmartMode

Combination Page

You can customize the layout and data shown in the

combination pages and SmartMode

layouts. When you change

the layout of a page in a display you are interacting with, the

change appears only on that display, except for the SmartMode

name and symbol. When you change the SmartMode name or

symbol for the layout, the new name or symbol appears on all

displays in the station.

Open a page to customize.

Select

Menu.

Select

Edit Layout or Edit Combo.

Select an option:

• To change the name, select Name or Name & Symbol

Name

, enter a new name, and select Done

• To change the SmartMode symbol, select Name &

Symbol > Symbol, and select a new symbol.

• To change the number of functions shown and the layout

of the screen, select

Layout, and select an option.

• To change the function of a portion of the screen, select

the area to change, and select a function from the list on

the right.

• To change how the screens are split, drag the arrows to a

new location.

• To change the data shown on the page and additional

data bars, select Overlays, and select an option.

• To assign a preset to a portion of the SmartMode screen,

select Presets

> Include

, and select a preset from the list

on the right.

2 Customizing the Chartplotter

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