Individual Routine Calls; Selecting A Dsc Channel; Making An Individual Routine Call; Making An Individual Routine Call To An Ais Target - Garmin GPSMAP A12 Owner's Manual

Individual Routine Calls

When you connect the chartplotter to a Garmin VHF radio, you
can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine
call.
When setting up an individual routine call from your chartplotter,
you can select the DSC channel on which you want to
communicate. The radio transmits this request with your call.

Selecting a DSC Channel

NOTE: The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those
channels that are available in all frequency bands. The default
channel is 72. If you select a different channel, the chartplotter
uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call using
another channel.
1
Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a vessel or a station to call.
3
Select Review > Call with Radio > Channel.
4 Select an available channel.

Making an Individual Routine Call

NOTE: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the radio
does not have an MMSI number programmed, the radio will not
receive call information.
1
Select Info > DSC List.
2 Select a vessel or a station to call.
3
Select Review > Call with Radio.
4
If necessary, select Channel, and select a new channel.
5
Select Send.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.
6
On your Garmin VHF radio, complete the call.

Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target

1
From a chart or 3D chart view, select an AIS target.
2 Select AIS Vessel > Call with Radio.
3
If necessary, select Channel, and select a new channel.
4 Select Send.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.
5
On your Garmin VHF radio, complete the call.

Gauges and Graphs

The gauges and graphs provide various information about the
engine and environment. To view the information, a compatible
transducer or sensor must be connected to the network.

Viewing the Gauges

1
Select A/V, Gauges, Controls.
2
Select a gauge.
3
Select or to view a different gauge page.

Changing the Data Shown in a Gauge

1
From a gauges screen, hold a gauge.
2
Select Replace Data.
3
Select a data type.
4
Select the data to display.
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Customizing the Gauges

You can change the layout of the gauge pages, how the gauges
pages are displayed, and the data in each gauge.
1
Open a gauge page.
2
Select Menu > Edit Gauge Pages.
3
Select an option:
• To change the data shown in a gauge, select the gauge.
• To change the layout of the gauges on the page, select
Change Layout.
• To add a page to this set of gauge pages, select Add
Page.
• To change the order of this page in the set of gauge
pages, select Move Page Left or Move Page Right.
• To restore this page to the original view, select Restore
Default View.

Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits

You can configure the upper and lower limits and the range of
desired standard operation of a gauge.
NOTE: Not all options are available for all gauges.
1
From an applicable gauges screen, select Menu >
Installation > Set Gauge Limits.
2
Select a gauge to customize.
3
Select an option:
• To set the minimum value of the standard operating
range, select Rated Min..
• To set the maximum value of the standard operating
range, select Rated Max..
• To set the lower limit of the gauge lower than the rated
minimum, select Scale Min..
• To set the upper limit of the gauge higher than the rated
maximum, select Scale Max..
4 Select the limit value.
5
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to set additional gauge limits.

Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges

You can show information for up to four engines.
1
From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Installation
> Engine Selection > Num. Engines.
2
Select an option:
• Select the number of engines.
• Select Auto Configure to automatically detect the number
of engines.

Customizing the Engines Shown in Gauges

Before you can customize how the engines are shown in the
gauges, you must manually select the number of engines
(Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges, page
1
From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Installation
> Engine Selection > Num. Engines.
2
Select First Engine.
3
Select the engine to display in the first gauge.
4
Repeat for the remaining engine bars.

Enabling Status Alarms for Engine Gauges

You can enable the chartplotter to display engine status alarms.
From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Installation
> Status Alarms > On.
When an engine alarms is triggered, a gauge status alarm
message appears and the gauge may become red depending
on the type of alarm.
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Gauges and Graphs