Sentry Mode - Garmin GPSMAP 740 Owner's Manual

Sentry Mode

Sentry mode allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit mode, in which you can configure a radar transmit
and standby cycle to conserve power. You can also enable a guard zone in this mode, which identifies a safe
zone around your boat and sounds an alarm when a radar object enters this zone. Sentry mode works with all
Garmin GMR model radars.
Showing Sentry Mode
From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry.
Enabling Timed Transmit
From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Timed Xmit > on.
Setting the Standby and Transmit Times
You must enable timed transmit before you can set the standby and transmit times
To help conserve power, you can indicate the radar standby time and the transmit time to implement periodic
radar signal transmissions at set intervals.
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup.
2. Select Stdby Time.
3. Enter the time interval between radar signal transmissions.
4. Select Done.
5. Select Xmit Time.
6. Enter the duration of each radar signal transmission.
7. Select Done.
Enabling a Guard Zone
From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > enable Guard Zone.
Defining a Partial Guard Zone
You must enable a guard zone before you can define the boundaries of the zone
You can define the boundaries of a guard zone that does not completely encompass your boat.
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Adjust Guard Zone > Move
Guard Zone > Corner 1.
2. Touch and drag the location of the outer guard-zone corner (
3. Select Corner 2.
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