Display Configuration; Navigation Preferences - Garmin GPSMAP 5215 Owner's Manual

Device Configuration

Display Configuration

Setting the Sound
You can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds.
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Beeper.
2. Complete an action:
• Select Alarms only to have the chartplotter beep only when alarms are triggered (default).
• Select Key and Alarm to have the chartplotter beep when keys are pressed and when alarms are
triggered.
Setting the Language
You can select the language that appears on the chartplotter.
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Language.
2. Select a language.

Navigation Preferences

Route Settings
Selecting a Route Label Type
You can select the type of labels shown with route turns on the map.
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > Route Labels.
2. Complete an action:
• Select Show Name to identify route turns using waypoint names.
• Select Show Number to identify route turns using numbers, such as Turn 1 and Turn 2.
Configuring Route Turn Transitions
You can set how much time or how far before a turn in a route that you transition to the next leg. Raising
this value can help improve the accuracy of the autopilot when navigating a route or an Auto Guidance line
with many frequent turns, or at higher speeds. For straighter routes or slower speeds, lowering this value can
improve autopilot accuracy.
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > turn transition > Activation.
2. Complete an action:
• Select time. Select Change time. Enter the time.
• Select Distance. Select Change Distance. Enter the distance.
3. Select Done.
Configuring Speed Data Sources
You can specify the source of the speed data that is used to calculate true wind speed or fuel economy. Water
speed is the speed reading from a water-speed sensor, and GPS speed is calculated from your GPS position.
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > Speed Sources.
2. Complete an action:
• Select Wind, and indicate whether the calculated wind speed data comes from a Water Speed sensor,
is based on the GPS Speed, or whether the chartplotter selects a speed data source automatically.
• Select Fuel economy, and indicate whether the speed data that is used to calculate fuel economy
comes from a Water Speed sensor or is based on the GPS Speed.
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