Configuring Alarm Settings - Garmin GPSMAP 640 Owner's Manual

NMeA Setup—enable or disable NMEA 0183 output for route
sentences and system sentences, and adjust Garmin NMEA
settings.
• posn. precision—adjust the number of digits
three Digits, or Four Digits) to the right of the decimal point
for transmission of NMEA output.
• Waypoint iDs—select how the unit outputs waypoint identifiers
(Names or Numbers).
• Diagnostics—a tool used by installers to verify that
NMEA 0183 data is being sent across the system.
Enabling or Disabling NMEA 0183 Output
Sentences
1. From the Home screen, touch
NMEA Setup.
2. Touch a setting (Route, System, or Garmin).
3. Touch the NMEA output sentence.
4. Touch Off to disable, or touch
output sentence.
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Digits,
(two
Configure > Communications
On to enable, the NMEA 0183

Configuring Alarm Settings

You can configure your device to alert you when certain events
occur.
Setting Navigation Alarms
From the Home screen, touch
Arrival—set an alarm to sound when you arrive at a predetermined
point.
• type—set the alarm to sound either at the
or at the Destination and turns
turns).
• Activation—set the criteria for the alarm. The
sounds the alarm when you are a specified distance from the
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point. The time setting sounds the alarm when you are a
specified time from the point.
• Change Distance/Change time—specify the distance or time
from the point at which the alarm will sound.
Anchor Drag—set an alarm to sound when you drift a specified
distance from your current location.
off Course—set an alarm to sound when you steer a specified
distance from your current course.
Marine Mode: Advanced Configuration
Configure Alarms > Navigation.
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Destination only
(when navigating a route with
Distance setting
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