Turning Off Ais Reception - Garmin GPSMAP 500 Series Owner's Manual

Turning Off AIS Reception

AIS signal reception is turned on by default.
Select Settings > Other Vessels > AIS > Off.
All AIS functionality on all charts and 3D chart views is
disabled. This includes AIS vessel targeting and tracking,
collision alarms that result from AIS vessel targeting and
tracking, and the display of information about AIS vessels.
Chart and 3D Chart View Settings
NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts and 3D chart views.
Some options require premium maps or connected accessories,
such as radar.
These settings apply to the charts and 3D chart views, except
the radar overlay and Fish Eye 3D
page 9).
From a chart or a 3D chart view, select Menu.
Waypoints & Tracks: See
the Charts and Chart Views, page
Other Vessels: See Other Vessels Settings on the Charts and
Chart Views, page 9.
Quickdraw Contours: Turns on bottom contour drawing, and
allows you to create fishing map labels.
Surface Radar: Shows surface radar details on the Perspective
3D or Mariner's Eye 3D chart views.
Weather Radar: Shows weather radar imaging on the
Perspective 3D or Mariner's Eye 3D chart views.
Navaids: Shows navigational aids on the Fishing chart.
Sailing: When in sailing mode, adjusts the laylines
Settings, page 8) and starting line guidance.
Chart Setup: See Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup,
page 8.
Overlay Numbers: See Overlay Numbers Settings, page
This might appear in the Chart Setup menu.
Chart Appearance: See Chart Appearance Settings, page
This might appear in the Chart Setup menu.
Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup
NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts and 3D chart views.
Some settings require external accessories or applicable
premium charts.
From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select Menu > Chart
Setup.
Satellite Photos: Shows high-resolution satellite images on the
land or on both land and sea portions of the Navigation chart,
when certain premium maps are used
Imagery on the Navigation Chart, page
Water Overlay: Enables relief shading, which shows the
gradient of the bottom with shading, or sonar imagery, which
helps identify the density of the bottom. This feature is
available only with some premium maps.
Tides & Currents: Shows current station indicators and tide
station indicators on the chart
Indicators, page 5) and enables the tides and current slider,
which sets the time for which tides and currents are reported
on the map.
Roses: Shows a compass rose around your boat, indicating
compass direction oriented to the heading of the boat. A true
wind direction or apparent wind direction indicator appears if
the chartplotter is connected to a compatible marine wind
sensor. When in sailing mode, true and apparent wind are
shown on the wind rose.
Lake Level: Sets the present water level of the lake. This
feature is available only with some premium maps.
Overlay Numbers: See Overlay Numbers Settings, page
8
(Fish Eye 3D Settings,
Waypoints and Tracks Settings on
8.
(Laylines
(Showing Satellite
5).
(Showing Tides and Current
Weather: Sets which weather items are shown on the chart,
when the chartplotter is connected to a compatible weather
receiver with an active subscription. Requires a compatible,
connected antenna and an active subscription.
Chart Appearance: See
Waypoints and Tracks Settings on the Charts and
Chart Views
From a chart or a 3D chart view, select Menu > Waypoints &
Tracks.
Tracks: Shows tracks on the chart or 3D chart view.
Waypoints: Shows the list of waypoints
Waypoints, page
New Waypoint: Creates a new waypoint.
Waypoint Display: Sets how to display waypoints on the chart.
Active Tracks: Shows the active track options menu.
Saved Tracks: Shows the list of saved tracks
Saved Tracks, page
Tracks Display: Sets which tracks to display on the chart based
on track color.
Laylines Settings
To use the laylines features, you must connect a wind sensor to
the chartplotter.
When in sailing mode
can display laylines on the navigation chart. Laylines can be
very helpful when racing.
From the navigation chart, select Menu > Sailing > Laylines.
Display: Sets how the laylines and vessel appear on the chart,
and sets the length of the laylines.
Sailing Angle: Allows you to select how the device calculates
laylines. The Actual option calculates the laylines using the
measured wind angle from the wind sensor. The Manual
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option calculates the laylines using manually entered
windward and leeward angles.
9.
Tide Correction: Corrects the laylines based on the tide.
Overlay Numbers Settings
From a chart, 3D chart view, the Radar screen, or a
Combinations screen, select Menu > Overlay Numbers.
Edit Layout: Sets the layout of the data overlay, or data fields.
You can select the data to be shown within each data field.
Navigation Inset: Shows the navigation inset when the vessel
is navigating to a destination.
Navigation Inset Setup: Allows you to configure the navigation
inset to show Route Leg Details, and to control when the
inset appears before a turn or destination.
Compass Tape: Shows the compass tape data bar when the
vessel is navigating to a destination.
Editing the Data Fields
You can change the data shown in the overlay numbers
displayed on the charts and other screens.
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From a screen that supports overlay numbers, select Menu.
2
If necessary, select Chart Setup.
3
Select Overlay Numbers > Edit Layout.
4
Select a layout.
5
Select a data field.
6
Select the type of data shown in the field.
Available data options vary based on the chartplotter and
network configuration.
Showing a Navigation Inset
You can control whether a navigation inset appears on some
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chart views. The navigation inset is shown only when the boat is
navigating to a destination.
Chart Appearance Settings, page
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14).
(Setting the Vessel Type, page
Charts and 3D Chart Views
9.
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