Understanding How Wind Vmg And Waypoint; Vmg Appear In The Data Bars - Garmin GPSMAP 546 Owner's Manual

navigation Chart Menu
To access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart, press MENU.
full Screen Map—view the Navigation or Fishing chart in full-screen mode,
without numbers.
waypoints & Tracks—view, add, and configure waypoints
(page 24) and tracks (page 27).
Other Vessels—view information about other vessels if your chartplotter
is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC
(Digital Selective Calling) device
Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only available while
navigating).
data bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailing
numbers.
• Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position
data bar on or off. Select data bar Setup to configure the data shown on
the screen.
• Navigation—turn the Distance to Destination, Arrival, Off Course, and
Bearing data bar on or off. Select auto to turn on the navigation data bar
whenever you are navigating to a destination. Select data bar Setup to
choose different data to show on the cruising data bar.
• fishing—turn the Depth, Water Temperature, and Water Speed data bar on
or off.
• fuel—turn the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Economy data
bar on or off.
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner's Manual
(page 59).
• Sailing—turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and Wind
Velocity Made Good (VMG) data bar on or off. Select wind to toggle
between True and Apparent wind speed and wind angle.
• XM audio —displays an XM audio bar at the bottom of the screen if XM
audio is available.
• Compass Tape—displayed at the top of the screen to provide the current
heading, and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course
appears while navigating.
Understanding How Wind VMg and Waypoint VMg
Appear in the Data Bars
The chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind Velocity
Made Good (VMG) and Waypoint VMG in the data bars.
Waypoint VMG appears under these conditions:
• The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating
a route or an automatic guidance line.
• The Sailing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating a
route or an automatic guidance line and you turn off the Route Leg data
bar.
Wind VMG appears under these conditions:
• The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when you are not navigating a
route or an automatic guidance line.
• The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg data bar is
on.
Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings
Using Charts
(page 11).
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