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Owner's Manual
GMR 404/406
marine radar
PRELIMINARY
PRELIMINARY
GMR 404_406 Owners Manual Preliminary Review.indd 1
3/27/2006 4:08:12 PM

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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual GMR 404/406 marine radar PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY GMR 404_406 Owners Manual Preliminary Review.indd 1 3/27/2006 4:08:12 PM...
  • Page 2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Visit the Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products.
  • Page 3 Thank you for choosing Garmin’s GMR 404/406 marine radar. The • This manual uses the term “chartplotter” when referring to a addition of the GMR 404/406 marine radar to your Garmin Marine Garmin GPSMAP 3000 series multi-function display. Network, enhances the capability of your system by adding graphical radar data to your Garmin chartplotter.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only > NTRODUCTION ABLE OF ONTENTS Introduction ................i Setup ..................... 14 The General Tab ..............14 About This Manual ..............i The Display Tab ..............15 Terminology used Throughout this Manual ......i The MARPA Tab ..............16 GMR 404/406 Operation ............1 The Advanced Tab ..............

  • Page 5: Gmr 404/406 Operation

    ADJ/MENU until the Main Menu is displayed. Use the Rocker to highlight the System tab, and select The Garmin GMR 404/406 transmits a narrow beam of microwave Radar from the Services list at the bottom of the page.
  • Page 6 Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O >T PERATION ADAR When the scanner is powered on, the Status Bar at the top of the As a safety feature, the scanner enters standby mode after it warms Radar Page, shows the message “ Radar Warming Up” with a up.

  • Page 7: Radar Page Layout

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR AYOUT Radar Page Layout This section describes the features of the Radar Page and how its features are displayed. By default, the Radar Page displays a Status Bar along the top, user confi...

  • Page 8: Range Rings

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > —H —D PERATION ANGE INGS EADING IGITAL AVIGATION Range Rings Heading Line The Range Rings help to quickly determine the distance to a target. In The Heading Line is shown from your current position along the path the lower-right corner of the display are two scales.

  • Page 9: The Radar Confi Guration Page

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > —T —T —T PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR ADAR ADAR ONFIGURATION ONFIGURATION ONFIGURATION ADAR ADAR ADAR DJUSTMENT DJUSTMENT DJUSTMENT The Radar Confi...

  • Page 10: Gain

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT To change a Radar Adjustment Menu setting: To change the Gain setting: 1. Press ADJ/MENU to display the Adjustment Menu. 1, Use the Rocker to move the slider up or down. 2.

  • Page 11: Rain Clutter

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT FTC ( Fast Time Constant) To change the Sea Clutter setting: 1. Use the Rocker to move the slider to a preset or other Adjusting the Fast Time Constant can help eliminate distant screen position.

  • Page 12: Zoom

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT Zoom Target Expansion When a Zoom level is selected, a window showing a zoomed portion of Target Expansion increases the size of a target. Target Expansion has the screen appears and a selection box is shown. The selection box can be two settings, On and Off.

  • Page 13: Trails

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT Trails Guard Zone When the Trails function is on, all returns on the display leave a A Guard Zone is a user-defi...

  • Page 14: Vrm/Ebl

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT The diameter of the VRM and the angle of the EBL are adjustable. To Defi ne a Guard Zone: 1. Use the Rocker to highlight Show Guard Zone 1 or 2, and To adjust the VRM/EBL: press ENTER.

  • Page 15: Marpa

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT performance. Each target being tracked by MARPA is represented by To move the center location of the VRM: 1.

  • Page 16: Marpa Setup

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT While a target is being designated, a box is placed around the target. To display the MARPA List: When MARPA begins tracking the target, the box is replaced with the Use the Rocker to highlight MARPA List and press ENTER.

  • Page 17: Hide/Show Navigation Features

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT Own Vessel Safe Zone—is a circular area defi ned by a range setting that is centered on your own vessel. If a target enters the defi ned area an alarm is sounded.

  • Page 18: Map Cursor On/Off

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT Map Cursor On/Off The Map Cursor On/Off setting turns the Map Page Cursor on or off when operating in Split Screen mode or when using two chartplotters. To turn the Map Cursor On or Off: Use the Rocker to highlight Map Cursor On/Off and press ENTER.

  • Page 19: The Display Tab

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT Timed Transmit—is used to save power, likely while at anchor. The Display Tab When Timed Transmit is On, the radar refers to the settings in Timed The Display tab contains settings for Center Offset, Rings, Transmit XMIT Time and Timed Transmit STBY Time.

  • Page 20: The Marpa Tab

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > PERATION ADAR DJUSTMENT Rings—is used to turn the radar Range Rings On or Off. The MARPA Tab See “MARPA Setup” on page 12. Background—is used to select a background color for the Radar Page.

  • Page 21: Enter Standby/Begin Transmitting

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O GMR 404/406 O > > > PERATION PERATION PERATION ADAR VERLAY To select an AFC mode: To select Enter Standby or Begin Transmitting: 1. Use the Rocker to highlight the AFC Mode fi eld, and press Use the Rocker to highlight the Enter Standby or Begin ENTER.
  • Page 22 Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only GMR 404/406 O > PERATION ADAR VERLAY PRELIMINARY Map Page with Radar Overlay Radar Page Map Page Radar Options There are several Radar Options available on the Map Page. These options do affect operation of the radar and the Radar Page. To display the Radar Options: 1.

  • Page 23: Appendix

    Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only > PPENDIX UROPEAN ICENSE EQUIREMENTS PPENDIX European License Requirements Austria Luxembourg Belgium The Netherlands Czech Republic Poland Denmark Portugal Estonia Slovakia Finland Slovenia France Spain Germany Sweden PRELIMINARY Greece United Kingdom Hungary Cyprus Ireland Malta Italy Iceland Latvia Norway...

  • Page 24: Specifi Cations

    Radar Scanner Weight: Unit 26 lbs; cable 8.35 lbs standard radar presentation. Range Scales (Range Rings): GMR 406—1/8 nm (1/32 nm) to 36 Off Center Function: Look Ahead, Auto Shift, and Manual nm (9 nm). GMR 404—1/8 nm (1/32 nm) to 24 nm (6 nm) RF Transmit Frequency: 9410 ±...

  • Page 25: Fcc Compliance

    Directive 1999/5/EC. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency To view the full Declaration of Conformity, see the Garmin Web site energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with for your Garmin product: http://www.garmin.com/products/sp310/.

  • Page 26: Software License Agreement

    LIMITED WARRANTY BY USING THE GMR 404/406, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND This Garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE FOLLOWING or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
  • Page 27 Garmin International, Inc. To obtain warranty service, contact your local Garmin authorized 1200 Ease 151st Street dealer. Or call Garmin Product Support at one of the numbers shown Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. below, for shipping instructions and an RMA tracking number. The Phone: 913/397.8200...

  • Page 28: Warning And Cautions

    California’s Proposition 65. If you have any questions or would like additional the scanner has been installed according to the recommendations given in information, please refer to our Web site at http://www.garmin.com/prop65. this guide, and that all personnel are clear of the scanner before switching to Transmit mode.
  • Page 29 Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only NDEX Index Radar Page 1 Radar Page Layout 3 Defi ne a Guard Zone 10 Manually Adjust the Scanner 17 Radar Warming Up 2 Digital Navigation Data 3, 4 Map Cursor 13 Rain Clutter 5, 7 Display Tab 15 Map Cursor On/Off 14 Range Rings 3, 4...
  • Page 30 Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only NDEX Variable Range Marker 10 Vector Length 13 Velocity Reference 13 VRM/EBL 5, 10 Warming Up 2 Warning and Cautions 24 WARRANTY 22 Waypoints 16 Zoom 5, 8 Zoom level 8 PRELIMINARY Zoom Scale 3 PRELIMINARY GMR 404/406 Owner’s Manual GMR 404_406 Owners Manual Preliminary Review.indd 26 3/27/2006 4:08:24 PM...
  • Page 31 Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only PRELIMINARY PRELIMINARY GMR 404_406 Owners Manual Preliminary Review.indd 27 3/27/2006 4:08:24 PM...
  • Page 32 Prelimimary Copy—For Review Only For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © Copyright 2005 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries PRELIMINARY Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A.

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