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M5APGT00
Owner's Manual
December 2014
Printed in Taiwan
190-01841-00_0A

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  • Page 1 M5APGT00 Owner’s Manual December 2014 Printed in Taiwan 190-01841-00_0A...
  • Page 2 All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Garmin. Garmin reserves the right to change or improve its products and to make changes in the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements.
  • Page 3 Automatic Identification System ..........5 Stopping Navigation ..............12 AIS Targeting Symbols ............5 Synchronizing User Data Across the Garmin Marine Network . 12 Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets ..5 Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks ....12 Showing AIS and MARPA Vessels on a Chart or on a 3D Chart View ................

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen ....... 15 Enabling Shadow Drive™ ............ 23 Pausing the Sonar Display ............15 Engaging the Autopilot ............. 23 Viewing Sonar History .............. 15 Adjusting the Heading with the Helm ........24 Sonar Sharing ................15 Adjusting the Heading with the Chartplotter in Step Steering Selecting a Sonar Source ............
  • Page 5 Surface Winds ..............31 Disconnecting the Remote from All Chartplotters ....38 Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction ....31 Using the Garmin Helm Application with the Chartplotter ..38 Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Period ................31 Chartplotter Data Management ........
  • Page 6 Copying Screenshots to a Computer ........39 Troubleshooting ................ 39 My device will not acquire GPS signals ....... 39 My device will not turn on or keeps turning off ..... 39 My device is not creating waypoints in the correct location .................40 NMEA 0183 Information ............
  • Page 7 ® website at www.garmin.com presents up-to-date Select Download next to Garmin Marine Network with SD information about your product. The support pages will provide card. answers to frequently asked support questions, and you can download software and chart updates. There is also contact Read and agree to the terms.
  • Page 8 Home. • To change the function of the portion of the screen, select When multiple displays are installed on the Garmin Marine the area to change, and select a function from the list on Network, you can group them together into a station. A station the right.
  • Page 9 Navigation Chart: Shows navigation data available on your pre- • When you are offshore, select BlueChart® g2. loaded maps and from supplemental maps, if available. The Measuring a Distance on the Chart data includes buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings, From a chart or the Radar overlay, select a location. marinas, and tide stations in an overhead view.
  • Page 10 Viewing Details about Navaids Fishing Charts: Shows the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational data. This chart works well From the Navigation chart, Fishing chart, Perspective 3D chart for offshore deep-sea fishing. view, or Mariner’s Eye 3D chart view, you can view details about High Resolution Satellite Imagery: Provides high-resolution various types of navigation aids, including beacons, lights, and satellite images for a realistic view of the land and water on...
  • Page 11 Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart Symbol Description Target is lost. A green X indicates that the AIS transmission NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some from the vessel is lost, and the chartplotter displays a areas.
  • Page 12 From a chart or a 3D chart view, select Menu > Chart Menu signal transmission for collision avoidance, you track a distress > Other Vessels > Display Setup. signal transmission to locate and assist a vessel or person. Select an option: Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission When you receive a distress signal transmission, a distress •...
  • Page 13 Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup World Map: Uses either a basic world map or a shaded relief map on the chart. These differences are visible only when NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts and 3D chart views. zoomed out too far to see the detailed charts. Some settings require external accessories or applicable Spot Depths: Turns on spot soundings and sets a dangerous premium charts.
  • Page 14 Select Info > Services > Volvo Penta Dealers. between the present location and the destination. When you are using a compatible Garmin autopilot Waypoints connected to the chartplotter using NMEA 2000 , the ®...
  • Page 15 NOTE: When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance You can mark an SOS location. When a Garmin VHF radio is cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to...
  • Page 16 Creating and Saving a Route • To navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created, to the left of the original route, This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. The select Forward – Port. starting point can be your present location or another location.
  • Page 17 Select a destination, and select Next. Auto Guidance line using one or more familiar destinations that require navigation through a narrow waterway (Adjusting Select an option: the Distance from Shore). • To view a hazard and adjust the hazard path, select Adjusting the Distance from Shore Hazard Review.
  • Page 18 Follow the line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid You can share waypoints, tracks, and routes with all compatible land, shallow water, and other obstacles. devices connected to the Garmin Marine Network (Ethernet) Deleting a Saved Track automatically.
  • Page 19 Sailing Features Select Back. Start the racing timer (Starting the Race Timer). Setting the Vessel Type Starting the Race Timer You can select your boat type to configure the chartplotter The race timer is added to the Sail Racing combination screen settings and to use features customized for your boat type.
  • Page 20 Tacking and Gybing from Heading Hold Engage heading hold (Engaging the Autopilot). Select Menu > Autopilot Menu > Tack Gybe. Select a direction. The autopilot steers your boat through a tack or gybe. Tacking and Gybing from Wind Hold Before you can engage wind hold, you must have a wind sensor installed.

  • Page 21: Creating A Waypoint On The Sonar Screen

    This feature may not be available on all chartplotter models. The transducer on your vessel You can view the sonar data from all compatible sources on the Trees Garmin Marine Network. You can view sonar data from a Old tires compatible external sonar module, such as a GCV sonar ™...

  • Page 22: Selecting A Sonar Source

    Appearance settings, are not synchronized and should be Select an option: configured on each individual device. In addition, the scroll rates • To increase or decrease the color intensity manually, of the various traditional and DownVü sonar views are select Up or Down. synchronized to make the split views more cohesive.

  • Page 23: Sonar Frequencies

    Selecting the Transducer Type option provides a good balance between a quickly scrolling image and targets that are less distorted. Before you can select the transducer type, you must know what kind of transducer you have. Sonar Frequencies If you are connecting a transducer that was not included with the NOTE: The frequencies available depend on the chartplotter, chartplotter, you may need to set the transducer type to make sounder modules, and transducer being used.

  • Page 24: Sonar Appearance Settings

    Surface Noise: Hides surface noise to help reduce clutter. Echo Stretch: Adjusts the size of the echoes on the screen to Wider beam widths (lower frequencies) can show more make it easier to see separate returns on the screen. targets, but can generate more surface noise. When targets are difficult to see, echo stretch makes the TVG: Adjusts the time varying gain, which can reduce noise.

  • Page 25: Playing Sonar Recordings

    From a combination screen or SmartMode layout with radar, sounds an alarm when a radar object enters the zone. Sentry select Menu > Radar Menu > Change Radar. mode works with all Garmin GMR model radars. Select a radar mode. Enabling Timed Transmit From the sentry screen, select Menu >...

  • Page 26: Setting The Standby And Transmit Times

    Setting the Standby and Transmit Times MARPA Targeting Symbols Before you can set the standby and transmit times, you must Acquiring a target. Concentric, dashed green rings radiate from enable timed transmit (Enabling Timed Transmit). the target while the radar is locking onto it. To help conserve power, you can indicate the radar standby Target has been acquired.

  • Page 27: Radar Overlay

    Radar Overlay Select Angle 2, and select the new location for the second angle. When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use the Radar overlay to overlay radar Select Done. information on the Navigation chart or on the Fishing chart.

  • Page 28: Echo Trails

    Select an applicable option for the connected radar: NOTE: Depending upon the radar in use, the sea clutter setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may not be applied • To set the gain automatically once, based on average to other radar modes or to the radar overlay.

  • Page 29: Radar Appearance Settings

    Orientation: Sets the perspective of the radar display. The safely operating your boat. Avoid navigational hazards and orientation setting applies to every radar mode. This setting never leave the helm unattended. does not apply to the Radar overlay. Always be prepared to promptly regain manual control of your Appearance: Sets the color scheme, look-ahead speed, and boat.

  • Page 30: Adjusting The Heading With The Helm

    • The chartplotter can track the positions of vessels sending Select Engage Zigzag. position reports. If you have a Garmin NMEA 2000 VHF radio connected to your Following the Williamson Turn Pattern chartplotter, these features are also enabled. You can use the Williamson turn pattern to steer the boat •...

  • Page 31: Turning On Dsc

    Chartplotter For example, if you select 4 Hours, all trail points that are When your chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000 less than four hours old appear for all tracked vessels. compatible radio and you mark an SOS or man-overboard location, the radio shows the Distress Call page so you can quickly initiate a distress call.

  • Page 32: Individual Routine Calls

    Individual Routine Calls Select Mode > Custom. Select an option: When you connect the chartplotter to a Garmin VHF radio, you can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine • To set the minimum value of the standard operating call.

  • Page 33: Synchronizing The Fuel Data With The Actual Vessel Fuel

    Synchronizing the Fuel Data with the Actual Vessel • To view true or apparent wind, select Wind, and select an option. Fuel You can synchronize the fuel levels in the chartplotter with the Viewing Trip Gauges actual fuel in the vessel when you add fuel to your vessel. Trip gauges show information for odometer, speed, time, and Select A/V, Gauges, Controls >...

  • Page 34: Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, Or Celestial Information For A Different Date

    overhead, and the outermost rings represent the horizon. By chartplotter and iPod can be connected using a FUSION-Link ® default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the capable stereo. present date and time. Opening the Media Player Select Info > Tides & Currents > Celestial. Before you can open the media player, you must connect a Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, or compatible device to the chartplotter.

  • Page 35: Opening The Mtp Source

    Select Menu > Media Menu > Presets > Remove Current Tune to channel 0. Channel. The SiriusXM radio ID does not include the letters I, O, S, or Changing the Tuning Mode You can change how you select a station for some media types, Activating a SiriusXM Subscription such as FM or AM radio.

  • Page 36: Setting The Device Name

    For example, radar is broadcast at five-minute intervals. forecasts, coastal forecasts, and offshore forecasts. Weather When the Garmin receiver is turned on, or when a different bulletins may consist of either weather watches or weather weather feature is selected, the receiver must receive new data advisories.

  • Page 37: Forecast Information

    Color Marine Weather Group Symbol Weather Symbol Weather Marine Thunderstorms Snow (snow showers, flurries, blizzard, blowing snow, sleet, Yellow Severe Storm freezing rain, freezing drizzle) Tornado Smoke (dusty, hazy) Forecast Information Viewing Sea Conditions The Forecast chart shows city forecasts, marine forecasts, warnings, hurricane warnings, METARS, county warnings, The Sea Conditions feature shows information about surface weather fronts and pressure centers, surface pressure, and...

  • Page 38: Forecasting Fish Locations

    Forecasting Fish Locations • To view a local weather forecast, select Forecast. You can show areas that contain optimal weather conditions for • To view surface wind and barometric pressure specific species of fish. information, select Sea Surface. NOTE: This feature is not available on all devices and in all •...

  • Page 39: Selecting A Video Source

    Garmin Marine Network. ® Set Input: Associates the camera with a video source. Connecting a PoE device directly to a Garmin Marine Network Mirror: Reverses the image like a rearview mirror. chartplotter damages the Garmin chartplotter and may damage Standby: Places the camera in standby mode to conserve the PoE device.

  • Page 40: Creating A Combination With Video Functions

    (if applicable), the software Up, Down, or Auto. version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit • To adjust the color saturation, select Saturation, and ID number. You may need this information to update the system select Up, Down, or Auto.

  • Page 41: Units Settings

    User Data Sharing: Allows you to share waypoints and routes Safe Height: Sets the minimum height (chart height datum) of a over the Garmin Marine Network. All chartplotters that share bridge that your boat can safely travel under. waypoints and routes must have this setting turned on.

  • Page 42: Communications Settings

    Near or Nearest. As a result, the chartplotter may not Network to receive data from and share data with other Garmin reposition the Auto Guidance line, unless the destination Marine Network-compatible devices and chartplotters. selected requires navigation through a narrow waterway.

  • Page 43: Setting The Water Temperature Offset

    If the message appears again, stop the boat, and ensure the Enter the network password. speed-sensor wheel is not stuck. If the wheel turns freely, check the cable connections. If you continue to get the message, contact Garmin product support. Communication with Wireless Devices...

  • Page 44: Changing The Wireless Channel

    Select Info > User Data > Data Transfer > File Type. Enter a new channel. Select GPX. You do not need to change the wireless channel of devices To transfer data with Garmin devices again, select the ADM file connected to this network. type. Changing the Wi‑Fi Host Copying Data from a Memory Card You can change which chartplotter is serving as the Wi‑Fi host.

  • Page 45: Restoring Backup Data To A Chartplotter

    Insert a memory card into the card slot. My device will not acquire GPS signals Select Settings > System > System Information > Garmin If the device is not acquiring satellite signals, there could be few Devices > Save to Card.

  • Page 46: My Device Is Not Creating Waypoints In The Correct Location

    LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT Expanded digital selective calling CAREFULLY. Heading, deviation, and variation Garmin Ltd. and its subsidiaries (“Garmin”) grant you a limited Heading, magnetic license to use the software embedded in this device (the Wind direction and speed “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of...
  • Page 47 Software remain in Garmin and/or its third- party providers. You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and/or its third-party providers and is protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties.

  • Page 48: Index

    39 configuration 33 detailed maps 38 Garmin Marine Network 12, 36 controlling 33 MOB, device 6 Garmin product support, contact information 1 home position 33 music player 28–30. See media player gauges 26 pausing 33 engine 26 standby 33 fuel 26, 27 celestial information 27, 28 navaids 4 limits 26 charts 2–4, 6, 7...
  • Page 49 system information 34 Shadow Drive, enabling 23 Perspective 3D 32 vessel trails 7, 25 shoreline distance 11, 35 photos, aerial 5 radio 24 SideVü 15 position, tracking 25 calling an AIS target 26 SiriusXM 30 position report 25 distress calls 25 Satellite Radio 29 power key 34 channel 26 SiriusXM Satellite Radio 29, 30 powerboat 2, 13, 37 individual routine call 26 software...
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