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This manual includes information for the following products: • GPSMAP 4208 ® • GPSMAP 4210 • GPSMAP 4212 Tips and Shortcuts • Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Press MENU from any of the main screens to access advanced settings.
Where To? ... Navigating to a Destination ...23 Creating and Using Waypoints ...25 Creating and Using Routes...27 Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot Viewing Information ... Viewing Tide Station Information Viewing Current Information ...29 Viewing Celestial Information ...30 Viewing User Data ...30...
Chartplotter Overview Automatic backlight sensor GPSMAP 4212 - Front NMEA 2000 ® Network GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner’s Manual Getting Started Soft keys GPSMAP 4212 - Back Getting Started Power Range (-/+) Rocker MARK SELECT MENU HOME Numeric keypad (GPSMAP 420 and 422)
Getting Started Turning on the Chartplotter NOTE: The first time you power on your chartplotter, you must go through a setup sequence. See “Initializing Chartplotter Settings” 1. Press and release the Power Warning Screen 2. Press SELECT to open the Home screen. Turning Off the Chartplotter Press and hold the Power...
Insert blank SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to another compatible Garmin device or a computer. The SD card slot is located on the bottom-right corner of the chartplotter.
From the Home screen, select Using the Simulator Mode The Simulator mode turns off the GPS receiver for use indoors or for practice. The chartplotter does not track satellites in Simulator mode. CaUTiON: Do not try to navigate using Simulator mode because the GPS receiver is turned off. Any satellite signal strength bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of actual satellite signals.
(page 44). • Sonar—sets up and provides sonar information (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a Garmin sonar module) (page • Weather—sets up and displays various weather parameters, including precipitation, forecast, fishing, sea conditions, and visibility (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a weather module and you have an XM ®...
Using Charts The GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotters have a basic worldwide imagery map and built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters. From the Home screen, select Charts. • Navigation Chart—displays all relevant navigation data available on your preloaded maps, including buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings, marinas, and tide stations in an overhead view.
Current Station Marine Services *Some symbols might appear differently on your Garmin device. Other features common to most charts include depth contour lines (with deep water represented in white), intertidal zones, spot soundings (as depicted on the original paper chart), navigational aids and symbols, and obstructions and cable areas.
Using Charts Panning the Navigation Chart You can pan away from your current location and scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart. As you pan past the edge of the current map display, the screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage.
Accessing Additional Object Information Use the map pointer ( ) to view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts. Selected item Viewing Tide-Station Information Tide-station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon showing the relevant tide level. You can view a detailed graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or different days.
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Using Charts Wind direction indicator Data Bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailing data. • Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on or off. Select Data Bar Setup to configure the position of the data on the screen. •...
Wind VMG is displayed under the following 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 and you are navigating a route.
Using Charts • Chart Borders—turns on chart borders when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card and when you want to see what area the maps cover. Photo Points—turns camera icons on or off when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. Using Perspective 3D Perspective 3D provides a view from above and behind the boat (according to your course), and provides a visual navigation aid.
(Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To). Using Radar Overlay When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use Radar Overlay to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart Using Tracks A track is a recording of your path.
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Using Charts To save the active track: 1. From the Home screen, select 2. Select an option: the time the current track began or Midnight, if shown; or 3. Select Edit Track to name the track, to change the color of the track, or to save it as a route. To clear the active track: From the Home screen, select track memory is cleared;...
Auto Guidance—uses specified boat safe depth and chart data to determine the best course to your destination. Using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card while your Garmin GPS device is on or off. page 3 for insertion and removal instructions.
Using Charts Using Mariner’s Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner’s Eye 3D, which provides a detailed, three-dimensional view from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and when trying to identify entry and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.
Hazard Colors—Turns hazard colors on or off. The Off setting shows the land as seen from the • water. The On setting indicates shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water, yellow is shallow water, and red is very shallow water. Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors Off For settings and options related to Range Rings, Safe Depth, and Lane Width, see Using Fish Eye 3D...
Using Charts Using Fishing Charts Use the fishing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart. Fishing Chart The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card, and is best for offshore and deep-sea fishing.
Photo Overlay Off Photo Map at 50% Viewing Aerial Photos Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks, marinas, and harbors. Use these photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to help acquaint yourself with a marina or harbor prior to arrival. NOTE: Use the Range (-/+) keys to zoom in and out while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen.
Using Charts Detailed Road and POI Data BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and POI data, which includes highly detailed coastal roads and points of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more. For instructions on searching for and navigating to these POIs, see the “Where To?” section on page Using Automatic Guidance Automatic guidance automatically creates and suggests passage based on available BlueChart g2...
Using Combinations The Combinations screen displays a combination of different screens at the same time. The number of options available on the Combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected to your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter, and whether you are using an optional BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Using Combinations Editing the Combinations Screen To customize the screen combinations: 1. Complete one of the following actions to access the Edit Combination screen: • From the Combinations screen, press • From the Home screen, select Combination screen Combination screen 2 Data bar 2.
Use the Where To? option on the Home screen to search for and navigate to nearby fuel, repairs, services, waypoints, and routes. NOTE: You must create waypoints and routes before you can navigate to them. You can navigate to a destination using one of three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To. •...
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Where To? 5. Select an option: • Select • Select Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use automatic guidance. 6. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination. To stop navigating: 1. From the chart, Select Menu.
Creating and Using Waypoints You can store up to 1,500 waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, and water temperature for each waypoint. To mark your current location as a waypoint: From any screen, press the MARK seconds. — • Edit Waypoint designate a specific name, symbol, water depth, water temperature, or make a comment about the waypoint.
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Where To? To edit an existing waypoint: 1. Complete one of the following actions to access waypoints: • From the Navigation chart, press the waypoint on the navigation chart. • From the Home screen, select 2. Select the waypoint you want to edit. If there are multiple waypoints, select Review. 3.
Creating and Using Routes You can create and store up to 20 routes with up to 250 waypoints each. To create a route from your present location: 1. From the Navigation chart, press the destination. 2. Select Navigate To > Route 3.
Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot When you start any type of navigation (Go To, Route To, Guide To, or Follow Track), if you are connected to a compatible Garmin autopilot (such as a GHP the autopilot. To. The automatic guidance path stays on the screen, allowing you to Information >...
Viewing Information Use the Information screen to access information about tides, currents, celestial data, user data, other boats, gauges, and video. Viewing Tide Station Information 1. From the Home screen, select recently viewed tide station is shown. Tide station Tide level at local time Local Time 2.
6.12.2, update to the most current version by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. 3. Insert the SD card into an SD card reader attached to the computer.
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5. From the Send to Device window, select the drive for the SD card reader and the types of data you want to copy to your chartplotter. 6. Click Send. 7. Insert the SD card into your chartplotter. 8. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select Card.
Viewing Information To transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks to or from a network: 1. Connect the chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network using the network port on the back of the chartplotter and a Garmin Network cable. 2. From the Home screen, select 3.
Analog. 2. Select Viewing Fuel Gauges NOTE: To view fuel information, your chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS ™ Information From the Home screen, select engine, total fuel flow, fuel level in each tank, total fuel remaining, fuel economy, engine trim, boat speed, engine RPM, and the range for your boat are displayed.
Aspect—switches between the standard aspect ratio and a stretched aspect ratio. The video cannot be stretched beyond the dimensions provided by the connected video device, and may not fill the entire screen of the GPSMAP 4212 chartplotter. • Brightness—adjusts the brightness of the video feed up or down. Select device to automatically adjust the brightness.
42), and display the event log. The event log displays a list of system events. Select the event to view additional information. The Save to Card option is provided as a troubleshooting tool; a Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to use this to retrieve data about the marine network.
Statute (mh, ft., ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), Nautical (kt, ft., ºF), or Custom. Select individually define units of measure for: NOTE: You must be receiving NMEA Sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder module to view depth and temperature information.
NMEA 0183 data, DSC, and sonar NMEA input support for the DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences. NMEA High Speed supports the input or output of standard 0183 data for most AIS receivers. The Garmin option supports the input or output of Garmin-proprietary data for interfacing with Garmin software.
Setting Sonar Alarms NOTE: You must have an optional sonar module and a transducer connected using NMEA 0183 or using the Garmin Marine Network to receive sonar information. Configure From the Home screen, select Shallow Water—set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than the specified value.
— sounds an alarm for large fish only. Setting Weather Alarms NOTE: You must have a subscription to XM WX Weather and a Garmin XM WX Weather receiver (such as a GDL 30A) connected using the Garmin Marine Network to view weather information. See page 58 for more information.
Configuring the Device To adjust the Keel Offset: 1. From the Home screen, select 2. Using the on-screen keyboard, enter the measured distance from the transducer location to the water line or to the keel of the boat. • If you are measuring down to the keel (transducer installed at the water line), enter a (+) positive number.
Configuring XM Audio NOTE: You must connect optional Garmin XM equipment (such as a GDL 30A XM receiver) to the Garmin Marine Network, and have a subscription to XM Radio to use XM audio features. For more information, see page...
Marine Network Using the Marine Network The Garmin Marine Network allows you to share data from Garmin peripheral devices to Garmin chartplotters quickly and easily. You can connect your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network to receive data from and to share data with other Marine Network- compatible devices and chartplotters.
Name assigned No name assigned To assign an alias or a name to a Garmin Marine Network device: 1. From the Home screen, select 2. Select the device. 3. Select Review. 4. Use the...
Using Radar When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar such as a GMR 404/406 or a GMR 18/24, you can view more information about your surroundings. The radar connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares radar data with all networked chartplotters.
Using Cruising Mode Cruising mode is the standard radar operation. If you switch from Sentry mode to Cruising mode, the antenna will go into full-time transmission and will disable any guard zones. To enable Cruising mode, select Radar Use the Cruising screen to view a full-screen image of the gathered radar information. Your position is in the center of the screen, and the rings provide distance measurements.
Using Radar To enable the guard zone: From the Home screen, select To adjust the guard zone boundaries: 1. While the guard zone is on, from the Radar screen, select Guard Zone Move Guard Zone. > 2. Select an option: •...
• Select MARPA Target to open the MARPA target information window. This option appears only when you are targeting a tagged MARPA object. Lost MARPA target Tracking MARPA target 3. To stop targeting, select Stop Understanding the Radar Overlay Screen Use the Radar Overlay option to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart.
Using Radar Obtaining Optimal Radar Display Performance The gain controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver. The default setting for the gain is Auto; this setting adjusts the gain automatically to provide the best performance. To adjust the gain: 1. From the Radar screen, select 2.
Configuring Other Vessels on the Radar Screen You can configure which other vessels are displayed on the Radar screen. From the Radar screen, press MENU, and select NOTE: To configure AIS information for other boats, your chartplotter must be connected to an external AIS device.
Using Sonar When connected to an optional Garmin GSD 22 sounder and a transducer, your chartplotter can be used as a fishfinder. The sounder module connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connected to the network.
Understanding the Split Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen (dual frequency transducer only) to view both the 50kHz and 200kHz frequencies on the same screen. From the Home screen, select Sonar left; a 50kHz frequency graph appears on the right. Depth, temperature, and water speed GPS speed and...
Using Sonar Setting Up Sonar Use the Sonar Setup screen to define and adjust settings universal to all sonar screens. Sonar From the Home screen, select Scroll Speed—adjusts the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left (Ultrascroll Medium, or Slow).
Advanced Sonar Settings To adjust advanced sonar settings, press Gain—control the sensitivity of the sonar receiver (Auto or, to adjust manually, Up or Down). To see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the gain. Pause Sonar—select to stop scrolling. Select and select Resume to continue scrolling in real time.
The chartplotter can track the positions of vessels sending position reports (page 56). Quickly set up and send individual routine call details to your Garmin VHF radio (page 57). When you initiate a man-overboard distress call from your radio, the...
Menu Receiving Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected using NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter alerts you when your VHF radio receives a distress call. The radio automatically switches to monitor Channel 16 when it receives a distress call. If position information was sent with the distress call, that information also is available and recorded with the call.
2. Select an option: • Select Call with Radio to set up an individual routine call vessel that sent the position report. This option is available only if you are using a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible VHF radio. • Select Edit to edit the vessel name and add a comment.
Placing an Individual Routine Call When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call. When setting up an individual routine call from your chartplotter, you can select one of the channels listed below on which you want to communicate.
Using XM WX Weather and Audio In order to use XM WX Weather, you must have a Garmin XM WX weather receiver and an activated XM weather subscription. To use XM Audio, you must have a Garmin XM audio receiver and an XM Audio subscription.
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Using XM Understanding Storm Cell Information The storm cells show storms as well as the storm’s projected path in the immediate future. The direction of the red cone indicates the projected path of the storm cell. The red bars that appear in the cone indicate where the storm will most likely be in the future.
Using XM Understanding Marine Warnings When a Marine Warning is issued, the area for the warning is highlighted in red. To view information about the warning, select the warning area. The light blue lines on the chart indicate marine weather warning zones. Understanding County Warnings When the National Weather Service issues a weather warning for a county, the county is highlighted with the color corresponding to the warning.
Understanding Fronts The Fronts show lines indicating the leading edge of an air mass. This feature also shows pressure centers. Indicates a low-pressure center. A low-pressure center is an area where the measured pressure is lowest relative to the surrounding area. Moving away from a low- pressure center in any horizontal direction results in increased pressure.
Using XM Understanding Surface Winds Wind barbs indicate from which direction the wind is coming. The wind barb is a circle with a tail. Wind speed is indicated by the different combination of flags that are attached to the tail. Calm 5 knots 10 knots...
Using XM Understanding Water Temperature Data The Water Temperature feature indicates the water’s surface temperature, as indicated by the legend on the left of the screen. The temperature breaks are indicated by isotherm lines. Viewing Fish Forecasting This feature shows areas that contain optimal weather conditions for specific species of fish. 1.
Using XM Viewing Buoy Reports Report readings are taken from buoys and coastal observation stations. These readings are used to determine air temperature, dew point, water temperature, tide, wave height and period, wind direction and speed, visibility, and barometric pressure. on the screen.
Using XM Audio When a Garmin XM Audio receiver is connected to the Garmin Marine Network and to the audio input of your boat, you can listen to XM Audio channels. To display the XM Audio interface while navigating: From the Navigation screen, select...
GPSMAP 4210: 8⅞ in. H × 13⅜ in. W × 4¾ in. D (226.9 × 340.4 × 120 mm) GPSMAP 4212: 9½ in. H × 14¾ in. W × 4¾ in. D (240.5 × 375 × 120 mm) Weight: GPSMAP 4208: 5 lb., 15 oz. (2.7 kg) GPSMAP 4210: 7 lb., 11 oz.
Approved NMEA 0183 Sentences GPBWC, GPRMC, GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPGLL, GPBOD, GPRMB, GPRTE, GPVTG, GPWPL, GPXTE, and Garmin proprietary sentences PGRME, PGRMM, and PGRMZ. This chartplotter also includes support for the WPL sentence, DSC, and sonar NMEA 0183 input with support for the DPT (depth) or DBT, MTW (water temp), and VHW (water temp, speed, and heading) sentences.
1. Remove the SD card from the chartplotter and insert it into an SD card reader that is attached to a computer. 2. From Windows Explorer, open the Garmin\scrn folder on the SD card. 3. Copy the appropriate .BMP file on the card and paste it to any location on the computer.
Appendix Messages and Alarms AIS: Dangerous Target—an AIS target currently presents a collision threat. alarm Clock—the alarm clock alarm has sounded. Anchor Drag Alarm—boat has drifted out of the user-set distance range. Antenna Input is Shorted —there is a short in the wiring to the GPS 17 antenna. Approaching Waypoint <name>—boat is a specified alarm distance from the destination waypoint.
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Appendix Directory Memory is Full Can’t Create Entry—DSC directory is full, no more entries can be created. Distress Call Received from <name>—distress call has been received by the DSC module. Drift Alarm—boat has moved a user-defined distance. DSC Position Report Received From <name>—a position report has been received by the DSC module.
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Appendix MaRPa: Target Lost—(radar) unable to track a marpa target any longer. MDB Waypoint Memory is Full, Can’t Create Waypoint—MDB waypoint memory is full. Erase existing MDB waypoints to make room. NMEA Depth Is Below Transducer—(sonar) the NMEA depth input is using the DBT sentence which does not include keel offset.
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Appendix Simulating Operation—the chartplotter is in Simulator mode. Sonar Failed, Unit Needs Repair—there has been a sonar failure and the chartplotter needs to be sent in for repair. Contact product support. Sonar Service Incompatible. Software Update Required—a software update is needed. Contact product support for assistance updating your network.
If you use XM Services it is your responsibility to exercise prudent discretion and observe all safety measures required by law and your own common sense. You assume the entire risk related to your use of the Services. XM and Garmin assume no responsibility for accidents resulting from or associated with use of the Services.
You further acknowledge that the structure, organization, and code of the Software are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and that the Software in source code form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin. You agree not to decompile, disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse engineer, or reduce to human readable form the Software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software.
Index A-scope additional object information aerial photos 15, alarms battery fish messages safe zone water temp auto mag var automatic guidance 15, 20, 28, backing up data backlight adjusting backlight sensor beeper BlueChart g2 Vision bottom lock bridging buoy reports calibrate water speed category (XM) 41, celestial information...
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panning the navigation chart Perspective 3D photos 9, POI data position position icon Power key precipitation information preferred devices pressure center gradient isobars unit settings product registration radar 5, cross talk fast time constant overlay screen surface range Range keys range rings rings 9, roads...