Garmin GPSMAP 536 User manual

GPSMAP®400/500 series
owner’s manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual i
Introduction
Introduction
This manual includes information for the following products:
GPSMAP
®
431/431s GPSMAP 441/441s
GPSMAP 531/531s GPSMAP 536/536s
GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 546/546s
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.
Press and release the Power key to adjust the display settings.
Manual Conventions
In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, small
arrows (>) appear in the text. They indicate that you should highlight
a series of items on the screen using the Rocker, and press the
SELECT key after each item. For example, if you see “select
Charts > Navigation Chart,” you should highlight Charts, and
press SELECT. Then highlight Navigation Chart, and press
SELECT again.
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Quick Links
Turning the Unit On or Off: page 3.
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 5.
Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 6.
Restoring the Original Factory Settings: page 6.
Using the Navigation Chart: page 8.
Changing the Navigation Chart Settings: page 12.
Navigating to a Destination: page 28.
Creating and Using Waypoints: page 30.
Conguring System Settings: page 48.
Using Sonar: page 57.
Alarms and Messages: page 79.
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ii GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................i
Tips and Shortcuts ........................................................................ i
Manual Conventions ..................................................................... i
Quick Links ................................................................................... i
Declaration of Conformity (DoC)..................................................iv
Product Registration ....................................................................iv
Contact Garmin............................................................................iv
Getting Started.....................................................................1
Unit Overview............................................................................... 1
Turning the Unit On or Off............................................................ 2
Initializing Unit Settings................................................................ 3
Adjusting the Backlight................................................................. 4
Using the Keypad......................................................................... 5
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals................................................... 5
Using Simulator Mode.................................................................. 5
Viewing System Information ........................................................ 6
Restoring the Original Factory Settings ....................................... 6
Inserting and Removing SD Cards .............................................. 6
Understanding the Home Screen................................................. 7
Using Charts ........................................................................8
Using the Navigation Chart .......................................................... 8
Changing the Navigation Chart Settings.................................... 12
Using the Split Navigation Chart ................................................ 15
Using Perspective 3D ................................................................ 15
Using Mariner’s Eye 3D ............................................................. 16
Using Fish Eye 3D ..................................................................... 18
Using Fishing Charts.................................................................. 19
Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery............................... 19
Viewing Aerial Photos ................................................................ 20
Animated Tide and Current Indicators ....................................... 21
Detailed Road and POI Data ..................................................... 21
Using Automatic Guidance......................................................... 22
Using the Chart/Sonar Screen ................................................... 22
Automatic Identication System................................................. 22
Where To? ..........................................................................28
Navigating to a Destination ........................................................ 28
Creating and Using Waypoints................................................... 30
Creating and Using Routes........................................................ 31
Using Tracks .............................................................................. 33
Using BlueChart g2 Vision ......................................................... 34
Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot ............................................ 35
Viewing Information ..........................................................36
Viewing a Compass ................................................................... 36
Viewing Numbers....................................................................... 36
Viewing Trip Information ............................................................ 37
Viewing and Customizing Engine Gauges................................. 37
Viewing and Synchronizing Fuel Gauges .................................. 40
Viewing and Customizing Wind Gauges.................................... 41
Viewing Tide-station Information................................................ 42
Viewing Current Information ...................................................... 43

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Introduction
Viewing Celestial Information..................................................... 43
Viewing User Data ..................................................................... 44
Viewing Other Vessels ............................................................... 47
Conguring the Chartplotter ............................................48
Conguring System Settings...................................................... 48
Conguring Units of Measure .................................................... 48
Changing the System Language................................................ 49
Conguring Navigation Preferences .......................................... 49
Conguring Communications Settings....................................... 51
Setting Alarms............................................................................ 52
Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm ........................................ 54
Conguring My Boat .................................................................. 54
Conguring Other Vessels ......................................................... 56
Using Sonar .......................................................................57
Understanding the Full Screen .................................................. 57
Understanding the Flasher Screen ............................................ 57
Understanding the Split Frequency Screen ............................... 58
Understanding the Split Zoom Screen ....................................... 58
Understanding the Depth Log Screen........................................ 59
Understanding the Temp Log Screen ........................................ 59
Setting Up Sonar........................................................................ 60
Advanced Sonar Settings .......................................................... 61
Using Digital Selective Calling (DSC)..............................63
Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio ................................... 63
Adding a DSC Contact............................................................... 64
Viewing the DSC List ................................................................. 64
Receiving Distress Calls ............................................................ 64
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio ....... 65
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter ... 65
Position Tracking........................................................................ 65
Placing an Individual Routine Call ............................................. 66
Calling an AIS Target ................................................................. 67
Using XM WX Weather and Audio....................................68
Using XM WX Weather .............................................................. 68
Viewing NEXRAD Precipitation Information............................... 69
Viewing Forecast Information .................................................... 72
Viewing Fishing Information....................................................... 73
Viewing Sea Conditions ............................................................. 74
Viewing Visibility Information...................................................... 75
Using XM Audio ......................................................................... 76
Appendix ............................................................................77
Specications............................................................................. 77
Alarms and Messages ............................................................... 79
Capturing Screenshots .............................................................. 82
Caring for the Unit...................................................................... 82
Weather Data Warranty ............................................................. 83
Software License Agreement ..................................................... 84
XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement ...................................... 84
Index ...................................................................................85

iv GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
Introduction
 WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important information.
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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started
Getting Started
Unit Overview
GPSMAP 536/546
POWER/
BACKLIGHT
MENU
ROCKER
SELECT
HOME
RANGE (-/+)
MARK
SD card slot
Power/Data
GPSMAP 546
External GPS antennaNMEA 2000
GPSMAP 531

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Getting Started
GPSMAP 441/541
Power/Data
External
GPS antenna
NMEA 2000
®
GPSMAP 431
Turning the Unit On or Off
To turn on the unit, press and release the Power key. When the
Warning screen appears, select I Agree to view the Home screen.
NOTE: The rst time you turn on your unit, you must congure the
initial settings. See “Initializing Unit Settings” (page 3).
To turn off the unit, press and hold the Power key.
Home Screen

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 3
Getting Started
Initializing Unit Settings
The rst time you turn on your unit, congure the initial settings.
NOTE: You can change these settings later using the Congure
screen (page 6).
Language—select the language to display on the screen.
Welcome—select OK.
Store Demonstration—select NO. (This option is only available
the rst time the unit is turned on.)
NMEA 0183 Devices—if you have NMEA 0183 devices connected
to a serial port, specify which ports are connected.
AIS Receiver (not available if you select None for NMEA 0183
Devices)—Select Yes if one of the devices connected to a serial port
is an AIS (Automatic Identication System) receiver.
Position Format—specify the coordinate system to use for location
readings.
Time Format—specify whether you want the time shown in a
12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) format.
Time Zone—set the time zone you want displayed for time
readings. If Auto is selected for the Time Zone, the DST option is
not available and is automatically set to Auto.
System Units—specify units for on-screen measurements as
Statute, Metric, or Nautical, or select Custom to individually
dene units of measure for depth, temperature, distance, speed,
elevation, volume, and pressure.
Minimum Depth—select the minimum safe depth for your boat.
Refer to your boat specications for more information.
Shallow Water Alarm—only available if you are receiving sonar
depth data. Select Yes or No.
Overhead Clearance—select the minimum overhead clearance for
your boat. Refer to your boat specications for more information.
AIS Alarm Range (not available if you select No for AIS
Receiver)—select the distance within which an alarm will sound if
an AIS vessel nears your boat (page 56).
AIS Alarm Time To (not available if you select No for AIS
Receiver)—select the time within which an alarm will sound if an
AIS vessel is on track to intersect the Safe Zone around your boat
(page 56).
If a water speed wheel is detected, a message will ask if you want to
calibrate it now. Select Yes or No.

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Getting Started
Adjusting the Backlight
1. Press and release the Power key.
2. Press left or right on the Rocker to adjust the backlight.
NOTE: Press the Power key repeatedly to cycle between
maximum backlight, minimum backlight, and your manual setting.
To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on
ambient light, select Auto Backlight (automatic backlight is
available only on the GPSMAP 536 and GPSMAP 546).
To switch between Day mode and Night mode:
1. Press and release the Power key.
2. Select Color Mode.
3. Press left or right on the Rocker to switch between modes.
To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on
ambient light, select Auto Day/Night Mode.

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 5
Getting Started
Using the Keypad
POWER/
BACKLIGHT
MENU
ROCKER
SELECT
HOME
RANGE (-/+)
MARK
POWER/BACKLIGHT—Press and hold to turn the unit on or off.
Press and release to adjust the backlight and day and night modes.
RANGE (-/+)—Press to adjust the range of the sonar. Press to zoom
in or out on a chart. Press to page up or down on lists.
ROCKER—Press to adjust the range of the sonar, to zoom in or out
on a chart, to page up or down on lists, to scroll the map, or to adjust
the backlight level.
MARK—Press to mark a waypoint at your current location.
SELECT—Press to select highlighted items.
HOME—Press to return to the Home screen.
MENU—Press to access additional settings and conguration
options. Press to return to the previous screen when indicated.
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
When you turn on the unit, the GPS receiver must collect satellite
data and establish the current location. When the unit acquires
satellite signals, the signal strength bars at the top of the Home
screen are green . When the unit loses satellite signals, the
green bars disappear and the position icon displays a ashing
question mark.
For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at
www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
Using Simulator Mode
Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for
practice. The unit does not track satellites in simulator mode.
 WARNING
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.

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Getting Started
To turn on Simulator mode:
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System >
Simulator.
2. Select Setup to set speed, track control, and position.
Viewing System Information
You can view the software version, the basemap version,
supplemental map information (if applicable), the unit ID number
for your chartplotter, and your XM
®
WX Satellite Weather
®
Radio
ID (if available). You may need this information to update the
system software or to purchase additional map data information.
From the home screen, select Congure > System > System
Information.
Restoring the Original Factory Settings
NOTE: This procedure deletes all settings information you have
entered.
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > System
Information > Factory Settings.
2. Select Yes to restore all factory settings, or select No to cancel.
The unit reboots and prompts you to adjust unit settings (page 3).
Inserting and Removing SD Cards
Your unit supports Secure Digital (SD) cards. Insert optional
BlueChart
®
g2 Vision
®
SD cards to view high-resolution satellite
imagery and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas
and other points of interest. Use SD cards to transfer data such as
waypoints, routes, and tracks to another compatible Garmin unit or
a computer (page 45). The SD card slot is located on the lower-right
corner of the unit.
To insert the SD card, open the access door and press the SD card in
until it clicks. Press the card in again and release it to eject it from
the chartplotter.

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 7
Getting Started
NOTE: If you use an SD card to transfer waypoints from
MapSource
®
or HomePort
™
, update to the most-current version
MapSource or HomePort by clicking Help > Check for Software
Updates, or check the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com.
Understanding the Home Screen
Use the Home screen to access all other screens. Press HOME from
any screen to return to the Home screen.
Charts—selects Navigation, Fishing, Perspective 3D, Mariner’s
Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Split Navigation charts.
NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D charts and Fish Eye 3D charts are
available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Sonar—set up and access sonar information (page 57).
Note: You must have an “s” series unit (such as a
GPSMAP 441s) with a connected transducer to use sonar
features.
Chart/Sonar—set up the screen to view a chart and sonar in a
split screen (page 22).
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Where To?—access navigation features (page 28).
Information—view information including dashboard options,
tides, currents, celestial data, user data, and information about
other vessels (page 36).
Congure—access unit and system settings (page 48).
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Using Charts
Using Charts
Your chartplotter has a worldwide map and a built-in detailed map
of US inland lakes, or BlueChart g2 cartography for the USA and
Bahamas shoreline.
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.
Perspective 3D—provides a view from above and behind the
boat (according to your course), and provides a visual navigation
aid.
Split Navigation Chart—displays two different zoom levels of
the Navigation chart at the same time.
Mariner’s Eye 3D charts and Fish Eye 3D charts are available
only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Fishing Chart—provides a view of the chart with enhanced
bottom contours and without navigational data. This chart works
well for offshore deep-sea shing.
Fish Eye 3D—provides an underwater 3D view that visually
represents the sea oor according to the information on the chart.
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Mariner’s Eye 3D—provides a view from above and behind
the boat as a three-dimensional navigation aid. The BlueChart
g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more detailed than the preloaded
data.
Using the Navigation Chart
Use the Navigation chart to plan your course, to view map
information, and as a navigational aid.
To access a Navigation chart, from the Home screen, select
Charts > Navigation Chart.
Light
Beacon
Exposed
wreck
Your boat
Marine
services
Exposed
rock
Tide station
Zoom scale
Navigation Chart with g2 Vision
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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 9
Using Charts
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 congure waypoints
(page 30) and tracks (page 33).
Other Vessels—view information about other vessels if
your chartplotter is connected to an external AIS (Automatic
Identication System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device
(page 63).
Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only
available while navigating).
Data Bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or
sailing numbers.
Data
bars
Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS
Position data bar on or off. Select Data Bar Setup to congure
the position of the data 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.
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Using Charts
Fishing—turn the Depth, Water Temperature, and Water Speed
data bar on or off (available when using an “s” series unit with
a transducer attached, or a “non-s” series unit with a Garmin
Intelliducer
™
attached).
Fuel—(available only when your chartplotter is connected to a
device capable of measuring fuel level, fuel ow, or both) turn
the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Economy data
bar on or off.
Sailing— (available only when your chartplotter is connected to
a wind sensor) 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 (page 76).
Compass Tape—displayed at the top of the screen to provide
the current heading. 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.
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Waypoint VMG appears under these conditions:
The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are
navigating a route or an Auto Guidance line.
The Sailing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are
navigating a route or an Auto 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 Auto Guidance line.
The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg
data bar is on.
Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings (page 12).
Understanding Chart Data
Charts for BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision use graphic
symbols to denote map features that follow the standards for USA
and international charts.
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.
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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 11
Using Charts
Navigating to a Point on the Chart
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Split Navigation
Chart.
3. Use the Rocker to select the point on the chart to which you
want to go.
4. Press SELECT.
5. Select Navigate To.
6. Select Go To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed
BlueChart g2 Vision card for Auto Guidance).
7. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination.
To create a route to a point on the chart, see page 31.
Panning the Navigation Chart
Use the Rocker to move the map pointer ( ) away from your
current location and to 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.
As you move the map pointer, you can view the distance and
bearing from your current location and the map pointer’s location
coordinates in the lower-right corner of the map.
To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the Rocker.
Map
pointer
To stop panning, press MENU, and then select Stop Panning.
Zooming In and Out on the Map
The Range (-/+) keys control the zoom level, indicated by the scale
at the bottom of the Navigation chart ( ). The bar under the
number represents that distance on the map.

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Using Charts
Accessing Additional Object Information
Use the map pointer ( ) to view information about on-screen map
items, waypoints, and charts.
To access additional object information:
1. On the Navigation chart, highlight an item with the map pointer,
and press SELECT.
Selected
item
2. Select the item. If more than one item is in the area, select
Review, and then select the item.
Viewing Tide-Station Information
Tide-station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon
showing the relevant tide level. You can view an in-depth graph for
a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on
different days.
Use the map pointer ( ) to highlight a tide-station icon ( ),
and press SELECT.
For more information about tides, see page 42.
Changing the Navigation Chart Settings
To change chart settings from the home screen, select Charts >
Navigation Chart > MENU > Chart Setup.
Photos—sets the high-resolution satellite images to Off, Land
Only, or On. High-resolution satellite imagery is only available
while using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Tides/Currents—turns tides and currents on or off (page 42). Select
Animated to show animated tide station indicators and animated
current direction indicators on the chart (page 21).
Service Points—turns marine service points on or off.
Roses—displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating
compass direction. True wind direction or apparent wind direction is
shown if the unit is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor.

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Using Charts
Weather—sets up and displays various weather parameters,
including precipitation (NEXRAD), cloud cover, visibility, WX
buoys, and the weather legend. Sea temperature and sh species can
be displayed on the Fishing chart (page 19).
The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is
connected to a weather module and you have an XM subscription.
See page 68 for additional information.
NOTE: If Weather is set to Off, none of the weather options will
be visible on the chart.
Wind direction
indicator
Compass rose
Changing the Chart Appearance
From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart >
MENU > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance.
Orientation—changes the perspective of the map display.
North Up—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.
Head Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.
Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is
always up. The heading line appears vertically if shown.
Detail—adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different
zoom levels.
Press right on
the Rocker to
increase map
detail.
Press left on
the Rocker to
decrease map
detail.
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Using Charts
Heading Line—draws an extension line from the bow of the boat in
the direction of travel.
Off—turns the heading line off.
Distance—sets the distance to the end of the heading line.
Time—sets the amount of time until you reach the end of the
heading line.
World Map—displays a basic world map or satellite imagery (when
Full World Map is selected).
Spot Depths—turns spot soundings on or off and sets a dangerous
depth.
Safety Shading (only available when you are using a BlueChart
g2 or BlueChart g2 Vision card)—identies a selected depth. Areas
with depths shallower than the specied value are shaded in blue,
while areas with depths greater than the specied value are shaded
in white. The shading is always drawn at, or deeper than, the
selected depth.
Select Auto to use the depth from the g2 Vision chart.
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Symbols—changes symbol preferences.
Navaid Size—adjusts the size of the navaid symbols shown on
the map.
Navaid Type—selects the navaid symbol set (NOAA or IALA).
Land POIs—turns the display of land POIs (points of interest)
on or off.
Light Sectors—turns the sector in which a navigational light
is visible on or off. Selecting Auto lters out light sectors,
depending on the zoom level.
Chart Borders—turns chart borders on when using a BlueChart
g2 Vision SD card and you want to see what area the maps cover.
Photo Points—turns camera icons (page 21) on or off when
using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Vehicle Icon—allows you to select a boat or triangle that is
large, medium, or small as your boat icon on the chart.
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