Garmin 500 series GPS Receiver User Manual


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34 GPSMAP
®
500 Series Owner’s Manual
confIGurInG the unIt
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Toconguresettingsforboatsotherthanyourown,fromtheHome
screen, select Congure > Other Boats.
AIS—turnAIS(AutomaticIdenticationSystem)onoroff.AIS
alertsyoutoareatrafcbyprovidingboatIDs,position,course,and
speed for boats equipped with a transponder within range.
DSC—turn DSC (Digital Selective Calling) on or off.
NOTE: TocongureAISorDSCinformationforotherboats,
your unit must be connected to an external AIS or DSC device.
See page 30 for more information.
Safe Zone—turn a safe zone around your boat on or off. This is
used for collision avoidance, and can be customized:
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Ring—show or hide a ring on the map showing the safe zone
for your boat.
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Range—change the measured radius of the safe zone ring to a
specieddistancefrom0.1to2.0nm(or.02to5.0km,or0.1
to 2.0 mi).
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Time to Safe Zone—sounds an alarm if AIS determines that
atargetwillintersecttheSafeZonewithinthedenedtime
interval (ranging from 3 to 24 minutes).
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TocongureXMaudio,fromtheHomescreen,selectCongure >
XM Audio. You can delete a preset channel, select a category, enter
aspecicchannel,andadjustthevolumelevel.
NOTE: You must plug the optional GXM 31 antenna into the
XM port on the back of the unit, and have a subscription to XM
Radio to use XM audio features. XM Radio is available only on
GPSMAP 530/535/ 540/545 units. For more information, see the
GXM 31 Owner’s Manual.
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