Garmin GPSMAP 172 Owner's Manual

Also see for GPSMAP 172: Installation instructions Specifications Quick reference

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Main Menu: DSC/Card TabsA user also has the ability to simulate a Distress Call or a Position Report on this page. This is help-ful for practice before connecting to the real system. The Distress Call simulator also helps to check ifalarms are working properly.To run a simulation:1. Place the chartplotter into simulation (see pg. 7).2. From the Main Menu, select the DSC tab, then highlight the Setup tab.3. Highlight which simulation you wish to run and press ENTER.Using the NAV KeyThe receiver of a Distress Call or Position Report can quickly navigate to the caller using the NAVbutton. Once the call is logged, press the NAV button and select to Go To the MMSI number or theName of the caller.Card Tab— interface control for saving waypoints, routes and tracks to a data card.When data is savedto a data card, it may be exchanged with other compatible units and Garmin’s MapSource PC program.To transfer data to/from a data card:1. Insert the data card. If there is already user data on the card, highlight ‘User Card’ and pressENTER From the ‘Card’ tab, select the checkbox next to each type of item you want to transfer. Youmay also press MENU and choose to ‘Select All’ or ‘Clear All’.2. Highlight ‘Save To Card’ and press ENTER to save the selected items to the data card.3. If transferring data from the card to the unit, highlight ‘Merge From Card’ and press ENTER tocombine the selected items with those of your GPS. highlight ‘Replace From Card’ and press ENTERto overwrite all selected items on your GPS.4. A ‘Transfer Complete’ message appears once the data has been transferred. Press ENTER.Map Tab— contains setup options for the Map Page. See page 21.Hiway Tab— contains setup options for the Highway Page. See page 29.Card TabReference