ii GPSMAP ® 4000/5000 Series Owner’s ManualIntroductionTable of ContentsIntroduction................................................iTips and Shortcuts ...........................................iManual Conventions ........................................iQuick Links ......................................................iGetting Started..........................................1Unit Overview..................................................1Turning the Unit On or Off ...............................2Initializing Unit Settings ...................................2Adjusting the Backlight....................................3Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals ......................3Inserting and Removing SD Cards .................4Restoring Factory Settings..............................4Viewing System Information ...........................4Using Simulator Mode.....................................4Understanding the Home Screen....................5Using Charts .............................................6Using the Navigation Chart .............................6Changing the Navigation Chart Settings .........9Using Radar Overlay.....................................12Using Tracks .................................................12Using BlueChart g2 Vision ............................14Using Mariner’s Eye 3D ................................14Using Fish Eye 3D ........................................16Using Fishing Charts.....................................16Enabling High-Resolution Satellite Imagery..17Viewing Aerial Photos ...................................18Viewing Current Station Information .............18Detailed Road and POI Data ........................18Using Automatic Guidance............................18Using Combinations...............................19Where To? ...............................................21Navigating to a Destination ...........................21Creating and Using Waypoints......................23Creating and Using Routes ...........................25Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot ...............26Viewing Information ...............................27Viewing Tide Station Information ..................27Viewing Current Information .........................27Viewing Celestial Information ........................28Viewing User Data ........................................28Viewing the DSC List ....................................30Viewing Fuel Gauges ....................................31Viewing Video ...............................................31Configuring the Chartplotter .................32Configuring System Settings.........................32Changing the System Language...................32Configuring Navigation Preferences .............32Configuring Units of Measure .......................33Configuring Communications Settings ..........33Setting Alarms ...............................................34Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm ...........35Configuring My Boat .....................................35Configuring Other Vessels ............................36Using the Garmin Marine Network ........37Viewing Connected Garmin Marine NetworkDevices .......................................................38Using Radar ............................................39Using Cruising Mode.....................................40Using Sentry Mode .......................................40Radar Targeting ............................................41Understanding the Radar Overlay Screen ....42Obtaining Optimal Radar DisplayPerformance ...............................................42Adjusting the VRM and EBL..........................43Configuring Other Vessels on the RadarScreen ........................................................43Advanced Radar Configuration .....................44Using Sonar ............................................45Understanding the Full Screen .....................45Understanding the Split Zoom Screen ..........45Understanding the Split Frequency Screen ..46Understanding the Temp Log ........................46Setting Up Sonar...........................................47Advanced Sonar Settings .............................48Digital Selective Calling (DSC) ..............49Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio ......49Adding a DSC Contact ..................................49Viewing the DSC List ....................................50Receiving Distress Calls ...............................50Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiatedfrom a VHF Radio .......................................50Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiatedfrom the Chartplotter ..................................50Position Tracking...........................................51Placing an Individual Routine Call ................52Calling an AIS Target ....................................52Appendix .................................................53Specifications ................................................53Calibrating the Touchscreen .........................54Capturing Screenshots .................................54Alarms and Messages ..................................55Product Registration .....................................57Contact Garmin .............................................57Declaration of Conformity (DoC) ...................57Software License Agreement ........................57NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000........................58Index ........................................................59