Garmin GPSMAP 500 Series Owner's Manual

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Incoming Distress CallsIf your compatible chartplotter and VHF radio are connectedusing NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter alerts youwhen your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call. If positioninformation was sent with the distress call, that information isalso available and recorded with the call.designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks theposition of the vessel on the Navigation chart at the time of theDSC distress call.Navigating to a Vessel in Distressdesignates a distress call in the DSC list and marks theposition of a vessel on the Navigation chart at the time of theDSC distress call.1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select Navigate To.4 Select Go To or Route To.Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHFRadioWhen the chartplotter is connected to a compatible VHF radiowith NMEA 2000, and you initiate a man-overboard DSCdistress call from the radio, the chartplotter shows the man-overboard screen and prompts you to navigate to the man-overboard point. If you have a compatible autopilot systemconnected to the network, the chartplotter prompts you to start aWilliamson’s turn to the man-overboard point.If you cancel the man-overboard distress call on the radio, thechartplotter screen prompting you to activate navigation to theman-overboard location disappears.Man-Overboard and SOS Distress Calls Initiated fromthe ChartplotterWhen your chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000compatible radio and you mark an SOS or man-overboardlocation, the radio shows the Distress Call page so you canquickly initiate a distress call.For information on placing distress calls from your radio, see theVHF radio owner’s manual. For information about marking anMOB or SOS location, see Marking and Starting Navigation toan MOB Location.Position TrackingWhen you connect the chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA0183, you can track vessels that send position reports.This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, when the vesselsends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC CallInformation).Every position report call received is logged in the DSC list(DSC List).Viewing a Position Report1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select an option:• To switch to position report details, select .• To switch to a Navigation chart marking the location,select .• To switch to a Navigation chart marking the location,select Next Page.• To view the position report details, select Previous Page.Navigating to a Tracked Vessel1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select Navigate To.4 Select Go To or Route To.Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a TrackedVessel1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select New Waypoint.Editing Information in a Position Report1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select Edit.• To enter the name of the vessel, select Name.• To select a new symbol, select Symbol, if available.• To enter a comment, select Comment.• To show a trail line for the vessel if your radio is trackingthe position of the vessel, select Trail.• To select a color for the trail line, select Trail Line.Deleting a Position-Report Call1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select Edit > Clear Report.Viewing Vessel Trails on the ChartYou can view trails for all tracked vessels on some chart views.By default, a black line indicates the path of the vessel, a blackdot indicates each previously reported position of a trackedvessel, and a blue flag indicates the last reported position of thevessel.1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select Menu > Other Vessels> DSC Trails.2 Select the number of hours to show tracked vessels on thechart.For example, if you select 4 Hours, all trail points that areless than four hours old appear for all tracked vessels.Individual Routine CallsWhen you connect the chartplotter to a Garmin VHF radio, youcan use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routinecall.When setting up an individual routine call from your chartplotter,you can select the DSC channel on which you want tocommunicate. The radio transmits this request with your call.Selecting a DSC ChannelNOTE: The selection of a DSC channel is limited to thosechannels that are available in all frequency bands. The defaultchannel is 72. If you select a different channel, the chartplotteruses that channel for subsequent calls until you call usinganother channel.1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a vessel or a station to call.3 Select Call with Radio > Channel.4 Select an available channel.Making an Individual Routine CallNOTE: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the radiodoes not have an MMSI number programmed, the radio will notreceive call information.1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a vessel or a station to call.3 Select Call with Radio.24 Digital Selective Calling