Garmin GPSMAP 500 Series Owner's Manual

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Configuring the Video Appearance .......................................... 26SiriusXM Weather........................................................ 26SiriusXM Equipment and Subscription Requirements ............. 26Weather Data Broadcasts ........................................................ 26Viewing Precipitation Information ............................................. 27Precipitation Views .............................................................. 27Storm Cell and Lightning Information ....................................... 27Hurricane Information .............................................................. 27Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins ............................... 27Forecast Information ................................................................ 27Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period ...... 27Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast ........... 27Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers ............................... 27City Forecasts ..................................................................... 27Viewing Sea Conditions ........................................................... 27Surface Winds ..................................................................... 28Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction ................ 28Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for AnotherTime Period ......................................................................... 28Viewing Fishing Information ..................................................... 28Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data ................. 28Forecasting Fish Locations ................................................. 28Changing the Sea Surface Temperature Color Range ....... 28Visibility Information ................................................................. 28Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another TimePeriod .................................................................................. 28Viewing Buoy Reports .............................................................. 28Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy ................ 28Creating a Waypoint on a Weather Chart ................................ 29Weather Overlay ...................................................................... 29Turning On the Weather Overlay on a Chart ...................... 29Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart ............ 29Weather Overlay Settings on the Fishing Chart .................. 29Viewing Weather Subscription Information .............................. 29Chartplotter Data Management................................... 29Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Chartplotter ...... 29Copying Data from a Memory Card ......................................... 29Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card ... 29Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from allChartplotters on the Network ................................................... 29Copying Built-In Maps to a Memory Card ................................ 29Backing Up Data to a Computer .............................................. 29Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter ................................. 30Saving System Information to a Memory Card ........................ 30Device Configuration................................................... 30Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically ............................... 30System Settings ....................................................................... 30Display Settings .................................................................. 30GPS Settings ....................................................................... 30Viewing the Event Log ........................................................ 30Viewing System Software Information ................................ 30My Vessel Settings .................................................................. 30Setting the Keel Offset ........................................................ 31Calibrating a Water Speed Device ...................................... 31Setting the Water Temperature Offset ................................ 31Communications Settings ........................................................ 31NMEA 0183 ......................................................................... 31NMEA 2000 Settings ........................................................... 32Setting Alarms .......................................................................... 32Navigation Alarms ............................................................... 32System Alarms .................................................................... 32Setting the Fuel Alarm ......................................................... 32Setting Weather Alarms ...................................................... 32Units Settings ........................................................................... 32Navigation Settings .................................................................. 32Auto Guidance Line Configurations .................................... 32Adjusting the Distance from Shore ...................................... 33Other Vessel Settings .............................................................. 33Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings ............... 33Appendix.......................................................................33Registering Your Device .......................................................... 33Cleaning the Screen ................................................................ 33Calibrating the Touchscreen .................................................... 33Screenshots ............................................................................. 33Capturing Screenshots ........................................................ 33Copying Screenshots to a Computer .................................. 34Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 34My device will not acquire GPS signals .............................. 34My device will not turn on or keeps turning off .................... 34My device is not creating waypoints in the correctlocation ................................................................................ 34The touchscreen is not responding to my touches .............. 34NMEA 0183 Information ........................................................... 34NMEA 2000 PGN Information .................................................. 35Software License Agreement ................................................... 35Index..............................................................................36Table of Contents iii