Garmin GPSMAP 546 Owner's Manual

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Using ChartsGPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 9navigation Chart MenuTo access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart, press MENU.full Screen Map—view the Navigation or Fishing chart in full-screen mode,without numbers.waypoints & Tracks—view, add, and configure waypoints(page 24) and tracks (page 27).Other Vessels—view information about other vessels if your chartplotteris connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC(Digital Selective Calling) device (page 59).Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only available whilenavigating).data bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailingnumbers.• Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Positiondata bar on or off. Select data bar Setup to configure the data shown onthe screen.• Navigation—turn the Distance to Destination, Arrival, Off Course, andBearing data bar on or off. Select auto to turn on the navigation data barwhenever you are navigating to a destination. Select data bar Setup tochoose different data to show on the cruising data bar.• fishing—turn the Depth, Water Temperature, and Water Speed data bar onor off.• fuel—turn the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Economy databar on or off.• Sailing—turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and WindVelocity Made Good (VMG) data bar on or off. Select wind to togglebetween True and Apparent wind speed and wind angle.• XM audio—displays an XM audio bar at the bottom of the screen if XMaudio is available.• Compass Tape—displayed at the top of the screen to provide the currentheading, and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired courseappears while navigating.Understanding How Wind VMg and Waypoint VMgAppear in the Data BarsThe chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind VelocityMade Good (VMG) and Waypoint VMG in the data bars.Waypoint VMG appears under these conditions:• The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigatinga route or an automatic guidance line.• The Sailing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating aroute or an automatic guidance line and you turn off the Route Leg databar.Wind VMG appears under these conditions:• The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when you are not navigating aroute or an automatic guidance line.• The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg data bar ison.Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings (page 11).