Garmin GPSMAP 546 Owner's Manual

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Configuring the Chartplotter48 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s ManualTo set the distance from shore:1. Dock your boat or drop anchor.2. From the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation >auto guidance > Shoreline dist. > Normal.3. From Home screen, select where To? > waypoints.4. Select a waypoint for a destination that you have navigated to previously.5. Select Navigate To > guide To.6. Review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether theline safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficienttravel.7. Complete an action:• If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select MENU> Navigation Options > Stop Navigation. Proceed to step 11.• If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from theHome screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > autoguidance > Shoreline distance > far.• If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the Homescreen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > autoguidance > Shoreline distance > Near.8. If you selected Near or far in step 7, review the placement of the AutoGuidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids known obstacles,and whether the turns enable efficient travel.9. Complete an action:• If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select MENU> Navigation Options > Stop Navigation. Proceed to step 11.• If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from theHome screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > autoguidance > Shoreline distance > farthest.• If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the Homescreen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > autoguidance > Shoreline distance > Nearest.10. If you selected Nearest or farthest in step 9, review the placement ofthe Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids knownobstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.11. Repeat steps 1-10 at least once more, using a different destination eachtime, until you are familiar with the functionality of the Shoreline Distancesetting.Configuring Communications SettingsTo change the communications settings from the Home screen, selectConfigure > Communications.Serial Port 1—configures the input/output format for serial port 1 to use whenconnecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices, a computer, or otherGarmin devices.• garmin data Transfer—supports the input or output of Garmin-proprietary data for communicating with Garmin software.• NMEa Standard—supports the input or output of standard NMEA 0183data, DSC, and sonar NMEA input support for the DPT, MTW, and VHWsentences.