Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 40 SERIES Owner's Manual

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• If available, to view information for the day after the dateshown, select Next Day.• If available, to view information for the day before the dateshown, select Previous Day.Viewing Information for a Different Tide or CurrentStation1 Select Navigation Info > Tides & Currents.2 Select Tides or Currents.3 Select Nearby Stations.4 Select a station.Digital Selective CallingChartplotter and NMEA®0183 VHF RadioFunctionalityWhen your chartplotter is connected to a NMEA 0183 VHFradio, these features are enabled.• The chartplotter can transfer your GPS position to your radio.If your radio is capable, GPS position information istransmitted with DSC calls.• The chartplotter can receive digital selective calling (DSC)distress and position information from the radio.• The chartplotter can track the positions of vessels sendingposition reports.Turning On DSCSelect Settings > Other Vessels > DSC.DSC ListThe DSC list is a log of the most recent DSC calls and otherDSC contacts you have entered. The DSC list can contain up to100 entries. The DSC list shows the most recent call from aboat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it replacesthe first call in the call list.Viewing the DSC ListBefore you can view the DSC list, the chartplotter must beconnected to a VHF radio that supports DSC.Select Navigation Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.Adding a DSC ContactYou can add a vessel to your DSC list. You can make calls to aDSC contact from the chartplotter.1 Select Navigation Info > Other Vessels > DSC List > AddContact.2 Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of thevessel.3 Enter the name of the vessel.Incoming Distress CallsIf your compatible chartplotter and VHF radio are connectedusing NMEA 0183, your chartplotter alerts you when your VHFradio receives a DSC distress call. If position information wassent with the distress call, that information is also available andrecorded 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 Navigation Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select Navigate To.4 Select Go To or Route To.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, page 20).Viewing a Position Report1 Select Navigation 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 Navigation 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 Navigation Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.2 Select a position-report call.3 Select New Waypoint.Editing Information in a Position Report1 Select Navigation 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 Navigation 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 > OtherVessels > 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.20 Digital Selective Calling