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    GPSMAP ® 4000 Series owner ’ s manual[...]

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    See the Important Safety and Pr oduct Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA T el. (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020 Fax (913) 397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House Hounsdown [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual i Introduction Introduction This manual includes information for the following products: GPSMAP ® 4208 GPSMAP 4210 GPSMAP 4212 T ips and Shortcuts Press HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen. Press MENU from any of the main screens to access advanced settings. Press and release the Power key to adju[...]

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    ii GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Introduction T able of Contents Introduction ...................................................... i T ips and Shortcuts ................................................... i Manual Conventions ................................................ i Getting Started ................................................[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 Getting Started G ettinG S t arted Getting Started Chartplotter Overview SD card slot Automatic backlight sensor GPSMAP 4212 - Front Power Range (-/+) Rocker MARK SELECT HOME MENU Numeric keypad (GPSMAP 4210 and 4212) Soft keys Network NMEA 2000 ® Video Power NMEA 0183 GPSMAP 4212 - Back[...]

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    2 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started G ettinG S t arted T urning on the Chartplotter NOTE: The rst time you power on your chartplotter , you must go through a setup sequence. See “Initializing Chartplotter Settings” ( page 2 ). 1. Press and release the Power key . After a few moments, the W arning screen appears. W arning S[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 3 Getting Started G ettinG S t arted Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals When you turn on the chartplotter , the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish its current location. When the chartplotter acquires satellite signals, the sig nal strength bars at the top of the Home screen are green . When the [...]

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    4 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started G ettinG S t arted Card label GPSMAP 4210 or 4212 Card label GPSMAP 4208 Restoring Original Factory Settings CAUTION: This procedure deletes any information you have entered. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > System Information > Factory Settings > Reset . 2. Sel[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 5 Getting Started G ettinG S t arted Understanding the Home Screen Use the Home screen to access all other screens. NOTE: Options on this screen vary based on the device type and optional connected network devices. Charts —selects Navigation, Perspective 3D, Mariner ’ s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing Chart, an[...]

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    6 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS Using Charts The GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotters have a basic worldwide imagery map and built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters. From the Home screen, select Charts . Navigation Chart —displays all relevant navigation data available on your preloaded map[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 7 Using Charts U SinG C hartS Navigation Chart Settings T o access additional settings or options for the navigation chart, press MENU . W aypoints & T racks —view and add waypoints and tracks, and congure how they are displayed. Other V essels —view information about other vessels if your chartplotte[...]

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    8 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS Panning the Navigation Chart Y ou can pan away from your current location and scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart. As you pan past the edge of the current map display , the screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage. The position icon ( ) stays at your prese[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 9 Using Charts U SinG C hartS Accessing Additional Object Information Use the map pointer ( ) to view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts. Selected item Additional item information Viewing T ide-Station Information T ide-station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon showi[...]

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    10 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS Compass rose Wind direction indicator Wind Compass Rose Data Bars —show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or sailing data. Cruising —turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on or off. Select Data Bar Setup to congure the position of the [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 1 Using Charts U SinG C hartS W ind VMG is displayed under the following conditions: The Sailing data bar displays W ind VMG when you are not navigating a route or an automatic guidance line. The Sailing data bar displays W ind VMG when the Route Leg data bar is on and you are navigating a route. Changing the [...]

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    12 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS Chart Borders —turns on chart borders when using a BlueChart g2 V ision SD card and when you want to see what area the maps cover . Photo Points —turns camera icons on or off when using a BlueChart g2 V ision SD card. Using Perspective 3D Perspective 3D provides a view from abo[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 13 Using Charts U SinG C hartS Surface Radar —display radar returns from the surface of the water when the chartplotter is connected to a marine radar ( page 44 ). Perspective 3D With Surface Radar Information Data Bars —show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or sailing numbers ( page 10 ). Chart[...]

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    14 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS T o save the active track: 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > T racks > Save Active T rack . 2. Select an option: the time the current track began or Midnight , if shown; or Entire Log . 3. Select Edit T rack to name the track, to change the color of[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 15 Using Charts U SinG C hartS Using BlueChart g2 V ision Optional BlueChart g2 V ision preprogrammed SD cards allow you to get the most out of your chartplotter . In addition to detailed marine charting, BlueChart g2 V ision has the following features: Mariner’s Eye 3D —provides a view from above and behind[...]

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    16 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS Using Mariner ’ s Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 V ision SD card offers Mariner ’ s Eye 3D, which provides a detailed, three-dimensional view from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoal[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 17 Using Charts U SinG C hartS Hazard Colors —T urns hazard colors on or off. The Off setting shows the land as seen from the water . The On setting indicates shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water , yellow is shallow water , and red is very shallow water . Mariner ’ s Eye 3D, H[...]

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    18 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS Using Fishing Charts Use the shing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart. Fishing Chart Navigation Chart The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision SD card, and is best for offshore and dee[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 19 Using Charts U SinG C hartS Photo Map at 50% Photo Map at 100% Photo Overlay Off Land Only Photo Overlay V iewing Aerial Photos Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision SD cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks, marinas, and harbors. Use these photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to he[...]

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    20 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Charts U SinG C hartS Detailed Road and POI Data BlueChart g2 V ision contains detailed road and POI data, which includes highly detailed coastal roads and points of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more. For instructions on searching for and navigating to these POIs,[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 21 Using Combinations U SinG C ombina tionS Using Combinations The Combinations screen displays a combination of different screens at the same tim e. The number of options available on the Combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected to your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter , and[...]

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    22 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Combinations U SinG C ombina tionS Editing the Combinations Screen T o customize the screen combinations: 1. Complete one of the following actions to access the Edit Combination screen: From the Combinations screen, press MENU and then select Change Combination. From the Home screen, select Combinations[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 23 Where T o? W here t o ? Where T o? Use the Where T o? option on the Home screen to search for and navigate to nearby fuel, repairs, services, waypoints, and routes. NOTE: Y ou must create waypoints and routes before you can navigate to them. Y ou can navigate to a destination using one of three methods: Go T [...]

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    24 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? W here t o ? 5. Select an option: Select Go T o . Select Guide T o when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use automatic guidance. 6. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination. T o stop navigating: 1. From the chart, Select Menu. 2. Select Stop Navigation . T o search [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 25 Where T o? W here t o ? Creating and Using W aypoints Y ou can store up to 1,500 waypoints with a user-dened name, symbol, depth, and water temperature for each waypoint. T o mark your current location as a waypoint: From any screen, press the MARK key . The waypoint information screen displays for a few s[...]

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    26 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? W here t o ? T o edit an existing waypoint: 1. Complete one of the following actions to access waypoints: From the Navigation chart, press the Rocker and use the map pointer ( ) to highlight the waypoint on the navigation chart. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > W aypoint[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 27 Where T o? W here t o ? Creating and Using Routes Y ou can create and store up to 20 routes with up to 250 waypoints each. T o create a route from your present location: 1. From the Navigation chart, press the Rocker and use the map pointer ( ) to choose your destination. 2. Select Navigate T o > Route T o[...]

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    28 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? W here t o ? T o create a route using automatic guidance: Automatic guidance is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision SD card. 1. From the Navigation chart or the Where T o? menu, select your destination. 2. Select Navigate T o > Guide T o . Y our route is calculated. NOTE: Y ou ca[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 29 Viewing Information V ieWinG i nforma tion V iewing Information Use the Information screen to access information about tides, currents, celestial data, user data, other boats, gauges, and video. V iewing Tide Station Information 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Tides/Currents > Tides . Info[...]

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    30 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Viewing Information V ieWinG i nforma tion V iewing Celestial Information Use the Celestial screen to view celestial data for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and approximate sky view location of the sun and moon. By default, the chartplotter displays celestial information for the current date [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 31 Viewing Information V ieWinG i nforma tion 5. From the Send to Device window , select the drive for the SD card reader and the types of data you want to copy to your chartplotter . 6. Click Send . 7. Insert the SD card into your chartplotter . 8. From the Home screen on your chartplotter , select Information [...]

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    32 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Viewing Information V ieWinG i nforma tion T o transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks to or from a network: 1. Connect the chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network using the network port on the back of the chartplotter and a Garmin Network cable. 2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 33 Viewing Information V ieWinG i nforma tion V iewing Engine Gauges NOTE: Y ou must be connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine data in order to view the gauges. See the GPSMAP 4000/5000 Series Installation Instructions for details. From the Home screen, select Information > Engine . T o se[...]

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    34 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Viewing Information V ieWinG i nforma tion V iewing Video Y our chartplotter can display video if you connect to one or more video sources using the supplied video cable. See the GPSMAP 4000/5000 Series Installation Instructions for details. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Video . 2. Select M[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 35 Conguring the Device C onfiGUrinG the d eViCe Conguring the Device Use the Congure screen to congure device settings. Conguring System Settings From the Home screen, select Congure > System . Simulator —turn Simulator mode On or Off . Select Setup to set Simulator options. (If you set t[...]

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    36 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Conguring the Device C onfiGUrinG the d eViCe Auto Guidance— sets the automatic guidance parameters for your boat. Safe Depth —sets the minimum depth (chart depth datum) to allow when calculating an automatic guidance path. A safe depth of less than one meter is not allowed when using automatic guidanc[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 37 Conguring the Device C onfiGUrinG the d eViCe Time —set the time options. Time Format —select 12-hour , 24-hour , or UTC time format. Time Zone —set the time zone displayed for time readings. Daylight Saving T ime —select Off , On , or Auto . The Auto setting automatically turns daylight saving tim[...]

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    38 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Conguring the Device C onfiGUrinG the d eViCe Setting Alarms Y ou can set the chartplotter to sound an audible alarm when certain conditions are met. By default, all alarms are turned off. T o set an alarm: 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Alarms . 2. Select an alarm category . 3. Select an [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 39 Conguring the Device C onfiGUrinG the d eViCe W ater T emp —sets an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that is 2°F (1.1°C) above or below the specied temperature. Fish —sets an alarm to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of the specied symbols. — soun[...]

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    40 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Conguring the Device C onfiGUrinG the d eViCe T o adjust the Keel Offset: 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > My Boat > Keel Offset . 2. Using the on-screen keyboard, enter the measured distance from the transducer location to the water line or to the keel of the boat. If you are measuring d[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 41 Conguring the Device C onfiGUrinG the d eViCe Conguring XM Audio NOTE: Y ou must connect optional Garmin XM equipment (such as a GDL 30A XM receiver) to the Garmin Marine Network, and have a subscription to XM Radio to use XM audio features. For more information, see page 58 . From the Home screen, sele[...]

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    42 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Marine Network m arine n etWork Using the Marine Network The Garmin Marine Network allows you to share data from Garmin peripheral devices to Garmin chartplotters quickly and easily . Y ou can connect your GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network to receive data from and to share data with o[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 43 Marine Network m arine n etWork V iewing Connected Garmin Marine Network Devices From the Home screen, select Congure > Communications > Marine Network . Each connected device is listed along the left side of the screen. Name assigned No name assigned T o assign an alias or a name to a Garmin Marine [...]

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    44 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Radar U SinG r adar Using Radar When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar such as a GMR 404/406 or a GMR 18/24, you can view more information about your surroundings. The radar connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares radar data with all networked chartplotters. [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 45 Using Radar U SinG r adar Using Cruising Mode Cruising mode is the standard radar operation. If you switch from Sentry mode to Cruising mode, the antenna will go into full-time transmission and will disable any guard zones. T o enable Cruising mode, select Radar > Cruising . Use the Cruising screen to view[...]

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    46 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Radar U SinG r adar T o enable the guard zone: From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Enable Guard Zone . T o adjust the guard zone boundaries: 1. While the guard zone is on, from the Radar screen, select Menu > Sentry Setup > Adjust Guard Zone > Move Gu[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 47 Using Radar U SinG r adar Select MARP A T arget to open the MARP A target information window . This option appears only when you are targeting a tagged MARP A object. MARP A T argeting Acquiring MARP A target T racking MARP A target Lost MARP A target Dangerous MARP A target Closest point and time of approach[...]

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    48 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Radar U SinG r adar Obtaining Optimal Radar Display Performance The gain controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver . The default setting for the gain is Auto ; this setting adjusts the gain automatically to provide the best performance. T o adjust the gain: 1. From the Radar screen, select Menu >[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 49 Using Radar U SinG r adar Conguring Other V essels on the Radar Screen Y ou can congure which other vessels are displayed on the Radar screen. From the Radar screen, press MENU , and select Other V essels . NOTE: T o congure AIS information for other boats, your chartplotter must be connected to an e[...]

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    50 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Sonar U SinG S onar Using Sonar When connected to an optional Garmin GSD 22 sounder and a transducer , your chartplotter can be used as a shnder . The sounder module connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connected to the network. Understanding the[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 51 Using Sonar U SinG S onar Understanding the Split Frequency Screen Use the Split Frequency screen (dual frequency transducer only) to view both the 50kHz and 200kHz frequencies on the same screen. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Frequency . A 200kHz frequency graph appears on the left; a 50kHz f[...]

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    52 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using Sonar U SinG S onar Setting Up Sonar Use the Sonar Setup screen to dene and adjust settings universal to all sonar screens. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup . Scroll Speed —adjusts the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left ( Ultrascr oll ® , Fast , Medium , or Slow [...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 53 Using Sonar U SinG S onar Advanced Sonar Settings T o adjust advanced sonar settings, press MENU while viewing a sonar screen. Gain —control the sensitivity of the sonar receiver ( Auto or , to adjust manually , Up or Down ). T o see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the g[...]

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    54 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling dSC Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio The following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Feature NMEA 0183 VHF Radio NMEA 2000 VHF Radio[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 55 Digital Selective Calling dSC V iewing the DSC List The DSC list is a log of the most-recent DSC calls and other DSC contacts you have entered. The DSC list can contain up to 100 entries. The DSC list shows the most-recent call from a boat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it replaces the r[...]

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    56 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling dSC Position T racking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information). Ev[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 57 Digital Selective Calling dSC T o show or hide the trail line for a specic vessel that is sending position reports: 1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List . 2. Select the vessel from the list, and then select Review . 3. Select T rail to show or hide the trail for the vessel on the Navig[...]

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    58 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM U SinG Xm Using XM WX W eather and Audio In order to use XM WX W eather , you must have a Garmin XM WX weather receiver and an activated XM weather subscription. T o use XM Audio, you must have a Garmin XM audio receiver and an XM Audio subscription. V isit http://www8.garmin.com/xm/ for more informa[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 59 Using XM U SinG Xm Understanding Storm Cell Information The storm cells show storms as well as the storm’ s projected path in the immediate future. The direction of the red cone indicates the projected path of the storm cell. The red bars that appear in the cone indicate where the storm will most likely be [...]

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    60 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM U SinG Xm Understanding Marine W arnings When a Marine W arning is issued, the area for the warning is highlighted in red. T o view information about the warning, select the warning area. The light blue lin es on the chart indicate marine weather warning zones. Understanding County W arnings When the[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 61 Using XM U SinG Xm Understanding Fronts The Fronts show lines indicating the leading edge of an air mass. This feature also shows pressure centers. Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Occluded Front T rough Indicates a low-pressure center . A low-pressure center is an area where the measured pressure is lo[...]

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    62 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM U SinG Xm Understanding Surface Winds W ind barbs indicate from which direction the wind is coming. The wind barb is a circle with a tail. W ind speed is indicated by the different combination of ags that are attached to the tail. Calm 5 knots 10 knots 15 knots 20 knots 50 knots Wind Direction Und[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 63 Using XM U SinG Xm Understanding W ater T emperature Data The W ater T emperature feature indicates the water ’ s surface temperature, as indicated by the legend on the left of the screen. The temperature breaks are indicated by isoth erm lines. Viewing Fish Forecasting This feature shows areas that contain[...]

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    64 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Using XM U SinG Xm V iewing Buoy Reports Report readings are taken from buoys and coastal observation stations. These readings are used to determine air temperature, dew point, water temperature, tide, wave height and period, wind direction and speed, visibility , and barometric pressure. T o view a buoy repo[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 65 Using XM U SinG Xm Using XM Audio When a Garmin XM Audio receiver is connected to the Garmin Marine Network and to the audio input of your boat, you can listen to XM Audio channels. T o display the XM Audio interface while navigating: From the Navigation screen, select Menu > Data Bars > XM Audio > O[...]

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    66 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Appendix Specications Physical Specications Size: GPSMAP 4208: 7 in. H × 1 1¼ in. W × 4¾ in. D (176.9 × 284.4 × 120 mm) GPSMAP 4210: 8⅞ in. H × 13⅜ in. W × 4¾ in. D (226.9 × 340.4 × 120 mm) GPSMAP 4212: 9½ in. H × 14¾ in. W × 4¾ in. D (240.5 × 375 × 120 mm) W eight: GPSMAP[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 67 Appendix NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 A GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotter can accept data from both NMEA 0183 compliant devices and certain NMEA 2000 devices connected to an existing NMEA 2000 network on your boat. NMEA 0183 The NMEA 0183 data cable included with GPSMAP 4000 series chartplotters supports the NMEA 01[...]

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    68 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Capturing Screenshots Y ou can capture a screenshot of any screen displayed on your chartplotter as a bitmap (.BMP) le and then transfer it to your computer . T o capture screenshots: 1. Insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the chartplotter . 2. Select Congure > System >[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 69 Appendix Messages and Alarms AIS: Dangerous T arget —an AIS target currently presents a collision threat. Alarm Clock —the alarm clock alarm has sounded. Anchor Drag Alarm —boat has drifted out of the user-set distance range. Antenna Input is Shorted —there is a short in the wiring to the GPS 17 anten[...]

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    70 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Directory Memory is Full Can’t Cr eate Entry —DSC directory is full, no more entries can be created. Distress Call Received fr om <name> —distress call has been received by the DSC module. Drift Alarm —boat has moved a user -dened distance. DSC Position Report Received From <name&[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 71 Appendix MARP A: T arget Lost —(radar) unable to track a marpa target any longer . MDB W aypoint Memory is Full, Can’t Create W aypoint —MDB waypoint memory is full. Erase existing MDB waypoints to make room. NMEA Depth Is Below T ransducer —(sonar) the NMEA depth input is using the DBT sentence which[...]

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    72 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Simulating Operation —the chartplotter is in Simulator mode. Sonar Failed, Unit Needs Repair —there has been a sonar failure and the chartplotter needs to be sent in for repair . Contact product support. Sonar Service Incompatible. Softwar e Update Required —a software update is needed. Contact[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 73 Appendix Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today . Go to http://my .garmin.com . Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy , in a safe place. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your chartplotter . In the[...]

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    74 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix REFLECTED IN OUR PRICES. YOU MA Y HA VE GREA TER RIGHTS THAN DESCRIBED ABOVE UNDER YOUR ST A TE’S LA WS. This product was developed using DAFIF ™ , a product of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency . This product has not been endorsed or otherwise approved by the National Geospatial-Intell[...]

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    GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual 75 Index Index A A-scope 52 additional object information 9 aerial photos 15 , 19 AIS 40 alarms 38 battery 38 sh 38 messages 69 safe zone 49 water temp 38 auto mag var 36 automatic guidance 15 , 20 , 28 , 36 B backing up data 32 backlight adjusting 3 backlight sensor 1 beeper 35 BlueChart g2 V ision 15 bottom[...]

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    76 GPSMAP 4000 Series Owner ’s Manual Index P panning the navigation chart 8 Perspective 3D 12 photos 9 , 19 POI data 20 position 36 position icon 8 Power key 1 precipitation information 58 preferred devices 37 pressure center 61 gradient 62 isobars 62 unit settings 36 product registration 73 R radar 5 , 44 cross talk 48 fast time constant 48 ove[...]

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    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www .garmin.com. © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire[...]