User manual

You can use the ActiveCaptain mobile app to update the device
software (Updating Software with the ActiveCaptain App,
page 7).
You can also use the Garmin Express desktop app to update
your chartplotter software (Loading the New Software on a
Memory Card Using Garmin Express, page 66).
This device supports up to a 32 GB memory card, formatted to
FAT32 with speed class 4 or higher. Use of an 8 GB or higher
memory card with speed class 10 is recommended.
Before you update the software, you should check the software
version installed on your device (Viewing System Software
Information, page 59). Then, you can go to garmin.com/support
/software/marine.html, select See All Devices in this Bundle, and
compare the installed software version to the software version
listed for your product.
If the software version installed on your device is older than the
version listed on the website, you should update the software
using the ActiveCaptain mobile app (Updating Software with the
ActiveCaptain App, page 7) or the Garmin Express desktop app
(Loading the New Software on a Memory Card Using Garmin
Express, page 66).
Loading the New Software on a Memory Card Using Garmin
Express
You can copy the software update to a memory card using a
computer with the Garmin Express app.
This device supports up to a 32 GB memory card, formatted to
FAT32 with speed class 4 or higher. Use of an 8 GB or higher
memory card with speed class 10 is recommended.
Downloading the software update may take from a few minutes
up to a few hours.
You should use a blank memory card for software updates. The
update process erases the content on the card and reformats
the card.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot on the computer.
2
Install the Garmin Express app (Installing the Garmin
Express App on a Computer, page 65).
3
Select your vessel and device.
4
Select Software Updates > Continue.
5
Read and agree to the terms.
6
Select the drive for the memory card.
7
Review the reformat warning, and select Continue.
8
Wait while the software update is copied to the memory card.
NOTE: Copying the update file onto the card may take from a
few minutes up to a few hours.
9
Close the Garmin Express app.
10
Eject the memory card from the computer.
After loading the update onto the memory card, install the
software on the chartplotter (Updating the Device Software
Using a Memory Card, page 66). .
Updating the Device Software Using a Memory Card
To update the software using a memory card, you must obtain a
software-update memory card or load the latest software onto a
memory card using the Garmin Express app (Loading the New
Software on a Memory Card Using Garmin Express, page 66).
1
Turn on the chartplotter.
2
After the home screen appears, insert the memory card into
the card slot.
NOTE: In order for the software update instructions to
appear, the device must be fully booted before the card is
inserted.
3
Select Update Software > Yes.
4
Wait several minutes while the software update process
completes.
5
When prompted, leave the memory card in place, and restart
the chartplotter.
6
Remove the memory card.
NOTE: If the memory card is removed before the device
restarts fully, the software update is not complete.
Pairing the GRID Device with the
Chartplotter from the Chartplotter
NOTE: These steps are applicable to both the GRID device and
the GRID 20 device.
Before you can pair the GRID 20 device with the chartplotter to
make the data connection, you must supply power using
batteries, the included power cable, or a NMEA 2000 network
connection.
Before you can pair the GRID device with the chartplotter, you
must connect it to the Garmin Marine Network.
1
Select Settings > System > Station Information > GRID™
Pairing > Add.
2
Select an action:
• On the GRID remote input device, press SELECT.
• On the GRID 20 remote input device, press and until
the remote control beeps three times.
Pairing the GRID Device with the Chartplotter from
the GRID Device
NOTE: This is not applicable to the GRID 20 device.
1
On the GRID remote input device, press + and HOME at the
same time.
A selection page opens on all of the chartplotters on the
Garmin Marine Network.
2
Rotate the wheel on the GRID remote input device to
highlight Select on the chartplotter you want to control with
the GRID remote input device.
3
Press SELECT.
Rotating the GRID Remote Input Device
For certain installation situations, you can rotate the orientation
of the GRID device.
NOTE: This is not applicable to the GRID 20 device.
1
Select Settings > Communications > Marine Network.
2
Select the GRID device.
Cleaning the Screen
NOTICE
Cleaners containing ammonia will harm the anti-reflective
coating.
The device is coated with a special anti-reflective coating which
is very sensitive to waxes and abrasive cleaners.
1
Apply an eyeglass lens cleaner specified as safe for anti-
reflective coatings to the cloth.
2
Gently wipe the screen with a soft, clean, lint-free cloth.
Viewing Images on a Memory card
You can view images that are saved on a memory card. You
can view .jpg, .png, and .bmp files.
1
Insert a memory card with image files into the card slot.
2
Select Info > Image Viewer.
3
Select the folder containing the images.
4
Wait a few seconds for the thumbnail images to load.
5
Select an image.
6
Use the arrows to scroll through the images.
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