GPSMAP 400/500 Series ® Weather and XM Satellite Radio supplement
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Introduction Introduction Contacting Garmin Product Support ‹ WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction........................... i Cellular Equipment Requirements.............................i XM Equipment Requirements......i Contacting Garmin Product Support......................................i Simulator Mode............................i XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather........... 1 Cellular Weather......................... 1 XM WX Satellite Weather........... 1 Weather Features....................... 1 Weather Data Broadcasts..........
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather ‹ Warning The weather information provided through this product is subject to service interruptions and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or outdated information, and consequently should not be relied upon exclusively. Always use common sense while driving or navigating, and check alternate weather information sources prior to making safety-related decisions.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Feature City Forecasts (page 6) Surface Wind Vectors (page 7) Wave Direction and Wave Direction Forecast (page 7) Wave Height and Wave Height Forecast (page 7) Wave Period and Wave Period Forecast (page 7) Forecasting Fish Locations (page 9) Visibility (page 9) and Visibility Forecast (page 10) National Weather Station Marine Local Forecast (page 10) Buoy Data (page 10) Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Surface Pressure (page 10) Weather Data Broadcasts XM WX S
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Showing an Animated Radar Loop You can view precipitation information as an image of the latest update or as an animated loop of the latest updates. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Precipitation > MENU > NEXRAD Loop > On. The time stamp in the upper-left corner of the screen indicates the elapsed time since the service provider generated the weather radar frame currently displayed on the screen.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Lightning strikes are represented by lightning bolt icons ➌. Lightning appears on the weather Precipitation chart if strikes were detected within the last seven minutes. The ground-based lightning detection network detects cloud-to-ground lightning only. Hurricane Information The weather Precipitation chart can show the present position of a hurricane ➊, a tropical storm, or a tropical depression.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Forecast Information The Forecast chart shows city forecasts, marine forecasts, warnings, hurricane warnings, METARS, county warnings, weather fronts and pressure centers (XM data only), surface pressure, and WX buoys. Viewing Present Forecast Information From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Forecast. Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers: NOTE: This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather City Forecasts City forecasts appear as weather symbols. The forecast is viewed in 12-hour increments. XM WX Satellite Weather includes data for the next 48 hours. Cellular weather includes data for the next 24 hours. Symbol Weather Symbol Weather Windy Foggy Cloudy Viewing Sea Conditions The Sea Conditions chart shows information about surface conditions, including winds, wave height, wave period, and wave direction.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Surface Winds Surface wind vectors appear on the Sea Conditions chart using wind barbs that indicate the direction from which the wind is blowing. A wind barb is a circle with a tail. The line or flag attached to the tail of the wind barb indicates the wind speed. A short line represents 5 knots, a long line represents 10 knots, and triangle represents 50 knots. Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction Wave heights for an area appear as variations in color.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Period NOTE: This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data. It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Sea Conditions. 2.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Forecasting Fish Locations NOTE: This feature is available only if you are receiving XM WX Satellite Weather data. It is not available if you are receiving only cellular weather data. Visibility Information You can show areas that contain optimal weather conditions for specific species of fish. Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be seen at the surface, as shown in the legend ➊ on the left of the screen.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time Period 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Weather > Visibility. 2. Complete an action: • To view the visibility forecast for the next 12 hours, select right on the Rocker, and to view forecasts up to 48 hours, in 12-hour increments, select right on the Rocker again.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather 5. If you want to name the waypoint or provide information about the waypoint, select the waypoint, select the number assigned to the waypoint, and select Edit Waypoint. • Select Name, enter the name, and select Done. • Select Symbol, and enter a symbol. • Select Depth, enter the depth, and select Done. • Select Water Temp, enter the water temperature, and select Done. • Select Comment, enter the comment, and select Done.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Showing a Weather Legend on a Chart Before you can show a weather legend on a chart, you must turn on the weather overlay (page 11). Showing Visibility Data on the Navigation Chart Before you can show visibility data on the Navigation chart, you must turn on the weather overlay (page 11). 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Select MENU > Chart Setup > Weather > Legend > Show.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather You can show areas that contain optimal weather conditions for specific species of fish. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Fishing Chart > MENU > Chart Setup > Weather > Fish Species > On. 2. Select a species of fish. 3. Select On. Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing areas. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to show areas with optimal weather conditions for additional species of fish. 5.
XM WX Satellite Weather and Cellular Weather Selecting a Cellular or XM Antenna If your chartplotter is connected to both a cellular and an XM antenna, you must select which antenna you want to provide weather service. If you are connected to only one antenna, that antenna is selected automatically.
XM Satellite Radio XM Satellite Radio To use XM Satellite Radio features, you must have a Garmin XM satellite radio receiver connected to your chartplotter and to the audio input of your boat. You must also have a subscription to XM Satellite Radio. Go to www.garmin.com/xm for more subscription information. Using XM Radio Selecting an XM Radio Channel 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > XM Audio. 2.
XM Satellite Radio XM Radio Bar Displaying the XM Radio Data Bar on a Chart The XM Radio data bar ➊ is available on all charts. On a chartplotter, a data bar configured to appear on one chart may not appear on another chart. The data bar for each chart must be configured separately. ➊ 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select a chart. 3. Select MENU > Data Bars > XM Audio > On.
Appendix Appendix Weather Data Warranty THE WEATHER DATA SOFTWARE PRODUCT IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OF NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED. USER SAFETY If you use XM Services it is your responsibility to exercise prudent discretion and observe all safety measures required by law and your own common sense. You assume the entire risk related to your use of the Services.
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Appendix Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletin Color Shading Color Marine Weather Weather Categories Group Color Marine Weather Weather Categories Group Red Tornado Purple Tropical Light Blue Flash Flood Dark Blue Flood Yellow Marine/Wind Pink Miscellaneous Orange Severe Storm Areal Flood, Coastal Flood, Debris Flow, Flood, High Water Level, Hydrological, Lakeshore Flood, Storm Surge Brisk Wind, Extreme Wind, Freezing Spray, Gale, Hazardous Seas, High Surf, High Wind, Hurricane Force Wind, L
Appendix XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement XM Satellite Radio Inc. Hardware and required monthly subscription sold separately. Subscription fee is consumer only. Other fees and taxes, including a one-time activation fee apply. All programming fees and weather data subject to change. XM WX weather data displays and individual product availability vary by hardware equipment. Reception of the XM signal may vary depending on location.
Index Index A alarms flash flood 13 flood 13 marine 13 severe storm 13 tornado 13 animated radar loop 3 antenna requirements 1 selecting 14 B broadcasts, weather data 2 bulletins, weather 4 buoy reports 10 C channel guide 15 charts fishing 11 forecast 5, 10 navigation 11 perspective 3D 11 sea conditions 6 switching 3 weather fishing 8 weather precipitation 2 cloud cover 3, 12 contacting product support i O overlay, weather 11 F Fishing chart 11 weather 8 fish locations 9, 12 Forecast chart 5, 10 forecas
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