Owner's Manual
GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 41
Conguring the Chartplotter
Conguring the Chartplotter
Use the Congure screen to congure unit settings.
Conguring System Settings
To change general system settings from the Home screen, select
> .
—turn Simulator mode (page 6) on or off. Select
to set simulator options, such as simulated position, speed, and
direction.
—select to set when the unit makes audible
sounds. Select > to brighten or darken the
backlight. Select > to switch between Day
mode and Night mode (page 4).
(GPSMAP 431/441/531/541/536/546, including “s”
models)—turn Auto Power or . When is selected, the
chartplotter will automatically turn on whenever power is applied,
unless the chartplotter is turned off with the Power Key before
power is lost.
—view GPS satellites.
• —view the GPS satellite constellation.
• —toggle WAAS (in North America) or EGNOS
(in Europe) on or off. WAAS/EGNOS can provide more-accurate
GPS position information. However, when using WAAS or
EGNOS, the device takes longer to acquire satellites.
• —select , , or . The speed lter averages
the speed of your boat over a short period of time for smoother
speed values.
—view system information and reset factory
settings. The button is provided as a troubleshooting
tool. A Garmin Product Support representative may ask you to use
this feature to retrieve data about your chartplotter.
—displays a list of system events. Select the event to
view additional information.
Conguring Units of Measure
To change units of measure from the Home screen, select
> > .
—a global setting that denes individual units of
measure at the same time: , ,
, or . Select to individually
dene units of measure for depth, temperature, distance, speed,
elevation, volume, and pressure.