Garmin GPSMAP 8530 Black Box- Manuals

Color Current Speed Range Yellow 0 to 1 knot Orange 1 to 2 knots Red 2 or more knots Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas.You can show static or animated tide and current station indicators on the Navigation chart or Fishing ch...

vessels. Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA) functionality works with radar.You can configure how other vessels appear on a chart or on a 3D chart view. The display range and MARPA settings configured for one chart or one 3D chart view are applied only to that chart or to that 3D chart view. T...

Basic Navigation Questions Question Answer How do I make the chartplotter point me in the direction in which I want to go (bearing)? Navigate using Go To. See page 7 . How do I make the device guide me along a straight line (minimizing cross track) to a location using the shortest distance from the ...

Waypoints Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device. Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint From any screen, select Mark . Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location 1 Select Info > User Data > Waypoints > Create Waypoint . 2 Select an option:• To create the waypoint ...

Viewing a List of Routes Select Info > User Data > Routes . Editing a Saved Route You can change the name of a route or change the turns the route contains. 1 Select Info > User Data > Routes . 2 Select a route. 3 Select Review > Edit Route . 4 Select an option:• To change the name, s...

2 Select the location of the outer guard zone circle. 3 Select the location of the inner guard zone circle to define the width of the guard zone. Defining a Partial Guard Zone You can define the boundaries of a guard zone that does not completely encompass your boat. 1 From the sentry screen, select...

The range and the bearing to the target location appear in the upper-left corner of the screen. Radar Overlay When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use the Radar overlay to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart or on the Fishing chart.The Radar ov...

Adjusting Sea Clutter on the Radar Screen You can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by choppy sea conditions. The sea clutter setting affects the appearance of nearby clutter and targets more than it affects the appearance of distant clutter and targets. A higher sea clutter setting reduces th...

uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call using another channel. 1 Select Info > DSC List . 2 Select a vessel or a station to call. 3 Select Review > Call with Radio > Channel . 4 Select an available channel. Making an Individual Routine Call NOTE: When initiating a call from th...

2 Select an option:• To set all the readings for the present trip to zero, select Reset Trip . • To set the maximum speed reading to zero, select Reset Maximum Speed . • To set the odometer reading to zero, select Reset Odometer . • To set all the readings to zero, select Reset All . Viewing Graphs ...

Alternating Among Multiple Video Sources If you have two or more video sources, you can alternate between them using a specific time interval. 1 Select Info > Video > Menu > Source > Sources > Alternate . 2 Select Time , and select the amount of time each video appears. 3 Select Sourc...

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. Wind Barb Wind Speed Wind Barb Wind Speed Calm 20 knots 5 knots 50 knots 10 knots 65 knots 15 knots Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave D...

Turning On the Weather Overlay on a Chart From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select Menu > Chart Setup > Weather > Weather > On . Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart You must turn on the weather overlay ( page 22 ) before you can change the settings of the weather o...

Map Datum : Sets the coordinate system on which the map is structured. Do not change this setting unless you are using a map or chart that specifies a different map datum. Time : Sets the time format, time zone, and daylight saving time. Navigation Settings NOTE: Some settings and options require ad...

Waypoint IDs : Sets the device to transmit waypoint names or numbers via NMEA 0183 while navigating. Using numbers may resolve compatibility issues with older NMEA 0183 autopilots. Defaults : Restores the NMEA 0183 settings to the original factory defaults. Diagnostics : Displays NMEA 0183 diagnosti...

Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from all Chartplotters on the Network You can transfer information for waypoints, routes, and tracks from one chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine Network to every other chartplotter connected to the network. The transfer may take a long time, depen...

Index A aerial photos  4 AIS  4–6 distress signal device  5 radar  13 SART  5 targeting  4, 5 threats  5, 13 turning on  25 alarms  24 anchor drag  24 arrival  24 collision  5, 25 deep water  11 engine  17 gauges  17 navigation  24 off course  24 shallow water  11 sonar  11 water temperature  11 wea...

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