Garmin 535s - Manual

Table of Contents:

• Page 3 – Introduction; Tips and Shortcuts; Rocker; Quick Links; Configuring System Settings:
• Page 4 – Table of Contents; iv
• Page 5 – Configuring the Chartplotter
• Page 6 – Hg; - LaMPS iNSidE THiS PRoduCT CoNTaiN; Product Registration; Contact
• Page 7 – Getting Started; Unit Overview
• Page 9 – Turning the Unit On or Off; : The first time you turn on your unit, you must configure the; Initializing Unit Settings; The first time you turn on your unit, you must configure the initial
• Page 10 – Minimum Safe depth; boat. Refer to your boat specifications for more information.; Shallow water alarm; Adjusting the Backlight; Power; To switch between Day mode and Night mode:
• Page 11 – Using the Keypad; RoCKER; —Press to access additional settings and configuration; Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals; and the position icon displays a flashing
• Page 12 – Using Simulator Mode; Do not try to navigate using simulator mode because the; To turn on Simulator mode:; From the Home screen select; Viewing System Information; Configure; Restoring the Original Factory Settings; This procedure deletes any information you have entered.; Configure; to restore all factory settings, or select; Inserting and Removing SD Cards
• Page 13 – Understanding the Home Screen; HoME
• Page 14 – Using Charts; shoreline or a specific country.; Using the Navigation Chart; Charts
• Page 15 – Navigation Chart Menu; Menu; Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device; data bar Setup; to configure; auto
• Page 16 – fishing; Understanding How Wind VMG and Waypoint; Chart Setup; Understanding Chart Data; Use the Rocker to select the point on the chart to which you want
• Page 17 – Panning the Navigation Chart; Zooming In and Out on the Map
• Page 18 – Accessing Additional Object Information; To access additional object information:; On the Navigation chart, highlight an item with the map pointer,; Select the item. If more than one item is in the area, select; Review; Viewing Tide-Station Information; Select; Changing the Navigation Chart Settings
• Page 19 – buoys, and the weather legend. Sea temperature and fish species can; Changing the Chart Appearance
• Page 20 – —identifies a selected depth. Areas with depths; Using the Split Navigation Chart
• Page 21 – Using Perspective 3D; To view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and; to point to the navaid. When the cursor is over; to view details about the navaid.; Perspective 3D Settings; MENu
• Page 22 – external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC (Digital; Using Mariner’s Eye 3D
• Page 23 – Mariner’s Eye 3D Settings
• Page 24 – Using Fish Eye 3D; floor or lake bottom. Use the; Fish Eye 3D Settings
• Page 25 – Using Fishing Charts; MENU; Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery; To enable satellite imagery:; —photos overlay both the water and the land at a specified
• Page 26 – Viewing Aerial Photos; Range
• Page 27 – To access aerial photos from the Navigation chart:; Use the; to highlight a camera icon with the pointer, and; or; Viewing Current-station Information; Detailed Road and POI Data
• Page 28 – Select the type of chart on the split screen.; press
• Page 29 – Navigating to a Destination; Select the category to which you want to navigate.
• Page 30 – To search for a destination by name:
• Page 31 – Creating and Using Waypoints; You can store up to 1,500 waypoints (3,000 waypoints for models; —designate a specific name, symbol, water; Selecting; Mark; creates a waypoint only at your present
• Page 32 – To delete a waypoint or an MOB:; Creating and Using Routes; You can create and store up to 20 routes (100 routes for models; To create a route from your present location:; , select the first waypoint on the route.
• Page 34 – Using Tracks; A track is a recording of your path. The track currently being
• Page 35 – —defines the frequency at which the track plot is; Change; your course. This setting is recommended for the most-efficient; Using BlueChart g2 Vision
• Page 36 – —uses the chart data and specified boat safe; Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot
• Page 37 – Viewing Information; Viewing a Compass; From the Home screen, select; Viewing Numbers; You can view and customize numerical data including depth, GPS; To customize the Numbers screen:; and select
• Page 38 – Select the number of fields to show (; Viewing Trip Information; Viewing Fuel Gauges; To view fuel gauges from the Home screen, select
• Page 39 – fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS; To synchronize your fuel gauges with your fuel:; Viewing Tide-station Information; Viewing Current Information; You must use a BlueChart g2 Vision card to view Tide-
• Page 40 – Change Date; Viewing User Data; information; on the SD card. This file provides information to MapSource
• Page 41 – Transfer; Select the file name from the list.; The file name is saved with an .ADM extension.; To transfer data to or from a NMEA 2000 network:
• Page 42 – To back up data to a computer:; Copy the appropriate .ADM file on the card, and paste it to any; To restore backup data to your chartplotter:; Copy the appropriate .ADM file from the computer to an SD card; Viewing Other Vessels; To view information about other boats, your unit must be
• Page 43 – aiS List; same boat, it replaces the first call in the list.; To add a DSC contact:
• Page 44 – Use the Configure screen to configure unit settings.; . The speed filter averages; Configuring; —global setting that defines individual units of
• Page 45 – you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position; Changing the System Language
• Page 46 – —configures the input/output format for serial port 1 to; To enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences:; Select the NMEA 0183 output sentence to toggle the output on or; —determine how the unit identifies waypoint
• Page 47 – network. If a NMEA 2000 device has configuration options or; Setting Alarms; to turn on the alarm.; Setting Navigation Alarms; —set an alarm to sound when you are within a specified
• Page 48 – Setting System Alarms
• Page 49 – Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm; amount of remaining onboard fuel reaches the specified level.; To enable the Total Fuel Onboard alarm and set the fuel; To configure settings for your boat, from the Home screen, select; To adjust the Keel Offset:; Temp offset
• Page 50 – Calibrate water Speed; oK; fuel Capacity; To configure settings for boats other than your own, from the Home; To configure AIS or DSC information for other boats, your unit must; aiS; alerts you to area traffic by providing boat IDs, position, course,; dSC; —change the measured radius of the safe-zone ring to; Time to; (Safe Zone)—sounds an alarm if AIS or MARPA
• Page 51 – Using Sonar; used as fishfinders:; Understanding the Full Screen; Select the Full Screen option to view a full-screen graph of the; Sonar; Understanding the Split Frequency Screen; Use the Split Frequency screen (dual-frequency transducer only) to; Sonar
• Page 52 – Understanding the Split Zoom Screen; Use the Split Zoom screen to view the full sonar data from the graph; Understanding the Temp Log Screen; If you are using a temperature-capable transducer, the Temp Log
• Page 53 – Setting Up Sonar; information appears, making the distinction between fish
• Page 54 – white; —creates a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen; Advanced Sonar Settings; To mark a waypoint at a selected depth:; to position the pointer over the fish or structure
• Page 55 – —twice the magnification.; Show
• Page 56 – Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio
• Page 57 – To turn DSC on or off:; Adding a DSC Contact; Receiving Distress Calls; When you receive a DSC distress call:
• Page 58 – Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated; To view a list of position reports:
• Page 59 – Configuring Vessel Trails on the Navigation Chart; If you have your chartplotter configured to show trails, the; To set the duration of displayed trail points:; Placing an Individual Routine Call; Channel
• Page 60 – To make an individual routine call:; to send the information about the call to the radio.; Calling an AIS Target; When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF; To make an individual routine call to an AIS target:; to select an AIS
• Page 61 – Using XM WX Weather and Audio; Using XM WX Weather; NEX; at five minute intervals. When the Garmin receiver is turned on; To view weather information on a Navigation chart, a; From the Navigation chart, Fishing chart, or Split Navigation
• Page 62 – off; To view weather information on a Perspective 3D chart or a; Press; Viewing NEXRAD Precipitation Information
• Page 63 – Understanding Storm Cell Information; Understanding Lightning Information
• Page 64 – Understanding Hurricane Information; Understanding Marine Warnings; Understanding County Warnings
• Page 65 – Viewing Forecast Information; To view the forecast for another time period:; Understanding Fronts; pressure. Winds flow counterclockwise around low-
• Page 66 – Understanding City Forecasts; Viewing Fishing Information; pressure conditions, and fishing forecasts.; Understanding Surface Pressure
• Page 67 – Viewing Fish Forecasting; specific species of fish.; Information; Select a species of fish. Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing; Viewing Sea Conditions; Understanding Surface Winds; different combination of flags that are attached to the tail.; Understanding Wave Height
• Page 68 – Understanding Wave Period; The Wave Period feature provides the time (in seconds) between; Understanding Wave Direction; The Wave Direction feature shows the direction in which a wave is; Viewing Visibility Information; seen at the surface, as indicated by the legend on the left of the; To view the forecasted visibility for another time period:; Press right on the; to select; . The forecasted visibility; Next; again to view forecasts for the next 24 and 36 hours.
• Page 69 – Using XM Audio; To display the XM audio interface while navigating:; From the any chart except a split screen chart, press; To select an XM audio channel:; to highlight a channel and preview the song; To use the XM audio guide:; Save Preset
• Page 70 – Appendix; Specifications; Physical Specifications; QVGA display with adjustable brightness, 320 × 240 pixels.; Performance; Differential-ready 12 parallel channel WAAS-capable
• Page 71 – your unit is at or near the last location where you; and other water conditions.
• Page 72 – Alarms and Messages; —you have drifted out of the specified distance
• Page 73 – temperature is 2°F (1.1°C) above or below the temperature specified
• Page 74 – —a complete uploaded track does not fit into
• Page 75 – waypoint already Exists; Capturing Screenshots; To capture screenshots:; Copy the appropriate .bmp file on the card and paste it to any; Caring for the Unit; Cleaning the Case; using an eyeglass lens cleaner (that is specified as safe for anti-
• Page 76 – To connect one of these chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000; Weather Data Warranty; USER SAFETY
• Page 77 – Software License Agreement; XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement
• Page 78 – Index
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