Garmin 556 - 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; You can change these settings later using the Configure; the first time the unit is turned on.
• 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 and Night mode:; Press and release the; Power; Press left or right on the; to switch between modes.
• 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; From the home screen, select; 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 – Help; Understanding the Home Screen; HOME
• Page 14 – Using Charts; shoreline or a specific country.; (including “s” models), you must insert an optional BlueChart g2; Using the Navigation Chart; To access a Navigation chart, from the Home screen, select; Charts
• Page 15 – Navigation Chart Menu; press; MENU; —view the Navigation or Fishing chart in full-; Other Vessels; —view information about other vessels if; Stop Navigation; —stop navigating to your destination (only; data bars
• Page 16 – data bar Setup; to configure; auto; Understanding How Wind VMG and Waypoint
• Page 17 – Navigating to a Point on the Chart; Use the Rocker to select the point on the chart to which you want; Panning the Navigation Chart; To stop panning, press; 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; Viewing Tide-Station Information; and press; Changing the Navigation Chart Settings; To change chart settings from the home screen, select
• Page 19 – Changing the Chart Appearance; From the Home screen, select
• Page 20 – —identifies a selected depth. Areas with depths; Using the Split Navigation Chart
• Page 21 – Using Perspective 3D; To access the Perspective 3D screen from the Home screen,; Range; To view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and; to point to the navaid. When the cursor is over; SELECT; to view details about the navaid.; Perspective 3D Settings; external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC (Digital
• Page 22 – Using Mariner’s Eye 3D; Mariner’s Eye 3D Settings; Style
• Page 23 – Using Fish Eye 3D; floor or lake bottom. Use the; You must have an “s” series unit (such as a GPSMAP 420s); Fish Eye 3D Settings
• Page 24 – Tracks; —turns the track log on or off.; Using Fishing Charts; contours on the chart.; To access additional settings or options from the Fishing chart,; Navaids
• Page 25 – For settings and options related to Full Screen Map, Waypoints &; Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery; both portions of the Navigation chart when using a preprogrammed; To enable satellite imagery:; —photos overlay both the water and the land at a specified
• Page 26 – Viewing Aerial Photos; Use the; To access aerial photos from the Navigation chart:; Use the; to highlight a camera icon with the pointer, and; Aerial Photo; or; Review; Review
• Page 27 – Detailed Road and POI Data; Select the type of chart on the split screen.; To access additional settings or options for the chart/sonar
• Page 28 – Navigating to a Destination; Select the category to which you want to navigate.
• Page 29 – To search for a destination by name:
• Page 30 – Creating and Using Waypoints; You can store up to 1,500 waypoints (3,000 waypoints for models; —designate a specific name, symbol, water; MaRK; creates a waypoint only at your present
• Page 31 – 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 32 – You can change the automatic guidance path to a route by; Navigate To; The automatic guidance path stays on the screen, allowing you to; To bypass a waypoint on a route:; Using Tracks; A track is a recording of your path. The track currently being; To turn on the track log:
• Page 33 – Record Mode; —select; Off; —does not record a track log.; fill; —records a track log until the track memory is full.
• Page 34 – —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 35 – You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from the SD; Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot; When you start any type of navigation (
• Page 36 – Viewing Information; Viewing a Compass; Viewing Numbers; You can view and customize numerical data including depth, GPS; To view the Numbers screen from the Home screen, select; To customize the Numbers screen:; and select
• Page 37 – Select the number of fields to show (; Viewing Trip Information; Viewing Fuel Gauges; To view fuel gauges from the Home screen, select
• Page 38 – To synchronize your fuel gauges with your fuel:; Viewing Tide-station Information; You must use a BlueChart g2 Vision card to view Tide-; Viewing Current Information; You must use a BlueChart g2 Vision card to view Current-
• Page 39 – Change Date; You can select both tide-station and current-station; Viewing User Data; Information; waypoints; —view a list of all saved waypoints (; Routes; —view a list of saved routes (; —view a list of saved tracks (; data Transfer; —transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks to and from; Clear User data; on the SD card. This file provides information to MapSource
• Page 40 – 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 41 – Only the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible:; 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 42 – aiS List; same boat, it replaces the first call in the list.; To add a DSC contact:
• Page 43 – Use the Configure screen to configure unit settings.; To change general system settings from the Home screen, select; . The speed filter averages; Configuring; To change units of measure from the Home screen, select; —global setting that defines individual units of; You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using
• Page 44 – you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position; Changing the System Language; To change the system language, from the Home screen, select; and then select the; To change navigation preferences, from the Home screen, select; wind
• Page 45 – To change the communications settings from the Home screen,; —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 46 – network. If a NMEA 2000 device has configuration options or; Setting Alarms; to turn on the alarm.; Setting Navigation Alarms; To set a navigation alarm from the Home screen, select; —set an alarm to sound when you are within a specified; —set an alarm to sound when you exceed a specified
• Page 47 – Setting System Alarms; To set a system alarm from the Home screen, select; Setting Sonar Alarms; To set a sonar alarm from the Home screen, select; You must be receiving NMEA sonar depth data or using a; Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm; To receive fuel-level information, your unit must be; To enable the Total Fuel Onboard alarm and set the fuel; to indicate the fuel level at
• Page 48 – To configure settings for your boat, from the Home screen, select; Keel Offset; To adjust the Keel Offset:; to enter the measured distance from the; Temp Offset; OK; fuel Capacity
• Page 49 – To configure settings for boats other than your own, from the; To configure AIS or DSC information for other boats, your; aiS; alerts you to area traffic by providing boat IDs, position, course,; dSC; —turn a safe zone around your boat on or off. This is; —change the measured radius of the safe-zone ring to; Time to; (Safe Zone)—sounds an alarm if AIS or MARPA
• Page 50 – Using Sonar; used as fishfinders:; Understanding the Full Screen; Sonar; Understanding the Split Frequency Screen; Sonar
• Page 51 – 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 52 – Setting Up Sonar; information appears, making the distinction between fish
• Page 53 – white; To display water temperature or water speed, the connected; to display the values.; Advanced Sonar Settings; To mark a waypoint at a selected depth:; to position the pointer over the fish or structure
• Page 54 – —twice the magnification.; Show
• Page 55 – Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio
• Page 56 – To turn DSC on or off:; Adding a DSC Contact; Receiving Distress Calls; When you receive a DSC distress call:
• Page 57 – Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated; To view a list of position reports:
• Page 58 – 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; The default channel is 72. However, select; Channel; to select
• Page 59 – 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 60 – Appendix; Specifications; Physical Specifications
• Page 61 – Alarms and Messages; —you have drifted out of the specified distance; antenna input is Shorted
• Page 63 – temperature is 2°F (1.1°C) above or below the temperature specified
• Page 64 – —a complete uploaded track does not fit into; Capturing Screenshots; To capture screenshots:; to turn screenshot captures; On
• Page 65 – 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 66 – Software License Agreement
• Page 67 – Index
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