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Garmin GMR 21 Owner's Manual

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    Owner’s manual marine radar gmr 21/41.

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    © 2006 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, usa tel. (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020 fax (913) 397.8282 garmin (europe) ltd. Unit 5, the quadrangle, abbey park industrial estate, romsey, so51 9dl, uk tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outs...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual i ntroduction > i nstalling y our gmr 21/41 and a bout t his m anual i ntroduction this manual covers the features and operation of the gmr 21/41 marine radar when viewed on a garmin marine network chartplotter. Installing your gmr 21/41 to install your gmr 21/41, refer to t...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual i ntroduction > t able of c ontents table of contents introduction ...........................................................................I installing your gmr 21/41 ....................................................... I about this manual ................................

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual i ntroduction > p roduct r egistration and s oftware l icense a greement product registration help us better support you by completing our online registration today! Connect to our web site at www.Garmin.Com/registration/. Use this area to record the serial number (8-digit n...

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    V gmr 21/41 owner’s manual i ntroduction > w arning and i mportant i nformation failure to avoid the following potentially hazardous situations could result in an accident or collision resulting in death or serious injury. The radar scanner transmits electromagnetic energy. Ensure that the scanner h...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual 1 b asic o peration > u nderstanding r adar b asic o peration this section covers the features and operation of the gmr 21/41. Understanding radar the gmr 21/41 transmits a narrow beam of microwave energy in a rotating 360° pattern. When the transmitted energy contacts a tar...

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    2 gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > u nderstanding r adar before transmission begins, the message “spinning up” is shown while the radar antenna reaches nominal rotation speed. After the message disappears, the radar begins painting an image. Understanding the radar display the radar page...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual 3 b asic o peration > r adar p age radar page with the radar properly installed, when you turn on your garmin marine network chartplotter, it should detect the radar as a new network connection. Note: a software update may be needed for the radar to function properly. If the...

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    4 gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age 2. Using the rocker, highlight the function you want to add or remove, and press enter. Only functions with a check mark in the check box next to them appear on the radar page. Using the radar adjustment menu use the radar adjustment menu t...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age gain gain controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver. Auto (default) is the recommended setting. It automatically adjusts the gain for each range scale to provide optimal performance. You can also set gain manually. To see more detail, in...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age target expansion off target expansion on trails trails allows you to select whether all returns on the screen leave a history trail, and allows you to determine the length of the history trail (off, short, medium, or long). Trails on trails o...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age 3. Using the rocker, define the area on the radar page by adjusting three points: corner 1, corner 2, and circular. 4. Press enter to set the guard zone. Vrm/ebl the variable range marker (vrm) and electronic bearing line (ebl) tools measure ...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age marpa the mini automatic radar plotting aid (marpa) function helps with collision avoidance. Marpa can track up to 10 designated targets. Detailed information including bearing, range, course, speed, closest point of approach (cpa), and time ...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > m ap p age r adar o verlay to view the marpa list: press the marpa list soft key. Enter standby (begin transmitting) the enter standby (begin transmitting) option allows you to select whether the radar is in standby mode or is transmitting. Select enter s...

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    10 gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar t ab radar tab when gmr 21/41 is connected to a garmin marine network chartplotter, and either the auto-detect services or radar check box is selected on the system tab, the radar tab appears on the main menu. To access and change a setting on t...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual 11 b asic o peration > r adar t ab • cross-talk rejection—toggles cross-talk rejection on or off. Radar cross-talk may occur when two or more radar equipped vessels are operating in proximity to one another. Cross-talk rejection automatically filters out the cross-talk inter...

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    12 gmr 21/41 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar t ab marpa sub tab the marpa sub tab contains settings for vector length, target history, own vessel safe zone, tine to safe zone, safe ring zone, and velocity reference. The available marpa sub tab options are: • vector length—predicts the targ...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual 13 b asic o peration > r adar t ab advanced sub tab use the advanced sub tab to set the afc mode and the front of boat offset. The available advanced sub tab settings are: • afc mode—sets how the scanner frequency is adjusted. Select auto to automatically adjust the scanner ...

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    14 gmr 21/41 owner’s manual a ppendix > s pecifications a ppendix specifications unit dimensions: 24" d x 8" h (610 mm x 205 mm) cable length: 15 meters radar scanner weight: unit 26 lbs; cable 8.35 lbs range scales (range rings) gmr 21—1/8 nm (1/32 nm) to 24 nm (6 nm) gmr 41—1/8 nm (1/32 nm) to 36 ...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual 1 a ppendix > e uropean l icense r equirements and d eclaration of c onformity (d o c) european license requirements the following table shows european license requirements for the gmr 21/41. Austria i luxembourg i belgium g the netherlands i czech republic i poland g denmar...

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    1 gmr 21/41 owner’s manual a ppendix > l imited w arranty limited warranty this garmin product is warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, garmin will, at its sole option, repair or replace any components that fail in n...

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    Gmr 21/41 owner’s manual 1 a ppendix > fcc c ompliance and i ndustry c anada c ompliance fcc compliance the gmr 21/41 complies with part 80 of the fcc rules. It has received a grant of equipment authorization, issued under the authority of the fcc. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate rad...

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    1 gmr 21/41 owner’s manual i ndex i ndex a advanced sub tab 13 afc mode 13 auto-detect services 10 b bearing line 11 bearing reference 11 begin transmitting 9 c center offset 11 clutter rain 5 sea 5 configuring radar page 3 cross-talk rejection 11 d declaration of conformity (doc) 15 digital navigat...

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    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your garmin products, visit the garmin web site at www.Garmin.Com. © 2006 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, usa garmin (europe) ltd. Unit 5, the qu...