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Garmin GMR 404 Owner's Manual

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    Owner’s manual gmr 404/406.

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    © 2006, 2007 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...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual i ntroduction this manual covers the features and operation of the gmr 404/406 marine radar when viewed on a garmin marine network chartplotter. Installing your gmr 404/406 to install your gmr 404/406, refer to the gmr 404/406 installation instructions included in this box...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual i ntroduction > t able of c ontents t able of c ontents introduction ........................................................................... I installing your gmr 404/406 ................................................... I about this manual .............................

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    Gmr 404/406 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-digi...

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    V gmr 404/406 owner’s manual i ntroduction > w arnings and i mportant i nformation warnings 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...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > u nderstanding r adar b asic o peration this section covers the features and operation of the gmr 404/406. Understanding radar the gmr 404/406 transmits a narrow beam of microwave energy in a rotating 360° pattern. When the transmitted energy contacts a...

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    Gmr 404/406 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 404/406 owner’s manual 3 b asic o peration > r adar p age radar page a properly installed radar is detected as a new network connection when you turn on your garmin marine network chartplotter. Note: a software update may be needed for the radar to function properly. If the message “incompatible...

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    4 gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age using the radar adjustment menu use the radar adjustment menu to access the settings and features most commonly used on the radar page including: gain, sea clutter, rain clutter, ftc, zoom, target expansion, trails, guard zone, vrm/ebl, m...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age ftc (fast time constant) ftc controls unwanted screen clutter caused by rain at a distance. The fast time constant has four settings: off, low, medium, and high. Zoom zoom allows you to zoom in on a selected area of the radar screen. When y...

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    6 gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age 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 off guard zone a guard zone is a user-...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar p age vrm/ebl the (variable range marker (vrm) and electronic bearing line (ebl) tools measure range and bearing to a target. You can move the center point of the vrm, which allows you to measure from one target to another. Two vrm/ebl tools can ...

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    Gmr 404/406 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 tim...

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    Gmr 404/406 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...

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    0 gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar t ab map page with radar overlay and radar page to hide the radar data overlay on the map page: 1. Press the radar options soft key. 2. Press the hide radar soft key. The radar overlay is hidden. Radar tab when gmr 404/406 is connected to a gar...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar t ab • north indicator—toggles the north indicator arrow on or off. • timed transmit—used to save power, usually while at anchor. When timed transmit is on, the radar uses the settings in timed transmit xmit time and timed transmit stby time fiel...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual b asic o peration > r adar t ab • rings—toggles the radar rings on or off. • background—sets the background color for the radar page. Available options are black, blue, or white. • heading line—toggles the heading line on or off. • bearing reference—sets your bearing, eith...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual 3 b asic o peration > r adar t ab • safe zone ring—displays a ring on the radar page depicting the own vessel safe zone. • velocity reference—has two settings, absolute and relative. This setting determines how speed and direction are displayed on the marpa list. Relative ...

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    4 gmr 404/406 owner’s manual a ppendix > s pecifications a ppendix specifications 4 ft open-array antenna type: end fed slotted waveguide horizontal beamwidth: 1.8 degrees horizontal sidelobes: -23 db within ±10 deg of main -30 db outside ±10 deg of main vertical beamwidth: 24 degrees antenna gain: ...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual a ppendix > e uropean l icense r equirements radar interference: anti-jamming algorithm clutter suppression: sea clutter, rain clutter, ftc weight: 42 lbs (19 kg) dimensions: 17" x 11" x 16" cable: 49.21' (15 meters) long; 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg) radar display features presentati...

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    6 gmr 404/406 owner’s manual a ppendix > l imited w arranty limited warranty all garmin marine radomes and open array scanners are warranted to be free from defects in materials or workmanship for two years from the date of purchase. Within this period, garmin will, at its sole option, repair or rep...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual a ppendix > fcc c ompliance and d o c fcc compliance the gmr 404/406 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 radio frequency energy an...

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    Gmr 404/406 owner’s manual i ndex i ndex a advanced sub tab 13 afc mode 13 auto-detect services 10 b bearing line 12 bearing reference 11, 12 begin transmitting 9 c center offset 11 clutter rain 4 sea 4 configuring radar page 3 cross-talk rejection 11 d digital navigation data 2 display sub tab 11 e...

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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, 2007 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, usa garmin (europe) ltd. Unit 5, ...