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Garmin GPSMAP 4008 - Marine GPS Receiver Owner's Manual

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual.

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    © 2009–2011 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries all rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of garmin. Garmin h...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual i introduction introduction warning see the important safety and product information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This manual includes information for the following products: • gpsmap ® 4008 • gpsmap 4010 • gp...

  • Page 4: Table of Contents

    2 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual table of contents table of contents introduction i tips and shortcuts i manual conventions i getting started ...

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 1 getting started getting started front and back panels gpsmap 4012 ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ gpsmap 5008 ➊ ➑ ➋ item description ➊ power key ➋ automatic backlight sensor ➌ range keys ➍ rocker key ➎ soft keys ➏ mark, select, menu, and home buttons ➐ numeric keypad (4012...

  • Page 6: Turning On The Chartplotter

    2 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual getting started ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➊ item description ➊ network connectors ➋ nmea 2000 connector ➌ power connector ➍ video connector ➎ nmea 0183 connector turning on the chartplotter select . Turning off the chartplotter hold . Initial chartplotter settings the first ...

  • Page 7: Adjusting The Color Mode

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 3 getting started adjusting the color mode 1. From the home screen, select configure > system > beeper/display > backlight. Tip: select from any screen to open the display screen. 2. Select color mode. 3. Select day colors, night colors, or auto. The auto set...

  • Page 8: About The Home Screen

    4 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual getting started about the home screen you can use the home screen to access all other screens. Note: options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected devices. Home screen gpsmap 5000 series home screen gpsmap 4000 series men...

  • Page 9: Charts and 3D Chart Views

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 5 charts and 3d chart views charts and 3d chart views all gpsmap 4000/5000 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The gpsmap 4208, 4210, 4212, 5208, 5212, and 5215 chartplotters have built-in, detailed, bluechart g2 offshore cartography for us waters....

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    6 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views chart symbols bluechart g2 and bluechart g2 vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the standards for us and international charts. Some other common symbols you might see include, but are not limited ...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 7 charts and 3d chart views 3. Complete an action: • for the gpsmap 4000 series, use the rocker to pan the map. • for the gpsmap 5000 series, touch and drag the navigation screen to pan the map. When you pan past the edge of the map, the screen scrolls forwar...

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    8 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views 5. Complete an action: • select label to display the name and symbol. • select comment to display any comments you have added. • select symbol to display only the symbol. • select hide to hide the symbol. Setting the color of the a...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 9 charts and 3d chart views viewing additional object information you can view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts. Note: mariner’s eye 3d and fish eye 3d chart views are available only if you use a bluechart g2 vision data card ( pag...

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    10 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views showing and configuring tides and currents you can show tide and current information on the navigation chart or the fishing chart. Note: the fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. 1. From th...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 11 charts and 3d chart views changing the map zoom detail you can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the navigation chart or the fishing chart. 1. From the home screen, select charts. 2. Select navigation chart or fish...

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    12 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views selecting the heading line source the source for the display of the heading line on the chartplotter is determined by the heading line source setting (auto or gps hdg) and whether heading information is available from a heading se...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 13 charts and 3d chart views showing and configuring navaid symbols you can show and configure the appearance of navaid symbols on the navigation chart, fishing chart, or radar overlay. Note: the fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vi...

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    14 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views showing and configuring roses on the navigation chart or the fishing chart, you can show a compass rose ➊ around your boat, indicating compass direction oriented to the heading of the boat. True wind direction or apparent wind dir...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 15 charts and 3d chart views automatic identification system the automatic identification system (ais) enables you to identify and track other vessels. About ais ais alerts you to area traffic. When connected to an external ais device, the chartplotter can sh...

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    16 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views heading and projected course of activated ais targets when heading and course over ground information are provided by an activated ais target, the heading of the target appears on a chart as a solid line attached to the ais target...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 17 charts and 3d chart views 1. From the home screen, select charts. 2. Select navigation chart, fishing chart, perspective 3d, mariner’s eye 3d, or radar overlay. 3. Select menu > other vessels > display setup. 4. Complete an action: • select display range t...

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    18 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views 4. Select time to to sound an alarm if ais or marpa determines that a target will intersect the safe zone within the defined time interval (ranging from 1 to 24 minutes). 5. Select a time. Viewing a list of ais and marpa threats n...

  • Page 23: Perspective 3D

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 19 charts and 3d chart views perspective 3d perspective 3d provides a view from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and is ...

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    20 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views selecting a lane width you can indicate the width of the navigation lane appearing in perspective 3d or mariner’s eye 3d. Note: mariner’s eye 3d is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. 1. From the home scr...

  • Page 25: Radar Overlay

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 21 charts and 3d chart views radar overlay when you connect your chartplotter to an optional garmin marine radar, you can use radar overlay to overlay radar information on the navigation chart or on the fishing chart ( page 73 ). Bluechart g2 vision an option...

  • Page 26: Mariner’S Eye 3D

    22 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views mariner’s eye 3d a bluechart g2 vision data card offers mariner’s eye 3d, which provides a detailed, three-dimensional view from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a visual navigation aid. This view ...

  • Page 27: Fish Eye 3D

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 23 charts and 3d chart views showing range rings see “showing range rings” ( page 19 ). Selecting a safe depth appearance you can set the appearance of a safe depth for mariner’s eye 3d. Note: this setting affects only the appearance of hazard colors in marin...

  • Page 28: Fishing Chart

    24 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views fish eye 3d chart appearance indicating the direction of the fish eye 3d chart view 1. From the home screen, select charts > fish eye 3d > menu > view. 2. Select fore, aft, port, or starboard. Showing a sonar cone on the chart you...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 25 charts and 3d chart views showing satellite imagery on the navigation chart you can overlay high-resolution satellite images on the land, on the sea, or on both portions of the navigation chart when using a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. Note...

  • Page 30: Auto Guidance

    26 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views viewing aerial photos of landmarks before you can view aerial photos on the navigation chart, you must turn on the photo points setting ( page 13 ). Preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data cards contain aerial photographs of many l...

  • Page 31: Combinations

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 27 combinations combinations about the combinations screen the combinations screen shows a combination of different screens at the same time. The number of options available on the combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected...

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    28 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual combinations combination screen data fields data fields can appear on combination screens, and they provide real-time, at-a-glance information. The data field overlay for each combination can be configured separately. Several combination screen data overla...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 29 combinations editing a data field 1. From the home screen, select combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select a data field. 4. Select the type of data shown in the field. Available data options vary based on the chartplotter and network configuration....

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    30 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual combinations using full-screen view you can view the content of any combination screen on the full chartplotter screen. 1. From the home screen, select combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. For the gpsmap 4000 series, ensure that the combination screen...

  • Page 35: Navigation

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 31 navigation navigation 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 “setting and following a direct course using go to” ( page 32 ) how do i m...

  • Page 36: Waypoints

    32 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual navigation • guide to—uses bluechart g2 vision chart data to suggest the best path to your destination using auto guidance. You must be using a bluechart g2 vision data card for this option to appear. Setting and following a direct course using go to cauti...

  • Page 37: Routes

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 33 navigation • select depth. Select done. • select water temp. Select done. • select comment. Select done. Marking and navigating to an mob location when you mark a waypoint, you can designate it as a man-overboard (mob) location. From any screen, select mar...

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    34 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual navigation creating and navigating a route from your present location you can create and immediately navigate a route on the navigation chart or the fishing chart. This procedure does not save the route or the waypoint data. Note: the fishing chart is avai...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 35 navigation 11. Complete an action: • select no. • select yes > edit route > name. Enter the name of the route. Select done. Creating and saving a route this procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. The starting point can be your present locat...

  • Page 40: Tracks

    36 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual navigation viewing a list of saved routes from the home screen, select information > user data > routes. Editing a saved route you can change the name of a route, or change the turns the route contains. 1. From the home screen, select information > user da...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 37 navigation ➊ setting the color of the active track you can select the color of your present track. 1. From the home screen, select information > user data > tracks > active track options > track color. 2. Select a track color. Saving the active track the t...

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    38 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual navigation • select the time the current track began or midnight, if shown. • select entire log. 3. Select follow track. 4. Review the course indicated by the colored line. 5. Follow the colored line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstac...

  • Page 43: Where To?

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 39 where to? Where to? Use the where to? Option on the home screen to search for and navigate to nearby fuel, repairs, and other services, as well as waypoints and routes that you have created. Marine services destinations note: this feature may not be availa...

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    40 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual where to? Searching for, and navigating to, a destination caution the auto guidance feature of the bluechart g2 vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 41 where to? 1. From the home screen, select where to? > routes. 2. Select a route. 3. Select navigate to. 4. Complete an action: • select forward to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created. • select backward to navigate the...

  • Page 46: Almanac Data

    42 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data almanac, environmental, and on-boat data the information screen displays information about tides, currents, celestial data, gauges, and video. Almanac data tide station information the tides screen shows information...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 43 almanac, environmental, and on-boat data current information note: current station information is available with a bluechart g2 vision data card. The currents screen shows information about a current station ➊ for a specific date and time, including the cu...

  • Page 48: Environmental Data

    44 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data celestial information the celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of the sun ➊ and moon ➋ . By default, the chartplotter shows c...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 45 almanac, environmental, and on-boat data configuring a graph you can set the scale and duration of the atmospheric pressure and depth graphs. The duration represents the time interval that appears on the graph, and the scale represents the range of the mea...

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    46 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data wind angle data viewing the wind angle data graph the chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral devices listed below to capture the data shown on the wind speed graph. Wind angle description required sensors ...

  • Page 51: On-Boat Data

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 47 almanac, environmental, and on-boat data on-boat data engine and fuel gauges viewing engine gauges you must be connected to a nmea 2000 network capable of sensing engine data to view engine gauges. See the gpsmap 4000/5000 series installation instructions ...

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    48 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data selecting the engine gauge type you can set the type of gauges that appear on the first engine gauge page. If you have one or two engines, you can view either analog or digital gauges. If you have three or more engi...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 49 almanac, environmental, and on-boat data fuel gauges a maximum of two fuel gauges, an upper gauge and a lower gauge, appear above and below the speedometer in the center of the fuel gauges page. You must have fuel level sensors in your fuel tanks or a fuel...

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    50 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data resetting trip gauges 1. From the home screen, select information > trip. 2. Complete an action: • select reset trip to set all the readings for the current trip to 0.0. • select reset maximum speed to set the maxim...

  • Page 55: Device Configuration

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 51 device configuration device configuration basic device configuration questions question answer how do i adjust the amount of detail shown on the map? See “changing the map zoom detail” ( page 11 ) how do i change the time zone setting? See “configuring th...

  • Page 56: Display Configuration

    52 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual device configuration display configuration setting the sound you can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds. 1. From the home screen, select configure > system > beeper/display > beeper. 2. Complete an action: • select alarms only to have the chart...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 53 device configuration auto guidance line configurations you can set the data the chartplotter uses when calculating an auto guidance line. Note: auto guidance is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. Safe water depth and safe obstacl...

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    54 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual device configuration 9. Complete an action: • if the placement of the auto guidance line is satisfactory, select menu > navigation options > stop navigation. Proceed to step 11. • if the auto guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from the home scr...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 55 device configuration units of measure you can set the units of measure the chartplotter shows, using a standardized system of measurements or creating a customized system of measurements. Selecting a standardized system of measurement 1. From the home scre...

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    56 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual device configuration data bars data bars ➊ appear on specific charts and 3d chart views, radar views, and combination screens. The data bar for each chart or one 3d chart view must be configured separately. ➊ perspective 3d with data bars several data bars...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 57 device configuration configuring the navigation data bar you should show the navigation data bar before you configure it ( page 56 ). 1. From the home screen, select charts. 2. Select a chart or a 3d chart view. 3. Select menu > data bars > navigation > da...

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    58 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual device configuration wind vmg and waypoint vmg in the data bars the chartplotter automatically switches between showing wind vmg and waypoint vmg in the data bars. Waypoint vmg appears under the following conditions: • the route leg section of the navigati...

  • Page 63: Information About Your Boat

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 59 device configuration information about your boat calibrating a water speed device if you have a speed-sensing transducer, you can calibrate that speed-sensing device. 1. From the home screen, select configure > my boat > calibrate water speed. 2. Follow th...

  • Page 64: Chartplotter Data Management

    60 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual device configuration setting the off course alarm you can set an alarm to sound when you are off course by a specified distance. 1. From the home screen, select configure > alarms > navigation > off course > on. 2. Enter the off-course distance that trigge...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 61 device configuration 1. Complete an action: • copy the data from homeport to the prepared memory card (using an data card reader attached to the computer) according to the process described in the homeport help system. • copy the data from mapsource to the...

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    62 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual device configuration copying waypoints, routes, and tracks to or from all chartplotters on a network you can transfer waypoint, route, and track information from one chartplotter connected to the garmin marine network to every other chartplotter connected ...

  • Page 67: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 63 radar radar warning the marine radar transmits microwave energy that has the potential to be harmful to humans and animals. Before beginning radar transmission, verify that the area around the radar is clear. The radar transmits a beam approximately 12° ab...

  • Page 68: Radar Display Modes

    64 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar radar display modes the radar screen has five standard operating modes. Each mode is available for use only with a compatible radar ( page 64 ). • cruising mode—shows a full-screen image of the gathered radar information. • harbor mode—intended for u...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 65 radar harbor mode harbor mode is the standard radar operation for use in inland waters with a gmr xhd radar. Harbor mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 nm or less). Note: if you switch from sentry mode to harbor mode, the radar switches to fu...

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    66 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar dual range mode dual range mode provides a side-by-side view of both short-range and long-range radar data with a gmr xhd radar. The two radar views provided in this mode can be especially useful at night or in inclement weather. Short-range radar da...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 67 radar setting the standby and transmit times you must enable timed transmit before you can set the standby and transmit times ( page 66 ). To help conserve power, you can indicate the radar standby time and the transmit time to implement periodic radar sig...

  • Page 72: Radar Targeting

    68 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar radar targeting radar targeting enables you to identify and track objects. About marpa marpa is primarily used for collision avoidance, through object targeting and tracking. To use marpa, you must assign a marpa tag to a target. The radar system aut...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 69 radar assigning a marpa tag to an object note: marpa requires the use of a heading sensor and an active gps signal. The heading sensor must provide the nmea 2000 parameter group number (pgn) 127250, or the nmea 0183 hdm or hdg output sentence. 1. From the ...

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    70 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar • open the list in dual range mode. Select > menu > other vessels > list > show for the gpsmap 4000 series. Select left > other vessels > list > show for the gpsmap 5000 series. 4. Select the type of threats to include in the list (all threats, marpa...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 71 radar adjusting the vrm and the ebl you must show the vrm and the ebl before you can adjust them ( page 70 ). You can adjust the diameter of the vrm and the angle of the ebl, which moves the intersection point of the vrm and the ebl. The vrm and the ebl co...

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    72 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar waypoints and routes on the radar screen marking a waypoint on the radar screen 1. From the home screen, select radar. 2. Select a radar mode. 3. Select a location 4. Select create waypoint. Showing or hiding waypoints on the radar screen you can sho...

  • Page 77: About The Radar Overlay

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 73 radar • select backward - starboard to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created, to the right of the original route. 9. From the home screen, select radar. 10. Select cruising, harbor, offshore, dual range, or sentry. T...

  • Page 78: Optimizing The Radar Display

    74 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar complete an action: • for the gpsmap 4000 series, press the range (-/+) keys to zoom out and zoom in. • for the gpsmap 5000 series, touch and to zoom out and zoom in. Selecting a chart type for the radar overlay you can indicate whether the navigatio...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 75 radar about the range of radar signals the range of the radar signal indicates the length of the pulsed signal transmitted and received by the radar. As the range increases, the radar transmits longer pulses in order to reach distant targets. Closer target...

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    76 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar default gain and clutter settings setting default value instructions gain auto see “automatically adjusting gain on the radar screen” ( page 76 ) sea clutter calm see “restoring the default sea clutter setting” ( page 77 ) rain clutter off see “res...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 77 radar 1. From the home screen, select radar. 2. Select cruising, harbor, offshore, dual range or sentry mode. 3. Complete an action: • select menu > gain for cruising, harbor, offshore, or sentry mode. • configure the setting for the short-range screen in ...

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    78 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar 2. Select cruising, harbor, offshore, dual range or sentry mode. 3. Complete an action: • select menu > noise rejection > sea clutter for cruising, harbor, offshore, or sentry mode. • configure the setting for the short-range screen in dual range mod...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 79 radar adjusting rain clutter on the radar screen you can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by rain. Reducing the radar range also can minimize rain clutter ( page 63 ). Setting description ftc this setting affects the appearance of large, hazy masses...

  • Page 84: Radar Display Appearance

    80 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar adjusting crosstalk clutter on the radar screen you can reduce the appearance of clutter caused by interference from another nearby radar source. On is the default value for the crosstalk setting. Note: depending upon the radar in use, the crosstalk ...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 81 radar configuring the navigation data bar on the radar screen you should show the navigation data bar before you configure it ( page 80 ). 1. From the home screen, select radar. 2. Select cruising, harbor, or offshore mode. 3. Select menu > radar setup > d...

  • Page 86

    82 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar radar display settings setting the radar color scheme you can set the color scheme used for all radar screens. This setting does not apply to the radar overlay. 1. From the home screen, select radar > radar setup > appearance > color scheme. 2. Selec...

  • Page 87

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 83 radar radar scanner and antenna settings setting the antenna rotation speed note: you can set the rotation speed for gmr 18, 18 hd, 24, 24 hd, 404, 406, 404 xhd, 406xhd, 604 xhd, 606 xhd, 1204 xhd, or 1206 xhd radar only. The antenna does not rotate at hig...

  • Page 88

    84 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar radar overlay display appearance adjusting gain and clutter on the radar overlay see “about gain and clutter” ( page 75 ). Setting the radar overlay display orientation see “changing the map orientation” ( page 10 ). Setting data bars for the radar o...

  • Page 89

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 85 radar radar overlay navigation display settings changing the map zoom detail you can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the radar overlay. 1. From the home screen, select charts > radar overlay > menu > setup > char...

  • Page 90

    86 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual radar showing additional chart details you can show additional information on the radar overlay. 1. From the home screen, select charts > radar overlay > menu > setup > chart setup > symbols. 2. Complete an action: • select land pois > on to show land-base...

  • Page 91: Sonar

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 87 sonar sonar when connected to an optional garmin gsd 22/24/26 sounder module and a transducer, your chartplotter can be used as a fishfinder. The gsd 22/24/26 connects through the garmin marine network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connecte...

  • Page 92: Water Temperature Log

    88 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual sonar split-frequency sonar view transducer frequencies water temperature log if you are using a temperature-capable transducer, the temperature log shows water temperature readings over time. You can view the temperature log by selecting sonar > water tem...

  • Page 93: Sonar Screen Settings

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 89 sonar creating a waypoint on the sonar screen 1. From the home screen, select sonar. 2. Select a sonar view. 3. Select menu > pause sonar. 4. Set the location of the waypoint using the intersection point of the depth line and the distance line: • for the g...

  • Page 94

    90 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual sonar adjusting the range and gain with shortcuts • when using a gpsmap 4000/5000 series with a gsd 22 or gsd 24/26, select + and - to adjust the range. • when using a gpsmap 4000 series with a gsd 24/26, in full-screen sonar view, select the select key to...

  • Page 95: Frequencies

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 91 sonar configuring the advanced sonar settings note: these features are available only on the gsd 24 and gsd 26. Before you can configure the temp. Source, you must have a sd 26 and more than one water-temperature sensor or temperature-capable transducer. W...

  • Page 96: Sonar Screen Appearance

    92 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual sonar noise and interference settings the noise rejection settings allow you to reduce the interference and the amount of clutter shown on the sonar screen. With the gsd 24 and gsd 26, you can adjust the noise rejection settings for each frequency independ...

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    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 93 sonar showing the a-scope the a-scope is a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen that instantaneously shows the range to targets along a scale. 1. From the home screen, select sonar. 2. Select a sonar view. 3. Select menu. 4. Select an option...

  • Page 98: Sonar Alarms

    94 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual sonar highlighting the edge note: this feature is available only on the gsd 24 and gsd 26. You can highlight the strongest signal from the bottom to help define the hardness or softness of the signal. 1. From the home screen, select sonar. 2. Select a sona...

  • Page 99: Transducer Configuration

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 95 sonar setting the fish alarm note: this feature is available only on the gsd 22. You can set an alarm to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of the specified size. 1. From the home screen, select configure > alarms > sonar > fish. 2. Com...

  • Page 100

    96 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual sonar 1. Measure the keel offset, based on the location of the transducer: • if the transducer is installed at the water line, measure the distance from the transducer location to the keel of the boat. Enter this value in step 3 as a positive number. • if ...

  • Page 101: Digital Selective Calling

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 97 digital selective calling digital selective calling chartplotter and vhf radio functionality the following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a vhf radio over a nmea 0183 network or a nmea 2000 network. Fu...

  • Page 102: Incoming Distress Calls

    98 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual digital selective calling adding a dsc contact you can add a vessel to your dsc list. You can make calls to a dsc contact from the chartplotter ( page 100 ). 1. From the home screen, select information > dsc list > add contact. 2. Enter the maritime mobile...

  • Page 103

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 99 digital selective calling every position report call received is logged in the dsc list ( page 97 ). Viewing a position report 1. From the home screen, select information > dsc list. 2. Select a position-report call. 3. Select review. 4. Select next page o...

  • Page 104: Individual Routine Calls

    100 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual digital selective calling vessel trails on the navigation chart you can view trails for all tracked vessels on the navigation chart, the fishing chart, the mariner’s eye 3d chart view, and the radar overlay. By default, a black dot ➊ appears for each prev...

  • Page 105

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 101 digital selective calling 1. From the home screen, select information > dsc list. 2. Select a vessel or a station to call. 3. Select review > call with radio > send. The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio. 4. On your garmin vhf rad...

  • Page 106: Appendix

    102 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual appendix appendix specifications physical specifications specification devices measurement size gpsmap 4008, 4208 7” h × 11 2” w × 4 2” d (176 9 × 284 4 × 106 mm) gpsmap 4010, 4210 8 9” h × 13 4” w × 4 13” d (226 9 × 340 4 × 105 1 mm) gpsmap 4012, 4212 9 ...

  • Page 107: Screenshots

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 103 appendix calibrating the gpsmap 5000 series touchscreen the gpsmap 5000 series chartplotter touchscreen does not normally require calibration. However, if the buttons do not seem to be responding properly, use the following process to calibrate the screen...

  • Page 108: Nmea 0183 and Nmea 2000

    104 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual appendix saving system information to a memory card you can save system information to a memory card as a troubleshooting tool. A garmin product support representative may ask you to use this information to retrieve data about the marine network. 1. Inser...

  • Page 109

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 105 appendix approved nmea 0183 sentences gpapb, gpbod, gpbwc, gpgga, gpgll, gpgsa, gpgsv, gprmb, gprmc, gprte, gpvtg, gpwpl, gpxte, and garmin proprietary sentences pgrme, pgrmm, and pgrmz. This chartplotter also includes support for the wpl sentence, dsc, a...

  • Page 110

    106 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual appendix nmea 2000 gpsmap 4000/5000 series chartplotters are nmea 2000 certified and can receive data from a nmea 2000 network installed on the boat to show specific information, such as depth, speed, water temperature, wind speed and direction, and engin...

  • Page 111: Registering Your Device

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 107 appendix transmitting nmea 0183 data over a nmea 2000 network you can turn on, configure, or turn off output bridging. Output bridging occurs when a chartplotter takes nmea 0183 data it receives from any source, formats it into nmea 2000 data, and sends i...

  • Page 112: Index

    108 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual index index a active tracks clearing 38 retracing 37 saving 37 add turn 34 aerial photos 21 , 26 ais radar 70 targeting 15 , 101 threats 18 , 69 alarms anchor drag 59 arrival 59 clock 60 collision 15 , 17 , 69 deep water 94 fish 95 gps accuracy 60 navigat...

  • Page 113

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 109 index combinations screen 29 configuring 47 fuel economy 49 status alarms 47 synchronizing with fuel 49 viewing 49 fuel onboard 60 full-screen view 87 g gain default setting 76 large objects 76 radar 75 radar type 75 side lobes 77 sonar 89 garmin marine n...

  • Page 114

    110 gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual index harbor mode 65 heading line 82 navigation lines 82 noise rejection 75 no-transmit zone 83 offshore mode 65 optimizing display 74 orientation 82 overlay screen 73 range 63 , 75 range rings 82 sentry mode 66 timed transmit 66 transmitting 63 types 64 ...

  • Page 115

    Gpsmap ® 4000/5000 series owner’s manual 111 index track color 37 turn transition 52 unit voltage 60 view 24 volume units 55 water temp 94 waypoint ids 105 whiteline 93 wireless devices 104 world map 11 zoom 89 shallow water alarm 94 shoreline distance 53 side lobe interference 77 simulator mode 51 ...

  • Page 116

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