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Configuring the unit, Configuring system settings, Changing units of measure – Garmin GPSMAP 4000 User Manual

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Configuring the Unit

Use the Configure screen to configure unit settings.

Configuring System Settings

To change general system settings, from the Home screen, select

Configure

>

System

.

Simulator—turn Simulator Mode

On

or

Off

. Select

Setup

to set Simulator options. (If you set the

unit into a Store Demonstration mode during the initial unit setup, this setting will be named Demo.)
Language—select the on-screen language.
Auto Power Up (GPSMAP 4210 only)—turn Auto Power Up On or Off. When On is selected, the

chartplotter will automatically turn on whenever power is applied, unless the chartplotter is turned

off with the

Power

key before power is lost.

Beeper/Display—set Beeper options, Backlight, and Color Mode.

Beeper—select

Beeper

to set when the unit makes audible sounds. The settings are

Off

,

Alarms

Only

(default), and

Key and Alarm

(keys and alarms).

Backlight—select

Backlight

to adjust the intensity of the backlight. Select

Auto

to allow the

unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light.
Color Mode—select

Color Mode

to select

Day Colors

or

Night Colors

, or select

Auto

to allow

the unit to adjust the colors.

GPS—view GPS satellites and set the speed filter to

On

, Off, or Auto. The speed filter averages the

speed of your boat over a short period of time for smoother speed values.
System Information—view system information, restore factory settings, view the status of

networked devices (

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), and display the event log. The event log displays a list of system

events. Select the event to view additional information.
Overlay Numbers—view or edit the options for Wind (

Apparent Wind

or

True Wind

) and Next

Turn numbers (

Distance

or

Time

) for routes.

Changing Units of Measure

To change units of measure from the Home screen, select

Configure

>

Units

.

System Units—global setting that defines individual units of measure at the same time.

Statute

(mh, ft, ºF),

Metric

(kh, m, ºC),

Nautical

(kt, ft, ºF), or

Custom

. Select

Custom

to individually

define units of measure for:

Depth

—individually sets the units of measure for depth to

Feet

,

Fathoms

, or

Meters

.

Temperature

—individually sets units of measure for temperature to

Fahrenheit (ºF)

or

Celsius

(ºC)

.

NOTE: You must be receiving NMEA Sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder module to view

depth and temperature information.

Distance—individually set the units of measure for distance readings (

Miles

,

Kilometers

, or

Nautical Miles

).