Configuring communications settings – Garmin zumo 450 User Manual
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Configuring the Chartplotter
If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the
Home screen, select
Configure
>
Preferences
>
Navigation
>
Auto Guidance
>
Shoreline Distance
>
Nearest
.
10. If you selected
Nearest or Farthest in step 9, review the
placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line
safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable
efficient travel.
11. Repeat steps 1-10 at least once more, using a different
destination each time, until you are familiar with the functionality
of the Shoreline Distance setting.
Configuring Communications Settings
To change the communications settings from the Home screen,
select
Configure
>
Communications
.
Serial Port 1—configures the input/output format for serial port 1 to
use when connecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices, a
computer, or other Garmin devices.
Serial Port 2 (if supported)—configures the input/output format for
serial port 2 to use when connecting your chartplotter to external
NMEA devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices.
garmin data Transfer—supports the input or output of
Garmin-proprietary data for communicating with Garmin
software.
garmin Remote Sonar Transfer (GPSMAP
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420/450/520/550/525/555)—supports the input or output of
Garmin-proprietary sonar data for communicating with Garmin
software.
NMEa Standard—supports the input or output of standard
NMEA 0183 data, DSC, and sonar NMEA input support for the
DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences.
NMEa High Speed—supports the input or output of standard
0183 data for most AIS receivers.
NMEa 0183 Setup—enable or disable NMEA 0183 output
sentences for sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings.
To enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences:
1. From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
>
NMEA 0183 Setup
.
2. Select a setting (
Sounder
,
Route
,
System
, or
Garmin
).
3. Select the NMEA 0183 output sentence to toggle the output on or
off.
Posn. Precision—adjust the number of digits (Two digits,
Three digits, or four digits) to the right of the decimal point
for transmission of NMEA output.
waypoint ids—determine how the unit identifies waypoint
identifiers (Names
or Numbers).
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