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Configuring communications settings – Garmin zumo 450 User Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

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

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).