Garmin GPSMAP 526s - Manual (Page 57)

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 51
Configuring the Chartplotter
• 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 screen, select Configure > Preferences >
Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Far �
• If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the
Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation
> Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Near �
8� If you selected Near or Far in step 7, review the placement of
the Auto Guidance line� Determine whether the line safely avoids
known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel�
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 screen, select Configure > Preferences
> Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance >
Farthest �
• 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.
• garmin data Transfer—supports the input or output of
Garmin-proprietary 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.