Garmin GPSMAP 526s User Manual
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Configuring the Chartplotter
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.
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).
• defaults—resets all NMEA 0183 sentences to the default setting.
NMEa 2000 Setup—
• device List—lists the NMEA 2000 devices on your network. If a
NMEA 2000 device has configuration options or settings, select
the device for a list of options.
• Label devices—allows you to name your engines and tanks so
that you can better identify their location on the boat.
To label engines as numbers:
From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
>
NMEA 2000 Setup
>
Label Devices
>
Change Engine Labels
>
Use Numbers
�
To label engines as names:
1� From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
>
NMEA 2000 Setup
>
Label Devices
>
Change Engine Labels
>
Label Type
>
Choose Names
�
2� Select the engine you want to name�
3� Select the location of the engine:
Port (P)
,
Center (C)
,
Starboard (S)
,
Fore (F)
, or
Aft (A)
�
4� Select the label you want to use for the engine�
To label tanks as numbers:
1� From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
>
NMEA 2000 Setup
>
Label Devices
>
Change Tank Labels
�
2� Select the type of tank you want to label�
3� Select
Use Numbers
�
To label tanks as names:
1� From the Home screen, select
Configure
>
Communications
>
NMEA 2000 Setup
>
Label Devices
>
Change Tank Labels
�