Nav (navigation) alarms, Sonar alarms, Weather alarms – Garmin GPSMAP 3205 User Manual
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Nav (Navigation) Alarms
Use the Nav sub tab to set navigational alarms including anchor drag, arrival, and off course.
The Nav sub tab contains the following alarms:
•
Anchor Drag—sets an alarm to sound when a specified drift distance is
exceeded. Enter a value in the distance field, and use the control field to
turn the alarm on and off.
• Arrival—sets an alarm to sound when a specified distance or time away
from a destination waypoint is exceeded. Enter a distance, radius, or time
for sounding the alarm, and use the control field to set the alarm to Off,
Dist (distance), or Time.
• Off Course—sets an alarm to sound when you are off course by a specific
distance. Enter a distance in the distance field, and use the control field to
turn the alarm on and off.
Sonar Alarms
Use the Sonar sub tab to set sonar alarms including shallow or deep water,
water temperature, and fish.*
The Sonar sub tab contains the following alarms:
•
Shallow Water/Deep Water—sets an alarm to sound when you enter
an area of specified depth that is too shallow or too deep. You must be
receiving sonar data for this function to work.
• Water Temperature—sets an alarm to sound when the transducer reports
a temperature either above, below, inside, or outside the specified values.
• Fish —sets an alarm to sound when the unit detects a fish of the specified
symbols.
*You must be receiving NMEA sonar data or using a GSD 21 or GSD 22 for the sonar alarms
to function.
Weather Alarms
Use the Weather sub tab to set weather alarms, including marine, tornado, severe
storm, flood, and flash flood warnings.**
**You must have a GDL 30/30A Satellite Weather Receiver connected to your
GPSMAP 3205 for weather alarms to function.