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Understanding how wind vmg and waypoint, Vmg appear in the data bars – Garmin GPSMAP 546s User Manual

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Using Charts

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

9

navigation Chart Menu

To access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart, press MENU.
full Screen Map—view the Navigation or Fishing chart in full-screen mode,

without numbers.
waypoints & Tracks—view, add, and configure waypoints

(

page 24

) and tracks (

page 27

).

Other Vessels—view information about other vessels if your chartplotter

is connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System) or DSC

(Digital Selective Calling) device (

page 59

).

Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only available while

navigating).
data bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, fuel, or sailing

numbers.
Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position

data bar on or off. Select data bar Setup to configure the data shown on

the screen.

Navigation—turn the Distance to Destination, Arrival, Off Course, and

Bearing data bar on or off. Select auto to turn on the navigation data bar

whenever you are navigating to a destination. Select data bar Setup to

choose different data to show on the cruising data bar.

fishing—turn the Depth, Water Temperature, and Water Speed data bar on

or off.

fuel—turn the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Economy data

bar on or off.

Sailing—turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and Wind

Velocity Made Good (VMG) data bar on or off. Select wind to toggle

between True and Apparent wind speed and wind angle.

XM audio —displays an XM audio bar at the bottom of the screen if XM

audio is available.

Compass Tape—displayed at the top of the screen to provide the current

heading, and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course

appears while navigating.

Understanding How Wind VMg and Waypoint VMg

Appear in the Data Bars

The chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind Velocity

Made Good (VMG) and Waypoint VMG in the data bars.
Waypoint VMG appears under these conditions:
• The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating

a route or an automatic guidance line.

• The Sailing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating a

route or an automatic guidance line and you turn off the Route Leg data

bar.

Wind VMG appears under these conditions:
• The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when you are not navigating a

route or an automatic guidance line.

• The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg data bar is

on.

Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings (

page 11

).