Viewing other vessels – Garmin GPSMAP 545s User Manual
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Viewing Information
To delete all waypoints, routes, and tracks:
1. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select
Information
>
User Data
>
Clear User Data
.
2. Select
Waypoints
,
Routes
,
Saved Tracks
, or
All
.
3. Select
OK
to delete the data.
Viewing Other Vessels
To view information about other boats from the Home screen,
select
Information
>
Other Vessels
.
NOTE: To view information about other boats, your unit must be
connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identification System)
or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device. See
for more
information.
aiS List—view information about all of the boats your unit
is monitoring. The AIS list shows the MMSIs or (if the boat is
broadcasting it) names of the AIS boats and is sorted by range. The
boat nearest to your boat appears at the top of the list.
dSC List—view the 100 most recent calls. The DSC List shows the
most recent call from a boat. If a second call is received from the
same boat, it replaces the first call in the list.
Select
Options
to sort calls by name, type, MMSI, distance from
your boat, or the time the call was received.
Select
Options
>
Delete All
to delete all the calls from the list.
To add a DSC contact:
1. Select
Add Contact
.
2. Use the
Rocker
to enter the MMSI number of the vessel.
3. Use the
Rocker
to enter the name of the vessel.