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Configuring communications settings – Garmin GPSMAP 545s User Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

Configuring the Chartplotter

7. If you selected

Near or Far in step 6, review the placement of

the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids

known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.
• If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory,

select

MENU

>

Navigation Options

>

Stop Navigation

.

Proceed to step 9.

• 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

.

8. If you selected

Nearest or Farthest, review the placement of the

Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids

known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.

9. Repeat steps 1-8 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.
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.
garmin data Transfer—supports the input or output of

Garmin-proprietary data for communicating with Garmin

software.

garmin Remote Sonar Transfer (GPSMAP

430/440/530/540/535/545)—supports the input or output of

Garmin-proprietary sonar 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.

NMEa 0183 Setup—enable or disable NMEA 0183 output

sentences for sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings.