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GPSMAP 4000/5000 series
owner’s manual
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Introduction Introduction WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This manual includes information for the following products: ® • GPSMAP 4008 • GPSMAP 4010 • GPSMAP 4012 • GPSMAP 5008 • GPSMAP 5012 • GPSMAP 5015 Tips and Shortcuts • Select Home from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Select Menu from any main screen to access additional settings. • Select the Power key to adjust the backl
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Table of Contents Alarms �������������������������������������������������������������59 Table of Contents Chartplotter Data Management �����������������������60 Networked Device Configuration ���������������������62 Introduction ������������������������������������������������i Tips and Shortcuts ���������������������������������������������� i Radar �������������������������������������������������������63 Manual Conventions ������������������������������������������� i Transmitting Radar Sign
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Getting Started Getting Started Front and Back Panels ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➏ ➎ ➐ ➑ GPSMAP 4012 ➊ ➋ ➑ GPSMAP 5008 Item Description Power key ➊ Automatic backlight sensor ➋ ➌ Range keys Rocker key ➍ Soft keys ➎ MARK, SELECT, MENU, and HOME buttons ➏ Numeric keypad (4012 and 4212 only) ➐ Data card slot ➑ ® GPSMAP 4000/5000 Series Owner’s Manual 1
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Getting Started ➋ ➌ ➊ ➍ ➎ Item Description Network connectors ➊ NMEA 2000 connector ➋ Power connector ➌ Video connector ➍ NMEA 0183 connector ➎ Turning On the Chartplotter Select . Turning Off the Chartplotter Hold . Initial Chartplotter Settings The first time you turn on the chartplotter, you must configure a series of initial settings. You must also configure these settings when restoring original factory settings (page 104). You can update each of these settings later. Configuring the In
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Getting Started Adjusting the Color Mode 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Backlight. tiP: Select from any screen to open the display screen. 2. Select Color Mode. 3. Select Day Colors, Night Colors, or Auto. The Auto setting automatically changes the color scheme based on sunrise and sunset times. Inserting and Removing Data and Memory Cards ® ® You can insert optional BlueChart g2 Vision data cards to view high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial ref
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Getting Started About the Home Screen You can use the Home screen to access all other screens. Note: Options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected devices. Home Screen GPSMAP 4000 Series Home Screen GPSMAP 5000 Series Menu Item Description Charts Allows you to access the Navigation Chart, Perspective 3D, Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, the Fishing Chart, and the Radar Overlay (page 5)� NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D are available only if you use a Blue
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Charts and 3D Chart Views All GPSMAP 4000/5000 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The GPSMAP 4208, 4210, 4212, 5208, 5212, and 5215 chartplotters have built-in, detailed, BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are available on the chartplotter. Note: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D Chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card (page 21). The Fishing Chart is available if yo
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Chart Symbols BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision Charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the standards for US and international charts. Some other common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, those shown below. Icon Description Current station Information Marine services Tide station Overhead photo available Perspective photo available Other features common to most charts include depth contour lines (with deep water represe
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Charts and 3D Chart Views 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 4000 series, use the Rocker to pan the map. • For the GPSMAP 5000 series, touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan the map. When you pan past the edge of the map, the screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage. The position icon ( ) stays at your present location. If the position icon leaves the map when you pan, a small window (inset map) appears on the left of the screen so you can keep track of your present
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Charts and 3D Chart Views 5. Complete an action: • Select Label to display the name and symbol. • Select Comment to display any comments you have added. • Select Symbol to display only the symbol. • Select Hide to hide the symbol. Setting the Color of the Active Track See (page 37). Showing or Hiding Colored Tracks You can specify the color of tracks (page 37) and then show or hide all tracks of that color. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Ra
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Viewing Additional Object Information You can view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts. Note: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D Chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card (page 21). The Fishing Chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card or a BlueChart g2 Data card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing Charts. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view. 3. S
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents You can show tide and current information on the Navigation Chart or the Fishing Chart. Note: The Fishing Chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Select Menu. 4. Select Chart Setup. 5. Select t ides/Currents. 6. Complete an action: • Select on to show current station and tide station indicators on the chart,
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Changing the Map Zoom Detail You can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the Navigation Chart or the Fishing Chart. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Select Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance > Detail. 7. Select a level of detail. Selecting a World Map You can use either a basic world map or satellite imagery on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. Note: The Fishin
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Selecting the Heading Line Source The source for the display of the heading line on the chartplotter is determined by the heading line source setting (Auto or GPS Hdg) and whether heading information is available from a heading sensor. • If heading information is available from a heading sensor and the source heading is set to Auto, both the heading line and the vehicle icon will be aligned to the heading from the sensor. • If heading information is available from a
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Configuring Navaid Symbols You can show and configure the appearance of navaid symbols on the Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Radar Overlay. Note: The Fishing Chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Complete an action: • Select Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance > Symbols. • Select Fishing Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance. • Select Radar overlay
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Configuring Roses On the Navigation Chart or the Fishing Chart, you can show a compass rose ➊ around your boat, indicating compass direction oriented to the heading of the boat. True wind direction or apparent wind direction appears ➋ if the chartplotter is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor. Note: The Fishing Chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. ➋ ➊ 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation C
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Automatic Identification System The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels. About AIS AIS alerts you to area traffic. When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels that are within range, that are equipped with a transponder, and that are actively transmitting AIS information. The information reported for each vessel includes the Maritime Mobile Service Ident
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets When heading and course over ground information are provided by an activated AIS target, the heading of the target appears on a chart as a solid line attached to the AIS target symbol. A heading line does not appear on a 3D chart view. The projected course of an activated AIS target appears as a dashed line on a chart or a 3D chart view. The length of the projected course line is based on the value of the project
