Viewing other vessels, Automatic identification system – Garmin GPSMAP 526s User Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

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Viewing Information

3� Complete one of the following:

• Select the file name from the list�
• Select

Add New File

to create a new file� Enter the file name

using the

Rocker, and press

Select

4� Remove the SD card from the unit, and insert it into an SD card

reader attached to a computer�

5� From Windows

®

Explorer, open the Garmin\UserData folder on

the SD card�

6� Copy the appropriate �ADM file on the card, and paste it to any

location on the computer�

To restore backup data to your chartplotter:

1� Copy the appropriate �ADM file from the computer to an SD card

in the Garmin\UserData folder�

2� Insert the SD card into your chartplotter�
3� From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select

Information

>

User Data

>

Data Transfer

>

Replace From Card

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

page 62

for more

information.

aiS List—see

page 46

.

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�

Automatic Identification System

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to identify

and track other vessels.

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