Setting the total fuel onboard alarm – Garmin GPSMAP 526s User Manual

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

Configuring the Chartplotter

battery—set an alarm to sound when the battery reaches a specified

low voltage.
gPS accuracy—set an alarm to sound when the GPS location

accuracy falls outside the specified value.

Setting Sonar Alarms

To set a sonar alarm from the Home screen, select

Configure

>

Alarms

>

Sonar

NOTE: To configure sonar alarms, you must be receiving NMEA

sonar depth data.
Shallow water—set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than

the specified value.
deep water—set an alarm to sound when the depth is greater than

the specified value.
water Temp—set an alarm to sound when the transducer reports

a temperature that is 2°F (1.1°C) above or below the specified

temperature.

fish—set an alarm to sound when the unit detects a suspended

target of the specified symbols.

—sounds an alarm for all fish sizes.
—sounds an alarm for medium and large fish only.
—sounds an alarm for large fish only.

Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm

You can configure your chartplotter to sound an alarm when the total

amount of remaining onboard fuel reaches the specified level.
NOTE: To receive fuel-level information, your unit must be

connected to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS 10.

To enable the Total Fuel Onboard alarm and set the fuel

alarm level:

1� From the Home screen, select

Configure

>

Alarms

>

Fuel

>

Total Onboard

>

On

(or

Off

)�

2� If you select

On, use the

Rocker

to indicate the fuel level at

which the alarm should sound�

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