Garmin GPSMAP 546s User Manual

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Using Charts

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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

To access the Perspective 3D screen from the Home screen, select Charts

> Perspective 3d.

Press the Range (+) key to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the

water. Press the Range (-) key to move the view away from the boat.

To view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and

obstructions:

1. Use the Rocker to point to the navaid. When the cursor is over the navaid,

the navaid is highlighted.

2. Press SELECT to view details about the navaid.
Perspective 3D Settings

To access additional settings or options from the Perspective 3D screen, select

MENU.
waypoints & Tracks
—view, add, and configure waypoints and tracks.
Tracks—turn tracks on or off (

page 27

).

waypoints—view, sort, or filter existing waypoints, or create new ones.
New waypoint—create and edit a new waypoint.
active Tracks—manage tracks (

page 27

).

Saved Tracks—view a list of tracks that have been saved.
Other Vessels—view information about other vessels. To view information

about other vessels, your unit must be connected to an external AIS (Automatic

Identification System) or DSC (Digital Selective Calling) device (

page 59

).

data bars (

page 9

)—show or hide the numbers for cruising, navigation,

fishing, fuel, sailing, or the compass tape (

page 9

).

Chart appearance—customize the Perspective 3D chart.

Range Rings—toggles the range rings on or off to provide distance

measurement.

Lane width—adjusts the width of the course line drawn when navigating.

This setting also affects routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic

guidance (guide To).

weather Radar—turns the display of NEXRAD weather on or off. See the

GPSMAP 400/500 Series Weather Supplement for more information.

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