Viewing graphs, Setting the graph range and time scales, Tide, current, and celestial information – Garmin GPSMAP 8530 Black Box User Manual

Page 24: Tide station information, Current station information, Celestial information, Warning manager, Viewing messages, Sorting and filtering messages, Saving messages to a memory card

Advertising
background image

2

Select an option:
• To set all the readings for the present trip to zero, select

Reset Trip.

• To set the maximum speed reading to zero, select Reset

Maximum Speed.

• To set the odometer reading to zero, select Reset

Odometer.

• To set all the readings to zero, select Reset All.

Viewing Graphs

Before you can view graphs of various environmental changes,

such as temperature, depth, and wind, you must have an

appropriate transducer or sensor connected to the network.

Select Info > Trip & Graphs > Graphs.

Setting the Graph Range and Time Scales

You can indicate the amount of time and the range of depth that

appear in the depth and water temperature graphs.

1

From a graph, select Graph Setup.

2

Select an option:
• To set a time-elapsed scale, select Duration. The default

setting is 10 minutes. Increasing the time-elapsed scale

allows you to view variations over a longer period of time.

Decreasing the time-elapsed scale allows you to view

more detail over a shorter period of time.

• To set the graph scale, select Scale. Increasing the scale

allows you to view more variation in readings. Decreasing

the scale allows you to view more detail in the variation.

Tide, Current, and Celestial

Information

Tide Station Information

You can view information about a tide station for a specific date

and time, including the tide height, and when the next high and

low tides will occur. By default, the chartplotter shows tide

information for the most recently viewed tide station and for the

present date and time.
Select Info > Tides & Currents > Tides.

Current Station Information

NOTE: Current station information is available with certain

detailed maps.
You can view information about a current station for a specific

date and time, including the current speed and level of the

current. By default, the chartplotter shows current information

for the most recently viewed current station and for the present

date and time.
Select Info > Tides & Currents > Currents.

Celestial Information

You can view information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise,

moonset, moon phase, and the approximate sky view location

of the sun and moon. The center of the screen represents the

sky overhead, and the outermost rings represent the horizon.

By default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the

present date and time.
Select Info > Tides & Currents > Celestial.

Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, or

Celestial Information for a Different Date

1

Select Info > Tides & Currents.

2

Select Tides, Currents, or Celestial.

3

Select an option.
• To view information for a different date, select Change

Date > Manual, and enter a date.

• To view information for today, select Change Date >

Current.

• If available, to view information for the day after the date

shown, select Next Day.

• If available, to view information for the day before the date

shown, select Previous Day.

Viewing Information for a Different Tide or

Current Station

1

Select Info > Tides & Currents.

2

Select Tides or Currents.

3

Select Nearby Stations.

4

Select a station.

Viewing Almanac Information from the

Navigation Chart

1

From a chart or 3D chart view, select a location.

2

Select Information.

3

Select Tides, Currents, or Celestial.

Warning Manager

Viewing Messages

1

Select Info > Warning Manager.

2

Select a message.

3

Select Review.

Sorting and Filtering Messages

1

Select Info > Warning Manager > Sort/Filter.

2

Select an option to sort or filter the message list.

Saving Messages to a Memory Card

1

Insert a memory card into the card slot.

2

Select Info > Warning Manager > Save to Card.

Clearing all of the Messages

Select Info > Warning Manager > Clear Warning Manager.

Viewing Video

Before you can view video, you must connect to a compatible

source.

Select Info > Video.

Selecting a Video Source

1

Select Info > Video > Menu.

2

Select Source > Sources.

3

Indicate the source of the video feed.
Not all choices listed are available on all models.
• To display video for the inputs connected to the

chartplotter, select a video option.

• To view component video, select Component.
• To display real-time data from a computer, select PC.
• To simultaneously display four RCA video inputs, select

Quad Video.

18

Tide, Current, and Celestial Information

Advertising