
58 GPSMAP
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4000/5000 Series Owner’s Manual
Device Conguration
Wind VMG and Waypoint VMG in the Data Bars
The chartplotter automatically switches between showing wind VMG and waypoint VMG in the data bars.
Waypoint VMG appears under the following conditions:
• The route leg section of the navigation data bar shows waypoint VMG when you are navigating a route or
an Auto Guidance line.
• The sailing data bar shows waypoint VMG when you are navigating a route or an Auto Guidance line, and
you turn the route leg section of the navigation data bar off.
Wind VMG appears under the following conditions:
• The sailing data bar shows wind VMG when you are not navigating a route or an Auto Guidance line.
• The sailing data bar shows wind VMG when the route leg section of the navigation data bar is on and you
are navigating a route.
Showing the Compass Tape on a Chart
The compass tape appears in a row across the top of a chart or a 3D chart view. It shows the present heading,
and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating.
1. From the Home screen, select .
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.
3. Select > > > .
Other Vessels
You can show and congure information about other vessels for the Navigation Chart, the Fishing Chart,
Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
: To congure Automatic Identication System (AIS) information for other vessels, your chartplotter
must be connected to an external AIS device. MARPA requires the use of a heading sensor. The heading sensor
must output the NMEA 0183 sentence HDM or HDG. See “About MARPA” (page 68).
Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats
See “Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats” (page 18).
Conguring the Appearance of Other Vessels
: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart view is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 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 .
2. Select , , , or .
3. Select > > .
4. Complete an action:
• Select to indicate the distance from your location within which AIS vessels appear.
Select a distance.
• Select > to show information about MARPA-tagged vessels.
• Select > to show details about other vessels.
• Select to set the projected heading time for MARPA-tagged vessels. Enter the heading.
Select .
• Select to show the tracks of AIS vessels. Select the length of the track that appears using a trail.