16 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
Using Charts
Waypoints—view, sort, or lter existing waypoints, or create
new ones.
New Waypoint
—create and edit a new waypoint.
Active Tracks
—manage tracks (page 33).
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 Identication System) or DSC (Digital
Selective Calling) device (page 63).
Weather Radar
—turn the display of NEXRAD weather on or
off. (The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter is
connected to a weather module and you have an XM subscription.)
See page 68 for additional information.
Data Bars
(page 9)—show or hide the numbers for cruising,
navigation, shing, fuel, sailing, or the compass tape (page 10).
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 Auto Guidance (Guide To).
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Weather Radar—turns the display of NEXRAD weather on or
off. (The Weather feature is only available if the chartplotter
is connected to a weather module and you have an XM
subscription.) See page 68 for additional information.
Using Mariner’s Eye 3D
A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner’s Eye 3D, which
provides a detailed three-dimensional view from above and behind
the boat. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs,
bridges, or channels, and is benecial when trying to identify entry
and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.
Mariner's Eye 3D Navigation Chart
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