Appendix

 

Using Simulator Mode

1.

From any Main page, press Menu twice.

 

 

2.

Select Sys, and press Menu.

 

WARNING

Do not try to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS

3.

Select Software Version.

receiver is turned off. Any satellite signal strength bars shown are

Restoring the Original Factory Settings

simulations and do not represent the strength of actual satellite

signals.

Note: This procedure deletes all settings information you have

entered.

Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for

1.

From any Main page, press Menu twice.

practice using the chartplotter. The chartplotter does not track

2.

Select Sys, and press Menu.

satellites in simulator mode.

 

appears in the lower-left corner of the main pages to indicate

3.

Select Restore Garmin Setup.

 

 

 

that the unit is in Simulator mode.

NMEA 0183

To turn on Simulator mode:

The following formats are supported for connection of external

1. From any Main page, press Menu twice.

devices: GARMIN proprietary Differential GPS (DGPS), NMEA

2. Select Sys to set speed, track control, and position.

0183 (version 2.3), RTCM SC-104 input (version 2.0).

 

Viewing System Information

You can view the software version and the unit ID number for your chartplotter. You may need this information to update the system software or when speaking with a Garmin Product Support Representative.

Approved NMEA 0183 Sentences

GPBOD, GPBWC, GPGGA, GPGLL, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMB, GPRMC, GPRTE, GPVTG, GPWPL, GPXTE, and Garmin proprietary sentences PGRME, PGRMM, PGRMZ, and PSLIB.

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