Garmin GPSMAP 2008 - Configuring Communications Settings

26 GPSMAP
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2008/2108 Owner’s Manual
Co n f i g U r i n g T h e Un i T
given location reading appears. The default format is
hdddºmm.mmm’. Only change the position format if
youareusingamaporchartthatspeciesadifferent
position format.
Time—set the time format (12 hour, 24 hour, or UTC
time format), time zone, and indicate whether to use
daylight saving time.
Conguring Communications
Settings
To change the communications settings, from the
Home screen, select Congure > Communications.
Serial Port 1—select the input/output format to use
when connecting your unit to external NMEA devices,
a personal computer, or other Garmin devices.
• Garmin Data Transfer—the proprietary
format used to upload, download, or exchange
data with a computer or another Garmin unit.
• Garmin Remote Sonar—allows you to
connectaGarminGSD21orGSD22serially.
• NMEA In/NMEA Out—supports the input or
outputofstandardNMEA0183data,DSC,and
sonarNMEAinputsupportfortheDPT,MTW,
and VHW sentences.
• NMEA High Speed—supports the input or
output of standard 0183 data for most AIS
receivers.
• None—provides no interfacing capabilities.
NMEA Setup—enable or disable NMEA output
sentences for sounder, route, system, and Garmin
NMEA settings.
To enable or disable NMEA output
sentences:
1. From the Home screen, select Congure >
Communications > NMEA Setup.
2. Select a setting (Sounder, Route, System, or
Garmin).
3. Select a NMEA output sentence.