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Garmin GPSMAP 546 - Setting the Safe-zone Collision Alarm

Garmin GPSMAP 546
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44 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual

: Mariners Eye 3D charts are available only if you use a
BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. Fishing charts are available if you use a
BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts.
1. From the Home screen, select .
2. Select , , , or 
.
3. Use the  to select an AIS vessel. Press .
4. Select  > .

You can view the AIS signal status, MMSI, GPS speed, GPS heading, and
other information that is reported about a targeted AIS vessel.
1. From the Home screen, select .
2. Select , , , or 
.
3. Use the  to select an AIS vessel. Press .
4. Select .

: Mariners Eye 3D charts are available only if you use a
BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. Fishing charts are available if you use a
BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts.
1. From the Home screen, select .
2. Select , , , or 
.
3. Use the  to select an AIS vessel. Press .
4. Select  > .

The safe-zone collision alarm is used only with AIS. The safe zone is used
for collision avoidance, and can be customized. All safe-zone collision alarm
settings are applied to all charts and to all 3D chart views.
1. From the Home screen, select .
2. Select , , , or 
.
3. Select  >  > > .
A message banner appears and an alarm sounds when an AIS-activated
vessel enters the safe-zone ring around your boat. The object is also labeled
as dangerous on the screen. The  setting disables the message banner
and the audible alarm, but the object is still labeled as dangerous on the
screen.
4. Selectto set the measured radius of the safe-zone ring to a specied
distance from 500 ft. to 2.0 nm (or from 150 m to 3.0 km, or from 500 ft. to
2.0 mi.).
5. Select a distance.

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