Garmin 5008 Manuel Du Propriétaire

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Pressure—individually sets the units of measure for gauge (kPa or psi) and atmospheric 

(Millibars or Inches of Mercury) pressure readings.

—sets the reference used in calculating heading information.

Automatic Magnetic Variation)—automatically sets the magnetic declination 

for your location.

—sets true north as the heading reference.

—sets grid north as the heading reference (000º).

—allows you to set the magnetic variation value.

—sets the coordinate system in which a given location reading appears. Only 

change the position format if you are using a map or chart that specifies a different position format.

—sets the map datum. The default setting is WGS 84. Changing the map datum changes 

the coordinate system in which the map is structured. Only change the setting if you are using a map 

or chart that specifies a different map datum.

—sets the time format (12 hour, 24 hour, or UTC) you want for time readings.

—sets the time zone in which you are located.

—indicates whether you want daylight saving time 

, 

, or 

. The 

auto setting changes turns daylight saving time on or off, depending on the time of year.

To change the communications settings from the Home screen, touch 

 > 

.

—touch each port’s input/output format (

 or 

) to use 

when connecting your unit to external NMEA or other Garmin devices.

—supports the input or output of standard NMEA 0183 data, DSC, and sonar 

NMEA input support for the DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences. 

—supports the input or output of high speed 0183 data for most AIS 

receivers.

—enable or disable NMEA 0183 output sentences for sounder, route, system, 

and Garmin NMEA settings.

1.  From the Home screen, touch

>

>

.

2.  Touch a setting (

,

,

, or

).

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