Garmin 531 Guida Utente

Configuring the Chartplotter

7.  If you selected 

Near or Far in step 6, review the placement of 

the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids 

known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.

If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, 

select 

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Proceed to step 9.
If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, 

from the Home screen, select 

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If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the 

Home screen, select 

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8.  If you selected 

Nearest or Farthest, review the placement of the 

Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids 

known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.

9.  Repeat steps 1-8 at least once more, using a different destination 

each time, until you are familiar with the functionality of the 

Shoreline Distance setting.

To change the communications settings from the Home screen, 

select 

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Serial Port 1—configures the input/output format for serial port 1 to 

use when connecting your chartplotter to external NMEA devices, a 

computer, or other Garmin devices.
Serial Port 2 (if supported)—configures the input/output format for 

serial port 2 to use when connecting your chartplotter to external 

NMEA devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices.

garmin data Transfer—supports the input or output of 

Garmin-proprietary data for communicating with Garmin 

software.
garmin Remote Sonar Transfer (GPSMAP 

430/440/530/540/535/545)—supports the input or output of 

Garmin-proprietary sonar data for communicating with Garmin 

software.
NMEa Standard—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.

NMEa 0183 Setup—enable or disable NMEA 0183 output 

sentences for sounder, route, system, and Garmin NMEA settings.

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