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Garmin GPSMAP 5215 Quick Reference Manual
Turning the Unit On and Off
To turn on the chartplotter:
1. Press and release the
Power
key.
2.
When the warning screen appears, touch I
Agree.
To turn off the chartplotter:
1. Press and hold the
Power
key.
2. If one chartplotter is connected, the chartplotter shuts down. If multiple chartplotters are
connected, a prompt asks if you want to turn off the entire system. Touch
entire network, or touch No to put the chartplotter in sleep mode.
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product
warnings and other important information.
Adjusting the Backlight and Color Mode
To adjust the backlight level:
1. While the chartplotter is on, press and quickly release the
2. Touch Backlight.
3. Select an option to adjust the backlight:
To allow the chartplotter to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light, touch
Auto.
To manually adjust the backlight, touch and hold Up or Down, or touch and drag the
brightness bar.
Brightness bar
To adjust the color mode:
1. Press and release the
Power
key.
2.
Touch Color
Mode.
3.
Touch Day Colors, Night
Colors, or Auto.
Using the Man OverBoard Feature
To mark and navigate to a Man Overboard (MOB) location:
1.
From the Home screen, touch Man Overboard.
2. Touch Yes to begin navigating to the MOB location.
To delete an MOB location:
1. From the Home screen, touch Information >
User
Data > Waypoints.
2. Touch the MOB location you want to delete.
Yes
to turn off the
MOB locations are marked with the
3. Touch Review > Delete.
To access and change screen combinations:
Power
key.
1. Complete one of the following actions to access the Edit Combinations screen:
While viewing a combinations screen, touch Menu
From the Home screen, touch Combinations
2. Select an option to customize the Combinations screen. If you have a BlueChart®
g2 Vision
SD card or are connected to network devices such as sonar and radar, more
®
combination screen options will be available.
Touch Functions to select the number of combination screens.
Touch Layout to change to vertical or horizontal layout.
Touch XM
Touch Data
the data bar on or off.
Touch a numbered option,
such as 1. Nav
2. Perspective 3D
example, to select the
combination screen to
view.
symbol.
Man Overboard
Using Combination Screens
>
Change
Combination.
>
Unused Combo
(if one is available).
Bar to toggle the XM
bar on or off.
®
Bar to toggle
Combination
Combination
screen 1
screen 1
Combination
Combination
Chart or
screen 2
screen 2
in the
Data bar
Data bar
XM bar
XM bar
Creating and Editing Routes
To create a route from your present location:
1.
From the Home screen, touch Charts > Navigation
Chart.
2. Touch your destination on the Navigation chart. Touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan
the map. The destination is indicated by
.
3.
Touch Navigate To > Route
To.
4. Touch the location at which you want to make the last
turn toward your destination.
Turn.
5.
Touch Add
6. To add additional turns, continue to touch the location
at which you want to make a turn (working backward
from the destination), and then touch
Add
Turn.
7.
Touch Done
to finish the route, or touch
Cancel
Route
to delete the route.
To create a route in another location:
1.
From the Home screen, touch Information > User
Data > Routes > New Route > Use
Chart.
2. Touch the route starting point. The starting point is
indicated by
.
3.
Touch Add
Turn.
4. Touch the location of the first turn.
5.
Touch Add
Turn. Repeat until the route is complete.
To edit a route:
1.
From the Home screen, touch Information > User
Data > Routes.
2. Touch the route to edit.
3.
Touch Review > Edit
Route. You can edit the route name or turns, or delete the route.
Go to www.garmin.com for additional documentation and information.
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, the Gamin logo, GPSMAP
, BlueChart
, and g2 Vision
are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries,
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registered in the USA and other countries. These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin.
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© 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries
June 2010
Part Number 190-00803-01 Rev. D
Printed in Taiwan