Managing Notifications WARNING Do not read or reply to notifications while operating the vessel. Failure to pay attention to the conditions on the water can result in vessel damage, personal injury, or death. Before you can manage the notifications, you must enable the Smart Notifications feature ( Enabling Smart Notifications , page 34 ). When the Smart Notifications feature is enabled and your mobile device receives a notification, a pop-up notification appears on the GPSMAP ® screen briefly. You can access and manage the notifications from the ActiveCaptain screen. 1 Select ActiveCaptain > Smart Notifications > Messages . TIP:
You can also access these notifications from All Communications > Conversations in the messages and warnings menu ( Messages and Warnings , page 169 ). A list of notifications appear. 2 Select a notification. 3 Select an option: NOTE: The available options vary based on your mobile device and the notification type. To dismiss and remove the notification from the chartplotter and your mobile device, select Clear or Delete . NOTE: This does not delete the message from the mobile device. This only dismisses and removes the notification. To call the phone number back, select Call Back or Dial .
Making Notifications Private You can turn off the pop-up notifications and disable the messages list on specific chartplotters for privacy. For example, the captain could disable pop-up notifications and messages on the chartplotter used for fishing, but allow notifications on the chartplotter used at the helm. 1 From the chartplotter you want notifications to be private, select ActiveCaptain > Smart Notifications . 2 Select an option: To turn off pop-up notifications on this chartplotter, select Popups . To turn off pop-up notifications and disable access to the messages list on this chartplotter, select Visibility .
Updating Software with the ActiveCaptain ® App If your device has Wi‑Fi ® technology, you can use the ActiveCaptain app to download and install the latest software updates for your device. NOTICE Software updates may require the app to download large files. Regular data limits or charges from your Internet service provider apply. Contact your Internet service provider for more information about data limits or charges. The installation process can take several minutes. 1 Connect the mobile device to the GPSMAP ® App , page 33 ). 2 When a software update is available and you have internet access on your mobile device, select Software Updates > Download .
The ActiveCaptain app downloads the update to the mobile device. When you reconnect the app to the GPSMAP device, the update is transferred to the device. After the transfer is complete, you are prompted to install the update. 3 When you are prompted by the GPSMAP device, select an option to install the update. To update the software immediately, select OK . To delay the update, select Cancel . When you are ready to install the update, select ActiveCaptain > Software Updates > Install Now . For the best experience, you should keep the software on your device up to date. Software updates provide changes and improvements to privacy, security, and features.
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