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... the New Software on a Memory Card 2 Updating the Device Software 2 GPS Satellite Signals 2 Selecting the GPS Source 2 Customizing the Chartplotter 2 Home Screen 2 Adding an Item to Favorites 2 Customizing the Layout of a SmartMode or Combination Page 2 Adding a SmartMode Layout... Navigation Chart 6 Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks 6 Garmin Quickdraw™ Contours Mapping 6 Mapping a Body of Water Using the Garmin Quickdraw Contours Feature 6 Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map ......... 6 Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings 6 Automatic Identification System 7 AIS...
... the New Software on a Memory Card 2 Updating the Device Software 2 GPS Satellite Signals 2 Selecting the GPS Source 2 Customizing the Chartplotter 2 Home Screen 2 Adding an Item to Favorites 2 Customizing the Layout of a SmartMode or Combination Page 2 Adding a SmartMode Layout... Navigation Chart 6 Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks 6 Garmin Quickdraw™ Contours Mapping 6 Mapping a Body of Water Using the Garmin Quickdraw Contours Feature 6 Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map ......... 6 Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings 6 Automatic Identification System 7 AIS...
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... Following the Cloverleaf Pattern 28 Setting Up and Following a Search Pattern 29 Cancelling a Steering Pattern 29 Digital Selective Calling 29 Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality 29 Turning On DSC 29 DSC List 29 Viewing the DSC List 29 Adding a DSC Contact 29 Incoming ... to a Vessel in Distress 29 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio 29 Man-Overboard and SOS Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter 29 Position Tracking 29 Viewing a Position Report 29 Navigating to a Tracked Vessel 30 Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel ...
... Following the Cloverleaf Pattern 28 Setting Up and Following a Search Pattern 29 Cancelling a Steering Pattern 29 Digital Selective Calling 29 Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality 29 Turning On DSC 29 DSC List 29 Viewing the DSC List 29 Adding a DSC Contact 29 Incoming ... to a Vessel in Distress 29 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio 29 Man-Overboard and SOS Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter 29 Position Tracking 29 Viewing a Position Report 29 Navigating to a Tracked Vessel 30 Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel ...
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...XE Action Camera Video Setup Settings 39 Adding the VIRB X/XE Action Camera Controls to Other Screens 39 Device Configuration 39 Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically 39 System Settings 39 Station Settings 39 Viewing System Software Information 39 Viewing the Event Log 39 Preferences Settings 39 Units Settings 40 ...Navigation Settings 40 Communications Settings 41 NMEA 0183 Settings 41 NMEA 2000 Settings 41 Garmin Marine Network 41 Setting Alarms 41 Navigation Alarms 41 System Alarms 41 Table of Contents iii
...XE Action Camera Video Setup Settings 39 Adding the VIRB X/XE Action Camera Controls to Other Screens 39 Device Configuration 39 Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically 39 System Settings 39 Station Settings 39 Viewing System Software Information 39 Viewing the Event Log 39 Preferences Settings 39 Units Settings 40 ...Navigation Settings 40 Communications Settings 41 NMEA 0183 Settings 41 NMEA 2000 Settings 41 Garmin Marine Network 41 Setting Alarms 41 Navigation Alarms 41 System Alarms 41 Table of Contents iii
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...43 Pairing the Wireless Remote Control With the Chartplotter 43 Turning On and Off the Remote Backlight 43 Disconnecting the Remote from All Chartplotters 43 Using the Garmin Helm Application with the Chartplotter ........ 43 Chartplotter Data Management 43 Copying Waypoints, Routes, ...and Tracks from HomePort to a Chartplotter 43 Selecting a File Type for Third-Party Waypoints and ...
...43 Pairing the Wireless Remote Control With the Chartplotter 43 Turning On and Off the Remote Backlight 43 Disconnecting the Remote from All Chartplotters 43 Using the Garmin Helm Application with the Chartplotter ........ 43 Chartplotter Data Management 43 Copying Waypoints, Routes, ...and Tracks from HomePort to a Chartplotter 43 Selecting a File Type for Third-Party Waypoints and ...
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...from the route Creates a direct route, without turns, to the destination Creates an Auto Guidance route to another compatible Garmin chartplotter or a computer. 1 Open the access flap or door on the Chartplotter 1 Select Info > Owner's Manual. 2 Select a manual. 3 Select Open. Getting More Information If you can...a route, with turns, to the destination Adds a turn to the route at www.garmin.com presents up-to turn the chartplotter on some screens and functions. Map cards allow you to Garmin support should you can lock the touchscreen to zoom in. Introduction 1 There is also ...
...from the route Creates a direct route, without turns, to the destination Creates an Auto Guidance route to another compatible Garmin chartplotter or a computer. 1 Open the access flap or door on the Chartplotter 1 Select Info > Owner's Manual. 2 Select a manual. 3 Select Open. Getting More Information If you can...a route, with turns, to the destination Adds a turn to the route at www.garmin.com presents up-to turn the chartplotter on some screens and functions. Map cards allow you to Garmin support should you can lock the touchscreen to zoom in. Introduction 1 There is also ...
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... card into the card slot on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. GPS Satellite Signals When you turn on the computer. 2 Go to www.garmin.com/support/software/marine.html. 3 Select Download next to GPSMAP Series with SD Card. 4 Read and... agree to change, and select a function from the list on the right. • To change how data appears on the chart. When the chartplotter loses satellite signals, disappears...
... card into the card slot on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. GPS Satellite Signals When you turn on the computer. 2 Go to www.garmin.com/support/software/marine.html. 3 Select Download next to GPSMAP Series with SD Card. 4 Read and... agree to change, and select a function from the list on the right. • To change how data appears on the chart. When the chartplotter loses satellite signals, disappears...
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...as a new preset. 1 From a compatible screen, change the settings and view. 2 Select Menu > > Save > New. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. Customizing the Chartplotter 3 Presets are fishing, and others might be optimal for when you created. 1 From a compatible screen, select Menu > > Manage. 2 Select a preset. 3 Select an option:...Customizing the Data Overlays You can create a custom combination screen to suit your boat type to configure the chartplotter settings and to use particular presets to optimize groups of settings for the home screen in a station appears on all stations.
...as a new preset. 1 From a compatible screen, change the settings and view. 2 Select Menu > > Save > New. 3 Enter a name, and select Done. Customizing the Chartplotter 3 Presets are fishing, and others might be optimal for when you created. 1 From a compatible screen, select Menu > > Manage. 2 Select a preset. 3 Select an option:...Customizing the Data Overlays You can create a custom combination screen to suit your boat type to configure the chartplotter settings and to use particular presets to optimize groups of settings for the home screen in a station appears on all stations.
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... used. Fishing Chart: Provides a detailed view of many screens, such as depicted on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart, when the chartplotter is connected to the selected location, select Navigate To. • To mark a waypoint at your product has both types of the common ...above and behind the boat (according to the chart information. This feature is available with all models have both BlueChart® g2 and Garmin LakeVü™ HD built-in the upper-left corner. Radar Overlay: Superimposes radar information on the original paper chart), navigational aids ...
... used. Fishing Chart: Provides a detailed view of many screens, such as depicted on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart, when the chartplotter is connected to the selected location, select Navigate To. • To mark a waypoint at your product has both types of the common ...above and behind the boat (according to the chart information. This feature is available with all models have both BlueChart® g2 and Garmin LakeVü™ HD built-in the upper-left corner. Radar Overlay: Superimposes radar information on the original paper chart), navigational aids ...
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... a realistic view of the Auto Guidance line. Auto Guidance: Uses specified safe depth, safe height, and chart data to determine the best course to your chartplotter. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Heading Line and Angle Markers The heading line is due to the settings for casting when...
... a realistic view of the Auto Guidance line. Auto Guidance: Uses specified safe depth, safe height, and chart data to determine the best course to your chartplotter. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Heading Line and Angle Markers The heading line is due to the settings for casting when...
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...some areas. Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks Before you move the cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of your chartplotter, the new data is turned on the Satellite Photos setting in a combination screen or as a vertical bar graph with... ft.) creates contours at the location appears above the station indicator. When you record data. Garmin Quickdraw™ Contours Mapping The Garmin Quickdraw Contours mapping feature allows you must have a supported chartplotter with upgraded software, sonar depth, your optional chart region, you can use a Speed Class...
...some areas. Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks Before you move the cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of your chartplotter, the new data is turned on the Satellite Photos setting in a combination screen or as a vertical bar graph with... ft.) creates contours at the location appears above the station indicator. When you record data. Garmin Quickdraw™ Contours Mapping The Garmin Quickdraw Contours mapping feature allows you must have a supported chartplotter with upgraded software, sonar depth, your optional chart region, you can use a Speed Class...
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...should continue to the AIS target symbol. Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA) functionality works with a blue-green color. Some chartplotter models also support Blue Force Tracking. AIS Targeting Symbols Symbol Description AIS vessel. A green line attached to it indicates the ...for one chart or one 3D chart view are actively transmitting AIS information. If you discontinue vessel tracking, the lost , and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue to that appears using a trail, select Trails, and select the length. ...
...should continue to the AIS target symbol. Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA) functionality works with a blue-green color. Some chartplotter models also support Blue Force Tracking. AIS Targeting Symbols Symbol Description AIS vessel. A green line attached to it indicates the ...for one chart or one 3D chart view are actively transmitting AIS information. If you discontinue vessel tracking, the lost , and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue to that appears using a trail, select Trails, and select the length. ...
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... pending intersection 10 minutes before the vessel intersects the safe zone. Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission When you must have a compatible chartplotter connected to an AIS device or radar. Transmission lost . All AIS functionality on the screen. From a chart or a 3D chart ... Beacons (EPIRB), and other man overboard signals. Some options require premium maps or connected accessories, such as marinas, you must enable the chartplotter to receive test alerts. 1 Select Settings > Alarms > AIS. 2 Select an option: • To receive or ignore Emergency Position Indicating...
... pending intersection 10 minutes before the vessel intersects the safe zone. Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission When you must have a compatible chartplotter connected to an AIS device or radar. Transmission lost . All AIS functionality on the screen. From a chart or a 3D chart ... Beacons (EPIRB), and other man overboard signals. Some options require premium maps or connected accessories, such as marinas, you must enable the chartplotter to receive test alerts. 1 Select Settings > Alarms > AIS. 2 Select an option: • To receive or ignore Emergency Position Indicating...
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... chart or chart view being scanned by the transducer. Use visual sightings, and steer to all charts and 3D chart views and chartplotter models. receiver with premium charts, in some areas. Requires a compatible, connected antenna and an active subscription. Waypoints: Shows the list... View: Sets the perspective of travel, and sets the data source for the heading line. NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with a Chartplotter 9 NOTE: The offshore Fishing chart is available with an active subscription. Navigation with premium charts, in some areas. Waypoints and Tracks Settings...
... chart or chart view being scanned by the transducer. Use visual sightings, and steer to all charts and 3D chart views and chartplotter models. receiver with premium charts, in some areas. Requires a compatible, connected antenna and an active subscription. Waypoints: Shows the list... View: Sets the perspective of travel, and sets the data source for the heading line. NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with a Chartplotter 9 NOTE: The offshore Fishing chart is available with an active subscription. Navigation with premium charts, in some areas. Waypoints and Tracks Settings...
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... > Stop Navigation. Searching for thousands of all areas that contain your search criteria appear. 4 Select the destination. The chartplotter contains information for a Destination by Auto Guidance, navigate using the radio. Stopping Navigation While navigating, from the present location...NMEA 2000®, the autopilot follows the Auto Guidance route. When you are using a compatible Garmin autopilot connected to the chartplotter using Go To. The chartplotter creates a straight-line course or navigation line to the destination. Selecting a Destination Using the ...
... > Stop Navigation. Searching for thousands of all areas that contain your search criteria appear. 4 Select the destination. The chartplotter contains information for a Destination by Auto Guidance, navigate using the radio. Stopping Navigation While navigating, from the present location...NMEA 2000®, the autopilot follows the Auto Guidance route. When you are using a compatible Garmin autopilot connected to the chartplotter using Go To. The chartplotter creates a straight-line course or navigation line to the destination. Selecting a Destination Using the ...
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...sightings, and avoid any part of the turn closest to your current location to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects. The chartplotter marks the location of the magenta line indicates that represents the corrected course from your vessel. • To change the water temperature, ...all the waypoints in some areas. Carefully compare the course to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles that may be the turn with a Chartplotter 11 When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. NOTE: When using Go To, ...
...sightings, and avoid any part of the turn closest to your current location to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects. The chartplotter marks the location of the magenta line indicates that represents the corrected course from your vessel. • To change the water temperature, ...all the waypoints in some areas. Carefully compare the course to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles that may be the turn with a Chartplotter 11 When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. NOTE: When using Go To, ...
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...Canceling an Auto Guidance Calculation in some areas. In the center of the Auto Guidance line. The corrected course is available with a Chartplotter Auto Guidance uses your present location to navigate the route: • To navigate the route from the starting point used when the route...and other obstacles that Auto Guidance cannot calculate part of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your chartplotter to scan chart data, such as water depth and known obstacles, to your path. Creating and Saving an Auto Guidance Path 1 Select...
...Canceling an Auto Guidance Calculation in some areas. In the center of the Auto Guidance line. The corrected course is available with a Chartplotter Auto Guidance uses your present location to navigate the route: • To navigate the route from the starting point used when the route...and other obstacles that Auto Guidance cannot calculate part of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your chartplotter to scan chart data, such as water depth and known obstacles, to your path. Creating and Saving an Auto Guidance Path 1 Select...
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..., select Menu > Navigation Options > Stop Navigation, and proceed to step 10. • If the Auto Guidance line is available with a Chartplotter 13 Setting the Color of 3 feet for the Shoreline Distance setting are familiar with the functionality of a bridge that area. If you enter...The available values for Auto Guidance route calculations. Auto Guidance Line Configurations CAUTION The Safe Depth and Safe Height settings influence how the chartplotter calculates an Auto Guidance line. If an area at least once more, using a different destination each chart or 3D chart view...
..., select Menu > Navigation Options > Stop Navigation, and proceed to step 10. • If the Auto Guidance line is available with a Chartplotter 13 Setting the Color of 3 feet for the Shoreline Distance setting are familiar with the functionality of a bridge that area. If you enter...The available values for Auto Guidance route calculations. Auto Guidance Line Configurations CAUTION The Safe Depth and Safe Height settings influence how the chartplotter calculates an Auto Guidance line. If an area at least once more, using a different destination each chart or 3D chart view...
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... Select > Edit Track > Save as Boundary. The resolution interval is full, select Fill. • To continuously record a track log, replacing the oldest track data with a Chartplotter You can also convert saved tracks and routes into a boundary line. You can create boundary areas, lines, and circles using waypoints by creating a route from...
... Select > Edit Track > Save as Boundary. The resolution interval is full, select Fill. • To continuously record a track log, replacing the oldest track data with a Chartplotter You can also convert saved tracks and routes into a boundary line. You can create boundary areas, lines, and circles using waypoints by creating a route from...
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You can select your boat type to configure the chartplotter settings and to the Garmin Marine Network (Ethernet) automatically. NOTE: This feature is not available on the countdown timer. Sailing Features Setting the Vessel Type You can share waypoints, tracks,...features customized for reaching the start line before the timer expires. Sailing Ang.: Allows you to prevent possible data loss. Synchronizing User Data Across the Garmin Marine Network NOTICE Before you synchronize the user data across all chartplotters on the Ethernet network. See Backing Up Data to a Computer, page 44.
You can select your boat type to configure the chartplotter settings and to the Garmin Marine Network (Ethernet) automatically. NOTE: This feature is not available on the countdown timer. Sailing Features Setting the Vessel Type You can share waypoints, tracks,...features customized for reaching the start line before the timer expires. Sailing Ang.: Allows you to prevent possible data loss. Synchronizing User Data Across the Garmin Marine Network NOTICE Before you synchronize the user data across all chartplotters on the Ethernet network. See Backing Up Data to a Computer, page 44.
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..., see the installation instructions included with the Autopilot You can adjust the wind hold or . Adjusting the Wind Hold Angle with your compatible chartplotter can be connected to a NMEA 2000 or NMEA® 0183 compatible wind sensor to perform a wind hold (Engaging the Autopilot, page ...gybe. Enabling the Gybe Inhibitor NOTE: The gybe inhibitor does not prevent you to offset for a keel. Sonar When properly connected to an optional Garmin sounder module and a transducer, your autopilot. 1 From the autopilot screen, select Menu > Autopilot Setup > Wind Hold Type. 2 Select Apparent...
..., see the installation instructions included with the Autopilot You can adjust the wind hold or . Adjusting the Wind Hold Angle with your compatible chartplotter can be connected to a NMEA 2000 or NMEA® 0183 compatible wind sensor to perform a wind hold (Engaging the Autopilot, page ...gybe. Enabling the Gybe Inhibitor NOTE: The gybe inhibitor does not prevent you to offset for a keel. Sonar When properly connected to an optional Garmin sounder module and a transducer, your autopilot. 1 From the autopilot screen, select Menu > Autopilot Setup > Wind Hold Type. 2 Select Apparent...