Navigation

Navigation

Basic Navigation Questions

 

 

 

Question

Answer

How do I make the chartplotter point me in the

Navigate using Go To. See “Setting and Following a

direction in which I want to go (bearing)?

Direct Course Using Go To” (page 26).

How do I make the chartplotter guide me along a

Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To

straight line (minimizing cross track) to a location

(page 28).

using the shortest distance from the present

 

location?

 

How do I make the chartplotter guide me to a

Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route

location while avoiding obstacles?

To. See “Creating and Navigating a Route from Your

 

Present Location” (page 28).

How do I make the chartplotter steer my automatic

Navigate using Route To (page 28).

pilot?

 

Can the chartplotter create a course for me?

If you have a BlueChart g2 Vision data card, navigate

 

using Auto Guidance. See “Setting and Following a

 

Course Using Auto Guidance” (page 26).

How do I change the Auto Guidance settings for my

See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (page 45).

boat?

 

Navigation with a Chartplotter

To navigate using a GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter, you must first choose a destination, set a course or create a route, and follow the course or route. You can follow the course or the route on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.

Note: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts.

Destinations

You can select destinations using the navigation chart or the fishing chart, or you can select a destination using the Where To? feature.

Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart

1.From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.

2.Touch the navigation chart to select the destination.

Stopping Navigation while Using the Navigation Chart

From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Stop Navigation.

Selecting a Destination Using Where To?

1.From the Home screen, select Where To?.

2.Complete an action:

•Select Waypoints to view a list of preloaded locations and locations you marked previously (page 26).

•Select Routes to view a list of routes you saved previously (page 28).

•Select Tracks to view a list of recorded tracks (page 30).

•Select Offshore Services to view a list of marinas and other offshore points of interest, listed by name (page 33).

•Select Search by Name to search waypoints, routes, tracks, and offshore points of interest by name (page 33).

3.Select a destination.

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