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 32).

How do I make the device guide me along a straight

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

line (minimizing cross track) to a location using the

(page 35).

shortest distance from the present location?

 

How do I make the device guide me to a location

Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route

while avoiding obstacles?

To. See “Creating and Navigating a Route from Your

 

Present Location” (page 34).

How do I make the device steer my automatic pilot?

Navigate using Route To (page 35).

Can the device create a path 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 32).

How do I change the Auto Guidance settings for my

See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (page 59).

boat?

 

Navigation with a Chartplotter

To navigate using a GPSMAP 6000 or 7000 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 Fishing chart and Mariner’s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.

Destinations

You can select destinations using various charts and 3D chart views, 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.Select where you want to go:

•For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select the destination using the cursor ().

•For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the navigation chart to select the destination using the cursor ().

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 34).

•Select Routes to view a list of routes you saved previously (page 35).

•Select Tracks to view a list of recorded tracks (page 39).

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