Garmin Table of Contents

Introduction

Table of Contents
Introduction...............................................	i
Tips and Shortcuts...........................................	i
Manual Conventions........................................	i
Getting Started.........................................	1
Front and Back Panels...................................	1
Turning On the Chartplotter............................	3
Turning Off the Chartplotter............................	3
Initial Chartplotter Settings.............................	3
Adjusting the Backlight...................................	3
Adjusting the Color Mode...............................	3
Inserting and Removing Data and
Memory Cards.............................................	4
Viewing System Information...........................	4
About the Home Screen.................................	5
Charts and 3D Chart Views.....................	6
Navigation Chart.............................................	6
Automatic Identification System...................	15
Perspective 3D.............................................	19
Radar Overlay..............................................	21
BlueChart g2 Vision......................................	21
Mariner’s Eye 3D..........................................	22
Fish Eye 3D..................................................	24
Fishing Chart................................................	24
Showing Satellite Imagery on the
Navigation Chart........................................	25
Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks............	26
Animated Tide and Current Indicators..........	27
Detailed Road and POI Data........................	27
Auto Guidance..............................................	27
Combinations.........................................	28
About the Combinations Screen...................	28
Combinations Screen Configuration.............	28
Navigation...............................................	32
Basic Navigation Questions..........................	32
Navigation with a Chartplotter......................	32
Waypoints.....................................................	34
Routes..........................................................	35
Tracks...........................................................	39
Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot...............	41
Where To?...............................................	42
Marine Services Destinations.......................	42
Almanac, Environmental, and
On-boat Data...........................................	46
Almanac Data...............................................	46
Environmental Data......................................	48
On-boat Data................................................	51

Device Configuration.............................	57
Basic Device Configuration Questions.........	57
Simulator Mode............................................	57
Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically....	58
Display Configuration...................................	58
Navigation Preferences................................	58
Information about Your Boat.........................	66
Alarms..........................................................	67
Chartplotter Data Management....................	69
Networked Device Configuration..................	71
Radar.......................................................	72
Transmitting Radar Signals..........................	72
Stopping the Transmission of Radar
Signals.......................................................	72
Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the
Radar Screen.............................................	72
Radar Display Modes...................................	72
Radar Targeting............................................	77
Waypoints and Routes on the Radar
Screen........................................................	81
About the Radar Overlay..............................	83
Optimizing the Radar Display.......................	84
Radar Display Appearance...........................	91
Radar Overlay Display Appearance.............	96
Sonar.......................................................	99
Sonar Views.................................................	99
Transducer Temperature Log.....................	101
Waypoints on the Sonar Screen.................	101
Sonar Display Appearance.........................	102
Sonar Alarms..............................................	105
Transducer Configuration...........................	106
Digital Selective Calling.......................	108
Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio
Functionality.............................................	108
Turning On DSC.........................................	108
About the DSC List.....................................	108
Incoming Distress Calls..............................	109
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated
from a VHF Radio....................................	110
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated
from the Chartplotter................................	110
Position Tracking........................................	110
Individual Routine Calls..............................	112
Making an Individual Routine Call to
an AIS Target............................................	113
Appendix...............................................	114
Specifications.............................................	114
Calibrating the GPSMAP 7000 Series
Touchscreen.............................................	115

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