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Introduction  
Introduction  
WARNING  
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other  
important information.  
This manual includes information for the following products:  
GPSMAP® 720/720s  
GPSMAP 740/740s  
GPSMAP 750/750s  
Tips and Shortcuts  
Select Home from any screen to return to the Home screen.  
Select Menu from any main screen to access additional settings.  
Press and release  
Press and hold  
to adjust the Backlight and Color Mode settings.  
to turn the chartplotter on or off.  
Manual Conventions  
In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, use your finger to touch that item on the screen to  
select it. Small arrows (>) in the text indicate that you should select each item in order. For example, if you see  
“select Charts > Navigation Chart,” you should touch Charts and then touch Navigation Chart.  
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Introduction  
Simulator Mode ...............................................44  
Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically.......44  
Display Configuration ......................................45  
Navigation Preferences...................................45  
Information about Your Boat............................50  
Alarms .............................................................51  
Chartplotter Data Management.......................52  
Table of Contents  
Introduction................................................i  
Tips and Shortcuts..............................................i  
Manual Conventions...........................................i  
Getting Started..........................................1  
Front and Back Panels......................................1  
Turning On the Chartplotter...............................1  
Turning Off the Chartplotter...............................1  
Initial Chartplotter Settings ................................2  
GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition........................2  
Adjusting the Backlight......................................2  
Adjusting the Color Mode..................................2  
Inserting and Removing Data and Memory  
Radar .......................................................54  
Transmitting Radar Signals .............................54  
Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the  
Radar Screen................................................54  
Radar Display Modes ......................................55  
Waypoints and Routes on the Radar Screen ..60  
About the Radar Overlay.................................61  
Optimizing the Radar Display..........................62  
Radar Display Appearance..............................66  
Radar Overlay Display Appearance ................69  
Cards ..............................................................2  
Viewing System Information..............................3  
About the Home Screen....................................3  
Sonar .......................................................71  
Sonar Views ....................................................71  
Depth Log........................................................73  
Transducer Temperature Log ..........................73  
Waypoints on the Sonar Screen......................74  
Sonar Display Appearance..............................74  
Sonar Alarms...................................................77  
Transducer Configuration................................78  
Charts and 3D Chart Views......................4  
Navigation Chart................................................4  
Automatic Identification System ......................12  
Perspective 3D................................................15  
BlueChart g2 Vision.........................................16  
Mariner’s Eye 3D.............................................17  
Fish Eye 3D.....................................................18  
Fishing Chart ...................................................19  
Showing Satellite Imagery on the  
Navigation Chart ...........................................19  
Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks...............20  
Animated Tide and Current Indicators.............21  
Detailed Road and Point of Interest Data........21  
Auto Guidance.................................................21  
Digital Selective Calling.........................79  
Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality.......79  
Turning On DSC..............................................79  
About the DSC List..........................................79  
Incoming Distress Calls...................................80  
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated  
from a VHF Radio .........................................80  
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated  
from the Chartplotter.....................................80  
Position Tracking.............................................81  
Individual Routine Calls...................................83  
Making an Individual Routine Call to an  
Combinations..........................................22  
About the Combination Screen........................22  
Combination Screen Configuration..................22  
Navigation ...............................................25  
Basic Navigation Questions.............................25  
Navigation with a Chartplotter .........................25  
Waypoints........................................................26  
Routes.............................................................28  
Tracks..............................................................30  
Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot..................32  
AIS Target .....................................................83  
Appendix .................................................84  
Specifications ..................................................84  
Calibrating the Touchscreen............................84  
Screenshots.....................................................85  
Viewing GPS Satellite Locations .....................85  
Using WAAS/EGNOS......................................85  
System Information..........................................85  
NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000..........................86  
Registering Your Device..................................89  
Contacting Garmin Product Support................89  
Declaration of Conformity................................89  
Software License Agreement...........................89  
Where To? ...............................................33  
Marine Services Destinations..........................33  
Almanac, On-boat, and  
Environmental Data................................36  
Almanac Data..................................................36  
On-boat Data...................................................38  
Environmental Data.........................................41  
Device Configuration .............................44  
Basic Device Configuration Questions............44  
Index........................................................90  
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Getting Started  
Getting Started  
Front and Back Panels  
GPSMAP 700 Series Front View  
Power key  
Automatic backlight sensor  
SD card slot  
GPSMAP 700 Series Back View  
NMEA 2000 connector  
Power/data connector  
Radar Port  
External GPS antenna connector  
Turning On the Chartplotter  
Press and release  
.
Turning Off the Chartplotter  
Press and hold  
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Getting Started  
Initial Chartplotter Settings  
The first time you turn on the chartplotter, you must configure a series of initial settings. You must also  
configure these settings when restoring original factory settings (page 86). You can update each of these  
settings later. Follow the on-screen directions to configure the initial settings.  
GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition  
When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current  
location. When the chartplotter acquires satellite signals, the signal strength bars at the top of the Home screen  
are green  
. When the chartplotter loses satellite signals, the green bars disappear  
and a flashing  
question mark appears on the vehicle (boat) icon on the chart screen.  
For more information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.  
Adjusting the Backlight  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Display.  
TIP: Press and release  
from any screen to open the display screen.  
2. Adjust the backlight:  
Select Backlight > Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the backlight automatically, based on  
ambient light.  
Use the slider bar to manually adjust the backlight.  
Select Backlight to switch between Auto and Manual mode.  
Adjusting the Color Mode  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Display.  
TIP: Press and release  
Select Color Mode.  
from any screen to open the Display screen.  
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3. Select Day Colors, Night Colors, or Auto.  
The Auto setting automatically changes the color scheme based on sunrise and sunset times.  
Inserting and Removing Data and Memory Cards  
You can insert optional BlueChart® g2 Vision® data cards to view high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial  
reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other points of interest. You can insert blank SD memory cards  
to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to another compatible Garmin chartplotter or a computer  
(page 52). The SD card slot is located on the front of the chartplotter.  
Open the access door, insert the data card or the memory card (with the label  
facing right) into the slot, and press the card until it clicks.  
Press the data card or the memory card into the slot again and release it to eject the  
card.  
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Getting Started  
Viewing System Information  
You can view the software version, the basemap version, any supplemental map information (if applicable),  
the software version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit ID number. You may need this  
information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information.  
From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information.  
About the Home Screen  
You can use the Home screen to access all other screens.  
NoTe: Options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected devices.  
Charts—allows you to access the Navigation Chart, Perspective 3D, Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, the  
Fishing chart, and Radar Overlay.  
NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision  
SD card (page 16). 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.  
Sonar—sets up and provides sonar information (only available with an “S” series unit, such as a GPSMAP  
720s) (page 71).  
Combinations—sets up a split screen displaying chart/chart, chart/sonar, chart/radar, sonar/radar, or sonar/  
temperature log (page 22).  
Information—shows information including tides, currents, celestial data, user data, information about  
other boats, and gauges (page 36).  
Mark—marks, edits, or deletes your present location as a waypoint or a man overboard location (page 27).  
Where To?—provides navigation features (page 33).  
Radar—sets up and shows radar (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a Garmin marine radar)  
(page 54).  
Weather—(North America only) sets up and shows various weather parameters, including precipitation,  
forecast, fishing, sea conditions, and visibility (available only if the chartplotter is connected to a weather  
module and you have an XM® subscription). See the GPSMAP 700 Series Weather® and XM Satellite  
Radio Supplement (North America only).  
Configure—allows you to view and edit the settings for your chartplotter and system (page 44).  
Man overboard—marks your present location as a waypoint, and sets a course back to the marked  
location (page 27).  
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Charts and 3D Chart Views  
Charts and 3D Chart Views  
The GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The charts and 3D chart views listed below  
are available on the chartplotter.  
NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision  
SD card (page 16). 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.  
Navigation Chart—shows navigation data available on your pre-loaded maps and from supplemental  
maps, if available. The data includes buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings, marinas, and tide stations in an  
overhead view (page 4).  
Perspective 3D—shows a view from above and behind your boat for a visual navigation aid (page 15).  
Mariner’s eye 3D—shows a detailed, three-dimensional view from above and behind the boat for a visual  
navigation aid (page 17).  
Fish eye 3D—provides an underwater view that visually represents the sea floor according to the chart  
information (page 18).  
Fishing Chart—removes navigational data from the chart and enhances bottom contours for depth  
recognition (page 19).  
Radar overlay—superimposes radar information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart (page 61).  
Navigation Chart  
Use the Navigation chart to plan your course, to view map information, and as a navigational aid.  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.  
Navigation Chart with BlueChart g2 Vision Data  
Light  
Marina services  
Submerged wreck  
Exposed wreck  
Your boat  
Buoy  
Zoom scale  
Zooming In and Out on the Map  
The zoom level is indicated by the scale number at the bottom of the Navigation chart (  
the scale number represents that distance on the map.  
). The bar under  
Select  
and  
to zoom out and zoom in.  
Changing from One Chart to a Different Chart  
1. From a chart or a 3D chart view, select Menu > Change Chart.  
2. Select a different chart.  
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Chart Symbols  
BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the  
standards for US and international charts. Some other common symbols you might see include, but are not  
limited to, those shown below.  
Icon  
Description  
Icon  
Description  
Icon  
Description  
Current station  
Marine services  
Overhead photo  
available  
Information  
Tide station  
Perspective photo  
available  
Other features common to most charts include depth contour lines (with deep water represented in white),  
intertidal zones, spot soundings (as depicted on the original paper chart), navigational aids and symbols,  
obstructions, and cable areas.  
Navigating to a Point on the Chart  
CAUTION  
The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That  
data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings and  
avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path.  
When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual  
sightings and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.  
NoTe: 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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Touch the chart to select the location using the cursor ( ).  
4. Select Navigate To.  
5. Complete an action:  
Select Go To to navigate directly to the location.  
Select Route To to create a route to the location, including turns (page 28).  
Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance (page 21).  
6. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
NoTe: When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto  
Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the settings for minimum safe  
water depth and minimum safe obstacle height (page 46).  
7. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
Panning the Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Radar Overlay  
You can pan away from your present location and to other areas on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, or  
the Radar Overlay.  
NoTe: 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. The radar overlay is available when connected to a compatible  
radar.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Radar overlay.  
3. Touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan the map.  
When you pan past the edge of the map, the screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage.  
4. Select Stop Panning to stop panning and return the screen to your present location.  
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Charts and 3D Chart Views  
Configuring the Appearance of Waypoint Symbols  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Waypoint Display.  
4. Select a waypoint symbol.  
5. Complete an action:  
Select Label to display the name and symbol.  
Select Symbol only to display only the symbol.  
Select Comment to display any comments you have added (page 27).  
Select Hide to hide the symbol.  
Setting the Color of the Active Track  
See (page 31).  
Showing or Hiding Colored Tracks  
You can specify the color of tracks (page 31) and then show or hide all tracks of that color.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Tracks Display.  
4. Select a color to show or hide all tracks of that color.  
Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart  
You can view information about a location or an object on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Touch a location or an object.  
A list of options appears along the right side of the chart. The options that appear vary based on the  
location or object you selected.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Review to view details of objects in the vicinity of the cursor. (Review does not appear if the  
cursor is not near an object. If the cursor is near only one object, the name of the object appears.)  
Select Navigate To to navigate to the selected location (page 5).  
Select Create Waypoint to mark a waypoint at the cursor location.  
Select Measure Distance to view the distance and bearing of the object from your present location. The  
information appears in the upper-left corner of the screen. Select Set Reference to measure from the  
selected location, rather than your present location.  
Select Information to view tide (page 36), current (page 37), celestial (page 38), chart notes, or local  
services information near the cursor.  
Select Stop Pointing to remove the pointer from the screen. Select Stop Panning to stop panning and  
return the screen to your present location.  
Viewing Additional Object Information  
You can view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts.  
NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision  
SD card (page 16). 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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.  
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Charts and 3D Chart Views  
3. Touch an object  
.  
4. Select the button with the name of the item  
to view the information.  
Viewing Tide Station Information  
Tide-station information appears on the chart with a tide station icon ( ). You can view a detailed graph for a  
tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on different days (page 36).  
NoTe: Tide station icons are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card (page 16). 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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select a tide station icon ( ).  
Tide direction  
and tide level information  
appear near the icon.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select the button with the station name  
.  
Select Review if more than one item is in the vicinity, and select the button with the station name.  
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Charts and 3D Chart Views  
Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents  
You can show and configure tide and current information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
5. Select Tides/Currents.  
6. Complete an action:  
Select on to show current station indicators and tide station indicators on the chart, or select Off to hide  
current station indicators and tide station indicators.  
Select Animated to show animated tide station indicators and animated current direction indicators on  
the chart (page 21).  
Viewing Details about Navaids  
From the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D, you can view details about  
various types of navigation aids, including beacons, lights, and obstructions. See (page 10) to configure the  
appearance of navaid symbols.  
NoTe: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart view is available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card  
(page 16). 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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select a navaid with the cursor ( ).  
An option describing the navaid appears, such as Beacon or Light.  
4. Select the name of the navaid (or Review and then the name of the navaid) or to view details about the  
navaid.  
Navigation Chart Appearance  
Changing the Map Orientation  
You can set the perspective of the map in the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
5. Select Chart Appearance > orientation.  
6. Complete an action:  
Select North Up to set the top of the map to a north heading.  
Select Head Up to set the top of the map according to the heading data received from a heading sensor  
(also known as magnetic heading) or to use GPS heading data. The heading line appears vertically on  
the screen.  
Select Course Up to set the map so the direction of navigation is always up.  
Changing the Map Zoom Detail  
You can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the Navigation Chart or  
the Fishing chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
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5. Select Chart Appearance > Detail.  
6. Use the slider bar to select a level of detail.  
Selecting a World Map  
You can use either a basic world map or a shaded relief map on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.  
These differences are visible only when zoomed out too far to see the detailed charts.  
NoTe: Shaded relief maps are 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. The basic world map is available on all GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
5. Select Chart Appearance.  
6. Complete an action:  
Select World Map > Full to show shaded relief on the chart.  
Select World Map > Basic to show basic map data on the chart.  
Showing and Configuring the Heading Line  
The heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. You can  
configure the appearance of the heading line for the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.  
Heading Line  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
5. Select Chart Appearance > Heading Line > Display.  
6. Complete an action:  
Select Distance > Change Distance, enter the distance to the end of the heading line, and select Done.  
Select Time > Change Time, enter the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line, and  
select Done.  
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Charts and 3D Chart Views  
Selecting the Heading Line Source  
The source for the display of the heading line on the chartplotter is determined by the heading line source  
setting (Auto or GPS Hdg) and whether heading information is available from a heading sensor.  
If heading information is available from a heading sensor and the source heading is set to Auto, both the  
heading line and the vehicle icon will be aligned to the heading from the sensor.  
If heading information is available from a heading sensor and the source heading is set to GPS Hdg, the  
heading line will be aligned to the GPS heading, but the vehicle icon will be aligned to the heading from  
the sensor.  
If heading information is not available from a heading sensor, both the heading line and the vehicle icon  
will be aligned to the GPS heading.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
5. Select Chart Appearance > Heading Line > Source.  
6. Complete an action:  
Select GPS Hdg.  
Select Auto.  
Showing and Configuring Spot Depth Soundings  
On the Navigation Chart, you can turn on spot soundings and set a dangerous depth. Spot depths that are equal  
to, or more shallow than, the dangerous depth will be indicated by red text.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Chart  
Appearance > Spot Depths > on.  
2. Select Spot Depths > Dangerous.  
3. Enter the dangerous depth.  
4. Select Done.  
Configuring Depth Shading  
You can customize the appearance of depth shading on the Navigation chart.  
NoTe: Depth shading is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Chart  
Appearance > Safety Shading.  
2. Complete an action:  
Enter the depth and select Done. Areas on the chart with depths shallower than the specified value  
are shaded in blue, while areas with depths greater than the specified value are shaded in white. The  
contour is always drawn at, or deeper than, the selected depth.  
Select Auto to use the depth from the g2 Vision chart.  
Showing and Configuring Navaid Symbols  
You can show and configure the appearance of navaid symbols on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
5. Select Chart Appearance > Symbols.  
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6. Complete an action:  
Select Navaid Size to set the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map, and select a size.  
Select Navaid Type > NoAA to show the NOAA navaid symbol set on the map.  
Select Navaid Type > IALA to show the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA)  
navaid symbol set on the map.  
Showing Additional Chart Details  
You can show land POIs, light sectors, and photo points on the Navigation chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Chart  
Appearance > Symbols.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Land PoIs > on to show land-based points of interest (POIs).  
Select Light Sectors to show the sector in which a navigational light is visible. Select on to show  
light sectors at all times, or select Auto to allow the chartplotter to automatically filter out light sectors  
depending on the zoom level.  
Select Photo Points > on to show camera icons when using a BlueChart g2 Vision data card. This  
enables you to view aerial photos of landmarks (page 20).  
Changing the Vehicle Icon  
You can select a large, medium, or small boat or triangle as your vehicle icon on the chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Chart  
Appearance > Symbols > Vehicle Icon.  
2. Select the icon you want to represent your boat on the Navigation chart and Fishing chart.  
Showing Marine Service Points  
Service points indicate locations where marine maintenance and repair services may be obtained.  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Service  
Points > on.  
Showing and Configuring Roses  
On the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart, you can show a compass rose  
compass direction oriented to the heading of the boat. True wind direction or apparent wind direction appears  
if the chartplotter is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor.  
around your boat, indicating  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup.  
5. Select Roses.  
6. Select a type of rose (Compass, True Wind, or Apparent Wind).  
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Showing Other Vessels  
See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50).  
Showing and Configuring Data Overlay  
See “About Chart Overlay Numbers” (page 48).  
Using Waypoints  
See “Waypoints” (page 26).  
Using Tracks  
See “Tracks” (page 30).  
Automatic Identification System  
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels.  
About AIS  
AIS alerts you to area traffic. When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can show some  
AIS information about other vessels that are within range, that are equipped with a transponder, and that are  
actively transmitting AIS information. The information reported for each vessel includes the Maritime Mobile  
Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the GPS heading, the time that has elapsed since the last  
position of the vessel was reported, the nearest approach, and the time to the nearest approach.  
AIS Targeting on the Navigation Chart  
AIS Targeting Symbols  
Symbol  
Description  
AIS Target is activated. The target appears larger on the chart. A green line attached  
to the target indicates the heading of the target. The MMSI, speed, and direction of the  
vessel appear beneath the target, if the details setting is set to Show (page 14). If the AIS  
transmission from the vessel is lost, a message banner appears.  
Dangerous target is lost. A red X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel is  
lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should  
continue to be tracked. If you discontinue vessel tracking, the lost dangerous target  
symbol disappears from the chart or the 3D chart view.  
AIS vessel. The vessel is reporting AIS information. The direction in which the triangle is  
pointing indicates the direction in which the AIS vessel is moving.  
The location of this symbol indicates the closest point of approach to a dangerous target,  
and the numbers near the symbol indicate the time to the closest point of approach to  
that target.  
Dangerous target in range. The target flashes while an alarm sounds and a message  
banner appears. After the alarm is acknowledged, a solid red triangle with a red line  
attached to it indicates the location and the heading of the target. If the safe-zone  
collision alarm is set to Off, the target flashes, but the audible alarm does not sound and  
the alarm banner does not appear (page 14). If the AIS transmission from the vessel is  
lost, a message banner appears.  
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Target is lost. A green X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost, and  
the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue to  
be tracked. If you discontinue vessel tracking, the lost target symbol disappears from the  
chart or the 3D chart view.  
Target is selected.  
Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets  
When heading and course over ground information are provided by an activated AIS target, the heading of the  
target appears on a chart as a solid line attached to the AIS target symbol. A heading line does not appear on a  
3D chart view.  
The projected course of an activated AIS target appears as a dashed line on a chart or a 3D chart view. The  
length of the projected course line is based on the value of the projected heading setting (page 14). If an  
activated AIS target is not transmitting speed information, or if the vessel is not moving, a projected course  
line does not appear. Changes in the speed, the course over ground, or the rate-of-turn information transmitted  
by the vessel can impact the calculation of the projected course line.  
When course over ground, heading, and rate of turn information are provided by an activated AIS target  
projected course of the target is calculated based on the course over ground and the rate of turn information.  
The direction in which the target is turning, which is also based on the rate of turn information, is indicated by  
, the  
the direction of the barb  
at the end of the heading line  
. The length of the barb does not change.  
Target with Projected Course, Heading, and Direction of Turn  
When course over ground and heading information are provided by an activated AIS target  
but rate of  
turn information is not provided, the projected course  
ground information.  
of the target is calculated based on the course over  
Target with Projected Course and Heading  
Turning Off AIS Reception  
AIS signal reception is turned on by default.  
From the Home screen, select Configure > other Vessels > AIS > off.  
All AIS functionality on all charts and on all 3D chart views is disabled. This includes AIS vessel targeting  
and tracking, collision alarms that result from AIS vessel targeting and tracking, and information about AIS  
vessels.  
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Showing AIS Vessels on a Chart or on a 3D Chart View  
AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels.  
You can configure how other vessels appear on a chart or on a 3D chart view. The display range configured  
for one chart or one 3D chart view is applied only to that chart or to that 3D chart view. The details, projected  
heading, and trails settings configured for one chart or one 3D chart view are applied to all charts and to all 3D  
chart views.  
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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > AIS Display Setup.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select AIS Display Range to indicate the distance from your location within which AIS vessels appear.  
Select a distance or select Show All.  
Select Details > Show to show details about AIS-activated vessels.  
Select Projected Heading, enter the projected heading time for AIS-activated vessels, and select Done.  
Select Trails to show the tracks of AIS vessels, and select the length of the track that appears using a  
trail.  
Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Touch an AIS vessel.  
4. Select AIS Vessel > Activate Target.  
Viewing Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel  
You can view the AIS signal status, MMSI, GPS speed, GPS heading, and other information that is reported  
about a targeted AIS vessel.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Touch an AIS vessel.  
4. Select AIS Vessel.  
Deactivating a Target for an AIS Vessel  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Touch the AIS vessel.  
4. Select AIS Vessel > Deactivate Target.  
Setting the Safe-zone Collision Alarm  
The safe-zone collision alarm is used only with AIS. The safe zone is used for collision avoidance, and can be  
customized. All safe-zone collision alarm settings are applied to all charts, to all 3D chart views, to all radar  
modes, and to the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > other Vessels > AIS Alarm > on.  
A message banner appears and an alarm sounds when an AIS-activated vessel enters the safe-zone ring  
around your boat. The object is also labeled as dangerous on the screen. The off setting disables the  
message banner and the audible alarm, but the object is still labeled as dangerous on the screen.  
2. Select Range to set the measured radius of the safe-zone ring to a specified distance from 500 ft. to 2.0 nm  
(or from 150 m to 3.0 km, or from 500 ft. to 2.0 mi.).  
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3. Select a distance.  
4. Select Time To to sound an alarm if AIS determines that a target will intersect the safe zone within the  
defined time interval (ranging from 1 to 24 minutes).  
5. Select a time.  
Viewing a List of AIS Targets  
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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > AIS List.  
Making a Call to an AIS Target  
Perspective 3D  
Perspective 3D provides a view from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a  
visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and is  
beneficial when trying to identify entry and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Perspective 3D.  
Perspective 3D  
Adjusting the View  
Navigation Chart  
Select  
to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water.  
Select  
to move the view away from the boat.  
The scale (  
) is momentarily indicated at the bottom of the screen.  
Panning the Perspective 3D, Mariner’s Eye 3D, or Fish Eye 3D Views  
You can pan around your present location on the Perspective 3D, Mariner’s Eye 3D, or Fish Eye 3D Views.  
NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision  
SD card (page 16).  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Mariner’s eye 3D, Perspective 3D, or Fish eye 3D.  
3. Touch and drag the screen to the left or right to rotate the 3D view.  
4. Select Stop Panning to stop panning and return the screen to your present location.  
Perspective 3D and Mariner’s Eye 3D Chart Appearance  
Showing Range Rings  
The range rings help you to visualize distances in Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D.  
NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
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2. Select Perspective 3D or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > Chart Appearance > Range Rings > on.  
Selecting a Lane Width  
The navigation lane is the magenta line in Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D view that indicates the course  
to your destination while you are navigating. You can specify the width of the navigation lane.  
NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Perspective 3D or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > Chart Appearance > Lane Width.  
4. Enter the width.  
5. Select Done.  
Showing Other Vessels  
See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50).  
Showing and Configuring Data Overlay  
See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48).  
Using Waypoints and Tracks  
See “Waypoints” (page 26) or “Tracks” (page 30).  
BlueChart g2 Vision  
An optional, preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card allows you to get the most out of your chartplotter.  
In addition to detailed marine charting, BlueChart g2 Vision has the following features:  
Mariner’s eye 3D (page 17)—provides a view from above and behind the boat for a three-dimensional  
navigation aid. The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more detailed than the pre-loaded data.  
Fish eye 3D (page 18)—provides an underwater, three-dimensional view that visually represents the  
sea floor according to the information on the chart.  
Fishing Charts (page 19)—shows the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational data.  
This chart works well for offshore deep-sea fishing.  
High Resolution Satellite Imagery (page 19)—provides high-resolution satellite images for a realistic  
view of the land and water on the Navigation chart.  
Aerial Photos (page 20)—shows marinas and other navigationally significant aerial photos to help you  
visualize your surroundings.  
Detailed Roads and PoI data (page 21)—shows roads, restaurants, and other points of interest (POIs)  
along the shore.  
Auto Guidance (page 21)—uses specified safe depth, safe height, and chart data to determine the best  
course to your destination.  
BlueChart g2 Vision Data Cards  
NOTICE  
BlueChart g2 Vision data cards are not waterproof. When you are not using the card, keep it in the original  
packaging for safekeeping and store it away from exposure to sun and rain to prevent damage to the card.  
BlueChart g2 Vision data cards are susceptible to damage from static electricity. In low-humidity  
environments, you should ground yourself on a large metal object before handling the card to prevent damage  
to the card.  
You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from the data card to your computer for backup or viewing  
purposes. You can use the data card only on BlueChart g2 Vision-compatible Garmin GPS units or Garmin  
HomePort.  
You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision data card (page 2) while your chartplotter is on or off.  
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Mariner’s Eye 3D  
A BlueChart g2 Vision data card offers Mariner’s Eye 3D, which provides a detailed, three-dimensional view  
from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is  
helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and when trying to identify entry and exit  
routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s eye 3D.  
Mariner’s Eye 3D with Range Rings  
Navigation Chart  
Adjusting the View  
See “Adjusting the View” (page 15).  
Viewing Details about Navaids  
See “Viewing Details about Navaids” (page 8).  
Mariner’s Eye 3D Chart Appearance  
Customizing the Appearance of 3D Terrain  
You can select how chart data appears over 3D terrain.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance > Style.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Classic to use color schemes to indicate 3D terrain.  
Select Charts to provide chart information in a 3D view.  
Select Photos to provide satellite imagery and chart information in a 3D view.  
Showing or Hiding Hazard Colors  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance > Hazard  
Colors.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select on to view shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water, yellow is  
shallow water, and red is very shallow water.  
Select off to view the land as seen from the water.  
Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors Off  
Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors On  
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Showing Range Rings  
See “Showing Range Rings” (page 15).  
Selecting a Safe Depth  
You can set the appearance of a safe depth for Mariner’s Eye 3D.  
NoTe: This setting affects only the appearance of hazard colors in Mariner’s Eye 3D. It does not affect the  
safe water depth Auto Guidance setting (page 46) or the sonar shallow water alarm setting  
(page 77).  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance > Safe Depth.  
2. Enter the depth.  
3. Select Done.  
Selecting a Lane Width  
See “Selecting a Lane Width” (page 16).  
Showing Other Vessels  
See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50).  
Showing and Configuring Overlay Numbers  
See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48).  
Using Waypoints and Tracks  
See “Waypoints” (page 26) or “Tracks” (page 30).  
Fish Eye 3D  
Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an underwater  
view of the sea floor or lake bottom.  
When a sonar transducer is connected, suspended targets (such as fish) are indicated by red, green, and yellow  
spheres. Red indicates the largest targets and green indicates the smallest.  
Fish Eye 3D with a Sonar Cone  
Adjusting the View  
See “Adjusting the View” (page 15).  
Fish Eye 3D Chart Appearance  
Indicating the Direction of the Fish Eye 3-D Chart View  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish eye 3D > Menu > View.  
2. Select Fore, Aft, Port, or Starboard.  
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Showing a Sonar Cone on the Chart  
You can show a cone that indicates the area covered by your transducer.  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish eye 3D > Menu > Sonar Cone > on.  
Showing Suspended Targets  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish eye 3D > Menu > Fish Symbols > on.  
Showing Tracks  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish eye 3D > Menu > Tracks > on.  
Showing Overlay Numbers  
See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48).  
Fishing Chart  
Use the Fishing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart.  
Fishing Chart  
Navigation Chart  
The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data, and is best for offshore deep-sea fishing.  
Fishing Chart Appearance  
Using Waypoints  
See “Waypoints” (page 26).  
Using Tracks  
See “Tracks” (page 30).  
Showing Other Vessels  
See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50).  
Showing Navaids  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Fishing Chart > Menu > Navaids > on.  
Showing Overlay Numbers  
See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48).  
Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart  
You can overlay high-resolution satellite images on the land or on both land and sea portions of the Navigation  
chart when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.  
NoTe: When enabled, high-resolution satellite images are present only at lower zoom levels. If you cannot  
see high-resolution images in your BlueChart g2 Vision region, you can zoom in further by pressing  
also can set the detail level higher by changing the map zoom detail (page 8).  
. You  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Photos.  
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2. Complete an action:  
Select Land only to show standard chart information on the water, with photos overlaying the land.  
Select Photo Map Blend to show photos on both the water and the land at a specified opacity. Use the  
slider bar to adjust the photo opacity. The higher you set the percentage, the more the satellite photos  
cover both land and water.  
Photo Overlay Off  
Land Only Photo Overlay  
Photo Map at 50%  
Photo Map at 100%  
Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks  
Before you can view aerial photos on the Navigation chart, you must turn on the Photo Points setting  
(page 11).  
Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks, marinas, and  
harbors. Use these photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to acquaint yourself with a marina or  
a harbor prior to arrival.  
1. From Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.  
2. Select a camera icon.  
A standard camera icon (  
) indicates an overhead photo.  
A camera icon with a cone (  
) indicates a perspective photo. The photo was taken from the  
location of the camera, pointed in the direction of the cone.  
3. Select Review > Aerial Photo.  
NoTe: Select and  
to zoom out and zoom in while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen.  
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Animated Tide and Current Indicators  
You can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing  
chart. To do so, information for tide station and current direction must be available in your preloaded map or  
BlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for the  
Tides/Currents setting (page 8).  
An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an arrow. A red  
arrow pointing downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow pointing upward indicates a  
rising tide. When you move the cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of the tide at the  
Tide  
Station  
with Falling  
Tide  
station appears above the station indicator.  
Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The direction of each arrow indicates  
the direction of the current at a specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrow  
indicates the range of speed for the current at that location. When you move the cursor over the  
current direction indicator, the specific current speed at the location appears above the direction indicator.  
Direction  
Indicator  
Color  
Current Speed  
Range  
Yellow  
Orange  
Red  
0 to 1 knot  
1 to 2 knots  
2 or more knots  
Viewing Current Station Information  
See “Current Information” (page 37).  
Detailed Road and Point of Interest Data  
BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and point of interest (POI) data, which includes highly detailed  
coastal roads and POIs such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more.  
Searching for, and Navigating to, POIs  
See “Where To?” (page 33).  
Auto Guidance  
Auto Guidance automatically creates and suggests the best path to a destination, based on available BlueChart  
g2 Vision chart information. Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a destination using Guide To  
(page 26).  
Configuring Auto Guidance Settings  
See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (page 45).  
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Combinations  
About the Combination Screen  
The Combination screen shows a combination of different screens at the same time. The number of options  
available on the Combination screen depends on the optional devices you have connected to your chartplotter,  
and whether you are using an optional BlueChart g2 Vision data card.  
Combination Screen Configuration  
Selecting a Combination  
1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.  
2. Select a combination.  
Customizing the Combination Screen  
1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.  
2. Select a combination.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Select the screen you want to customize.  
5. Adjust the settings as described in “Charts and 3D Chart Views” (page 4), “Radar” (page 54), or “Sonar”  
(page 71).  
Combination Screen Overlay Numbers  
Overlay numbers with data fields can appear on combination screens, and they provide real-time, at-a-glance  
information. The data overlay  
for each combination can be configured separately.  
Several combination screen data overlays are available. You can select the data fields  
each data overlay.  
to be shown within  
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When overlay numbers are displayed on the Combination screen, the navigation inset  
navigation. The compass tape can be shown or hidden in each overlay.  
is shown during  
Combination Screen with Data Overlay  
Selecting a Data Overlay on a Combination Screen  
1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.  
2. Select a combination.  
3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers.  
4. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
Configuring Data Fields on a Combination Screen  
You can select the type of data shown within a data field.  
1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.  
2. Select a combination.  
3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers.  
4. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
5. Touch a data field.  
6. Select a category of data.  
7. Select the data to be displayed.  
Configuring the Navigation Inset on a Combination Screen  
The navigation inset is shown only when the boat is navigating to a destination.  
1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.  
2. Select a combination.  
3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers.  
4. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
5. Select Navigation Inset > Nav. Inset Config.  
6. Complete an action:  
Select Route Leg Details > on to show waypoint velocity made good (VMG) when navigating a route  
with more than one leg.  
Select Next Turn > Distance to show next-turn data based on distance.  
Select Next Turn > Time to show next-turn data based on time.  
Select Destination, and select Distance, Time to Destination, or Arrival to indicate how the  
destination data appears.  
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Showing the Compass Tape on a Combination Screen  
The compass tape appears in a row across the top of the combination screen. It shows the present heading, and  
an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating.  
1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.  
2. Select a combination.  
3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers > Show Compass Tape.  
Using Full-screen View  
You can view the content of any combination screen on the full chartplotter screen.  
1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.  
2. Select a combination.  
3. Touch the screen you want to view on the full chartplotter screen.  
4. Select Stop Pointing to remove the pointer from the screen.  
5. Select Stop Panning to return to the Combination screen.  
Returning to the Combination Screen from Full-screen View  
1. From the Full-screen view, select Stop Pointing to remove the pointer from the screen.  
2. Select Stop Panning to return to the Combination screen.  
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Navigation  
Basic Navigation Questions  
Question  
Answer  
How do I make the chartplotter point me in the  
direction in which I want to go (bearing)?  
Navigate using Go To. See “Setting and Following a  
Direct Course Using Go To” (page 26).  
How do I make the chartplotter guide me along a  
straight line (minimizing cross track) to a location  
using the shortest distance from the present  
location?  
Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To  
(page 28).  
How do I make the chartplotter guide me to a  
location while avoiding obstacles?  
Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route  
To. See “Creating and Navigating a Route from Your  
Present Location” (page 28).  
How do I make the chartplotter steer my automatic  
pilot?  
Navigate using Route To (page 28).  
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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Navigation  
Courses  
You can set and follow a course to a destination using one of three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To.  
Go To—takes you directly to the destination.  
Route To—creates a route from your location to a destination, allowing you to add turns along the way.  
Guide To—uses BlueChart g2 Vision chart data to suggest the best path to your destination using Auto  
Guidance. You must be using a BlueChart g2 Vision data card for this option to appear.  
Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To  
CAUTION  
When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual  
sightings and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.  
You can set and follow a direct course from your present location to a selected destination.  
1. Select a destination using a chart or Where To? (page 25).  
2. Select Navigate To > Go To.  
A magenta line appears. In the center or the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the  
corrected course from your present location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it  
moves with your boat when you are off course.  
3. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
NoTe: If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) to go to your destination, or steer  
back to the magenta line (direct course).  
Creating and Following a New Route Using Route To  
See “Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location” (page 28).  
Following a Saved Route Using Route To  
See “Browsing for, and Navigating, a Saved Route” (page 34).  
Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance  
CAUTION  
The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That  
data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings and  
avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path.  
1. Select a destination using a chart or Where To? (page 25).  
2. Select Navigate To > Guide To.  
3. Review the course indicated by the magenta Auto Guidance line.  
NoTe: A gray line within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance cannot calculate part  
of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the minimum safe water depth and the minimum safe obstacle  
height settings (page 46).  
4. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
Waypoints  
You can store up to 3,000 waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and  
comment for each waypoint.  
Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint  
From the Home screen, select Mark.  
Mark your present position from any other screen by touching Mark at the top of the screen.  
Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
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3. Complete an action:  
Touch a location on the chart.  
Touch and drag the screen to pan to a new location. Touch a location on the chart.  
4. Select Create Waypoint.  
5. If necessary, you can name the waypoint and provide other information about it. Select the waypoint on the  
right side of the screen and select edit Waypoint.  
Select Name, enter the name, and select Done.  
Select Symbol and select a symbol.  
Select Depth, enter the depth, and select Done.  
Select Water Temp, enter the water temperature, and select Done.  
Select Comment, enter the comment, and select Done.  
Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location  
When you mark your present location as a waypoint, you can designate it as a man overboard (MOB) location.  
Complete an action:  
From any screen, select Mark > Man overboard.  
From the Home screen, select Man overboard.  
An international MOB symbol marks the active MOB point and the chartplotter sets a course back to the  
marked location using the Go To feature.  
Viewing a List of all Waypoints  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints List.  
Editing a Saved Waypoint  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints List.  
2. Select a waypoint.  
3. Select edit Waypoint.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Name, change the name, and select Done.  
Select Symbol and select a new symbol.  
Select Depth, change the depth, and select Done.  
Select Water Temp, change the water temperature, and select Done.  
Select Comment, change the comment, and select Done.  
Creating a New Waypoint from the Waypoints List  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints List > New Waypoint.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select enter Coordinates to create a new waypoint by entering grid coordinates.  
Select Use Chart to select a new waypoint on the chart.  
Select Use Current Position to create a new waypoint at your present location.  
Moving a Saved Waypoint  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints List.  
2. Select a waypoint.  
3. Select edit Waypoint > Position.  
4. Indicate a new location for the waypoint:  
Select Use Chart to move the waypoint while viewing a chart, touch a new location on the chart, and  
select Move Waypoint.  
Select enter Coordinates, move the waypoint, and select Done.  
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Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB  
You can delete a waypoint or an MOB that has been saved.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints List.  
2. Select a waypoint or an MOB.  
3. Select Delete.  
Deleting All Waypoints  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data > Waypoints > All.  
Copying Waypoints  
See “Chartplotter Data Management” (page 52).  
Routes  
You can create and save up to 100 routes. Each route can contain up to 250 waypoints.  
Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location  
You can create and immediately navigate a route on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. When you have  
reached the destination, you can choose to save the route.  
NoTe: 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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Touch a destination  
.  
4. Select Navigate To > Route To.  
5. Touch the location  
where you want to make the last turn toward your destination  
.  
6. Select Add Turn.  
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7. If necessary, repeat steps 5 and 6 to add additional turns, working backward from the destination to the  
present location of your boat.  
The last turn you add should be where you want to make the first turn from your present location. It should  
be the turn that is closest to your boat.  
8. Select Done when the route is complete.  
9. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
10. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
When you have reached the destination, you are prompted to save the route.  
11. Complete an action:  
Select No  
Select Yes > edit Route > Name enter the name of the route, and select Done.  
Creating and Saving a Route  
This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. The starting point can be your present location or  
another location.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes > New Route > Use Chart.  
2. Select the starting point  
of the route.  
3. Select Add Turn to mark the starting point of the route.  
4. Touch a location on the chart where you want to make the next turn.  
5. Select Add Turn. The chartplotter marks the position of the turn with a waypoint.  
6. If necessary, repeat steps 4 and 5 to add additional turns.  
7. Select the final destination.  
8. Select Done.  
9. If necessary, select edit Route > Name to enter the name of the route.  
Viewing a List of Saved Routes  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes.  
Editing a Saved Route  
You can change the name of a route, or change the turns the route contains.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes.  
2. Select the route to edit.  
3. Select edit Route.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Name, and enter the name of the route.  
Select edit Turns > Use Chart, and touch a turn location on the chart.  
Select edit Turns > Use Turn List, and select a waypoint from the list.  
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5. Select Done.  
Deleting a Saved Route  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes.  
2. Select a route.  
3. Select Delete.  
Deleting All Saved Routes  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data > Routes > oK.  
Bypassing a Waypoint on a Saved Route  
You can begin navigating a saved route from any waypoint in the route.  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Routes.  
2. Select a route.  
3. Select Navigate To.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Forward to navigate the route near the starting point that was used when the route was created.  
Select Backward to navigate the route near the destination point that was used when the route was  
created.  
Select offset to navigate parallel to the route, offset from it by a specific distance (page 35).  
5. Touch the waypoint that you want to be the next turn in the route.  
6. Select Navigate To > Route To.  
7. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
8. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
Copying Routes  
See “Chartplotter Data Management” (page 52).  
Tracks  
A track is a recording of the path of your boat. The track currently being recorded is called the active track,  
and it can be saved. You can show tracks in each chart or 3D chart view.  
Showing Tracks  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.  
3. Select Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Tracks > on.  
A trailing line  
on the chart indicates your track.  
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Setting the Color of the Active Track  
You can select the color of your present track when you are viewing the navigation chart or the fishing chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track options > Track  
Color.  
2. Select a track color.  
Saving the Active Track  
The track currently being recorded is called the active track.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Save Active Track.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select the time the active track began or Midnight, if shown.  
Select entire Log.  
3. Select Save.  
Viewing a List of Saved Tracks  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.  
Editing a Saved Track  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.  
2. Select a track.  
3. Select edit Track.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Name, enter the new name, and select Done.  
Select Track Color, and select a color.  
Saving a Track as a Route  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.  
2. Select a track.  
3. Select edit Track > Save Route.  
Deleting a Saved Track  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.  
2. Select a track.  
3. Select Delete.  
Deleting All Saved Tracks  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data > Saved Tracks.  
Retracing the Active Track  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Follow Active Track.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select the time the active track began or Midnight, if shown.  
Select entire Log.  
3. Review the course indicated by the colored line.  
4. Follow the colored line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
Clearing the Active Track  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Clear Active Track.  
The track memory is cleared, and the active track continues to be recorded.  
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Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track options > Record  
Mode.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Fill to record a track log until the track memory is full.  
Select Wrap to continuously record a track log, replacing the oldest track data with new data.  
Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log  
You can indicate the frequency at which the track plot is recorded. Recording more-frequent plots is more  
accurate but fills the track log faster. The Resolution interval is recommended for the most-efficient use of  
memory.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track options > Interval >  
Interval.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Distance to record the track based on a distance between points, select Change, and enter the  
distance.  
Select Time to record the track based on a time interval, select Change, and enter the time interval.  
Select Resolution to record the track plot based on a variance from your course. Select Change to enter  
the maximum error allowed from the true course before recording a track point.  
3. Select Done.  
Copying Tracks  
See “Chartplotter Data Management” (page 52).  
Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks  
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data > All > oK.  
Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot  
When you start navigation (Go To, Route To, or Guide To), if you are connected through a National Marine  
Electronics Association (NMEA) 2000 network to a compatible Garmin autopilot (such as the GHP10), you  
are prompted to engage the autopilot.  
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Where To?  
Where To?  
Use the Where To? option on the Home screen to search for, and navigate to, nearby fuel, repairs, and other  
services, as well as waypoints and routes that you have created.  
Marine Services Destinations  
The chartplotter contains information about thousands of destinations offering marine services.  
Navigating to a Marine Services Destination  
CAUTION  
The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That  
data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings and  
avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path.  
When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual  
sightings and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.  
NoTe: Auto Guidance is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > offshore Services.  
2. Select the marine service category to which you want to navigate.  
The chartplotter shows a list of the 50 nearest locations and the distance and bearing to each.  
3. Select a destination.  
TIP: Select  
or  
to view additional information or to show the location on a chart.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Go To.  
Select Route To.  
Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance.  
5. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
NoTe: When using Auto Guidance, a gray line within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto  
Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the settings for minimum safe  
water depth and minimum safe obstacle height (page 46).  
6. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
Go To Screen  
Stopping Navigation  
Guide To Screen  
From Home screen, select Where To? > Stop Navigation.  
Searching for, and Navigating to, a Destination  
CAUTION  
The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That  
data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings and  
avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path.  
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When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual  
sightings and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.  
You can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, saved tracks, and marine services destinations by name.  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Search by Name.  
2. Enter at least a portion of the name of your destination.  
3. Select Done.  
The 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteria appear.  
4. Select the location.  
5. Complete an action:  
Select Go To.  
Select Route To.  
Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance.  
6. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
NoTe: When using Auto Guidance, a gray line within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto  
Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the settings for minimum safe  
water depth and minimum safe obstacle height (page 46).  
7. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
Browsing for, and Navigating to, a Saved Waypoint  
CAUTION  
The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That  
data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings and  
avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path.  
When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual  
sightings and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.  
Before you can browse a list of waypoints and navigate to them, you must create and save at least one  
waypoint (page 26).  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Waypoints.  
2. Select a waypoint.  
3. Select Navigate To.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Go To.  
Select Route To.  
Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance.  
5. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
NoTe: When using Auto Guidance, a gray line within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto  
Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the settings for minimum safe  
water depth and minimum safe obstacle height (page 46).  
6. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
Browsing for, and Navigating, a Saved Route  
Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must create and save at least one route  
(page 29).  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Routes.  
2. Select a route.  
3. Select Navigate To.  
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4. Complete an action:  
Select Forward to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created.  
Select Backward to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created.  
A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the  
corrected course from your present location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it  
moves with your boat when you are off course.  
5. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
6. Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other  
obstacles.  
NoTe: If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) to go to your destination, or steer  
back to the magenta line (direct course).  
Browsing for, and Navigating Parallel to, a Saved Route  
Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must create and save at least one route  
(page 29).  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Routes.  
2. Select a route.  
3. Select Navigate To.  
4. Select offset to navigate parallel to the route, offset from it by a specific distance.  
5. Indicate how to navigate the route:  
Select Forward - Port to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created, to  
the left of the original route.  
Select Forward - Starboard to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was  
created, to the right of the original route.  
Select Backward - Port to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was  
created, to the left of the original route.  
Select Backward - Starboard to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was  
created, to the right of the original route.  
6. Enter the offset distance.  
7. Select Done.  
A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the  
corrected course from your present location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it  
moves with your boat when you are off course.  
8. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
9. Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other  
obstacles.  
NoTe: If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) to go to your destination, or steer  
back to the magenta line (direct course).  
Browsing for, and Navigating, a Recorded Track  
Before you can browse a list of tracks and navigate to them, you must record and save at least one track  
(page 31).  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Tracks.  
2. Select a track.  
3. Select Follow Track.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Forward to navigate the track from the starting point used when the track was created.  
Select Backward to navigate the track from the destination point used when the track was created.  
5. Review the course indicated by the colored line.  
6. Follow the colored line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.  
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Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data  
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data  
The Information screen displays information about tides, currents, celestial data, and gauges.  
Almanac Data  
Tide Station Information  
The Tides screen shows information about a tide station  
for a specific date  
and time  
, including the tide  
height , and when the next high and low tides will occur. By default, the chartplotter shows tide information  
for the most-recently viewed tide station and for the present date and time.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Tides.  
Tide Station Information  
Viewing Information about a Nearby Tide Station  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Tides > Nearby Stations.  
2. Select a station.  
Viewing Tide Station Information for a Different Date  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Tides > Nearby Stations.  
2. Select a station.  
3. Complete an action:  
Select Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date, enter the date, and select  
Done.  
Select Next Day to view tide information for the day after the date shown.  
Select Previous Day to view tide information for the day before the date shown.  
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Current Information  
NoTe: Current station information is available with a BlueChart g2 Vision card.  
The Currents screen shows information about a current station  
for a specific date and time, including the  
current speed and level . By default, the chartplotter shows current information for the most-recently viewed  
current station and for the present date and time.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Currents.  
Current Station Information  
Viewing Information about a Nearby Current Station  
NoTe: Current station information is available with a BlueChart g2 Vision card.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Currents > Nearby Stations.  
2. Select a station.  
Configuring Current Station Information  
You can indicate the date of current station information to be viewed, and you can view the information in a  
chart or in a report format.  
NoTe: Current station information is available with a BlueChart g2 Vision card.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Currents > Nearby Stations.  
2. Select a station.  
3. Complete an action:  
Select Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date, enter a date, and select  
Done.  
Select Show Report to view the Current Report for the selected station. The report includes slack  
water, flood, and ebb levels.  
Select Next Day to view current information for the day after the date shown.  
Select Previous Day to view current information for the day before the date shown.  
Select  
or  
to change the time in 4- to 5-minute intervals.  
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Celestial Information  
The Celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, the moon phase, and  
the approximate sky view location of the sun  
information for the present date and time. The center of the screen  
outermost rings represent the horizon.  
and moon  
. By default, the chartplotter shows celestial  
represents the sky overhead, and the  
From the Home screen, select Information > Celestial.  
Celestial Information  
Viewing Celestial Information for a Different Date  
You can select a date and time for which to view celestial information, and you can view the moon phase for  
the selected date and time.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Celestial.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Change Date > Manual to view information for a different date. Enter a date. Select Done.  
Select Show Moon Phase to view the moon phase at the specified date and time.  
Select  
or  
to change the time in 1-hour intervals.  
Viewing Tide, Current, and Celestial Information from the Navigation Chart.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.  
2. Select an area near a tide, current, or celestial information station.  
3. Select Information.  
4. Select Tides, Currents, or Celestial.  
On-boat Data  
Engine and Fuel Gauges  
Viewing Engine Gauges  
You must be connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine data to view engine gauges. See  
the GPSMAP 700 Series Installation Instructions for details.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine.  
Cycling Through Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Screens  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine.  
2. Select the left and right arrows to move from one gauge screen to the next.  
3. Repeat step 2 to cycle through all the engine gauge and fuel gauge screens.  
Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits  
To establish the upper and lower limits of a gauge, and the range of desired standard operation, you can  
configure up to four values for the engine gauge or the fuel gauge. When a value exceeds the range of standard  
operation, the gauge face or bar becomes red.  
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Setting  
Description  
Scale minimum  
This value is less than the rated minimum, and it represents the lower limit of the gauge.  
This setting is not available on all gauges.  
Scale maximum  
This value is greater than the rated maximum, and it represents the upper limit of the  
gauge. This setting is not available on all gauges.  
Rated minimum  
Rated maximum  
Represents the minimum value of the standard operating range.  
Represents the maximum value of the standard operating range.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine > Menu > Gauge Setup >  
Set Gauge Limits.  
2. Select a gauge.  
3. Select Gauge Limits > Custom > edit Limits.  
4. Select the gauge limit you want to set (Scale Min, Scale Max, Rated Min, or Rated Max).  
NoTe: Some of these options may not be available for all gauges.  
5. Select the gauge limit.  
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to set additional gauge limits.  
Activating Status Alarms for Engine Gauges and Fuel Gauges  
If you have activated gauge status alarms, when the engine sends a warning status message over the NMEA  
2000 network, a gauge status alarm message appears. The gauge face or bar may become red depending on the  
alarm type.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine > Menu > Gauge Setup >  
Status Alarms > on.  
Customizing Engine and Fuel Gauge Status Alarms  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine > Menu > Gauge Setup >  
Status Alarms > Custom.  
2. Select one or more engine gauge or fuel gauge alarms that you want to turn on or off.  
3. Select Back.  
Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges  
The engine gauges can show information for up to four engines.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine > Menu > Gauge Setup >  
engine Selection > Number of engines.  
2. Select the number of engines.  
3. Complete an action:  
Select Back.  
Select edit engines and complete steps 2 through 5 of “Selecting the Engines Shown in Gauges”  
(page 39) to select the engines for which information appears in the gauges.  
Selecting the Engines Shown in Gauges  
You must manually select the number of engines shown in the engine gauges (page 39) before you can select  
the engines for which information appears in the gauges.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine > Menu > Gauge Setup >  
engine Selection > edit engines.  
2. Select First engine.  
3. Select the number of the engine for which you want to view information in the first gauge or bar.  
For example, if you select “3,” the first engine bar shows information for the engine identified as  
“Engine3” on the NMEA 2000 network.  
4. Repeat step 3 for the second, third, and fourth engine bar, as needed.  
5. Select Back.  
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Viewing Fuel Gauges  
To view fuel information, your chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin  
GFS10.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine.  
Configuring Fuel Gauges  
The amount of fuel on board can be represented by either the total fuel level (numeric) or by individual tank  
level (graphic).  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine > Menu > Gauge Setup >  
Fuel Display.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Use Total Fuel Level to display a numeric value for the total fuel level.  
Select Use Fuel Tank Levels > Number of Fuel Tanks to display a graphical representation of all the  
specified tanks.  
Customizing Gauge Limits  
See “Customizing Engine and Fuel Gauge Limits” (page 38).  
Activating and Customizing Gauge Alarms  
See “Activating Engine and Fuel Gauge Status Alarms” (page 39) and “Customizing Engine and Fuel  
Gauge Status Alarms” (page 39).  
Synchronizing Fuel Gauge Readings with Fuel Levels  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > engine > Menu.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Fill Up All Tanks when your tanks are full. The fuel level is reset to maximum capacity. Adjust  
if necessary.  
Select Add Fuel To Boat when you have added less than a full tank, enter the amount of fuel added,  
and select Done. An estimate of the fuel added appears. Adjust if necessary.  
Select Set Total Fuel onboard to specify the total fuel in your tanks, and select Done.  
Trip Gauges  
Viewing Trip Gauges  
Trip gauges show information for odometer, speed, time, and fuel for your present trip.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Trip.  
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Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data  
Resetting Trip Gauges  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Trip > Menu.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Reset Trip to set all the readings for the present trip to 0.0.  
Select Reset Maximum Speed to set the maximum speed reading to 0.0.  
Select Reset odometer to set the odometer reading to 0.0.  
Select Reset All to set all the readings to 0.0.  
Compass  
Viewing the Compass  
While you are navigating to a destination, the compass shows information about the distance you are off  
course, the distance to your final destination, the time to your next waypoint, and the distance to your next  
waypoint.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Compass.  
Environmental Data  
Wind Gauges  
Viewing Wind Gauges  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind.  
Selecting True or Apparent Wind for the Wind Gauges  
The chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral devices listed below to capture the data shown on the  
wind speed graph.  
Wind Speed Description  
Required Sensors  
Apparent Wind Shows wind speed data based on the flow of A wind sensor.  
air experienced while on a boat in motion.  
True Wind  
Shows wind speed data based on the flow of A wind sensor and a water speed sensor; or a  
air experienced while on a stationary boat.  
For the most-accurate data, the VMG Source  
setting should be set to Auto (page 42).  
wind sensor and a GPS antenna.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind > Menu.  
2. Select Show True Wind or Show Apparent Wind.  
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Configuring the VMG Source  
You can specify the source of the velocity made good (VMG) data that is used to calculate true wind speed.  
Before you can configure the VMG source, the wind gauge must be set to Show True Wind (page 41). Water  
speed is the speed reading from a water-speed sensor, and GPS speed is calculated from your GPS position.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind > Menu > VMG Source.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select GPS Speed.  
Select Water Speed.  
Select Auto to allow your chartplotter to select the source.  
Configuring the Wind Speed Source  
You can specify whether the vessel speed data displayed on the compass is based on water speed or GPS  
speed. Water speed is the speed reading from a water-speed sensor, and GPS speed is calculated from your  
GPS position.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind > Menu.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Speed Display > GPS Speed to display the speed of the vessel based upon GPS readings.  
Select Speed Display > Water Spd to display the speed of the vessel based upon the reading from a  
water speed sensor.  
Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge  
You can specify the source of the heading displayed on the wind gauge. Magnetic heading is the heading data  
received from a heading sensor, and GPS heading is calculated by your chartplotter GPS (course over ground).  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > environment > Menu.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Heading Source > GPS Hdg.  
Select Heading Source > Magnetic.  
Selecting the Range of the Close Hauled Wind Gauge  
You can specify the range of the close hauled wind gauge for both the upwind scale and the downwind scale.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind > Menu.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Change Upwind Scale. Set the maximum and minimum values that appear when the upwind  
close hauled wind gauge appears.  
Select Change Downwind Scale. Set the maximum and minimum values that appear when the  
downwind close hauled wind gauge appears.  
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Environment Gauges  
Viewing Environment Gauges  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > environment.  
Configuring the Alignment of the Wind Gauge  
You can specify the alignment of the wind gauge on the Environment page.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > environment > Menu.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Alignment > North Up to set the top of the wind gauge to a north heading.  
Select Alignment > Head Up to set the wind gauge to rotate to match the orientation of the compass  
display.  
Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge  
See (page 42).  
Setting the Barometer Reference Time  
You can specify the reference time used to calculate the barometer trend. The trend is indicated in the  
barometer field.  
From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > environment > Menu > Pressure  
Ref. Time.  
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Device Configuration  
Device Configuration  
Basic Device Configuration Questions  
Question  
Answer  
How do I adjust the amount of detail shown on the  
map?  
See “Changing the Map Zoom Detail” (page 8).  
How do I change the time zone setting?  
How do I change the language setting?  
How do I adjust the brightness of the backlight?  
See “Configuring the Time” (page 47).  
See “Setting the Language” (page 45).  
See “Adjusting the Backlight” (page 2).  
How do I show a compass tape at the top of the chart? See “Showing the Compass Tape on a Chart”  
(page 49).  
How do I change the color of the active track?  
How do I delete the track log on the map?  
How do I transfer waypoints to a memory card?  
How do I erase all waypoints, route, and tracks?  
See “Setting the Color of the Active Track” (page 31).  
See “Clearing the Active Track” (page 31).  
See “Chartplotter Data Management” (page 52).  
See “Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and  
Tracks” (page 32).  
How do I check the software version and the map  
version on the chartplotter?  
See “Viewing System Information” (page 3).  
Simulator Mode  
WARNING  
Do not try to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS receiver is turned off. Any satellite signal  
strength bars shown are simulations and do not represent the strength of actual satellite signals.  
Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice using the chartplotter. The  
chartplotter does not track satellites in simulator mode.  
Turning Simulator Mode On  
From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Simulator > on.  
Configuring Simulator Mode  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Simulator > Setup.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Speed, enter the speed of your boat in simulator mode, and select Done.  
Select Track Control. Select Auto Track to allow the chartplotter to set the heading automatically, or  
select User Track to set the heading manually.  
Select Set Position, select the simulated position of your boat, and select Select.  
Select Set Time, enter the simulated time, and select Done.  
Select Set Date, enter the simulated date, select Done.  
Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically  
You can set the chartplotter to turn on when power is applied. Otherwise, the chartplotter must be turned on  
using  
.
From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Auto Power > on.  
NoTe: If Auto Power is on and the chartplotter is turned off using , and power is removed and  
reapplied within less than two minutes, you may have to press  
to restart the chartplotter.  
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Device Configuration  
Display Configuration  
Setting the Sound  
You can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Beeper.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Alarms only to have the chartplotter beep only when alarms are triggered (default).  
Select on (Touch and Alarms) to have the chartplotter beep when the screen is touched and when  
alarms are triggered.  
Setting the Language  
You can select the language that appears on the chartplotter.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Language.  
2. Select a language.  
Navigation Preferences  
Route Settings  
Selecting a Route Label Type  
You can select the type of labels shown with route turns on the map.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Navigation > Route Labels.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Show Name to identify route turns using waypoint names.  
Select Show Number to identify route turns using numbers, such as Turn 1 and Turn 2.  
Configuring Route Turn Transitions  
You can set how much time, or how far, before a turn in a route that you transition to the next leg. Raising  
this value can help improve the accuracy of the autopilot when navigating a route or an Auto Guidance line  
with many frequent turns, or at higher speeds. For straighter routes or slower speeds, lowering this value can  
improve autopilot accuracy.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Navigation > Turn Transition Activation.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Time > Turn Transition Time, and enter the time.  
Select Distance > Turn Transition Distance, and enter the distance.  
3. Select Done.  
Configuring Speed Data Sources  
You can specify the source of the speed data that is used to calculate true wind speed or fuel economy. Water  
speed is the speed reading from a water-speed sensor, and GPS speed is calculated from your GPS position.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Speed Sources.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Wind, and indicate if the calculated wind speed data comes from a Water Speed sensor, if it is  
based on the GPS Speed, or whether the chartplotter selects a speed data source automatically.  
Select Fuel economy, and indicate whether the speed data that is used to calculate fuel economy  
comes from a Water Speed sensor or is based on the GPS Speed.  
Auto Guidance Line Configurations  
You can set the parameters the chartplotter uses when calculating an Auto Guidance line.  
NoTe: Auto Guidance is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.  
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Safe Water Depth and Safe Obstacle Height  
CAUTION  
The Safe Depth and Safe Height settings influence how the chartplotter calculates an Auto Guidance line. If  
an area has an unknown water depth or an unknown obstacle height, the Auto Guidance line is not calculated  
in that area. If an area at the beginning or the end of an Auto Guidance line is shallower than the safe water  
depth or lower than the safe obstacle height, the Auto Guidance line is not calculated in that area. On the chart,  
the course through those areas appears as a gray line. When your boat enters one of those areas, a warning  
message appears.  
Setting the Safe Water Depth and the Safe Obstacle Height  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Navigation > Auto Guidance.  
2. Select Safe Depth to set the minimum depth (chart depth datum) the chartplotter uses when calculating an  
Auto Guidance line.  
3. Enter the minimum safe depth.  
4. Select Done.  
5. Select Safe Height to set the minimum height (chart height datum) of a bridge that your boat can safely  
travel under.  
6. Enter the minimum safe height.  
7. Select Done.  
Shoreline Distance Auto Guidance Setting  
The Shoreline Distance setting indicates how close to the shore you want the Auto Guidance line to be placed.  
The Auto Guidance line may move if you change this setting while navigating.  
Setting the Distance from Shore  
The available values for the Shoreline Distance setting (Nearest, Near, Normal, Far, or Farthest) are relative,  
not absolute. To ensure that the Auto Guidance line is placed the appropriate distance from shore, you can  
assess the placement of the Auto Guidance line using one or more familiar destinations that require navigation  
through a narrow waterway.  
1. Dock your boat or drop anchor.  
2. From the Home screen, select Configure > Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance >  
Normal.  
3. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.  
4. Select a destination that you have navigated to previously.  
5. Select Navigate To > Guide To.  
6. Review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids known  
obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.  
7. Complete an action:  
If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select Menu > Stop Navigation. Proceed to  
step 11.  
If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from the Home screen, select Configure >  
Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Far.  
If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the Home screen, select Configure >  
Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Near.  
8. If you selected Near or Far in step 7, review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether  
the line safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.  
Auto Guidance maintains a wide clearance from obstacles in open water, even if you set the Shoreline  
Distance setting to Near or Nearest. As a result, the chartplotter may not reposition the Auto Guidance  
line, unless the destination selected in step 3 requires navigation through a narrow waterway.  
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9. Complete an action:  
If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select Menu > Stop Navigation. Proceed to  
step 11.  
If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from the Home screen, select Configure >  
Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Farthest.  
If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the Home screen, select Configure >  
Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Nearest.  
10. If you selected Farthest or Nearest in step 9, review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine  
whether the line safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel.  
Auto Guidance maintains a wide clearance from obstacles in open water, even if you set the Shoreline  
Distance setting to Near or Nearest. As a result, the chartplotter may not reposition the Auto Guidance  
line, unless the destination selected in step 4 requires navigation through a narrow waterway.  
11. Repeat steps 1–10 at least once more, using a different destination each time, until you are familiar with the  
functionality of the Shoreline Distance setting.  
Setting the Heading Reference  
You can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Units > Heading.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Auto Mag Var (automatic magnetic variation) to set the magnetic declination for your location  
automatically.  
Select True to set true north as the heading reference.  
Select Grid to set grid north as the heading reference (000º).  
Select User Mag Var to set the magnetic variation value manually, enter the magnetic variation, and  
select Done.  
Coordinate Systems  
Setting the Position Format or the Map Datum Coordinate Systems  
You can set the position format in which a given location reading appears, and the coordinate system on which  
the map is structured. The default coordinate system is WGS 84.  
NoTe: Do not change the position format or the map datum coordinate system unless you are using a map or  
chart that specifies a different position format.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Units.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Position Format to set the position format in which a given location reading appears, and select  
a position format.  
Select Map Datum to set the coordinate system on which the map is structured, and select a coordinate  
system.  
Configuring the Time  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Units > Time.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Time Format to set a time-keeping standard, and select 12 Hour, 24 Hour, or UTC (universal  
time coordinate).  
Select Time Zone > Auto Time Zone to allow the chartplotter to set the time zone automatically.  
Select Time Zone > Custom Time Zone to set the time zone manually, enter the time zone hour  
adjustment, and select Done.  
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Device Configuration  
Units of Measure  
You can set the units of measure the chartplotter shows, using a standardized system of measurements or  
creating a customized system of measurements.  
Selecting a Standardized System of Measurement  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Units > System Units.  
2. Select Statute (mh, ft, ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), or Nautical (kt, ft, ºF).  
Creating a Customized System of Measurement  
You must be receiving NMEA Sonar depth data or using an “S” series chartplotter (such as a GPSMAP 720s)  
with a built-in sounder to view depth and temperature information.  
You can select individual units of measure to create a customized system of measurement for your chartplotter  
display.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Units > System Units > Custom.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Depth, and select Feet, Fathoms, or Meters.  
Select Temperature, and select Fahrenheit (ºF) or Celsius (ºC).  
Select Distance, and select Miles, Kilometers, Nautical (nm, ft) or Nautical (nm, m).  
Select Speed > Vessel Speed, and select Miles Per Hour, Kilometers Per Hour, or Knots.  
Select Speed > Wind Speed, and select Miles Per Hour, Meters Per Sec, or Knots.  
Select elevation, and select Feet or Meters.  
Select Volume, and select Litres, US Gallons, or UK Gallons.  
Select Pressure > Gauge Pressure, and select kPa or psi.  
Select Pressure > Atmospheric Pressure, and select Millibars or Inches of Mercury.  
About Chart Overlay Numbers  
Overlay numbers with data fields can appear on specific charts, 3D charts, radar views  
(page 66), and combination screens (page 22). The data overlay for each chart or 3D chart view can be  
configured separately.  
Navigation Chart with Data Overlay  
Several data overlays are available. You can select the data fields to be shown within each data overlay.  
When overlay numbers are displayed on the chart, the navigation inset is shown during navigation. The  
compass tape can be shown or hidden in each overlay.  
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Selecting a Data Overlay  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Navigation Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select Fishing Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select overlay Numbers.  
5. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
Configuring Data Fields on a Chart  
You can select the type of data shown within a data field.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Navigation Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select Fishing Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select overlay Numbers.  
5. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
6. Touch a data field.  
7. Select a category of data.  
8. Select the data that will be displayed.  
Configuring the Navigation Inset on a Chart  
The navigation inset is shown only when the boat is navigating to a destination.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.  
3. Select Menu.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Navigation Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select Fishing Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select overlay Numbers.  
5. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
6. Select Navigation Inset > Nav. Inset Config.  
7. Complete an action:  
Select Route Leg Details > on to show waypoint velocity made good (VMG) when navigating a route  
with more than one leg.  
Select Next Turn > Distance to show next-turn data based on distance.  
Select Next Turn > Time to show next-turn data based on time.  
Select Destination, and select Distance, Time to Destination, or Arrival to indicate how the  
destination data appears.  
Showing the Compass Tape on a Chart  
The compass tape appears in a row across the top of a chart or a 3D chart view. It shows the present heading,  
and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.  
3. Select Menu.  
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4. Complete an action:  
Select Navigation Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select Fishing Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.  
Select overlay Numbers.  
5. Select Show Compass Tape.  
Using the Speed Filter  
The speed filter averages the speed of your boat over a short period of time for smoother speed values.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > GPS.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Speed Filter > on to keep the speed filter on continuously, enter the speed filter time duration  
and select Done.  
Select Speed Filter > Auto to allow the unit to provide the optimal performance as required by your  
situation, such as traveling at a constant speed or frequently changing speeds.  
Other Vessels  
You can show and configure information about other vessels for the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart,  
Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.  
NoTe: To configure Automatic Identification System (AIS) information for other vessels, your chartplotter  
must be connected to an external AIS device.  
Viewing a List of AIS Targets  
See “Viewing a List of AIS Targets” (page 15).  
Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels  
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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > AIS Display Setup.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select AIS List to view a list of AIS targets (page 12).  
Select DSC List to view a log of the most-recent DSC calls and other DSC contacts you have entered  
(page 79).  
Select AIS Display Setup to configure how AIS vessels are shown on a chart (page 14).  
Select DSC Trails to show the tracks of DSC vessels, and select the length of the track that appears  
using a trail (page 82).  
Select AIS Alarm to set up a safe-zone collision alarm for AIS vessels (page 14).  
Information about Your Boat  
Calibrating a Water Speed Device  
If you have a speed-sensing transducer, you can calibrate that speed-sensing device.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Calibrate Water Speed.  
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.  
NoTe: If the boat is not moving fast enough or the speed sensor is not registering a speed, a “Speed too  
low” message appears. Select oK, and safely increase the boat speed. If the message appears again, stop  
the boat, and ensure that the speed-sensor wheel is not stuck. If the wheel turns freely, check the cable  
connections. If you continue to get the message, contact Garmin Product Support.  
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Device Configuration  
Setting the Fuel Capacity of Your Boat  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Fuel Capacity.  
2. Enter the combined fuel capacity of all the engines on your boat.  
3. Select Done.  
Alarms  
By default, all alarms are turned off, except the destination and weather alarms. The chartplotter must be on for  
the alarms to work.  
NoTe: See the GPSMAP 700 Series XM WX Satellite Weather® and XM Satellite Radio Supplement (North  
America only) for information concerning weather alarms.  
Navigation Alarms  
Setting an Arrival Alarm  
You can set an alarm to sound when you are within a specified distance or time from a turn or a destination  
waypoint.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation > Arrival.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Type, and indicate whether you want arrival alarms to sound only when nearing Destinations, or  
when nearing Destinations and Turns.  
Select Activation, and indicate whether the arrival alarm triggers based on Time to arrival or based on  
Distance to arrival.  
Select Change Time (if Activation is set to Time) or Change Distance (if Activation is set to  
Distance) to indicate how long before arrival (in minutes) or how far before arrival (in units of  
distance) the alarm should sound. Enter the time or distance, and select Done.  
Setting the Anchor Drag Alarm  
You can set an alarm to sound when you exceed a specified drift distance while anchored.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation > Anchor Drag > on.  
2. Enter the drift distance that triggers the alarm.  
3. Select Done.  
Setting the Off Course Alarm  
You can set an alarm to sound when you are off course by a specified distance.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Navigation > off Course > on.  
2. Enter the off-course distance that triggers the alarm.  
3. Select Done.  
System Alarms  
Setting the Clock Alarm  
You can set an alarm using the system (GPS) clock.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > System > Clock > on.  
2. Enter the time that triggers the alarm.  
3. Select Done.  
Setting the Unit Voltage Alarm  
You can set an alarm to sound when the battery reaches a specified low voltage.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > System > Unit Voltage > on.  
2. Enter the voltage that triggers the alarm.  
3. Select Done.  
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Setting the GPS Accuracy Error Alarm  
You can set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the user-defined value.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > System > GPS Accuracy > on.  
2. Enter the GPS location accuracy that triggers the alarm.  
3. Select Done.  
Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm  
The chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor to capture fuel data.  
You can set an alarm to sound when the total amount of remaining onboard fuel reaches the level you specify.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Fuel > Total Fuel onboard > on.  
2. Enter the amount of fuel that triggers the alarm.  
3. Select Done.  
Collision Alarm  
See “Setting the Safe-zone Collision Alarm” (page 14).  
Setting Sonar Alarms  
See “Sonar Alarms” (page 77).  
Setting Weather Alarms  
See the GPSMAP 700 Series XM WX Satellite Weather® and XM Satellite Radio Supplement (North America  
only).  
Chartplotter Data Management  
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Chartplotter  
Before you copy MapSource® or HomePort data to a chartplotter, you must complete the following actions:  
The first time that you use a memory card to copy HomePort or MapSource® data to a chartplotter, you  
must prepare the memory card by inserting it into the chartplotter and allowing the chartplotter to place a  
file on it. This file provides information to HomePort or to MapSource to format the data.  
Check the MapSource version on your computer by clicking Help > About MapSource. If the software  
version is older than 6.12.2, update to the current version by clicking Help > Check for Software  
Updates.  
1. Complete an action:  
Copy the data from HomePort to the prepared memory card (using an SD card reader attached to the  
computer) according to the process described in the HomePort Help system.  
Copy the data from MapSource to the prepared memory card (using an SD card reader attached to the  
computer) according to the process described in the MapSource Help system.  
2. Copy the data from the data card to the chartplotter. See “Copying Data from a Data Card”  
(page 52).  
Copying Data from a Data Card  
1. Insert a data card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.  
2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card.  
3. Complete an action:  
Select Merge From Card to transfer data from the data card to the chartplotter and combine it with  
existing user data.  
Select Replace From Card to transfer data from the data card to the chartplotter and overwrite existing  
user data on the chartplotter.  
4. Select the file name from the list if multiple files are listed.  
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Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card  
1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.  
2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save To Card.  
3. Select an action to indicate the name of the new file:  
Select a file name from the list.  
Select Add New File to create a new file enter the file name, and select Done.  
4. Select Save To Card.  
The file name is saved with a .ADM extension.  
Copying Built-in Maps to a Memory Card  
You can copy maps from the chartplotter to a memory card for use with HomePort.  
1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.  
2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card.  
3. Select Copy Built-In Map to copy the maps loaded onto your chartplotter to the memory card.  
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from all Chartplotters on a NMEA 2000  
Network  
You can transfer information for waypoints, routes, and tracks from one chartplotter connected to a NMEA  
2000 network to every other chartplotter connected to the network. The transfer may take a long time,  
depending on the number of waypoints being transferred.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > NMeA 2000.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Clone User Data to transfer data from the chartplotter to the other chartplotters connected to the  
network. Existing data is overwritten on those chartplotters.  
Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all the chartplotters connected to the network. Unique  
data is combined with existing data on every chartplotter.  
Backing Up Data to a Computer  
1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.  
2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save to Card.  
3. Complete one of the following actions to indicate the name of the file to be backed up:  
Select a file name from the list.  
Select Add New File to create a new file, enter the file name, and select Done.  
4. Select Save To Card.  
The file name is saved with a .ADM extension.  
5. Remove the memory card from the chartplotter and insert it into an SD card reader attached to a computer.  
6. From Windows® Explorer, open the Garmin\UserData folder on the memory card.  
7. Copy the backup file on the card and paste it to any location on the computer.  
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter  
1. Insert a memory card into an SD card reader that is attached to the computer.  
2. Copy a backup file from the computer to the memory card, into a folder named Garmin\UserData.  
3. Insert the memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.  
4. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Replace From Card.  
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Radar  
WARNING  
The marine radar transmits microwave energy that has the potential to be harmful to humans and animals.  
Before beginning radar transmission, verify that the area around the radar is clear. The radar transmits a beam  
approximately 12° above and below a line extending horizontally from the center of the radar. Avoid looking  
directly at the radar, because the eyes are the most-susceptible parts of the body.  
When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar such as a GMR404/406 or a GMR  
18/24, you can view more information about your surroundings.  
The GMR transmits a narrow beam of microwave energy as it rotates in a 360° pattern. When the transmitted  
energy contacts a target, some of that energy is reflected back to the radar.  
Transmitting Radar Signals  
1. With the chartplotter off, connect your radar as described in the radar installation instructions.  
2. Turn on the chartplotter.  
The radar warms up and a countdown is provided to alert you when the radar is ready.  
NoTe: As a safety feature, the radar enters standby mode after it warms up. This gives you an opportunity  
to verify that the area around the radar is clear before beginning radar transmission.  
3. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
4. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry.  
A countdown message appears while the radar is starting up, and the “Ready to Transmit” message appears.  
5. Select Transmit.  
A “Spinning Up” message appears for a few moments, and the radar begins painting an image.  
Stopping the Transmission of Radar Signals  
From the Radar screen, select To Standby.  
Transmitting Radar Signals from any Screen  
1. Press and release  
to open the display screen.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Transmit Radar.  
Select Radar to Standby.  
Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen  
The zoom scale, also called the radar range, represents the distance from your position (the center) to the  
outermost ring. Each ring represents an even division of the zoom scale. For example, if the zoom scale is set  
at three miles, each ring represents one mile from the center out.  
Touch  
and  
to zoom out and zoom in.  
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Radar Display Modes  
The Radar screen has four standard operating modes. Each mode is available for use only with a compatible  
radar.  
Cruising mode—shows a full-screen image of the gathered radar information.  
Harbor mode—intended for use in inland waters, this mode works best with short-range radar signals (2  
nm or less).  
offshore mode—intended for use in open waters, this mode works best with long-range radar signals.  
Sentry mode—allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit mode, in which you can configure a radar  
transmit and standby cycle to conserve power. You can also enable a guard zone in Sentry mode, which  
identifies a safe zone around your boat.  
Radar Mode Compatible Radar  
GMR 20, 21, 40, 41 GMR 18, 18 HD,  
GMR 404, 406  
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GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD,  
1204 xHD, 1206 xHD  
24, 24 HD  
Cruising  
Harbor  
Offshore  
Sentry  
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X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cruising Mode  
Cruising mode is the standard radar operation for the GMR 20, 21, 40, 41, 18, 18 HD, 24, 24 HD, 404, and  
406 radar.  
NoTe: If you switch from Sentry mode to Cruising mode, the radar switches to full-time transmission and  
disables all guard zones.  
Showing Cruising Mode  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Cruising.  
A full-screen image of the gathered radar information appears. Your position is in the center of the screen,  
and the range rings  
provide distance measurements. The distance between rings  
and the radar range  
are shown on the bottom of the screen.  
Cruising Mode  
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Harbor Mode  
Harbor mode is the standard radar operation for use in inland waters, with a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204  
xHD, or 1206 xHD radar. Harbor mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 nm or less).  
NoTe: If you switch from Sentry mode to Harbor mode, the radar switches to full-time transmission and  
disables all guard zones.  
Showing Harbor Mode  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Harbor.  
Harbor Mode  
Offshore Mode  
Offshore mode is the standard radar operation for use in open waters, with a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204  
xHD, or 1206 xHD radar.  
NoTe: If you switch from Sentry mode to Offshore mode, the radar switches to full-time transmission and  
disables all guard zones.  
Showing Offshore Mode  
From the Home screen, select Radar > offshore.  
Offshore Mode  
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Sentry Mode  
Sentry mode allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit mode, in which you can configure a radar transmit  
and standby cycle to conserve power. You can also enable a guard zone in this mode, which identifies a safe  
zone around your boat and sounds an alarm when a radar object enters this zone. Sentry mode works with all  
Garmin GMR model radars.  
Showing Sentry Mode  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry.  
Enabling Timed Transmit  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Timed Xmit > on.  
Setting the Standby and Transmit Times  
You must enable timed transmit before you can set the standby and transmit times (page 57).  
To help conserve power, you can indicate the radar standby time and the transmit time to implement periodic  
radar signal transmissions at set intervals.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup.  
2. Select Stdby Time.  
3. Enter the time interval between radar signal transmissions.  
4. Select Done.  
5. Select Xmit Time.  
6. Enter the duration of each radar signal transmission.  
7. Select Done.  
Enabling a Guard Zone  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > enable Guard Zone.  
Defining a Partial Guard Zone  
You must enable a guard zone before you can define the boundaries of the zone (page 57).  
You can define the boundaries of a guard zone that does not completely encompass your boat.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Adjust Guard Zone > Move  
Guard Zone > Corner 1.  
2. Touch and drag the location of the outer guard-zone corner ( ).  
3. Select Corner 2.  
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4. Touch the location of the inner guard-zone corner.  
5. Select Done.  
Defining a Circular Guard Zone  
You must enable a guard zone before you can define the boundaries of the zone (page 57).  
You can define a circular guard zone that completely encompasses your boat.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Adjust Guard Zone > Move  
Guard Zone > Circle.  
2. Touch and drag the location of the outer guard-zone circle, ( ).  
3. Select Corner 2.  
4. Touch and drag the location of the inner guard-zone corner.  
5. Select Circle.  
Setting the Safe-zone Collision Alarm  
See “Setting the Safe-zone Collision Alarm (page 14).  
Viewing a List of AIS Threats  
From any radar view or the Radar Overlay, you can view and customize the appearance of a list of AIS threats.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, Sentry, or Radar overlay.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > AIS List.  
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Showing AIS Vessels on the Radar Screen  
AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels.  
You can configure how other vessels appear on the Radar screen. If any setting (except the AIS display range)  
is configured for one radar mode, the setting is applied to every other radar mode. The details and projected  
heading settings configured for one radar mode are applied to every other radar mode and to the Radar  
Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > AIS Display Setup.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select AIS Display Range to indicate the distance from your location within which AIS vessels appear,  
and select a distance.  
Select Details > Show to show details about AIS-activated vessels.  
Select Projected Heading, enter the projected heading time for AIS-activated vessels, and select Done.  
Select Trails to show the tracks of AIS vessels, and select the length of the track that appears using a  
trail.  
VRM and EBL  
The variable range marker (VRM) and the electronic bearing line (EBL) measure the distance and bearing  
from your boat to a target object. On the Radar screen, the VRM appears as a circle that is centered on the  
present location of your boat, and the EBL appears as a line that begins at the present location of your boat and  
intersects the VRM. The point of intersection is the target of the VRM and the EBL.  
Showing the VRM and the EBL  
The VRM and the EBL configured for one mode are applied to all other radar modes.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or offshore.  
3. Select Menu > Show VRM/eBL.  
Adjusting the VRM and the EBL  
You must show the VRM and the EBL before you can adjust them (page 59).  
You can adjust the diameter of the VRM and the angle of the EBL, which moves the intersection point of the  
VRM and the EBL. The VRM and the EBL configured for one mode are applied to all other radar modes.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or offshore.  
3. Select Menu > Adjust VRM/eBL > Move VRM/eBL.  
4. Touch a new location for the intersection point of the VRM and the EBL.  
5. Select Done.  
Measuring the Range and Bearing to a Target Object  
You must show the VRM and the EBL before you can adjust them (page 59).  
The VRM and the EBL configured for one mode are applied to all other radar modes.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or offshore.  
3. Select Menu > Adjust VRM/eBL > Move VRM/eBL.  
4. Touch the target location.  
The range and the bearing to the target location appear in the upper-left corner of the screen.  
5. Select Done.  
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Hiding the VRM and the EBL  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or offshore.  
3. Select Menu > Adjust VRM/eBL > Hide VRM/eBL.  
Measuring the Range and Bearing to a Target Object while VRM and EBL are Hidden  
If you have hidden VRM and EBL (page 60), you can quickly display the range and bearing to a location by  
touching the screen.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or offshore.  
3. Touch a location.  
4. Select Drop VRM/eBL.  
Measuring the Distance to a Point on the Radar Screen  
You can touch a point on the radar screen to display the distance and bearing of that location from your present  
location in the upper-left corner of the screen.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or offshore.  
3. Touch a location on the screen.  
4. Select Measure Distance.  
5. If necessary, select Set Reference to measure from the selected location rather than your present location.  
Waypoints and Routes on the Radar Screen  
Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select a radar mode.  
3. Touch a location.  
4. Select Create Waypoint.  
Showing Waypoints on the Radar Screen  
You can show waypoints that are within the range shown on the Radar screen. This setting does not apply to  
the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Waypoints.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Show to show all waypoints.  
Select Navigation only to show only waypoints associated with the currently active route.  
Hiding Waypoints on the Radar Screen  
You can hide waypoints that are within the range shown on the Radar screen.  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Waypoints > Select Hide.  
Navigating a Saved Route on the Radar Screen  
Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must record and save at least one route  
(page 28). Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the Radar screen (page 68).  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Routes.  
2. Select a route.  
3. Select Navigate To.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Forward to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created.  
Select Backward to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created.  
5. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
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6. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry.  
The route appears as a magenta line, with the starting point, the destination, and turns indicated.  
7. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
8. Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other  
obstacles.  
Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route on the Radar Screen  
Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must record and save at least one route  
(page 28). Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the Radar screen (page 68).  
1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Routes.  
2. Select a route.  
3. Select Navigate To > offset.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Forward - Port to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created, to  
the left of the original route.  
Select Forward - Starboard to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was  
created, to the right of the original route.  
Select Backward - Port to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was  
created, to the left of the original route.  
Select Backward - Starboard to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was  
created, to the right of the original route.  
5. Enter the offset distance.  
6. Select Done.  
7. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
8. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry.  
The route appears as a magenta line, with the starting point, the destination, and turns indicated.  
9. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.  
10. Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other  
obstacles.  
About the Radar Overlay  
The Radar Overlay superimposes radar information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. Data appears  
on the Radar Overlay based on the most-recently used radar mode (Cruising, Harbor, Offshore, or Sentry),  
and all settings configurations applied to the Radar Overlay are also applied to the last-used radar mode. For  
example, if you use Harbor mode and then you switch to the Radar Overlay, the Radar Overlay would show  
Harbor mode radar data. If you changed the gain setting using the Radar Overlay menu, the gain setting for  
Harbor mode would change automatically.  
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Radar Overlay and Chart Data Alignment  
When using the Radar Overlay, the chartplotter aligns radar data with chart data based on the boat heading,  
which is based by default on data from a magnetic heading sensor connected using a NMEA 0183 or NMEA  
2000 network. If a heading sensor is not available, the boat heading is based on GPS tracking data.  
GPS tracking data indicates the direction in which the boat is moving, not the direction in which the boat  
is pointing. If the boat is drifting backward or sideways due to a current or wind, the Radar Overlay may  
not perfectly align with the chart data. This situation should be avoided by using boat-heading data from an  
electronic compass.  
If the boat heading is based on data from a magnetic heading sensor or an automatic pilot, the heading data  
could be compromised due to incorrect setup, mechanical malfunction, magnetic interference, or other factors.  
If the heading data is compromised, the Radar Overlay may not align perfectly with the chart data.  
Showing the Radar Overlay  
The Radar Overlay displays data based on the most-recently used radar mode.  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar overlay.  
The radar picture appears in orange and overlays the Navigation chart.  
Zooming In and Out on the Radar Overlay  
Zooming while panning the map only affects the zoom scale of the map. The radar range remains the same.  
Zooming while the map is locked on the boat (not panning) affects the zoom scale of the map and the radar  
range.  
Touch the  
and  
buttons to zoom out and zoom in.  
Optimizing the Radar Display  
You can optimize the radar display for each radar mode.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry.  
3. Select a radar range (page 62).  
4. Restore the default value of the gain setting (page 63).  
5. Restore the default value of the sea clutter setting (page 64).  
6. Restore the default value of the rain clutter setting (page 65).  
7. Restore the default value of the FTC setting (page 65).  
8. Restore the default value of the crosstalk setting (page 66).  
9. Adjust the gain setting manually (page 64).  
10. Adjust the sea clutter setting manually (page 65).  
11. Adjust the rain clutter and FTC settings manually (page 65).  
About the Range of Radar Signals  
The range of the radar signal indicates the length of the pulsed signal transmitted and received by the radar. As  
the range increases, the radar transmits longer pulses in order to reach distant targets. Closer targets, especially  
rain and waves, also reflect the longer pulses, which can add noise to the Radar screen. Viewing information  
about longer-range targets can also decrease the amount of space available on the Radar screen for viewing  
information about shorter-range targets.  
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Tips for Selecting a Radar Range  
Determine what information you need to see on the radar display. For example, do you need information  
about nearby weather conditions or targets and traffic, or are you more concerned about distant weather  
conditions?  
Assess the environmental conditions in which the radar is being used. Especially in inclement weather,  
longer-range radar signals can increase the clutter on the Radar screen and make it more difficult to  
view information about shorter-range targets. In rain, shorter-range radar signals can enable you to view  
information about nearby objects more effectively, if the rain clutter and FTC settings are configured  
optimally.  
Select the shortest effective range, given your reason for using radar and the present environmental  
conditions.  
Selecting a Radar Range  
See “Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen” (page 54).  
About Gain and Clutter  
The gain controls the sensitivity of the radar receiver. The default setting for the gain, Auto, sets the gain  
automatically one time, based on average conditions, the range of the radar signal, and the selected radar  
mode. The chartplotter does not readjust the gain automatically in response to changing conditions. To  
optimize the radar appearance for specific conditions, manually adjust the gain (page 64).  
Clutter is interference caused by the unwanted reflection of radar signals off of unimportant targets. Common  
sources of clutter include precipitation, sea waves, and nearby radar sources.  
Settings Configurations and Radar Type  
When using a GMR 20, 21, 40, 41, 18, 18 HD, 24, 24 HD, 404, or 406, all gain and clutter settings configured  
for use in one radar mode are applied to every other radar mode and to the Radar Overlay.  
When using a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar, the gain, FTC, rain clutter, and sea  
clutter settings configured for use in one radar mode must be configured separately for each mode. Crosstalk  
settings configured for use in one mode are applied to every other radar mode. The last gain and clutter settings  
configured for use in any radar mode are applied to the Radar Overlay automatically. For example, if the gain  
for the Harbor mode is set to 50%, the gain for the Radar Overlay is set to 50% automatically. Later, if the gain  
for the Offshore mode is set to 40%, the gain for the Radar Overlay is set to 40% automatically.  
Default Gain and Clutter Settings  
Setting  
Gain  
Default Value  
Instructions  
Auto  
See “Automatically Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen” (page 63).  
Sea Clutter  
Rain Clutter  
FTC  
Calm, Medium, or Rough See “Restoring the Default Sea Clutter Setting” (page 64).  
Off  
Off  
On  
See “Restoring the Default Rain Clutter Setting” (page 65).  
See “Restoring the Default FTC Setting” (page 65)  
Crosstalk  
See “Adjusting Crosstalk Clutter on the Radar Screen” (page 66).  
Automatically Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen  
Auto is the default value for the gain setting. The automatic gain setting for each radar mode is optimized for  
that mode, and may differ from the automatic gain setting used for another mode.  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the gain setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may  
not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Gain > Auto.  
The chartplotter sets the gain automatically once based on average conditions, the range of the radar signal,  
and the selected radar mode. The chartplotter does not readjust the gain automatically in response to changing  
conditions.  
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Manually Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen  
For optimal radar performance that accounts for actual conditions, you can manually adjust the gain.  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the gain setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may  
not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Gain.  
4. Select Up to raise the gain, until light speckles appear across the Radar screen.  
Data on the Radar screen is refreshed every few seconds. As a result, the effects of manually adjusting the  
gain may not appear instantly. Adjust the gain slowly.  
5. Select Down to lower the gain until the speckles disappear.  
6. If boats, land, or other targets are within range, select Down to lower the gain until the targets begin to  
blink.  
7. Select Up to raise the gain until the boats, land, or other targets appear steadily lit on the Radar screen.  
8. If necessary, minimize the appearance of nearby large objects (page 64).  
9. If necessary, minimize the appearance of side-lobe echoes (page 64).  
Minimizing Nearby Large-object Interference  
Nearby targets of significant size, such as jetty walls, can cause a very bright image of the target to appear on  
the Radar screen. This image can obscure smaller targets located near it.  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the gain setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may  
not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Gain.  
4. Select Down to lower the gain until the smaller targets are clearly visible on the Radar screen.  
Reducing the gain to eliminate nearby large-object interference may cause smaller or more-distant targets  
to blink or disappear from the Radar screen.  
Minimizing Side-lobe Interference on the Radar Screen  
Side-lobe interference may appear to streak outward from a target in a semi-circular pattern. Side-lobe effects  
can be avoided by reducing the gain or reducing the radar range.  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the gain setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may  
not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Gain.  
4. Select Down to lower the gain until the semi-circular, streaked pattern disappears from the Radar screen.  
Reducing the gain to eliminate side-lobe interference may cause smaller or more-distant targets to blink or  
disappear from the Radar screen.  
Restoring the Default Sea Clutter Setting  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the sea clutter setting configured for use in one radar mode may or  
may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Sea Clutter > Presets.  
4. Select a setting that reflects present sea conditions: Rough, Medium, or Calm.  
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Adjusting Sea Clutter on the Radar Screen  
You can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by choppy sea conditions. The sea clutter setting affects the  
appearance of nearby clutter and targets more than it affects the appearance of distant clutter and targets. A  
higher sea clutter setting reduces the appearance of clutter caused by nearby waves, but it can also reduce or  
eliminate the appearance of nearby targets.  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the sea clutter setting configured for use in one radar mode may or  
may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Sea Clutter > Presets.  
4. Select a setting that reflects present sea conditions: Rough, Medium, or Calm.  
5. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Sea Clutter.  
6. Select Up or Down to decrease or increase the appearance of sea clutter until other targets are clearly  
visible on the Radar screen.  
Clutter caused by sea conditions may still be visible.  
Restoring the Default FTC Setting  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the FTC setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may  
not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > FTC > off.  
Restoring the Default Rain Clutter Setting  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the rain clutter setting configured for use in one radar mode may or  
may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Rain Clutter > off.  
Adjusting Rain Clutter on the Radar Screen  
You can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by rain. Reducing the radar range also can minimize rain  
clutter (page 54).  
Setting  
Description  
FTC  
This setting affects the appearance of large, hazy masses of clutter caused by rain at any  
distance.  
Rain Clutter  
This setting affects the appearance of nearby rain clutter and targets more than it affects  
the appearance of distant rain clutter and targets. A higher rain clutter setting reduces  
the appearance of clutter caused by nearby rain, but it can also reduce or eliminate the  
appearance of nearby targets.  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the rain clutter and FTC settings configured for use in one radar  
mode may or may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > FTC.  
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4. Complete an action:  
Select High, Medium, or Low to decrease or increase the appearance of rain clutter, if using a GMR  
20, 21, 40, 41, 18, 18 HD, 24, 24 HD, 404, or 406 radar. Other targets should remain clearly visible on  
the Radar screen.  
Select Up or Down to decrease or increase the appearance of rain clutter, if using a GMR 604 xHD,  
606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar. Other targets should remain clearly visible on the Radar  
screen. If the FTC setting is greater than 50%, consider reducing the radar range.  
5. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Rain Clutter.  
6. Select Up or Down to decrease or increase the appearance of nearby rain clutter until other targets are  
clearly visible on the Radar screen.  
Clutter caused by rain may still be visible.  
Adjusting Crosstalk Clutter on the Radar Screen  
You can reduce the appearance of clutter caused by interference from another nearby radar source. On is the  
default value for the crosstalk setting.  
NoTe: Depending upon the radar in use, the crosstalk setting configured for use in one radar mode may or  
may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63).  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Crosstlk > on.  
Radar Display Appearance  
Radar Overlay Numbers  
Overlay numbers with data fields  
can appear on all radar modes, and they provide real-time, at-a-glance  
information. All data bars configured for use in one radar mode appear in every other radar mode. All data bars  
configured for use on the Radar Overlay appear only on the Radar Overlay, and must be configured separately.  
Several radar data overlays are available. You can select the data fields to be shown within each data overlay.  
When overlay numbers are displayed on the radar screen, the navigation inset  
is shown during navigation.  
The compass tape  
can be shown or hidden in each overlay.  
Radar with Data Overlay  
Selecting a Data Overlay  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Radar Setup > overlay Numbers.  
4. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
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Configuring Data Fields on a Radar  
You can select the type of data shown within a data field.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Radar Setup > overlay Numbers.  
4. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
5. Touch a data field.  
6. Select a category of data.  
7. Select the data to be displayed.  
Configuring the Navigation Inset on the Radar Screen  
The navigation inset is shown only when the boat is navigating to a destination.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Radar Setup > overlay Numbers.  
4. Select  
or  
to select a data overlay.  
5. Select Navigation Inset.  
6. Select Nav. Inset Config.  
7. Complete an action:  
Select Route Leg Details > on to show waypoint velocity made good (VMG) when navigating a route  
with more than one leg.  
Select Next Turn > Distance to show next-turn data based on distance.  
Select Next Turn > Time to show next-turn data based on time.  
Select Destination, and select Distance, Time to Destination, or Arrival to indicate how the  
destination data appears.  
Showing the Compass Tape on the Radar Screen  
The compass tape appears in a row across the top of the radar screen. It shows the present heading, and an  
indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar.  
2. Select Cruising, Harbor, offshore, or Sentry mode.  
3. Select Menu > Radar Setup > overlay Numbers.  
4. Select Show Compass Tape.  
Radar Display Settings  
Setting the Radar Color Scheme  
You can set the color scheme used for all Radar screens. This setting does not apply to the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Color Scheme.  
2. Select White, Black, or Blue.  
Setting the Radar Display Orientation  
You can set the perspective of the radar display. The orientation setting applies to every radar mode. This  
setting does not apply to the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > orientation.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select North Up to set the top of the radar to a north heading.  
Select Head Up to set the top of the radar according to the heading data received from a heading  
sensor, also known as the magnetic heading. The heading line appears vertically on the screen.  
Select Course Up to set the radar so the direction of navigation is always up.  
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Shifting the Field of View on the Radar Screen  
You can shift your present location toward the bottom of the screen automatically as your speed increases.  
Enter your top speed for the best results. This setting applies to every radar mode. This setting does not apply  
to the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Look-Ahd Spd > on.  
2. Enter the top speed at which you expect to navigate.  
3. Select Done.  
Radar Navigation Settings  
Showing the Heading Line on the Radar Screen  
You can show an extension from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel on the Radar screen. This setting  
does not apply to the Radar Overlay.  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Heading Line > Show.  
Showing and Hiding Range Rings on the Radar Screen  
The range rings help you to visualize distances on the Radar screen. This setting does not apply to the Radar  
Overlay.  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Rings > Show.  
Showing Navigation Lines on the Radar Screen  
The navigation lines indicate the course you have set using Route To, Guide To, or Go To. This setting does  
not apply to the Radar Overlay.  
From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Nav Lines > Show.  
Radar Scanner and Antenna Settings  
Setting the Antenna Rotation Speed  
NoTe: You can set the rotation speed for GMR 18, 18 HD, 24, 24 HD, 404, 406, 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204  
xHD, or 1206 xHD radars only.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Rotation Spd.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Normal Speed.  
Select High Speed to increase the speed at which the antenna rotates, which increases the speed at  
which the screen updates.  
Setting the Radar Antenna Size  
You can indicate the size of the radar antenna in order to optimize the radar picture. Until you specify the  
antenna size, the “Radar needs to be configured” message appears.  
NoTe: You can set the antenna size for GMR 404, 406, 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radars  
only.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Antenna Size.  
2. Select 4 Foot or 6 Foot.  
Turning On and Configuring a Radar No-transmit Zone  
You can indicate an area within which the radar scanner does not transmit signals.  
NoTe: You can set a radar no-transmit zone for GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radars  
only.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Adjust No-Xmit Zone > Move No-Xmit Zone.  
The no-transmit zone is indicated by a shaded area on the Radar screen.  
2. Select Angle 1.  
3. Touch and drag the cursor to adjust the starboard no-transmit angle.  
4. Select Angle 2.  
5. Touch and drag the cursor to adjust the port no-transmit angle.  
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Front-of-boat Offset  
The front-of-boat offset compensates for the physical location of the radar scanner on a boat, if the radar  
scanner does not align with the bow-stern axis.  
Measuring the Potential Front-of-boat Offset  
1. Using a magnetic compass, take an optical bearing of a stationary target located within viewable range.  
2. Measure the target bearing on the radar.  
3. If the bearing deviation is more than +/- 1°, set the front-of-boat offset.  
Setting the Front-of-boat Offset  
Before you can set the front-of-boat offset, you must measure the potential front-of-boat offset (see previous  
procedure).  
The front-of-boat offset setting configured for use in one radar mode is applied to every other radar mode and  
to the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Front of Boat.  
2. Select and hold Up or Down to adjust the offset.  
Radar Overlay Display Appearance  
Showing Tracks on the Radar Overlay  
You can set whether vessel tracks appear on the Radar Overlay.  
From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar overlay > Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Tracks > on.  
Selecting a Waypoint Label Type  
You can select the type of labels shown with waypoints on the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar overlay > Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Waypoint  
Display.  
2. Select a waypoint.  
3. Complete an action:  
Select Label to identify waypoints using labels.  
Select Comment to show comments as waypoint labels.  
Select Symbol to identify waypoints using symbols.  
Showing Other Vessels on the Radar Overlay  
AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels.  
You can configure how other vessels appear on the Radar Overlay. The display range setting configured for the  
Radar Overlay is applied only to the Radar Overlay. The details and projected heading settings configured for  
the Radar Overlay are also applied to all radar modes.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar overlay > Menu > other Vessels > AIS Display Setup.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select AIS Display Range to indicate the distance from your location in which AIS vessels appear, and  
select a distance.  
Select Details > Show to show details about AIS-activated vessels.  
Select Proj. Heading to set the projected heading time for AIS-activated vessels, and select Done.  
Select Trails to show the tracks of AIS vessels, and select the length of the track that appears using a  
trail.  
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Radar Overlay Navigation Display Settings  
Changing the Map Zoom Detail  
You can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar overlay > Menu > Setup > Chart Setup > Detail.  
2. Select a level of detail.  
Showing and Configuring the Heading Line  
The heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. You can  
configure the appearance of the heading line on the Radar Overlay.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar overlay > Menu > Setup > Chart Setup > Heading Line.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Distance > Change Distance, and enter the distance to the end of the heading line.  
Select Time > Change Time, and enter the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line.  
3. Select Done.  
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When connected to a transducer, the following 700 series models can be used as fishfinders:  
GPSMAP 720s  
GPSMAP 740s  
GPSMAP 750s  
Sonar Views  
The chartplotter shows sonar data using three different views: a full-screen view, a split-zoom view, and a  
split-frequency view.  
Full-screen Sonar View  
The full-screen sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar readings from a transducer. The range scale along  
the right side of the screen shows the depth of detected objects as the screen scrolls from the right to the left.  
From the Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen.  
Full-screen Sonar View  
Range adjustment buttons  
Depth, water speed, and unit voltage  
Suspended target  
Range  
Bottom  
GPS speed and GPS heading  
Transducer frequency  
Setting the Zoom Level on the Full-screen View  
You can zoom in to a section of the full-screen sonar view.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Full Screen > Menu > Zoom.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select 2x Auto Zoom to zoom in on the sonar data at two-times magnification.  
Select 4x Auto Zoom to zoom in on the sonar data at four-times magnification.  
Select Manual Zoom to set the depth range of the magnified area manually. Select View Up or  
View Down to set the depth range of the magnified area, select Zoom In or Zoom out to increase or  
decrease the magnification of the magnified area, and select Done.  
Select Bottom Lock to zoom in on sonar data from the bottom depth, select Up or Down to set the  
depth range of the magnified area, and select Done.  
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Split-zoom Sonar View  
The split-zoom sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar readings, and a magnified portion of that graph,  
on the same screen.  
From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom.  
Split-zoom Sonar View  
Depth, water speed, and unit voltage  
GPS speed and GPS heading  
Range  
Zoomed depth scale  
Zoom window  
Zoom window  
Transducer frequency  
Split-frequency Sonar View  
In the split-frequency sonar view, the left side of the screen shows a full-view graph of 200 kHz frequency  
sonar data, and the right side of the screen shows a full-view graph of 50 kHz frequency sonar data.  
NoTe: The split-frequency sonar view requires the use of a dual-frequency transducer.  
From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Frequency.  
Split-frequency Sonar View  
Changing from One Sonar View to a Different Sonar View  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.  
2. Select a sonar view.  
3. Select Menu > Change Sonar.  
4. Select a different sonar view.  
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Depth Log  
If you are using a depth-capable transducer, or are receiving water depth information via NMEA 0183 or  
NMEA 2000, the Depth Log displays a graphic log of depth readings over time. The depth appears in the  
upper-left corner of the screen. The graph scrolls to the left as information is received.  
From the Home screen, select Sonar > Depth Log.  
Setting the Depth Log Range and Time Scales  
You can indicate the amount of time and the range of depth that appear in the depth log.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Depth Log.  
2. Select Menu.  
3. Complete an action:  
Select Duration to set the time-elapsed scale  
time-elapsed scale allows you to view depth variations over a longer period of time. Decreasing the  
time-elapsed scale allows you to view more detail over a shorter period of time.  
. The default setting is 10 minutes. Increasing the  
Select Scale to set the depth-range scale  
variation in depth. Decreasing the depth-range scale allows you to view more detail in the variation.  
The present depth is shown in the top-left corner  
. Increasing the depth-range scale allows you to view more  
.
Select Reset to recalculate the automatic depth scale range. Reset appears only when the depth-range  
scale setting is set to Auto.  
Depth Log  
Transducer Temperature Log  
If you are using a temperature-capable transducer, or are receiving water temperature via NMEA 0183 or  
NMEA 2000, the Temperature Log screen keeps a graphic log of temperature readings over time. The present  
temperature and depth appear in the upper-left corner of the screen. The temperature appears along the right  
side and the time elapsed appears along the bottom. The graph scrolls to the left as information is received.  
From the Home screen, select Sonar > Temp Log.  
Setting the Temperature Log Range and Time Scales  
You can indicate the amount of time and the range of temperatures that appear in the transducer temperature  
log.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Temp Log.  
2. Select Menu.  
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3. Complete an action:  
Select Duration to set the time-elapsed scale  
elapsed scale allows you to view temperature variations over a longer period of time. Decreasing the  
time-elapsed scale allows you to view more detail over a shorter period of time.  
. The default setting is 10 minutes. Increasing the time-  
Select Scale to set the temperature-range scale  
temperature-range scale allows you to view more variation in temperature. Decreasing the temperature-  
range scale allows you to view more detail in the variation.  
. The default setting is 4 degrees. Increasing the  
Select Reset to recalculate the automatic depth scale range. Reset appears only when the scale setting is  
set to Auto.  
Transducer Temperature Log  
Waypoints on the Sonar Screen  
Pausing the Sonar Display  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.  
2. Select a sonar view.  
3. Select Menu > Pause Sonar.  
Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.  
2. Select a sonar view.  
3. Select Menu > Pause Sonar.  
4. Touch and drag the intersection point of the depth line and the distance line to set the location of the  
waypoint.  
5. Select Create Waypoint.  
Sonar Display Appearance  
You can define and adjust settings for all sonar views.  
Setting Sonar Screen Scroll Speed  
You can set the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Scroll Speed.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Ultrascroll, Fast, Medium, or Slow to set the scroll speed manually.  
Select Auto to have the scroll speed automatically adjust to the water speed of your boat, if you are  
using a water-speed sensor or a speed-capable transducer.  
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Showing Surface Noise  
You can set whether the sonar returns near the surface of the water appear. Hide surface noise to help reduce  
clutter.  
From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Surface Noise > Show.  
Showing and Configuring a Depth Line  
You can set whether a quick-reference depth line appears.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Depth Line > Show.  
2. Touch and drag the reference line to set the depth of the line.  
Showing the A-Scope  
The A-Scope is a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen that shows instantaneously the range to  
targets along a scale.  
From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > A-Scope > on.  
Setting Pic Advance  
The picture advance setting allows the sonar picture to advance faster by drawing more than one column of  
data on the screen for each column of sounder data received. This is especially helpful when you are using  
the sounder in deep water, because the sonar signal takes longer to travel to the water bottom and back to the  
transducer.  
The 1/1 setting draws one column of information on the screen per sounder return. The 2/1 setting draws two  
columns of information on the screen per sounder return, and so on for the 4/1 and 8/1 settings.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Pic. Advance.  
2. Select a picture advance setting.  
Showing Overlay Numbers  
You must have a water-speed sensor or a speed-capable transducer to show water-speed information, and  
you must have a water-temperature sensor or a temperature-capable transducer to show water-temperature  
information.  
You can set water temperature, unit voltage, water speed (if your transducer is capable), and navigation  
information to appear automatically on the Sonar screens. The navigation information always includes GPS  
speed and GPS heading, and includes bearing and off-course information while navigating.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > overlay Numbers.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Depth > Show.  
Select Water Temp > Auto.  
Select Water Speed > Auto.  
Select Unit Voltage > Show.  
Select Navigation > Auto.  
If you select Auto, and if the information is available, the data appears on the Sonar screen.  
Configuring the Appearance of Suspended Targets  
You can set how the sonar interprets suspended targets.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Appearance > Fish Symbols.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select  
to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar information.  
Select  
information.  
to show suspended targets as symbols with background sonar information and target depth  
Select  
Select  
to show suspended targets as symbols.  
to show suspended targets as symbols with target depth information.  
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Sonar  
Showing and Configuring the Whiteline  
You can highlight the strongest signal from the bottom to help define the hardness or softness of the signal.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Whiteline.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select High to turn on the whiteline with the most-sensitive setting. Almost all strong returns are  
highlighted in white.  
Select Medium to turn on the whiteline with many strong returns highlighted in white.  
Select Low to turn on the whiteline with the least-sensitive setting. Only the strongest returns are  
highlighted in white.  
Setting the Color Scheme  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Color Scheme > Blue.  
Select Color Scheme > White.  
Adjusting the Gain on the Sonar Screen  
You can control the sensitivity of the sonar receiver. To see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is  
cluttered, decrease the gain.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.  
2. Select a sonar view.  
3. Select Menu > Gain.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the gain automatically.  
Select Up or Down to increase or decrease the gain manually.  
5. Select Done.  
Adjusting the Noise Rejection on the Sonar Screen  
The Noise Rejection setting appears only when you have manually increased or decreased the gain setting  
(page 76).  
You can minimize the appearance of weak sonar returns by increasing the noise rejection.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.  
2. Select a sonar view.  
3. Select Menu > Noise Reject.  
4. Select Up or Down.  
Selecting Frequencies  
You can indicate which frequencies appear on the sonar screen when using a dual frequency transducer.  
You can show data from a 200 kHz sonar signal, data from a 50 kHz sonar signal, or data from both signals  
simultaneously.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.  
2. Select a sonar view.  
3. Select Menu > Frequency.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select 200 kHz to show data from a 200 kHz sonar signal. This is useful mainly for more-shallow,  
inland waters.  
Select 50 kHz to show data from a 50 kHz sonar signal. This is useful mainly for deeper waters.  
Select Dual to show both 200 kHz and 50 kHz data on a split screen.  
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Sonar  
Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale  
You can adjust the range of the depth scale that appears on the right side of the screen.  
1. From the Home screen, select Sonar.  
2. Select a sonar view.  
3. Select Menu > Range.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the depth scale automatically.  
Select Up or Down to increase or decrease the range of the depth scale manually.  
5. Select Done.  
NoTe: From the sonar screen, you can press  
or  
to manually adjust the range of the depth  
scale.  
Sonar Alarms  
Setting the Shallow Water and Deep Water Alarms  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Sonar.  
2. Select Shallow Water > on to set an alarm to sound when the depth is less than the specified value.  
3. Enter the depth that triggers the shallow water alarm.  
4. Select Done.  
5. Select Deep Water > on to set an alarm to sound when the depth is greater than the specified value.  
6. Enter the depth that triggers the deep water alarm.  
7. Select Done.  
Setting the Water Temperature Alarm  
You can set an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that is 2°F (1.1°C) above or below  
the specified temperature.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Sonar > Water Temp > on.  
2. Enter a water temperature.  
3. Select Done.  
Setting the Fish Alarm  
You can set an alarm to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of the specified symbols.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Sonar > Fish.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select  
Select  
Select  
to sound an alarm for all fish sizes.  
to sound an alarm for medium and large fish only.  
to sound an alarm for large fish only.  
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Transducer Configuration  
Setting the Keel Offset  
The keel offset compensates for the surface reading for the depth of a keel, making it possible to measure  
depth from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location. Enter a positive number to offset for  
a keel. You can enter a negative number to compensate for a large vessel that may draw several feet of water.  
1. Complete an action, based on the location of the transducer:  
If the transducer is installed at the water line  
the keel of the boat. Enter this value in step 3 as a positive number.  
If the transducer is installed at the bottom of the keel , measure the distance from the transducer to the  
, measure the distance from the transducer location to  
water line. Enter this value in step 3 as a negative number.  
Keel Offset  
2. From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Keel offset.  
3. Enter the distance measured in step 1. Ensure that you enter a positive or a negative number based on the  
location of the transducer.  
4. Select Done.  
Setting the Water Temperature Offset  
You must have a NMEA 0183 water-temperature sensor or a temperature-capable transducer to measure water  
temperature.  
The temperature offset compensates for the temperature reading from a temperature sensor.  
1. Measure the water temperature using the temperature sensor or temperature-capable transducer that is  
connected to the chartplotter.  
2. Measure the water temperature using a different temperature sensor or a thermometer that is known to be  
accurate.  
3. Subtract the water temperature measured in step 1 from the water temperature measured in  
step 2.  
This is the temperature offset. Enter this value in step 5 as a positive number if the sensor connected to the  
chartplotter measures the water temperature as being colder than it actually is. Enter this value in step 5  
as a negative number if the sensor connected to the chartplotter measures the water temperature as being  
warmer than it actually is.  
4. From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Temp offset.  
5. Enter the temperature offset calculated in step 3.  
6. Select Done.  
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Digital Selective Calling  
Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality  
The following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a VHF radio  
over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network.  
Functionality  
NMEA 0183  
VHF Radio  
NMEA 2000  
VHF Radio  
Garmin NMEA Garmin NMEA  
0183 VHF  
Radio  
2000 VHF  
Radio  
The chartplotter can transfer your GPS  
position to your radio. If your radio is  
capable, GPS position information is  
transmitted with DSC calls.  
X
X
X
X
The chartplotter can receive DSC distress X  
and position information from the radio  
(page 80)  
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
The chartplotter can track the positions  
of vessels sending position reports  
(page 81).  
X
The chartplotter allows you to quickly set  
up and send individual routine call details  
to your Garmin VHF radio  
(page 83).  
When you initiate a man-overboard  
distress call from your radio, the  
chartplotter shows the man-overboard  
screen and prompts you to navigate to the  
man-overboard point (page 80).  
X
X
When you initiate a man-overboard  
distress call from your chartplotter, the  
radio shows the Distress Call page to  
initiate a man-overboard distress call  
(page 80).  
Turning On DSC  
From the Home screen, select Configure > other Vessels > DSC > on.  
About the DSC List  
The DSC list is a log of the most-recent DSC calls and other DSC contacts you have entered. The DSC list  
can contain up to 100 entries. The DSC list shows the most-recent call from a boat. If a second call is received  
from the same boat, it replaces the first call in the call list.  
Viewing the DSC List  
Your chartplotter must be connected to a VHF radio that supports DSC in order to view the DSC list.  
From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
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Adding a DSC Contact  
You can add a vessel to your DSC list. You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter (page 83).  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List > Add Contact.  
2. Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of the vessel.  
3. Select Done.  
4. Enter the name of the vessel.  
5. Select Done.  
Incoming Distress Calls  
If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected using NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter  
alerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call. If position information was sent with the distress  
call, that information is also available and recorded with the call.  
The  
symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of the vessel on the  
Navigation chart at the time when the DSC distress call was sent.  
Viewing the DSC Distress Call Report  
See “Viewing a Position Report” (page 81).  
Calling a Vessel in Distress  
See “Making an Individual Routine Call” (page 83).  
Navigating to a Vessel in Distress  
The  
symbol designates a distress call in the DSC list and marks the position of a vessel on the Navigation  
chart at the time a DSC distress call is sent.  
See “Navigating to a Tracked Vessel” (page 81).  
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Vessel in Distress  
See “Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel” (page 81).  
Editing Information in a DSC Call Report  
See “Editing Information in a Position Report” (page 81).  
Deleting a DSC Call Report  
See “Deleting a Position Report” (page 81).  
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio  
When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio, and you initiate a  
man-overboard DSC distress call from your radio, your Garmin chartplotter shows the man-overboard screen  
and prompts you to navigate to the man-overboard point. If you have a Garmin autopilot system connected to  
the network, your chartplotter prompts you to start a Williamson’s turn to the man-overboard point.  
If you cancel the man-overboard distress call on the radio, the chartplotter screen prompting you to activate  
navigation to the man-overboard location disappears.  
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter  
When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio and you activate  
navigation to a man-overboard location, the radio shows the Distress Call page so you can quickly initiate a  
man-overboard distress call.  
On the radio, press the DISTReSS key for at least three seconds to send the distress call.  
For information on placing distress calls from your radio, see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner’s Manual. You  
can mark an MOB and navigate to it (page 27).  
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Position Tracking  
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that  
send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the vessel sends the  
correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information).  
Every position-report call received is logged in the DSC list (page 79).  
Viewing a Position Report  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
2. Select a position-report call.  
3. Select  
the location.  
or  
to switch between details of the position report and a Navigation chart marking  
Calling a Tracked Vessel  
See “Making an Individual Routine Call” (page 83).  
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
2. Select a position-report call.  
3. Select Navigate To.  
4. Select Go To or Route To (page 25).  
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
2. Select a position-report call.  
3. Select Create Waypoint.  
Editing Information in a Position Report  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
2. Select a position-report call.  
3. Select edit.  
4. Complete an action:  
Select Name. Enter the name of the vessel. Select Done.  
Select Symbol. Select a new symbol. Select Done.  
Select Comment. Enter the comment. Select Done.  
Select Trail > Show to show a trail line for the vessel, if your radio is tracking the position of the  
vessel.  
Select Trail Line. Select a color for the trail line.  
Deleting a Position-Report Call  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
2. Select a position-report call.  
3. Select Clear Report.  
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Vessel Trails on the Navigation Chart  
You can view trails for all tracked vessels on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, and the Mariner’s Eye 3D  
chart view. By default, a black dot  
Blue Flag symbol indicates the last reported position of the vessel. A black line  
vessel also appears.  
appears for each previously reported position of a tracked vessel, and a  
indicating the path of the  
You must enable the DSC Trails setting in order to view trails for tracked vessels (page 82).  
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.  
Vessel Trail on the Navigation Chart  
Showing and Setting the Duration of Trails for All Tracked Vessels  
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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > DSC Trails.  
4. Select the number of hours to show tracked vessels on the chart or 3D chart view.  
For example, if you select 4 Hours, all trail points that are less than four hours old appear for all tracked  
vessels.  
Showing the Trail Line for a Tracked Vessel  
You can show the trail line for a specific tracked vessel.  
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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > DSC List.  
4. Select a vessel.  
5. Select edit > Trail > Show.  
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Changing the Appearance of a Trail Line  
You can change the appearance of a trail line for a specific tracked vessel.  
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.  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.  
3. Select Menu > other Vessels > DSC List.  
4. Select a vessel.  
5. Select Review > edit > Trail Line.  
6. Select a color for the trail line.  
Individual Routine Calls  
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you can use  
the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call. When setting up an individual routine call from  
your chartplotter, you can select the DSC channel on which you want to communicate (page 83). The radio  
transmits this request with your call.  
Selecting a DSC Channel  
NoTe: The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those channels that are available in all frequency bands:  
6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77. The default channel is 72. If you select a different  
channel, the chartplotter uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call using another channel.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
2. Select a vessel or a station to call.  
3. Select Call with Radio > Channel.  
4. Select a channel.  
Making an Individual Routine Call  
NoTe: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the radio does not have an MMSI number programmed,  
the radio will not receive call information.  
1. From the Home screen, select Information > other Vessels > DSC List.  
2. Select a vessel or a station to call.  
3. Select Call with Radio > Send.  
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.  
4. On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call.  
Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target  
When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio, you can use  
the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call to an AIS target. Before you start the call, you can  
select a DSC channel other than the default channel, channel 72 (page 83).  
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.  
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.  
3. Touch an AIS target  
.
4. Select AIS Vessel > Call with Radio > Send.  
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.  
5. On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call.  
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Appendix  
Specifications  
Physical Specifications  
Specification  
Size  
Measurement  
29  
19  
1
32  
/
32  
/
8
W × H × D: 8  
× 5  
× 3 / in. (226 × 142 × 80 mm)  
Weight  
2.48 lb. (1.125 kg)  
19  
32  
/
Display  
W × H: 6 × 3  
in. (152 × 91 mm)  
Case  
Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic and aluminum alloy, waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX-7  
From 5°F to 131°F (from -15°C to 55°C)  
Temp. Range  
Compass Safe 32.0 in. (813 mm)  
Distance  
GPS Performance  
Specification Parameter  
Measurement  
Receiver  
High-sensitivity 12 parallel channel, WAAS-capable receiver  
Acquisition  
Time  
Warm  
Cold  
Approximately 1 sec. (The device is at or near the last location at which you  
recently acquired satellites.)  
Approximately 38 sec. (The device has moved more than about 500 mi.  
[800 km] since it was turned off.)  
Reacquisition < 1 sec.  
1/sec., continuous  
Update Rate  
Accuracy  
GPS  
<33 ft. (10 m) 95% typical  
DGPS  
10-16 ft. (3-5 m) 95% typical (WAAS/EGNOS accuracy)  
0.05 m/sec. steady state  
Velocity  
Power  
Specification  
Source  
Measurement  
10–32 Vdc  
Usage  
8.56 W max. at 13.8 Vdc  
3 A  
Fuse  
NMEA 2000 Load Equivalency Number (LEN)  
NMEA 2000 Draw  
2
100 mA maximum  
Calibrating the Touchscreen  
The GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter touchscreen does not normally require calibration. However, if the  
buttons do not seem to be responding properly, use the following process to calibrate the screen.  
1. While the chartplotter is turned off, press  
The Warning screen appears.  
.
2. Touch anywhere on the black portion of the screen for approximately 15 seconds until the calibration  
screen appears.  
3. Follow the instructions on the screen until “Calibration is complete” appears.  
4. Touch oK.  
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Screenshots  
You can capture as a bitmap (.BMP) file a screenshot of any screen shown on your chartplotter, and transfer  
the file to your computer.  
Capturing Screenshots  
1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the front of the chartplotter.  
2. Select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Screenshot Capture > on.  
3. Go to a screen you want to capture.  
4. Press HoMe for at least six seconds.  
The Screenshot Taken window appears.  
5. Select oK.  
Copying Screenshots to a Computer  
1. Remove the memory card from the chartplotter and insert it into an SD card reader that is attached to a  
computer.  
2. From Windows Explorer, open the Garmin\scrn folder on the memory card.  
3. Copy a .BMP file from the card and paste it to any location on the computer.  
Viewing GPS Satellite Locations  
You can view the relative position of GPS satellites in the sky.  
From the Home screen, select Configure > System > GPS > Skyview.  
Using WAAS/EGNOS  
WAAS (in North America) or EGNOS (in Europe) can provide more-accurate GPS position information.  
However, when using WAAS or EGNOS, the device takes longer to acquire satellites.  
From the Home screen, select Configure > System > WAAS/eGNoS > oN.  
System Information  
Viewing System Information  
See “Viewing System Information” (page 3).  
Viewing the Event Log  
The event log shows a list of system events.  
From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information > event Log.  
Saving System Information to a Memory Card  
You can save system information to a memory card as a troubleshooting tool. A Garmin Product Support  
representative may ask you to use this information to retrieve data about the network.  
1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.  
2. Select Configure > System > System Information > Save to Card.  
3. Remove the memory card.  
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Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings  
NoTe: This procedure deletes all settings information you have entered.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information > Factory Settings.  
2. Select Yes.  
NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000  
A GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter can accept data from both NMEA 0183-compliant devices and certain  
NMEA 2000 devices connected to an existing NMEA 2000 network on your boat.  
NMEA 0183  
The NMEA 0183 data cable included with each GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter supports the NMEA  
0183 standard, which is used to wire various NMEA 0183-compliant devices, such as VHF radios, NMEA  
instruments, autopilots, wind sensors, and heading sensors.  
To wire the GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter to optional NMEA 0183-compliant devices, see the GPSMAP  
700 Series Installation Instructions.  
Approved NMEA 0183 Sentences  
GPAPB, GPBOD, GPBWC, GPGGA, GPGLL, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPRMB, GPRMC, GPRTE, GPVTG,  
GPWPL, GPXTE, and Garmin proprietary sentences PGRME, PGRMM, and PGRMZ.  
This chartplotter also includes support for the WPL sentence, DSC, and sonar NMEA 0183 input with support  
for the DPT (depth) or DBT, MTW (water temp), and VHW (water temp, speed, and heading) sentences.  
Configuring NMEA 0183 Output Sentences  
You can configure how the chartplotter sees NMEA 0183 output sentences.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 0183 Setup.  
2. Select a setting: Route, System, Garmin, or Sounder.  
3. Select one or more NMEA 0183 output sentences.  
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to configure additional settings.  
Setting the Communication Format for Each NMEA 0183 Port  
You can configure the input/output format for each port to use when connecting your chartplotter to external  
NMEA devices, a computer, or other Garmin devices.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 0183 Setup.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Serial Port 1.  
Select Serial Port 2.  
3. Select an input/output format:  
Select Garmin Data Transfer to support the input or output of Garmin-proprietary data for interfacing  
with Garmin software.  
Select NMeA Std. to support the input or output of standard NMEA 0183 data, DSC, and sonar NMEA  
input support for the DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences.  
Select NMeA High Speed to support the input or output of standard 0183 data for most AIS receivers.  
Setting Decimal Precision for NMEA 0183 Output  
You can adjust the number of digits to the right of the decimal point for transmission of NMEA output.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 0183 Setup > Posn. Precision.  
2. Select Two Digits, Three Digits, or Four Digits.  
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Configuring Waypoint Identification  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 0183 Setup > Waypoint IDs.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select Names to transmit waypoint names via NMEA 0183 while navigating.  
Select Numbers to transmit waypoint numbers while navigating. This option may resolve compatibility  
with older NMEA 0183 autopilots.  
Viewing NMEA 0183 Diagnostic Information  
The NMEA 0183 Diagnostics screen is a troubleshooting tool used by installers to verify that NMEA 0183  
data is being sent across the system.  
From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 0183 Setup > Diagnostics.  
NMEA 2000  
GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified and can receive data from a NMEA 2000 network  
installed on the boat to show specific information, such as depth, speed, water temperature, wind speed and  
direction, and engine data.  
You can also name your engines and tanks so that you can better identify their location on the boat.  
To connect a GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000 network and to see a list of  
supported NMEA 2000 PGN numbers, see the GPSMAP 700 Series Installation Instructions.  
Viewing a List of NMEA 2000 Network Devices  
You can view the devices connected to the NMEA 2000 network.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 2000 Setup > Device List.  
2. Select a device for a list of options.  
Labeling Engines as Numbers  
From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 2000 Setup > Label Devices >  
Change engine Labels > Use Numbers.  
Labeling Engines as Names  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 2000 Setup > Label Devices >  
Change engine Labels > Choose Names.  
2. Select the engine you want to name.  
3. Select the location of the engine: Port (P), Center (C), Starboard (S), Fore (F), or Aft (A).  
4. Select the label you want to use for the engine.  
Labeling Tanks as Numbers  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 2000 Setup > Label Devices >  
Change Tank Labels.  
2. Select the type of tank you want to label.  
3. Select Use Numbers.  
Labeling Tanks as Names  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMeA 2000 Setup > Label Devices >  
Change Tank Labels.  
2. Select the type of tank you want to label.  
3. Select Choose Names.  
4. Select a tank.  
5. Select the location of the tank: Port (P), Center (C), Starboard (S), Fore (F), or Aft (A).  
6. Select the label you want to use for the tank.  
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Selecting a Preferred Data Source  
If more than one data source is available, you can select the data source you want to use.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > Preferred Sources.  
2. Select a type of data.  
3. Select a data source.  
Transmitting NMEA 0183 Data over a NMEA 2000 Network  
You can turn on, configure, or turn off output bridging. Output bridging occurs when a chartplotter takes  
NMEA 0183 data it receives from any source, formats it into NMEA 2000 data, and sends it over the NMEA  
2000 bus.  
1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > output Bridging.  
2. Complete an action:  
Select on to enable output bridging from the chartplotter.  
Select Auto to allow the chartplotters on the NMEA 2000 network to negotiate with each other to  
determine which chartplotter will perform this function. Only one chartplotter on the NMEA 2000  
network can bridge NMEA 0183 data over the NMEA 2000 bus at a time.  
All GPSMAP 700 series units are NMEA 2000 certified.  
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Registering Your Device  
Help us better support you by completing our online registration today:  
Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place.  
Contacting Garmin Product Support  
Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions about this product:  
In the USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, or contact Garmin USA by phone at (913) 397.8200 or (800)  
800.1020.  
In the UK, contact Garmin (Europe) Ltd. by phone at 0808 2380000.  
In Europe, go to www.garmin.com/support and click Contact Support for in-country support  
Declaration of Conformity  
Hereby, Garmin, declares that this product is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant  
provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC. To view the full Declaration of Conformity, go to  
Software License Agreement  
BY USING THE CHARTPLOTTER, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS  
OF THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT. PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT  
CAREFULLY.  
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device (the “Software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. Title, ownership  
rights, and intellectual property rights in and to the Software remain in Garmin and/or its third-party providers.  
You acknowledge that the Software is the property of Garmin and/or its third-party providers and is  
protected under the United States of America copyright laws and international copyright treaties. You further  
acknowledge that the structure, organization, and code of the Software, for which source code is not provided,  
are valuable trade secrets of Garmin and/or its third-party providers and that the Software in source code  
form remains a valuable trade secret of Garmin and/or its third-party providers. You agree not to decompile,  
disassemble, modify, reverse assemble, reverse engineer, or reduce to human readable form the Software or  
any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software. You agree not to export or re-export the  
Software to any country in violation of the export control laws of the United States of America or the export  
control laws of any other applicable country.  
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Index  
BlueChart g2 Vision  
aerial photos 11  
chart symbols 5  
data cards 16  
D
Index  
dangerous depth 10  
data  
A
backup 53  
copying 52  
active tracks  
Fish Eye 3D 18  
Mariner’s Eye 3D 17  
POIs 21  
clearing 31  
retracing 31  
saving 31  
data cards 2  
BlueChart g2 Vision 16  
data fields  
bridging, output 88  
brightness, display 2  
add turn 28  
chart 49  
combination screen 23  
radar 67  
aerial photos 16, 20  
AIS  
C
radar 59  
celestial information 38  
changing charts 4  
chart data alignment 62  
charts  
data management 52  
data transfer 52, 53, 86  
day colors 2  
deep water alarm 77  
depth log 73  
depth shading 10  
destinations 25  
navigating to 33  
navigation chart 25  
selecting 25  
Where To? 25  
digital selective calling  
channels 83  
targeting 12, 83  
threats 15, 58  
alarms  
anchor drag 51  
arrival 51  
details 11  
fishing 16  
navigation 4  
symbols 5, 10  
clock 51  
collision 12, 14, 58  
deep water 77  
fish 77  
GPS accuracy 52  
navigation 51  
off course 51  
shallow water 77  
sonar 77  
chart symbols 5  
classic, 3D terrain style 17  
clear user data 28, 30, 31, 32  
clock alarm 51  
close hauled wind gauge 42  
clutter  
contacts 80  
cross talk 63  
default settings 63  
radar type 63  
turning on 79  
distress calls 80  
DSC 79  
system 51  
total fuel onboard 52  
unit voltage 51  
water temperature 77  
alignment 43  
anchor drag alarm 51  
animated currents, tides 8, 21  
antenna  
E
EBL  
collision alarm 12, 14, 58  
color mode 2  
color of tracks 6, 31  
color scheme  
radar 67  
sonar 76  
combinations  
customizing 22  
selecting 22  
compass 41  
compass roses 11  
compass tape data bar 24, 49, 67  
configuration, chartplotter 44  
configure, button 3  
contact information 89  
coordinate systems 47  
courses 26, 28  
create waypoint 6, 27, 60, 74, 81  
cross talk 63, 66  
cruising mode 55  
current station indicators, configuring  
measuring 59  
showing 59  
EGNOS 85  
engine gauges 38  
configuring 38  
cycling screens 38  
status alarms 39  
engines  
connector 1  
rotation speed 68  
size 68  
apparent wind 41  
arrival alarm 51  
Auto Guidance  
BlueChart g2 Vision 21  
line 46  
labeling 87  
event log 68  
F
navigation 5  
factory settings 2, 86  
fish alarm 77  
Fish Eye 3D  
shoreline distance 46  
auto mag var 47  
autopilot 32  
data bars 48  
B
object information 6  
sonar cone 19  
suspended targets 19  
tracks 19  
backing up data 53  
backlight 2  
backlight sensor 1  
back panel 1  
barometer 43  
basemap version 3  
blend, photo map 20  
current stations  
indicators 8, 21  
nearby 37  
reports 37  
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fishing chart  
navigation chart  
aerial photos 20  
AIS 15  
H
AIS 15  
currents 8  
data bars 48  
heading line 9  
map orientation 8  
navaids 10, 19  
navigation 5  
object information 6  
panning 5  
harbor mode 56  
hazard colors 17  
heading line 9, 68  
heading reference 47  
home screen 3  
dangerous depth 10  
data bars 48  
depth shading 10  
heading line 9  
land-based POIs 11  
light sectors 11  
marine service points 11  
navaid symbols 10  
object information 6  
orientation 8  
I
IALA symbols 11  
ID number 3  
information, button 3  
initial settings 2  
roses 11  
satellite imagery 9, 19  
tide stations 7  
world map 9  
panning 5  
K
zoom detail 8  
fish symbols 19, 75  
front-of-boat offset 69  
front panel 1  
fuel capacity 51  
fuel gauges  
photo points 11  
roses 11  
satellite imagery 9  
vessel trails 82  
world map 9  
keel offset 78  
keys  
power i  
range 15  
L
zoom 4  
zoom detail 8  
labeling engines and tanks 87  
land-based POIs 11  
lane width 16  
language 2, 45  
large-object interference 64  
light sectors 11  
configuring 38, 40  
status alarms 39  
synchronizing with fuel 40  
viewing 40  
navigation inset  
chart 49  
combination screen 23  
radar 67  
navigation lane 16  
navigation lines 68  
night colors 2  
NMEA 0183 86  
NMEA 2000 87  
NMEA 2000 connector 1  
no-transmit zone 68  
NOAA symbols 11  
noise rejection, radar 63  
noise rejection, sonar 76  
north heading 8, 43, 67  
fuel onboard 52  
full-screen view 71  
M
magnetic heading 8, 43, 67  
magnetic variation 47  
man overboard  
G
gain  
default setting 63  
large objects 64  
radar 63  
radar type 63  
side lobes 64  
sonar 76  
creating from a navigation screen  
creating from main menu 3  
deleting 28  
from VHF radio 80  
Mariner’s Eye 3D  
AIS 15  
Garmin Product Support 89  
gauges  
O
data bars 48  
hazard colors 17  
lane width 16  
object information 6  
range rings 15  
safe depth 18  
analog 39  
digital 39  
engine 38  
limits 39  
maximums 39  
status alarms 39  
trip 40  
object information 6  
off course alarm 51  
offset  
front of boat 69  
keel 78  
water temperature 78  
offshore mode 56  
orientation  
compass display 43  
map 8  
radar display 67  
other vessels  
satellite imagery 17  
marine services 11, 25, 33  
measure distance 6  
memory card 2, 53  
type 39  
Go To 26, 33  
GPS  
accuracy alarm 52  
performance 84  
signals 2  
deleting 28  
N
GPS performance 84  
grid north 47  
guard zone 57  
Guide To 26, 33  
projected heading 59  
output bridging 88  
overlay, radar 61  
overlay numbers 48  
naming engines and tanks 87  
navaids  
configuring 10  
selecting 8  
Navigate To 6  
navigation alarms 51  
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rated minimum 38  
rear panel 1  
registration 89  
reset 86  
data bars 48  
P
daylight saving time 47  
deep water 77  
depth line 75  
panning  
3D views 15  
charts 5  
Review 6  
roses 11  
depth units 48  
detail 8  
Perspective 3D  
AIS 15  
rotating, 3D view 15  
routes  
details 14, 59  
data bars 48  
lane width 16  
object information 6  
range rings 15  
display range 14, 59  
distance units 48  
DSC 79  
bypassing waypoint 30  
copying 53  
creating 28, 29  
deleting 30  
elevation units 48  
fish alarm 77  
photo points 11  
photos 20  
editing 29  
label type 45  
fish symbols 19, 75  
frequency 76  
front of boat 69  
fuel capacity 51  
POI data 11, 16, 21  
position format 47  
position report 81  
position tracking 81  
posn precision 86  
power/data connector 1  
power key i, 1  
preferred data source 88  
product registration 89  
product support 89  
projected course 13  
projected heading 14  
navigating 28, 34, 60  
navigating backward 35, 61  
navigating forward 35, 61  
navigating parallel to 35, 61  
present location 28  
radar 60  
viewing list of 29  
waypoints 29  
GPS 85  
GPS accuracy 52  
hazard colors 17  
heading 47  
heading line 9, 68  
interval 32  
Where To? 25  
keel offset 78  
Route To 26, 28, 33  
land POIs 11  
lane width 16  
R
radar  
S
light sectors 11  
look-ahd spd 68  
map datum 47  
navaid size 10  
navaid type 10  
nav lines 68  
NMEA 0183 setup 86  
NMEA 2000 device list 87  
NMEA 2000 setup 87  
no-transmit zone 68  
off course 51  
orientation 8, 67  
output bridging 88  
output sentences 86  
overlay numbers 75  
photo points 11  
photos 19  
safe depth 18, 46  
safe height 46  
AIS 59  
antenna rotation speed 68  
antenna size 68  
clutter 63  
color scheme 67  
cruising mode 55  
display modes 55  
fast time constant 65  
field of view 68  
front-of-boat offset 69  
gain 63  
harbor mode 56  
heading line 68  
navigation lines 68  
no-transmit zone 68  
noise rejection 63  
offshore mode 56  
optimizing display 62  
orientation 67  
safe zone collision alarm 14, 58  
satellite imagery 16, 17, 19  
satellite signals 2  
scale maximum 38  
scale minimum 38  
scroll speed, sonar 74  
SD card slot 1, 2  
sea clutter 63, 65  
secure digital card 2  
sentry mode  
guard zone 57  
timed transmit 57  
settings  
a-scope 75  
AIS 13  
port types 86  
anchor drag 51  
antenna size 68  
arrival 51  
Auto Guidance 46  
auto power up 44  
backlight 2  
position format 47  
posn. precision 86  
preferred sources 88  
pressure units 48  
proj. heading 14, 59  
rain clutter 65  
range 77  
range rings 15, 68  
record mode 32  
rings 68  
range 54, 62  
range rings 68  
sentry mode 57  
timed transmit 57  
transmitting 54  
types 55, 63  
beeper 45  
calibrate water speed 50  
chart borders 11  
clock 51  
collision alarm 14, 58  
color mode 2  
color scheme 67, 76  
compass tape data bar 24, 49, 67  
crosstalk 66  
zoom scale 54  
radar overlay 61  
tracks 69  
zooming in and out 62  
rain clutter 62, 63, 65  
range rings 15, 68  
rated maximum 38  
roses 11  
rotation spd 68  
route labels 45  
safe depth 18, 46  
safe height 46  
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safety shading 10  
screenshot capture 85  
scroll speed 74  
sea clutter 64  
service points 11  
shallow water 77  
shoreline distance 46  
show VRM/EBL 59  
simulator 44  
sonar cone 19  
speed sources 45  
speed units 48  
spot depths 10  
stdby time 57  
style 17  
surface noise 75  
symbols 10  
system information 85  
system units 48  
temperature units 48  
temp offset 78  
tides/currents 19  
time 47  
speed data 45  
speed filter 50  
VHF radio  
calling an AIS target 83  
speed sensor 42, 45, 50, 74  
split-frequency view 72  
split zoom view 72  
spot depth soundings 10  
suspended targets 19, 75  
symbols 5, 10  
distress calls 80  
DSC channel 83  
individual routine calls 83  
VMG 42  
VRM  
adjusting 59  
system information 85  
measuring 59  
showing 59  
T
tanks, labeling 87  
temperature log 73  
tide station indicators, configuring 8  
tide stations  
indicators 8, 21  
nearby 36  
time  
W
WAAS/EGNOS 85  
water  
speed 50  
water temperature alarm 77  
water temperature offset 78  
waypoint display 6  
waypoint identification 87  
waypoints  
display 47  
format 47  
zone 47  
bypassing in route 30  
copying 53  
deleting 28  
editing 27  
hiding 60  
timed transmit 57  
total fuel onboard alarm 52  
touchscreen 84  
track log  
interval 32  
memory 32  
tracks  
time format 47  
time zone 47  
total fuel onboard 52  
track color 31  
turn transition 45  
unit voltage 51  
view 18  
volume units 48  
water temp 77  
whiteline 76  
label type 69  
list of 27  
active 31  
color 6, 31  
copying 53  
deleting 31  
editing 31  
editing/deleting 19  
list 31  
navigating 35  
on Radar Overlay 69  
recording 32  
saving 31  
saving as route 31  
showing 30  
man overboard 27  
moving 27  
navigating to 34  
present location 26  
radar 60  
radar overlay, labeling 69  
showing 60  
sonar 74  
world map 9  
zoom 71  
shaded relief 9  
tracked vessel 81  
Where To? 25  
Where To? 33  
wind  
apparent 41  
true 41  
wind speed source 42  
shallow water alarm 77  
shoreline distance 46  
side lobe interference 64  
simulator mode 44  
skyview 85  
Where To? 25  
transmit radar 54  
trip gauges 40  
true north 47  
true wind 41  
software version 3  
sonar  
a-scope 75  
alarms 77  
appearance 74  
color scheme 76  
cone 19  
Z
zoom scale 4, 54  
U
unit ID number 3  
units of measure 48  
unit voltage alarm 51  
depth line 75  
depth scale 77  
frequencies 76  
gain 76  
overlay numbers 75  
scroll speed 74  
surface noise 75  
suspended targets 75  
views 71  
V
vessel trails  
appearance 83  
duration 82  
showing 82  
whiteline 76  
specifications 84  
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