GPSMAP 500/700 Series and echoMAP 50/70 Series ® ™ D R AF T Owner’s Manual January 2013 190-01556-00_01 Printed in Taiwan
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Table of Contents Introduction................................................................ 1 Device Views ........................................................................ 1 echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 Series ............... 1 Using the Touchscreen .............................................. 1 echoMAP 50 Series and GPSMAP 500 Series ............... 1 Device Keys ............................................................... 1 Tips and Shortcuts ...........................................
Viewing the Environment Gauges ....................................... 13 Configuring the Alignment of the Wind Gauge .............. 13 Selecting the Range of the Close-Hauled Environment Gauge ............................................................................ 13 Setting the Barometer Reference Time ......................... 13 Tide, Current, and Celestial Information .............................. 14 Tide Station Information .................................................
Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Period ................................................................... 24 Viewing Fishing Information ................................................ 24 Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data ........... 24 Forecasting Fish Locations ............................................ 24 Visibility Information ............................................................. 25 Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time Period .......
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Introduction Device Keys Turns on and off the device when held. WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Adjusts the backlight and color mode. Zooms out of a chart or view. Zooms in to a chart or view. Scrolls, highlights options, and moves the cursor. Device Views echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 Series Select Acknowledges messages and selects options. Back Returns to the previous screen.
Inserting Memory Cards You can use optional memory cards in the chartplotter. Map cards allow you to view high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other points of interest. You can use blank memory cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to another compatible Garmin chartplotter or a computer. 1 Open the access door À on the front of the chartplotter. detailed bathymetric data, and enhances bottom contours for depth recognition.
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 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.
NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas. 1 From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select a tide station. Tide direction À and tide level information Á appear near . 2 Select an option to view additional station information: • Select the button with the station name Â. If more than one item is in the vicinity, select Review, and select the button with the station name. Animated Tide and Current Indicators NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas.
• Symbol Description Dangerous target in range. The target flashes while an alarm sounds and a message banner appears. After the alarm has been 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 has been set to Off, the target flashes, but the audible alarm does not sound and the alarm banner does not appear. If the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost, a message banner appears.
Navigating to a SART Transmission When you receive a SART transmission, a distress signal alarm appears. Select Review > Go To to begin navigation to the SART transmision. AIS-SART Targeting Symbols Symbol Description AIS-SART transmission. Select to see more information about the SART transmission and begin navigation. AIS-SART transmission lost. AIS-SART transmission test. Appears when a vessel initiates a test of their SART device, and does not represent a true emergency. AIS-SART transmission test lost.
3 4 5 6 Select Overlay Numbers > Edit Layout. Select a layout. Select a data field. Select the type of data shown in the field. Available data options vary based on the chartplotter and network configuration. Showing a Navigation Inset Chart Appearance Settings D R You can adjust the appearance of the different chart views. Each setting is specific for the type of chart view that you are in. NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts and 3D chart views and chartplotter models.
the course or the route on the Navigation chart, Fishing chart, Perspective 3D chart view, or Mariner’s Eye 3D chart view. NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in some areas. NOTE: Mariner's Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available with premium charts, in some areas. NOTE: The offshore Fishing chart is available with premium charts, in some areas.
4 If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected An international MOB symbol marks the active MOB point and the chartplotter sets a direct course back to the marked location. Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance Viewing a List of all Waypoints CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance.
This is due to the settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safe obstacle height. 6 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB 1 Select Nav Info > Waypoints. 2 Select a waypoint or an MOB. 3 Select Delete. Deleting All Waypoints Select Nav Info > Manage Data > Clear User Data > Waypoints > All. Routes Creating and Navigating a Route From Your Present Location Select Nav Info > Routes. Select a route. Select Edit Route.
course from your present location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are off course. 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. 9 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). Deleting a Saved Route 1 Select Nav Info > Routes.
• To record the track plot based on a variance from your course, select Resolution > Change, and enter the maximum error allowed from the true course before recording a track point. Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks Select Nav Info > Manage Data > Clear User Data > All > OK. Combinations The Combination screen shows a combination of different screens at the same time.
Customizing the Engines Shown in Gauges Configuring the Speed Source Before you can customize how the engines are shown in the gauges, you must manually select the number of engines (page 12). 1 Select Gauges > Engine > Menu > Gauge Setup > Engine Selection > Edit Engines. 2 Select First Engine. 3 Select the engine to display in the first gauge. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the remaining engine bars.
2 Select an option. Tide, Current, and Celestial Information Tide Station Information You can view 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. Select Nav Info > Tides & Currents > Tides. used as a fishfinder.
2 Select an option: • • Advanced: See page 15. To allow the chartplotter to adjust the depth scale automatically, select Auto. To increase or decrease the range of the depth scale manually, select Up or Down. TIP: From the sonar screen, you can select or to manually adjust the range of the depth scale. Setting the Zoom Level on the Sonar Screen 1 From a sonar view, select Menu > Zoom. 2 Select an option: • • • To zoom in on the sonar data from the bottom depth, select Bottom Lock.
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.
Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen The radar zoom scale, also called the radar signal range, represents the distance from your position (the center) to the outermost ring. From a Radar screen, select or . Each ring represents an even division of the zoom scale. For example, if the zoom scale is set at 3 miles, each ring represents 1 mile from the center out. Tips for Selecting a Radar Zoom Scale Select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Set Up Sentry > Enable Guard Zone.
• To show the tracks of AIS vessels, select Trails, and select the length of the track that appears. 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.
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. 1 From a Radar screen or the Radar overlay, select Menu > Gain. 2 Select Up to raise the gain, until light speckles appear across the Radar screen.
Heading Line: Shows an extension from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel on the radar screen. Rings: Shows the range rings that help you to visualize distances on the radar screen. Nav. Lines: Shows the navigation lines that indicate the course you have set using Route To, Guide To, or Go To. Waypoints: Shows waypoints on the radar screen.
Position Tracking Individual Routine Calls 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, when the vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information). Every position report call received is logged in the DSC list (page 20).
• • To display real-time data from a computer, select VGA Input. To simultaneously display four RCA video inputs, select Quad Video. Configuring the Video Appearance Configuring the VGA Display D R Before you can configure the VGA display mode, you must set the video source to VGA Input. 1 Select Information > Video. 2 Select anywhere on the screen. An on-screen display appears. 3 Select an option: • To adjust the screen brightness, select the brightness arrows.
Switching Weather Charts You can change from one type of weather chart to a different chart. 1 From a weather chart, select Weather > Change Weather. 2 Select a different weather chart. Storm Cell and Lightning Information Storm cell icons on the weather Precipitation chart indicate both the present position of a storm and the projected path of that storm in the immediate future.
Description Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction Front Symbol OccludedWave heights for an area appear as variations in color. front Different colors indicate different wave heights À, as shown Trough in the legend on the left of the screen Á. Pressure-center symbols often appear near weather fronts. PressureCenter Symbol Description Indicates a low-pressure center, which is a region of relatively lower pressure. Moving away from a lowpressure center results in increased pressure.
Visibility Information Weather Overlay Visibility is the forecast maximum horizontal distance that can be seen at the surface, as shown in the legend on the left of the screen. Variations in the visibility shading show the forecast change in surface visibility. Select Weather > Visibility. The weather overlay superimposes weather and weatherrelated information on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, and the Perspective 3D chart view.
SiriusXM Radio Customizing the Channel Guide SiriusXM radio channels are grouped in categories. You can select the category of channels that appear in the channel guide. 1 Select Media > Menu > Category. 2 Select a category. SiriusXM Presets The SiriusXM presets list is a customizable channel category. You can save your favorite channels to the presets list. Saving a SiriusXM Channel to the Presets List 1 Select Media > Menu > Source.
Add Fuel to Boat: Allows you to enter the quantity of fuel you added to your tank, when you did not entirely fill up the tank (page 13). Set Total Fuel Onboard: Sets the total fuel in your tanks (page 13). Set Gauge Limits: Sets the upper and lower limits of various gauges (page 12). Setting the Keel Offset product support.
Setting Up the Wireless Network The first time you access the Wireless Devices settings, you are prompted to set up the network. 1 Select Settings > Communications > Wireless Devices > Wireless Devices > On. 2 Enter a name for this wireless network. 3 Enter a password. You will need this password to access the wireless network from a wireless device.
2 3 4 5 A message banner appears and an alarm sounds when an AIS-activated vessel enters the safe-zone area around your boat. The object is also labeled as dangerous on the screen. When the alarm is off, the message banner and audible alarm are disabled, but the object is still labeled as dangerous on the screen. Select Range. Select a distance for the safe-zone radius around your vessel. Select Time To. Select a time at which the alarm will sound if a target is determined to intersect the safe zone.
5 Review the placement of the Auto Guidance line, and 7 8 D R 9 10 Other Vessel Settings When your compatible chartplotter is connected to an AIS device or VHF radio, you can set up how other vessels are displayed on the chartplotter. Select Settings > Other Vessels. AIS: Enables and disables AIS signal reception. DSC: Enables and disables digital selective calling (DSC). AIS Alarm: Sets the collision alarm (page 28 and page 6).
every other chartplotter connected to the network. The transfer may take a long time, depending on the number of waypoints being transferred. 1 Select Nav Info > Manage Data > Data Transfer > NMEA 2000. 2 Select an option: • To transfer data from the chartplotter to the other chartplotters connected to the network, select Clone User Data. Existing data is overwritten on those chartplotters. • To transfer data between all the chartplotters connected to the network, select Merge User Data.
NMEA 0183 Information Type Type Sentence Description Transmit GPAPB APB: Heading or track controller (autopilot) sentence "B" Description 126208 NMEA: Command, request, and acknowledge group function 126464 Transmit and receive PGN list group function GPBOD BOD: Bearing (origin to destination) GPBWC BWC: Bearing and distance to waypoint 127250 Vessel heading GPGGA GGA: Global positioning system fix data 128267 Water depth GPGLL GLL: Geographic position (latitude and longitude) 126996 Pro
Index digital selective calling 20, 21 channels 21 contacts 20 individual routine calls 21 turning on 20, 30 distress call 20 distress calls 20 DSC 20, 21.
T tide stations 3, 14 indicators 4 touchscreen 1 calibrating 31 tracks 11 clearing 11 copying 30 deleting 11 editing 11 list 11 navigating 11 recording 11 saving 11 saving as route 11 showing 6, 11 transducer 14 trip gauges 12 U unit ID 26, 30 units of measure 29 user data, deleting 12 V AF T vessel trails 21 VGA connector 22 VHF radio 20 calling an AIS target 21 distress calls 20 DSC channel 21 individual routine calling 21 individual routine calls 21 video 21 configuring 22 source 21 voltage 28 volu
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