User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Customizing the Chartplotter
- ActiveCaptain App
- Charts and 3D Chart Views
- Navigation Chart and Fishing Chart
- Zooming In and Out of the Chart
- Panning the Chart with the Keys
- Selecting an Item on the Map Using the Device Keys
- Chart Symbols
- Measuring a Distance on the Chart
- Creating a Waypoint on the Chart
- Navigating to a Point on the Chart
- Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart
- Viewing Details about Navaids
- Heading Line and Angle Markers
- Premium Charts
- Automatic Identification System
- Chart and 3D Chart View Settings
- Supported Maps
- Navigation Chart and Fishing Chart
- Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping
- Mapping a Body of Water Using the Garmin Quickdraw Contours Feature
- Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map
- Garmin Quickdraw Community
- Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings
- Navigation with a Chartplotter
- Basic Navigation Questions
- Destinations
- Courses
- Stopping Navigation
- Waypoints
- Routes
- Auto Guidance
- Setting and Following an Auto Guidance Path
- Creating an Auto Guidance Path
- Filtering a List of Routes and Auto Guidance Paths
- Reviewing an Auto Guidance Path
- Adjusting an Auto Guidance Path
- Canceling an Auto Guidance Calculation in Progress
- Setting a Timed Arrival
- Adjusting the Distance from Shore
- Auto Guidance Path Configurations
- Tracks
- Showing Tracks
- Setting the Color of the Active Track
- Saving the Active Track
- Viewing a List of Saved Tracks
- Editing a Saved Track
- Saving a Track as a Route
- Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track
- Deleting a Saved Track
- Deleting All Saved Tracks
- Retracing the Active Track
- Clearing the Active Track
- Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
- Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
- Boundaries
- Sonar Fishfinder
- Stopping the Transmission of Sonar Signals
- Changing the Sonar View
- Traditional Sonar View
- Garmin ClearVü Sonar View
- SideVü Sonar View
- Panoptix Sonar Views
- Selecting the Transducer Type
- Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen
- Pausing the Sonar Display
- Viewing Sonar History
- Sonar Sharing
- Adjusting the Level of Detail
- Adjusting the Color Intensity
- Sonar Recordings
- Traditional, Garmin ClearVü, and SideVü Sonar Setup
- Panoptix Sonar Setup
- Autopilot
- Sailing Features
- Gauges and Graphs
- Tide, Current, and Celestial Information
- Digital Selective Calling
- Media Player
- Opening the Media Player
- Selecting the Media Source
- Playing Music
- Adjusting the Volume
- VHF Radio
- Radio
- DAB Playback
- SiriusXM Satellite Radio
- Setting the Device Name
- Updating the Media Player Software
- Device Configuration
- Sharing and Managing User Data
- Connecting to a Garmin Device to Share User Data
- Selecting a File Type for Third-Party Waypoints and Routes
- Copying User Data from a Memory Card
- Copying User Data to a Memory Card
- Copying Built-In Maps to a Memory Card
- Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks from HomePort to a Chartplotter
- Backing Up Data to a Computer
- Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter
- Saving System Information to a Memory Card
- Clearing Saved Data
- Appendix
- Index
Before you update the software, you can check to the software
version installed on your device (Viewing System Software
Information, page 33). Then, you can go to garmin.com/support
/software/marine.html, select See All Devices in this Bundle, and
compare the installed software version to the software version
listed for your product.
If the software on your device is older than the one listed on the
website, follow the steps to load the software on a memory card
(Loading the New Software on a Memory Card, page 40), and
then update the device software (Updating the Device Software,
page 40).
Loading the New Software on a Memory Card
You must copy the software update to a memory card using a
computer that is running Windows software.
NOTE: You can contact Garmin customer support to order a
preloaded software update card if you do not have a computer
with Windows software.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot on the computer.
2
Go to garmin.com/support/software/marine.html.
TIP: You can also download updated owner's manuals to
load on the chartplotter from this web page.
3
Select echoMAP Series with SD Card.
4
Select Download next to echoMAP Series with SD Card.
5
Read and agree to the terms.
6
Select Download.
7
Choose a location, and select Save.
8
Double-click the downloaded file.
A Garmin folder containing the software update is created in
the selected location. A dialog box opens to assist in
transferring the software update to a memory card.
9
Select Next.
10
Select the drive associated with the memory card, and select
Next > Finish.
A Garmin folder containing the software update is created on the
memory card. The software update can take several minutes to
load onto the memory card.
Updating the Device Software
Before you can update the software, you must obtain a
software-update memory card or load the latest software onto a
memory card (Loading the New Software on a Memory Card,
page 40).
1
Turn on the chartplotter.
2
After the home screen appears, insert the memory card into
the card slot.
NOTE: In order for the software update instructions to
appear, the device must be fully booted before the card is
inserted.
3
Follow the on-screen instructions.
4
Wait several minutes while the software update process
completes.
5
When prompted, leave the memory card in place and restart
the chartplotter manually.
6
Remove the memory card.
NOTE: If the memory card is removed before the device
restarts fully, the software update is not complete.
Garmin Support Center
Go to support.garmin.com for help and information, such as
product manuals, frequently asked questions, videos, software
updates, and customer support.
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