ECHOMAP PLUS 40/60/70/90 SERIES ™ Owner’s Manual
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Table of Contents Introduction.....................................................................1 ECHOMAP Plus 40 Device View ................................................ 1 Device Keys ........................................................................... 1 ECHOMAP Plus 60 Front View .................................................. 1 Device Keys ........................................................................... 1 ECHOMAP Plus 70/90 Front View ..........................................
Creating an Auto Guidance Path ......................................... 16 Filtering a List of Routes and Auto Guidance Paths ............ 16 Reviewing an Auto Guidance Path ...................................... 16 Adjusting an Auto Guidance Path ........................................ 16 Canceling an Auto Guidance Calculation in Progress ......... 16 Setting a Timed Arrival ......................................................... 16 Adjusting the Distance from Shore ....................................
Configuring the Speed Source ............................................. 29 Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge ........... 29 Customizing the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge ....................... 29 Tide, Current, and Celestial Information.................... 29 Tide Station Information ............................................................ 29 Current Station Information ....................................................... 29 Celestial Information ........................................
My device is not creating waypoints in the correct location ................................................................................. 38 My device does not display the correct time ........................ 39 NMEA 2000 PGN Information ................................................... 39 NMEA 0183 Information ........................................................... 39 Registering Your Device ........................................................... 39 Software Update ..........................
Introduction ECHOMAP Plus 60 Front View WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.
Device Keys Turns on and off the device when held. Opens a shortcut menu to backlight, color mode, and sonar transmission when quickly pressed and released. Scrolls through the brightness levels when pressed repeatedly. 1 2 3 4 Assigns a shortcut key to the active screen when held. Opens the assigned screen when pressed. Assigning a Shortcut Key You can quickly open commonly used screens by assigning a shortcut key. You can create a shortcut to screens such as sonar screens and charts. 1 Open a screen.
3 Select an area. 4 Select a function for the area. 5 Repeat these steps for each area of the page. 6 Select Data, and customize the data shown. 7 Select Next when you are done customizing the page. 8 Enter a name for the page, and select Done. 9 Use the arrow keys to resize the windows. 10 Select to BACK to exit. Creating a New Combination Page with the ECHOMAP Plus 40 You can create a custom combination page to suit your needs. 1 Select Combos > Customize > Add. 2 Select the first function.
8 From your mobile device settings, open the Wi‑Fi connections page and connect to the Garmin device, using the name and password you entered in the Garmin device. Enabling Smart Notifications WARNING Do not read or reply to notifications while operating the vessel. Failure to pay attention to the conditions on the water can result in vessel damage, personal injury, or death. Before your ECHOMAP Plus device can receive notifications, you must connect it to your mobile device and to the ActiveCaptain app.
Navigating to a Point on the Chart The Fishing Chart provides a detailed view with more bottom detail and fishing content. This chart is optimized for use when fishing. To open the Fishing Chart, select Charts > Fishing Chart. Zooming In and Out of the Chart The zoom level is indicated by the scale number at the bottom of the chart. The bar under the scale number represents that distance on the chart. • To zoom out, select or pinch two fingers together on the touchscreen.
Setting the Heading and Course Over Ground Lines You can show the heading line and the course over ground (COG) line on the chart. COG is your direction of movement. Heading is the direction the bow of the boat is pointed, when a heading sensor is connected. 1 From a chart view, select MENU > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance > Heading Line. 2 If necessary, select Source, and select an option: • To automatically use the source available, select Auto.
to zoom in. You also can set the detail level higher by changing the map zoom detail. 1 From the Navigation chart, select MENU > Chart Setup > Satellite Photos. Select an option: 2 • 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.
• To show details about AIS-activated vessels, select Details > Show. • To set the projected heading time for AIS-activated vessels, select Projected Heading, and enter the time. • To show the tracks of AIS vessels, select Trails, and select the length of the track that appears using a trail. Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel 1 From a chart or a 3D chart view, select an AIS vessel. 2 Select AIS Vessel > Activate Target.
Water Overlay: Enables relief shading, which shows the gradient of the bottom with shading, or sonar imagery, which helps identify the density of the bottom. This feature is available only with some premium maps. Tides & Currents: Shows current station indicators and tide station indicators on the chart (Showing Tides and Current Indicators, page 6) and enables the tides and current slider, which sets the time for which tides and currents are reported on the map.
• To use data from both a connected heading sensor and the GPS antenna, select COG and Heading. This displays both the heading line and the COG line on the chart. Select Display, and select an option: 3 • Select Distance > Distance, and enter the length of the line shown on the chart. • Select Time > Time, and enter the time used to calculate the distance your boat will travel in the specified time at your present speed.
The amount of saved data depends on the size of your memory card, your sonar source, and the speed of your boat as you record data. You can record longer when you use a single-beam sonar. It is estimated that you might be able to record about 1,500 hours of data onto a 2 GB memory card. When you record data on a memory card in your chartplotter, the new data is added to your existing Garmin Quickdraw Contours map, and is saved on the memory card.
(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with ActiveCaptain, page 11). 1 Insert the memory card into your computer. 2 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect, page 11). 3 Select Search for Contours. 4 Use the map and search features to locate an area to download. The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that have been shared for that region. 5 Select Select an Area to Download.
NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in some areas. Basic Navigation Questions Question Answer How do I make the chartplotter Navigate using Go To (Setting and point me in the direction in Following a Direct Course Using Go which I want to go (bearing)? To, page 13).
from your current 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. 4 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). You can also use the orange course-to-steer arrow, which shows a proposed turning radius to return your boat to the course.
6 7 8 9 The last turn you add should be the first turn you make, starting from your present location. It should be the turn closest to your vessel. If necessary, select MENU. Select Done. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. 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.
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. Creating an Auto Guidance Path 1 Select Navigation > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths > New > Auto Guidance. 2 Select SELECT, and choose a destination point.
Shoreline Distance: Sets how close to the shore you want the Auto Guidance path to be placed. The Auto Guidance path may move if you change this setting while navigating. The available values for this setting 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 path using one or more familiar destinations that require navigation through a narrow waterway (Adjusting the Distance from Shore, page 16).
Chart Display: Allows you to hide or display boundaries on the chart. Color: Sets the color of boundaries on the chart. Converting a Route to a Boundary Before you can convert a route to a boundary, you must create and save at least one route (Creating and Saving a Route, page 15). 1 Select Nav Info > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths. 2 Select a route. 3 Select Edit Route > Save as Boundary.
SideVü Sonar View NOTE: Not all models provide built-in SideVü sonar support. If your model does not provide built-in SideVü sonar, you need a compatible sounder module and compatible SideVü transducer. If your model does provide built-in SideVü sonar, you need a compatible SideVü transducer. SideVü scanning sonar technology shows you a picture of what lies to the sides of the boat. You can use this as a search tool to find structures and fish.
Panoptix LiveScope™ Sonar View This sonar view shows a live view of what is in front of or below the boat and can be used to see fish and structures. À Á Â Ã Ä Å Color legend Boat Ping indicator Fish Bottom Range RealVü 3D Down Sonar View This sonar view shows a three-dimensional view of what is below the transducer and can be used when you are stationary and want to see what is around your boat.
2 Select MENU > Sonar Setup > Source. 3 Select the source for this sonar view. Renaming a Sonar Source You can rename a sonar source to easily identify that source. For example, you use "Bow" as the name of the transducer on the bow of your boat. To rename a source, you must be in the applicable sonar view for the source. For example, to rename the Garmin ClearVü sonar source, you must open the Garmin ClearVü sonar view. 1 From the sonar view, select MENU > Sonar Setup > Source > Rename Sources.
Traditional, Garmin ClearVü, and SideVü Sonar Setup NOTE: Not all options and settings apply to all models, sounder modules, and transducers. From a sonar view, select MENU > Sonar Setup. Depth Line: Shows a quick-reference depth line. Scroll Speed: Sets the rate at which the sonar scrolls from right to left. In shallow water you might want to slow the scroll speed to extend the length of time the information is displayed on screen. In deeper water you can increase the scroll speed.
• sets the alarm to sound only when medium or large fish are detected. • sets the alarm to sound only when large fish are detected. Advanced Sonar Settings NOTE: Not all options and settings apply to all models and transducers. From a sonar view, select MENU > Sonar Setup > Advanced. Interference: Adjusts the sensitivity to reduce the effects of interference from nearby sources of noise.
Adjusting the RealVü Sweep Speed You can update how quickly the transducer sweeps back and forth. A faster sweep rate creates a less detailed image, but the screen refreshes faster. A slower sweep rate creates a more detailed image, but the screen refreshes more slowly. NOTE: This feature is not available for the RealVü 3D Historical sonar view. 1 From a RealVü sonar view, select MENU > Sweep Speed. 2 Select an option.
This applies to Panoptix transducers in the FrontVü, LiveVü Forward, and RealVü 3D Forward sonar views. Beam Width: Sets the width of the down view Panoptix transducer beam. Narrow beam widths allow you to see deeper and farther. Wider beam widths allow you to see more coverage area. This applies to Panoptix transducers in the FrontVü, LiveVü Down, and LiveVü Forward sonar views.
From any screen, select Engage. Your intended heading shows in the center of the Autopilot screen. Steering Patterns WARNING You are responsible for the safe operation of your boat. Do not begin a pattern until you are certain that the water is clear of obstacles. The autopilot can steer the boat in preset patterns for fishing, and it can also perform other specialty maneuvers such as Uturns and Williamson turns.
Laylines Settings To use the laylines features, you must connect a wind sensor to the chartplotter. When in sailing mode (Setting the Vessel Type, page 3), you can display laylines on the navigation chart. Laylines can be very helpful when racing. From the navigation chart, select MENU > Laylines. Display: Sets how the laylines and vessel appear on the chart, and sets the length of the laylines. Sailing Angle: Allows you to select how the device calculates laylines.
Tack and Gybe You can set the autopilot to perform a tack or gybe while heading hold or wind hold is engaged. Tacking and Gybing from Heading Hold 1 Engage heading hold (Engaging the Autopilot, page 25). 2 Select MENU. 3 Select an option. The autopilot steers your boat through a tack or gybe. Tacking and Gybing from Wind Hold Before you can engage wind hold, you must have a wind sensor installed. 1 Engage wind hold (Engaging Wind Hold, page 27). 2 Select MENU. 3 Select an option.
Viewing the Wind Gauges Current Station Information Before you can view wind information, you must have a wind sensor connected to the chartplotter. Select Gauges > Wind. NOTE: Current station information is available with certain detailed maps. You can view information about a current station for a specific date and time, including the current speed and level of the current.
boat. If a second call is received from the same boat, it replaces the first call in the call list. 2 Select a position-report call. 3 Select Create Waypoint. Viewing the DSC List Editing Information in a Position Report 1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List. 2 Select a position-report call. 3 Select Edit. Before you can view the DSC list, the chartplotter must be connected to a VHF radio that supports DSC. Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.
Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target 1 From a chart or 3D chart view, select an AIS target. 2 Select AIS Vessel > Call with Radio. 3 If necessary, select Channel, and select a new channel. 4 Select Send. The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio. 5 On your Garmin VHF radio, complete the call. 2 If necessary, select Single. Setting All Songs to Repeat From the media screen, select MENU > Repeat > All.
You can save your favorite DAB stations if you are connected to an optional DAB antenna. Saving a Station as a Preset 1 From an applicable media screen, tune to the station to save as a preset. 2 Select Presets > Add Current Channel. Removing a Preset 1 From an applicable media screen, select Presets. 2 Select a preset from the list. 3 Select Remove Current Channel.
• If the media device is a GXM antenna, select MENU > Presets > Add Current Channel. Unlocking SiriusXM Parental Controls 1 From the media screen, select Browse > Parental > Unlock. 2 Enter your passcode. The default passcode is 0000. Setting Parental Controls on SiriusXM Radio Channels Before you can set parental controls, the parental controls must be unlocked. The parental control feature allows you to limit access to any SiriusXM channels, including those with mature content.
number. You may need this information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information. Select Settings > System > System Information > Software Information. My Vessel Settings NOTE: Some settings and options require additional charts or hardware. Select Settings > My Vessel. Keel Offset: Offsets 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 (Setting the Keel Offset, page 27).
2 Enter the combined total capacity of the fuel tanks. Synchronizing the Fuel Data with the Actual Vessel Fuel You can synchronize the fuel levels in the chartplotter with the actual fuel in the vessel when you add fuel to your vessel. 1 Select Gauges > Engine > MENU. 2 Select an option: • After you have filled up all the fuel tanks on the vessel, select Fill Up All Tanks. The fuel level is reset to maximum capacity.
2 Select the name of your chartplotter wireless network (Setting Up the Wi‑Fi Wireless Network, page 35). 3 Enter the chartplotter password. Changing the Wireless Channel You can change the wireless channel if you have trouble finding or connecting to a device, or if you experience interference. 1 Select Settings > Communications > Wi-Fi Network > Advanced > Channel. 2 Enter a new channel. You do not need to change the wireless channel of devices connected to this network.
connect the blue and brown wires. If the devices are mounted too far apart for the wires to reach, you can connect the devices using a User Data Sharing Cable (010-12234-06). 1 Make sure both devices are connected to the same ground. 2 Complete an action: • If the devices are mounted near each other, connect the blue wire from the first device to the brown wire of the second, and connect the brown wire from the first device to the blue wire of the second.
Clearing Saved Data My device will not turn on or keeps turning off You can remove saved user data from the device memory. User data includes waypoints, routes, Auto Guidance paths, tracks, and boundaries. 1 Select Nav Info > Manage Data > Clear User Data. 2 Select an option. Devices erratically turning off or not turning on could indicate an issue with the power supplied to the device. Check these items to attempt to troubleshoot the cause of the power issue.
If the original waypoint was taken from a map, there should be a legend on the map that lists the map datum and position format used to create that map. Most often this is found near the map key. 2 Select Settings > Units. 3 Select the correct map datum and position format settings. 4 Create the waypoint again. My device does not display the correct time Time is set by GPS position and time zone setting. 1 Select Settings > Units > Time Zone. 2 Ensure the device has a GPS fix.
2 Wait a few moments. The chartplotter opens the card management page and creates a file named GarminDevice.xml in the Garmin folder on the memory card. 3 Remove the memory card. 4 Insert the memory card into your computer. 5 On your computer, go to garmin.com/express. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions to download, install, and open the Garmin Express application. 7 Select > Add a Device. 8 While the application searches, select Sign In next to Have marine charts or devices? near the bottom of the screen.
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