Owner's Manual

Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the
Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain
You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you have
created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community.
When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared.
Your waypoints are not shared.
When you set up your ActiveCaptain app, you may have
selected to share your contours with the community
automatically. If not, follow these steps to enable sharing.
From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, select
Sync with Plotter > Contribute to Community.
The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to the
ECHOMAP UHD device, your contour maps are transferred to
the community automatically.
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
Garmin Connect
1
Go to connect.garmin.com.
2
Select Getting Started > Quickdraw Community > Getting
Started.
3
If you do not have a Garmin Connect account, create one.
4
Sign in to your Garmin Connect account.
5
Select Marine in the upper-right to open the Garmin
Quickdraw widget.
TIP: Make sure you have a memory card in your computer to
share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps.
Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the
Garmin Quickdraw Community Using Garmin Connect
You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you have
created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community.
When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared.
Your waypoints are not shared.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot (Inserting Memory
Cards, page 1).
2
Insert the memory card into your computer.
3
Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the
Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect,
page 11).
4
Select Share Your Contours.
5
Browse to your memory card, and select the Garmin folder.
6
Open the Quickdraw folder, and select the file named
ContoursLog.svy.
After the file is uploaded, delete the ContoursLog.svy file from
your memory card to avoid issues with future uploads. Your data
will not be lost.
Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using
Garmin Connect
You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that other
users have created and shared with the Garmin Quickdraw
Community.
If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can access
the Garmin Quickdraw Community using the Garmin Connect
website.
If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you should access the
Garmin Quickdraw Community using the ActiveCaptain app
(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
ActiveCaptain, page 10).
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.
6
Drag the edges of the box to select the area to download.
7
Select Start Download.
8
Save the file to your memory card.
TIP: If you cannot find the file, look in the "Downloads" folder.
The browser may have saved the file there.
9
Remove the memory card from your computer.
10
Insert the memory card into the card slot (Inserting Memory
Cards, page 1).
The chartplotter automatically recognizes the contours maps.
The chartplotter may take a few minutes to load the maps.
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings
From a chart, select MENU > Quickdraw Contours > Settings.
Recording Offset: Sets the distance between the sonar depth
and the contour recording depth. If the water level has
changed since your last recording, adjust this setting so the
recording depth is the same for both recordings.
For example, if the last time you recorded had a sonar depth
of 3.1 m (10.5 ft.), and today's sonar depth is 3.6 m (12 ft.),
enter -0.5 m (-1.5 ft.) for the a Recording Offset value.
User Display Offset: Sets differences in contour depths and
depth labels on your own contours maps to compensate for
changes in the water level of a body of water, or for depth
errors in recorded maps.
Comm. Display Offset: Sets differences in contour depths and
depth labels on the community contours maps to compensate
for changes in the water level of a body of water, or for depth
errors in recorded maps.
Survey Coloring: Sets the color of the Garmin Quickdraw
Contours display. When this setting is turned on, the colors
indicate the quality of the recording. When this setting is
turned off, the contour areas use standard map colors.
Green indicates good depth and GPS position, and a speed
under 16 km/h (10 mph). Yellow indicates good depth and
GPS position, and a speed between 16 and 32 km/h (10 and
20 mph). Red indicates poor depth or GPS position, and a
speed above 32 km/h (20 mph).
Navigation with a Chartplotter
WARNING
All route and navigation lines displayed on the chartplotter are
only intended to provide general route guidance or to identify
proper channels, and are not intended to be precisely followed.
Always defer to the navaids and conditions on the water when
navigating to avoid groundings or hazards that could result in
vessel damage, personal injury, or death.
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.
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.
CAUTION
If your vessel has an autopilot system, a dedicated autopilot
control display must be installed at each steering helm in order
to disable the autopilot system.
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