Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- STRIKER Vivid Owner’s Manual
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Customizing the Chartplotter
- ActiveCaptain® App
- Sonar Fishfinder
- Traditional Sonar View
- Garmin ClearVü Sonar View
- SideVü Sonar View
- Split-Screen Frequency
- Flasher
- Split-Zoom View
- Selecting the Transducer Type
- Sonar Frequencies
- Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen Using the Device Keys
- Pausing the Sonar
- Adjusting the Zoom
- Sonar Gain
- Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale
- Sonar Setup
- Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping
- Navigation with the STRIKER Vivid
- Searching for a Destination by Name
- Creating a Waypoint on the Map
- Navigating to a Waypoint
- Creating and Navigating a Route Using the Map
- Stopping Navigation
- Waypoints
- Routes
- Tracks
- Showing Tracks
- Clearing 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
- Setting the Color of the Active Track
- Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
- Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
- Device Configuration
- Sharing and Managing User Data
- Appendix
- Index
- STRIKER Vivid Quick Start Manual
- STRIKER™ Vivid 5/7/9 Fixed Bail Mount
- Garmin Clear Vü Transducer Transom/Trolling Motor Mount Installation Instructions
- Transducer Transom Mount Template
- Important Safety and Product Information
Introduction
WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the
product box for product warnings and other important
information.
Device Keys
Item Icon Description
Returns to the previous screen.
Returns to the home screen when held.
Scrolls, highlights options, and moves the cursor.
Zooms in and out of a view.
Closes a menu, when applicable.
Opens a menu of options for the page, when applicable.
Turns on and off the device when held.
Performs one or more of these actions when quickly
pressed:
• Adjusts the backlight
• Adjusts the color mode
• Enables and disables sonar
Acknowledges messages and selects options.
Saves the present location as a waypoint.
Zooms out of a view. (Not available on all models.)
Zooms in to a view. (Not available on all models.)
NOTICE
Before turning on the device, you must firmly press the
connectors into the appropriate holes in the device. If the cables
are not pressed far enough into the device, the device appears
to lose power or stop working.
Home Screen
The fishfinder home screen provides access to all of the
features in the fishfinder. The features are dependant on the
accessories you have connected to the fishfinder. You may not
have all of the options and features discussed in this manual.
When viewing another screen, you can return to the home
screen by holding . You can customize the layout of the
screens.
Zooming on the STRIKER Vivid 4
You can zoom in and out of the map.
• Select to zoom in.
• Select to zoom out.
Panning on the STRIKER Vivid 4
You can move the sonar views and maps to view an area other
than your present location.
1
Select or to start panning.
2
Use the arrow keys to pan.
TIP: You can select to stop panning.
GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition
When you turn on the fishfinder, the GPS receiver must collect
satellite data and establish the current location. When the
fishfinder acquires satellite signals, appears at the top of the
Home screen. When the fishfinder loses satellite signals,
disappears and a flashing question mark appears over on the
screen.
For more information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com
/aboutGPS.
Customizing the Chartplotter
Customizing the Home Screen
You can add items to and rearrange items on the Home screen.
1
From the Home screen, select Customize.
2
Select an option:
• To rearrange an item, select Rearrange, select the item to
move, and select the new location.
• To add an item to the Home screen, select Add, and
select the new item.
• To remove an item you have added to the Home screen,
select Remove, and select the item.
• To change the Home screen background image, select
Background, and select an image.
Introduction 1