User manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Customizing the Chartplotter
- Home Screen
- Customizing Pages
- Presets
- Setting the Vessel Type
- Adjusting the Backlight
- Adjusting the Color Mode
- Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically
- Enabling Screen Lock
- Automatically Turning Off the System
- ActiveCaptain App
- Communication with Wireless Devices
- Charts and 3D Chart Views
- Navigation Chart and Fishing Chart
- Premium Charts
- Automatic Identification System
- Chart Menu
- Supported Maps
- 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
- Waypoints
- Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint
- Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location
- Marking an SOS Location
- Projecting a Waypoint
- Viewing a List of all Waypoints
- Editing a Saved Waypoint
- Moving a Saved Waypoint
- Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint
- Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB
- Deleting All Waypoints
- Routes
- Creating and Navigating a Route From Your Present Location
- Creating and Saving a Route
- Viewing a List of Routes and Auto Guidance Paths
- Editing a Saved Route
- Browsing for and Navigating a Saved Route
- Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route
- Initiating a Search Pattern
- Deleting a Saved Route
- Deleting All Saved Routes
- Auto Guidance
- 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
- Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Tracks, Routes, and Boundaries
- Sailing Features
- 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
- Selecting a Sonar Source
- 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
- Setting the Zoom Level on the Sonar Screen
- Setting the Scroll Speed
- Adjusting the Range of the Depth or Width Scale
- Sonar Noise Rejection Settings
- Sonar Appearance Settings
- Sonar Alarms
- Advanced Sonar Settings
- Traditional, Garmin ClearVü, and SideVü Transducer Installation Settings
- Sonar Frequencies
- Turning On the A-Scope
- Panoptix Sonar Setup
- Zooming in a Panoptix LiveVü or LiveScope Sonar View
- Adjusting the RealVü Viewing Angle and Zoom Level
- Adjusting the RealVü Sweep Speed
- LiveVü Forward and FrontVü Sonar Menu
- LiveVü and FrontVü Appearance Settings
- RealVü Appearance Settings
- LiveScope and Perspective Sonar Menu
- LiveScope and Perspective Sonar Setup
- LiveScope and Perspective Appearance Settings
- Panoptix Transducer Installation Settings
- Radar
- Radar Interpretation
- Transmitting Radar Signals
- Adjusting the Radar Range
- MotionScope™ Doppler Radar Technology
- Enabling a Guard Zone
- MARPA
- Echo Trails
- Radar Settings
- Selecting a Different Radar Source
- Changing the Radar Mode
- Autopilot
- Force® Trolling Motor Control
- Digital Selective Calling
- Gauges and Graphs
- inReach® Messages
- Digital Switching
- Dometic® Optimus® Features
- Tide, Current, and Celestial Information
- Warning Manager
- Media Player
- Opening the Media Player
- Selecting the Media Device and Source
- Playing Music
- Adjusting the Volume
- VHF Radio
- Radio
- DAB Playback
- SiriusXM Satellite Radio
- Setting the Device Name
- Updating the Media Player Software
- SiriusXM Weather
- SiriusXM Equipment and Subscription Requirements
- Weather Data Broadcasts
- Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins
- Changing the Weather Chart
- Viewing Precipitation Information
- Forecast Information
- Viewing Fish Mapping Data
- Viewing Sea Conditions
- Viewing Sea Temperature Information
- Visibility Information
- Viewing Buoy Reports
- Weather Overlay
- Viewing Weather Subscription Information
- Viewing Video
- Selecting a Video Source
- Networked Video Devices
- Configuring the Video Appearance
- Garmin VIRB® Action Cameras
- HDMI Out Video Considerations
- Pairing the GC™ 100 Camera with a Garmin Chartplotter
- Device Configuration
- Sharing and Managing User Data
- Appendix
- Index
Surface Winds......................................................................54
Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction................ 55
Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another
Time Period..........................................................................55
Viewing Sea Temperature Information..................................... 55
Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data................. 55
Changing the Sea Surface Temperature Color Range........ 55
Visibility Information.................................................................. 55
Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time
Period...................................................................................55
Viewing Buoy Reports.............................................................. 55
Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy................. 55
Weather Overlay....................................................................... 55
Viewing Weather Subscription Information............................... 55
Viewing Video............................................................... 55
Selecting a Video Source......................................................... 56
Alternating Among Multiple Video Sources......................... 56
Networked Video Devices.........................................................56
Using Video Presets on Networked Video Cameras........... 56
Saving Video Presets on a Networked Video Camera... 56
Naming Video Presets on a Networked Video Camera.. 56
Activating Video Presets on a Networked Video
Camera........................................................................... 56
Camera Settings.................................................................. 56
Video Settings...................................................................... 56
Associating the Camera to a Video Source......................... 56
Video Camera Movement Control........................................56
Controlling Video Cameras Using On-Screen Controls.. 57
Controlling a Video Camera Using Gestures.................. 57
Configuring the Video Appearance........................................... 57
Garmin VIRB® Action Cameras............................................... 57
Connecting a VIRB 360 Action Camera.............................. 57
Connecting a VIRB Action Camera......................................57
Controlling the VIRB Action Camera with the Chartplotter.. 57
Controlling the VIRB Action Camera Video Playback..... 58
Deleting a VIRB Video.................................................... 58
Starting a VIRB Video Slideshow.................................... 58
VIRB Action Camera Settings......................................... 58
VIRB Action Camera Video Setup Settings.................... 58
Adding the VIRB Action Camera Controls to Other
Screens................................................................................ 58
HDMI Out Video Considerations...............................................58
Pairing the GC™ 100 Camera with a Garmin Chartplotter....... 58
Device Configuration................................................... 59
System Settings........................................................................ 59
Sounds and Display Settings............................................... 59
GPS Settings....................................................................... 59
Station Settings.................................................................... 59
Viewing System Software Information................................. 59
Viewing the Event Log.................................................... 59
Viewing E-label Regulatory and Compliance Information.... 59
Preferences Settings................................................................ 59
Units Settings....................................................................... 59
Navigation Settings.............................................................. 60
Auto Guidance Path Configurations................................ 60
Adjusting the Distance from Shore..................................60
Communications Settings......................................................... 60
NMEA 0183 Settings............................................................60
Configuring NMEA 0183 Output Sentences................... 61
Setting the Communication Format for Each NMEA 0183
Port..................................................................................61
NMEA 2000 Settings............................................................61
Naming Devices and Sensors on the Network............... 61
Marine Network.................................................................... 61
Setting Alarms.......................................................................... 61
Navigation Alarms................................................................ 61
Setting the Anchor Drag Alarm
....................................... 61
System Alarms..................................................................... 61
Sonar Alarms....................................................................... 61
Setting Weather Alarms....................................................... 62
Setting the Fuel Alarm......................................................... 62
My Vessel Settings................................................................... 62
Setting the Keel Offset......................................................... 62
Setting the Water Temperature Offset................................. 62
Calibrating a Water-Speed Device.......................................63
Other Vessels Settings............................................................. 63
Settings that are Synced on the Garmin Marine Network........ 63
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings................ 63
Sharing and Managing User Data............................... 64
Selecting a File Type for Third-Party Waypoints and Routes... 64
Copying User Data from a Memory Card................................. 64
Copying User Data to a Memory Card......................................64
Updating Built-In Maps with a Memory Card and Garmin
Express..................................................................................... 64
Backing Up Data to a Computer............................................... 64
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter.................................. 64
Saving System Information to a Memory Card......................... 64
Appendix....................................................................... 64
ActiveCaptain and Garmin Express.......................................... 64
Garmin Express App.................................................................65
Installing the Garmin Express App on a Computer.............. 65
Registering Your Device Using the Garmin Express App.... 65
Updating Your Charts Using the Garmin Express App........ 65
Software Updates................................................................ 65
Loading the New Software on a Memory Card Using
Garmin Express.............................................................. 66
Updating the Device Software Using a Memory Card.... 66
Pairing the GRID Device with the Chartplotter from the
Chartplotter............................................................................... 66
Pairing the GRID Device with the Chartplotter from the GRID
Device.................................................................................. 66
Rotating the GRID Remote Input Device............................. 66
Cleaning the Screen................................................................. 66
Viewing Images on a Memory card.......................................... 66
Screenshots.............................................................................. 67
Capturing Screenshots........................................................ 67
Copying Screenshots to a Computer................................... 67
Troubleshooting........................................................................ 67
My device will not acquire GPS signals............................... 67
My device will not turn on or keeps turning off..................... 67
My device is not creating waypoints in the correct
location.................................................................................67
Contacting Garmin Support...................................................... 67
Specifications............................................................................67
GPSMAP 7x2/7x2 Plus Specifications................................. 67
GPSMAP 9x2/9x2 Plus Specifications................................. 68
GPSMAP 12x2 Touch/A12/12x2 Plus Specifications.......... 68
GPSMAP 7x3 Specifications................................................68
GPSMAP 9x3 Specifications................................................68
GPSMAP 12x3 Specifications..............................................69
Sonar Models Specifications................................................69
NMEA 2000 PGN Information.............................................. 69
NMEA 0183 Information.......................................................70
J1939 Information................................................................ 70
Index.............................................................................. 71
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