GPSMAP 700 series owner’s manual ®
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Introduction Introduction WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This manual includes information for the following products: • GPSMAP® 720/720s • GPSMAP 740/740s • GPSMAP 750/750s Tips and Shortcuts • • • • Select Home from any screen to return to the Home screen. Select Menu from any main screen to access additional settings. Press and release to adjust the Backlight and Color Mode settings.
Introduction Table of Contents Introduction.................................................i Tips and Shortcuts...............................................i Manual Conventions............................................i Getting Started...........................................1 Front and Back Panels.......................................1 Turning On the Chartplotter................................1 Turning Off the Chartplotter................................1 Initial Chartplotter Settings.........
Getting Started Getting Started Front and Back Panels ➊ ➋ ➌ GPSMAP 700 Series Front View ➊ Power key ➋ Automatic backlight sensor ➌ SD card slot ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ GPSMAP 700 Series Back View ➊ NMEA 2000 connector ➋ Power/data connector ➌ Radar Port ➍ External GPS antenna connector Turning On the Chartplotter Press and release . Turning Off the Chartplotter Press and hold .
Getting Started Initial Chartplotter Settings The first time you turn on the chartplotter, you must configure a series of initial settings. You must also configure these settings when restoring original factory settings (page 86). You can update each of these settings later. Follow the on-screen directions to configure the initial settings. GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location.
Getting Started Viewing System Information You can view the software version, the basemap version, any supplemental map information (if applicable), the software version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit ID number. You may need this information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information. About the Home Screen You can use the Home screen to access all other screens.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Charts and 3D Chart Views The GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are available on the chartplotter. Note: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card (page 16). The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Chart Symbols BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the standards for US and international charts. Some other common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, those shown below.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Configuring the Appearance of Waypoint Symbols 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Select Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Waypoint Display. 4. Select a waypoint symbol. 5. Complete an action: • Select Label to display the name and symbol. • Select Symbol Only to display only the symbol. • Select Comment to display any comments you have added (page 27). • Select Hide to hide the symbol.
Charts and 3D Chart Views 3. Touch an object ➊. 4. Select the button with the name of the item ➋ to view the information. ➋ ➊ Viewing Tide Station Information Tide-station information appears on the chart with a tide station icon ( ). You can view a detailed graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on different days (page 36). Note: Tide station icons are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card (page 16).
Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents You can show and configure tide and current information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. From the Home screen, select Charts. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. Select Menu. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup. Select Tides/Currents.
Charts and 3D Chart Views 5. Select Chart Appearance > Detail. 6. Use the slider bar to select a level of detail. Selecting a World Map You can use either a basic world map or a shaded relief map on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. These differences are visible only when zoomed out too far to see the detailed charts. Note: Shaded relief maps are available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Selecting the Heading Line Source The source for the display of the heading line on the chartplotter is determined by the heading line source setting (Auto or GPS Hdg) and whether heading information is available from a heading sensor. • If heading information is available from a heading sensor and the source heading is set to Auto, both the heading line and the vehicle icon will be aligned to the heading from the sensor.
Charts and 3D Chart Views 6. Complete an action: • Select Navaid Size to set the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map, and select a size. • Select Navaid Type > NOAA to show the NOAA navaid symbol set on the map. • Select Navaid Type > IALA to show the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) navaid symbol set on the map. Showing Additional Chart Details You can show land POIs, light sectors, and photo points on the Navigation chart. 1.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing Other Vessels See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50). Showing and Configuring Data Overlay See “About Chart Overlay Numbers” (page 48). Using Waypoints See “Waypoints” (page 26). Using Tracks See “Tracks” (page 30). Automatic Identification System The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels. About AIS AIS alerts you to area traffic.
Charts and 3D Chart Views ➏ Target is lost. A green X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue to be tracked. If you discontinue vessel tracking, the lost target symbol disappears from the chart or the 3D chart view. Target is selected.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing AIS Vessels on a Chart or on a 3D Chart View AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels. You can configure how other vessels appear on a chart or on a 3D chart view. The display range configured for one chart or one 3D chart view is applied only to that chart or to that 3D chart view.
Charts and 3D Chart Views 3. Select a distance. 4. Select Time To to sound an alarm if AIS determines that a target will intersect the safe zone within the defined time interval (ranging from 1 to 24 minutes). 5. Select a time. Viewing a List of AIS Targets Note: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. 1.
Charts and 3D Chart Views 2. Select Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D. 3. Select Menu > Chart Appearance > Range Rings > On. Selecting a Lane Width The navigation lane is the magenta line in Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D view that indicates the course to your destination while you are navigating. You can specify the width of the navigation lane. Note: Mariner’s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the Home screen, select Charts.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Mariner’s Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 Vision data card offers Mariner’s Eye 3D, which provides a detailed, three‑dimensional view from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and when trying to identify entry and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing Range Rings See “Showing Range Rings” (page 15). Selecting a Safe Depth You can set the appearance of a safe depth for Mariner’s Eye 3D. Note: This setting affects only the appearance of hazard colors in Mariner’s Eye 3D. It does not affect the safe water depth Auto Guidance setting (page 46) or the sonar shallow water alarm setting (page 77). 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s Eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance > Safe Depth. 2. Enter the depth. 3.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing a Sonar Cone on the Chart You can show a cone that indicates the area covered by your transducer. From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish Eye 3D > Menu > Sonar Cone > On. Showing Suspended Targets From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish Eye 3D > Menu > Fish Symbols > On. Showing Tracks From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish Eye 3D > Menu > Tracks > On. Showing Overlay Numbers See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48).
Charts and 3D Chart Views 2. Complete an action: • 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. The higher you set the percentage, the more the satellite photos cover both land and water.
Charts and 3D Chart Views Animated Tide and Current Indicators You can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. To do so, information for tide station and current direction must be available in your preloaded map or BlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for the Tides/Currents setting (page 8). An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an arrow.
Combinations Combinations About the Combination Screen The Combination screen shows a combination of different screens at the same time. The number of options available on the Combination screen depends on the optional devices you have connected to your chartplotter, and whether you are using an optional BlueChart g2 Vision data card. Combination Screen Configuration Selecting a Combination 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. Customizing the Combination Screen 1.
Combinations When overlay numbers are displayed on the Combination screen, the navigation inset ➌ is shown during navigation. The compass tape ➍ can be shown or hidden in each overlay. ➍ ➌ Combination Screen with Data Overlay Selecting a Data Overlay on a Combination Screen 1. 2. 3. 4. From the Home screen, select Combinations. Select a combination. Select Menu > Overlay Numbers. Select or to select a data overlay.
Combinations Showing the Compass Tape on a Combination Screen The compass tape appears in a row across the top of the combination screen. It shows the present heading, and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating. 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select Menu > Overlay Numbers > Show Compass Tape. Using Full-screen View You can view the content of any combination screen on the full chartplotter screen. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Navigation Navigation Basic Navigation Questions Question Answer How do I make the chartplotter point me in the direction in which I want to go (bearing)? Navigate using Go To. See “Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To” (page 26). How do I make the chartplotter guide me along a straight line (minimizing cross track) to a location using the shortest distance from the present location? Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To (page 28).
Navigation Courses You can set and follow a course to a destination using one of three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To. • Go To—takes you directly to the destination. • Route To—creates a route from your location to a destination, allowing you to add turns along the way. • Guide To—uses BlueChart g2 Vision chart data to suggest the best path to your destination using Auto Guidance. You must be using a BlueChart g2 Vision data card for this option to appear.
Navigation 3. Complete an action: • Touch a location on the chart. • Touch and drag the screen to pan to a new location. Touch a location on the chart. 4. Select Create Waypoint. 5. If necessary, you can name the waypoint and provide other information about it. Select the waypoint on the right side of the screen and select Edit Waypoint. • Select Name, enter the name, and select Done. • Select Symbol and select a symbol. • Select Depth, enter the depth, and select Done.
Navigation Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB You can delete a waypoint or an MOB that has been saved. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints List. 2. Select a waypoint or an MOB. 3. Select Delete. Deleting All Waypoints From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data > Waypoints > All. Copying Waypoints See “Chartplotter Data Management” (page 52). Routes You can create and save up to 100 routes. Each route can contain up to 250 waypoints.
Navigation 7. If necessary, repeat steps 5 and 6 to add additional turns, working backward from the destination to the present location of your boat. The last turn you add should be where you want to make the first turn from your present location. It should be the turn that is closest to your boat. 8. Select Done when the route is complete. 9. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 10. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
Navigation 5. Select Done. Deleting a Saved Route 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes. 2. Select a route. 3. Select Delete. Deleting All Saved Routes From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data > Routes > OK. Bypassing a Waypoint on a Saved Route You can begin navigating a saved route from any waypoint in the route. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Routes. Select a route. Select Navigate To.
Navigation Setting the Color of the Active Track You can select the color of your present track when you are viewing the navigation chart or the fishing chart. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options > Track Color. 2. Select a track color. Saving the Active Track The track currently being recorded is called the active track. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Save Active Track. 2.
Navigation Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options > Record Mode. 2. Complete an action: • Select Fill to record a track log until the track memory is full. • Select Wrap to continuously record a track log, replacing the oldest track data with new data. Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log You can indicate the frequency at which the track plot is recorded.
Where To? Where To? Use the Where To? option on the Home screen to search for, and navigate to, nearby fuel, repairs, and other services, as well as waypoints and routes that you have created. Marine Services Destinations The chartplotter contains information about thousands of destinations offering marine services. Navigating to a Marine Services Destination CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart information.
Where To? 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. You can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, saved tracks, and marine services destinations by name. 1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Search by Name. 2. Enter at least a portion of the name of your destination. 3. Select Done. The 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteria appear. 4.
Where To? 4. Complete an action: • Select Forward to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created. • Select Backward to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created. A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your present location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are off course. 5.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data The Information screen displays information about tides, currents, celestial data, and gauges. Almanac Data Tide Station Information The Tides screen shows information about a tide station ➊ for a specific date ➋ and time ➌, including the tide height ➍, and when the next high and low tides will occur.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Current Information Note: Current station information is available with a BlueChart g2 Vision card. The Currents screen shows information about a current station ➊ for a specific date and time, including the current speed and level ➋. By default, the chartplotter shows current information for the most-recently viewed current station and for the present date and time. From the Home screen, select Information > Currents.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Celestial Information The Celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, the moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of the sun ➊ and moon ➋. By default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the present date and time. The center of the screen ➌ represents the sky overhead, and the outermost rings ➍ represent the horizon. From the Home screen, select Information > Celestial.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Setting Scale minimum Scale maximum Rated minimum Rated maximum Description This value is less than the rated minimum, and it represents the lower limit of the gauge. This setting is not available on all gauges. This value is greater than the rated maximum, and it represents the upper limit of the gauge. This setting is not available on all gauges. Represents the minimum value of the standard operating range.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Viewing Fuel Gauges To view fuel information, your chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS™ 10. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Engine. Configuring Fuel Gauges The amount of fuel on board can be represented by either the total fuel level (numeric) or by individual tank level (graphic). 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Engine > Menu > Gauge Setup > Fuel Display.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Resetting Trip Gauges 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Trip > Menu. 2. Complete an action: • Select Reset Trip to set all the readings for the present trip to 0.0. • Select Reset Maximum Speed to set the maximum speed reading to 0.0. • Select Reset Odometer to set the odometer reading to 0.0. • Select Reset All to set all the readings to 0.0.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Configuring the VMG Source You can specify the source of the velocity made good (VMG) data that is used to calculate true wind speed. Before you can configure the VMG source, the wind gauge must be set to Show True Wind (page 41). Water speed is the speed reading from a water-speed sensor, and GPS speed is calculated from your GPS position. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind > Menu > VMG Source. 2.
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Environment Gauges Viewing Environment Gauges From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Environment. Configuring the Alignment of the Wind Gauge You can specify the alignment of the wind gauge on the Environment page. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Environment > Menu. 2. Complete an action: • Select Alignment > North Up to set the top of the wind gauge to a north heading.
Device Configuration Device Configuration Basic Device Configuration Questions Question How do I adjust the amount of detail shown on the map? How do I change the time zone setting? How do I change the language setting? How do I adjust the brightness of the backlight? How do I show a compass tape at the top of the chart? How do I change the color of the active track? How do I delete the track log on the map? How do I transfer waypoints to a memory card? How do I erase all waypoints, route, and tracks? How
Device Configuration Display Configuration Setting the Sound You can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Beeper. 2. Complete an action: • Select Alarms Only to have the chartplotter beep only when alarms are triggered (default). • Select On (Touch and Alarms) to have the chartplotter beep when the screen is touched and when alarms are triggered.
Device Configuration Safe Water Depth and Safe Obstacle Height CAUTION The Safe Depth and Safe Height settings influence how the chartplotter calculates an Auto Guidance line. If an area has an unknown water depth or an unknown obstacle height, the Auto Guidance line is not calculated in that area. If an area at the beginning or the end of an Auto Guidance line is shallower than the safe water depth or lower than the safe obstacle height, the Auto Guidance line is not calculated in that area.
Device Configuration 9. Complete an action: • If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select Menu > Stop Navigation. Proceed to step 11. • If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from the Home screen, select Configure > Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Farthest. • If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the Home screen, select Configure > Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Nearest. 10.
Device Configuration Units of Measure You can set the units of measure the chartplotter shows, using a standardized system of measurements or creating a customized system of measurements. Selecting a Standardized System of Measurement 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Units > System Units. 2. Select Statute (mh, ft, ºF), Metric (kh, m, ºC), or Nautical (kt, ft, ºF).
Device Configuration Selecting a Data Overlay From the Home screen, select Charts. Select a chart or a 3D chart view. Select Menu. Complete an action: • Select Navigation Chart Setup > Overlay Numbers. • Select Fishing Chart Setup > Overlay Numbers. • Select Overlay Numbers. 5. Select or to select a data overlay. 1. 2. 3. 4. Configuring Data Fields on a Chart You can select the type of data shown within a data field. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. From the Home screen, select Charts.
Device Configuration 4. Complete an action: • Select Navigation Chart Setup > Overlay Numbers. • Select Fishing Chart Setup > Overlay Numbers. • Select Overlay Numbers. 5. Select Show Compass Tape. Using the Speed Filter The speed filter averages the speed of your boat over a short period of time for smoother speed values. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > GPS. 2.
Device Configuration Setting the Fuel Capacity of Your Boat 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Fuel Capacity. 2. Enter the combined fuel capacity of all the engines on your boat. 3. Select Done. Alarms By default, all alarms are turned off, except the destination and weather alarms. The chartplotter must be on for the alarms to work. NOTE: See the GPSMAP 700 Series XM WX Satellite Weather® and XM Satellite Radio Supplement (North America only) for information concerning weather alarms.
Device Configuration Setting the GPS Accuracy Error Alarm You can set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the user-defined value. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > System > GPS Accuracy > On. 2. Enter the GPS location accuracy that triggers the alarm. 3. Select Done. Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm The chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor to capture fuel data.
Device Configuration Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card 1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter. 2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save To Card. 3. Select an action to indicate the name of the new file: • Select a file name from the list. • Select Add New File to create a new file enter the file name, and select Done. 4. Select Save To Card. The file name is saved with a .ADM extension.
Radar Radar WARNING The marine radar transmits microwave energy that has the potential to be harmful to humans and animals. Before beginning radar transmission, verify that the area around the radar is clear. The radar transmits a beam approximately 12° above and below a line extending horizontally from the center of the radar. Avoid looking directly at the radar, because the eyes are the most-susceptible parts of the body.
Radar Radar Display Modes The Radar screen has four standard operating modes. Each mode is available for use only with a compatible radar. • Cruising mode—shows a full-screen image of the gathered radar information. • Harbor mode—intended for use in inland waters, this mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 nm or less). • Offshore mode—intended for use in open waters, this mode works best with long-range radar signals.
Radar Harbor Mode Harbor mode is the standard radar operation for use in inland waters, with a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar. Harbor mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 nm or less). Note: If you switch from Sentry mode to Harbor mode, the radar switches to full-time transmission and disables all guard zones. Showing Harbor Mode From the Home screen, select Radar > Harbor.
Radar Sentry Mode Sentry mode allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit mode, in which you can configure a radar transmit and standby cycle to conserve power. You can also enable a guard zone in this mode, which identifies a safe zone around your boat and sounds an alarm when a radar object enters this zone. Sentry mode works with all Garmin GMR model radars. Showing Sentry Mode From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry.
Radar 4. Touch the location of the inner guard-zone corner. 5. Select Done. Defining a Circular Guard Zone You must enable a guard zone before you can define the boundaries of the zone (page 57). You can define a circular guard zone that completely encompasses your boat. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Adjust Guard Zone > Move Guard Zone > Circle. 2. Touch and drag the location of the outer guard-zone circle, ( ). 3. Select Corner 2. 4.
Radar Showing AIS Vessels on the Radar Screen AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels. You can configure how other vessels appear on the Radar screen. If any setting (except the AIS display range) is configured for one radar mode, the setting is applied to every other radar mode. The details and projected heading settings configured for one radar mode are applied to every other radar mode and to the Radar Overlay. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Radar Hiding the VRM and the EBL 1. From the Home screen, select Radar. 2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or Offshore. 3. Select Menu > Adjust VRM/EBL > Hide VRM/EBL. Measuring the Range and Bearing to a Target Object while VRM and EBL are Hidden If you have hidden VRM and EBL (page 60), you can quickly display the range and bearing to a location by touching the screen. 1. 2. 3. 4. From the Home screen, select Radar. Select Cruising, Harbor, or Offshore. Touch a location. Select Drop VRM/EBL.
Radar 6. Select Cruising, Harbor, Offshore, or Sentry. The route appears as a magenta line, with the starting point, the destination, and turns indicated. 7. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 8. Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route on the Radar Screen Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must record and save at least one route (page 28).
Radar Radar Overlay and Chart Data Alignment When using the Radar Overlay, the chartplotter aligns radar data with chart data based on the boat heading, which is based by default on data from a magnetic heading sensor connected using a NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 network. If a heading sensor is not available, the boat heading is based on GPS tracking data. GPS tracking data indicates the direction in which the boat is moving, not the direction in which the boat is pointing.
Radar Tips for Selecting a Radar Range • Determine what information you need to see on the radar display. For example, do you need information about nearby weather conditions or targets and traffic, or are you more concerned about distant weather conditions? • Assess the environmental conditions in which the radar is being used.
Radar Manually Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen For optimal radar performance that accounts for actual conditions, you can manually adjust the gain. Note: Depending upon the radar in use, the gain setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 63). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. From the Home screen, select Radar. Select Cruising, Harbor, Offshore, or Sentry mode. Select Menu > Gain.
Radar Adjusting Sea Clutter on the Radar Screen You can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by choppy sea conditions. The sea clutter setting affects the appearance of nearby clutter and targets more than it affects the appearance of distant clutter and targets. A higher sea clutter setting reduces the appearance of clutter caused by nearby waves, but it can also reduce or eliminate the appearance of nearby targets.
Radar 4. Complete an action: • Select High, Medium, or Low to decrease or increase the appearance of rain clutter, if using a GMR 20, 21, 40, 41, 18, 18 HD, 24, 24 HD, 404, or 406 radar. Other targets should remain clearly visible on the Radar screen. • Select Up or Down to decrease or increase the appearance of rain clutter, if using a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar. Other targets should remain clearly visible on the Radar screen.
Radar Configuring Data Fields on a Radar You can select the type of data shown within a data field. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. From the Home screen, select Radar. Select Cruising, Harbor, Offshore, or Sentry mode. Select Menu > Radar Setup > Overlay Numbers. Select or to select a data overlay. Touch a data field. Select a category of data. Select the data to be displayed. Configuring the Navigation Inset on the Radar Screen The navigation inset is shown only when the boat is navigating to a destination. 1.
Radar Shifting the Field of View on the Radar Screen You can shift your present location toward the bottom of the screen automatically as your speed increases. Enter your top speed for the best results. This setting applies to every radar mode. This setting does not apply to the Radar Overlay. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Appearance > Look-Ahd Spd > On. 2. Enter the top speed at which you expect to navigate. 3. Select Done.
Radar Front-of-boat Offset The front-of-boat offset compensates for the physical location of the radar scanner on a boat, if the radar scanner does not align with the bow-stern axis. Measuring the Potential Front-of-boat Offset 1. Using a magnetic compass, take an optical bearing of a stationary target located within viewable range. 2. Measure the target bearing on the radar. 3. If the bearing deviation is more than +/- 1°, set the front-of-boat offset.
Radar Radar Overlay Navigation Display Settings Changing the Map Zoom Detail You can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the Radar Overlay. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar Overlay > Menu > Setup > Chart Setup > Detail. 2. Select a level of detail. Showing and Configuring the Heading Line The heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel.
Sonar Sonar When connected to a transducer, the following 700 series models can be used as fishfinders: • GPSMAP 720s • GPSMAP 740s • GPSMAP 750s Sonar Views The chartplotter shows sonar data using three different views: a full-screen view, a split-zoom view, and a split-frequency view. Full-screen Sonar View The full-screen sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar readings from a transducer.
Sonar Split-zoom Sonar View The split-zoom sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar readings, and a magnified portion of that graph, on the same screen. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom.
Sonar Depth Log If you are using a depth-capable transducer, or are receiving water depth information via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, the Depth Log displays a graphic log of depth readings over time. The depth appears in the upper-left corner of the screen. The graph scrolls to the left as information is received. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Depth Log. Setting the Depth Log Range and Time Scales You can indicate the amount of time and the range of depth that appear in the depth log. 1.
Sonar 3. Complete an action: • Select Duration to set the time-elapsed scale ➊. The default setting is 10 minutes. Increasing the timeelapsed scale allows you to view temperature variations over a longer period of time. Decreasing the time-elapsed scale allows you to view more detail over a shorter period of time. • Select Scale to set the temperature-range scale ➋. The default setting is 4 degrees. Increasing the temperature-range scale allows you to view more variation in temperature.
Sonar Showing Surface Noise You can set whether the sonar returns near the surface of the water appear. Hide surface noise to help reduce clutter. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Surface Noise > Show. Showing and Configuring a Depth Line You can set whether a quick-reference depth line appears. 1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Depth Line > Show. 2. Touch and drag the reference line to set the depth of the line.
Sonar Showing and Configuring the Whiteline You can highlight the strongest signal from the bottom to help define the hardness or softness of the signal. 1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Whiteline. 2. Complete an action: • Select High to turn on the whiteline with the most-sensitive setting. Almost all strong returns are highlighted in white. • Select Medium to turn on the whiteline with many strong returns highlighted in white.
Sonar Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale You can adjust the range of the depth scale that appears on the right side of the screen. From the Home screen, select Sonar. Select a sonar view. Select Menu > Range. Complete an action: • Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the depth scale automatically. • Select Up or Down to increase or decrease the range of the depth scale manually. 5. Select Done. NOTE: From the sonar screen, you can press or to manually adjust the range of the depth scale. 1.
Sonar Transducer Configuration Setting the Keel Offset The keel offset compensates for 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. Enter a positive number to offset for a keel. You can enter a negative number to compensate for a large vessel that may draw several feet of water. 1.
Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality The following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Functionality NMEA 0183 VHF Radio The chartplotter can transfer your GPS X position to your radio. If your radio is capable, GPS position information is transmitted with DSC calls.
Digital Selective Calling Adding a DSC Contact You can add a vessel to your DSC list. You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter (page 83). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List > Add Contact. Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of the vessel. Select Done. Enter the name of the vessel. Select Done.
Digital Selective Calling Position Tracking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information). Every position-report call received is logged in the DSC list (page 79). Viewing a Position Report 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other Vessels > DSC List. 2. Select a position-report call. 3.
Digital Selective Calling Vessel Trails on the Navigation Chart You can view trails for all tracked vessels on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, and the Mariner’s Eye 3D chart view. By default, a black dot ➊ appears for each previously reported position of a tracked vessel, and a Blue Flag symbol ➋ indicates the last reported position of the vessel. A black line ➌ indicating the path of the vessel also appears.
Digital Selective Calling Changing the Appearance of a Trail Line You can change the appearance of a trail line for a specific tracked vessel. Note: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. From the Home screen, select Charts.
Appendix Appendix Specifications Physical Specifications Specification Size Weight Display Case Temp. Range Compass Safe Distance Measurement W × H × D: 8 29/32 × 5 19/32 × 3 1/8 in. (226 × 142 × 80 mm) 2.48 lb. (1.125 kg) W × H: 6 × 3 19/32 in. (152 × 91 mm) Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic and aluminum alloy, waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX-7 From 5°F to 131°F (from -15°C to 55°C) 32.0 in.
Appendix Screenshots You can capture as a bitmap (.BMP) file a screenshot of any screen shown on your chartplotter, and transfer the file to your computer. Capturing Screenshots 1. 2. 3. 4. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the front of the chartplotter. Select Configure > System > Beeper/Display > Screenshot Capture > On. Go to a screen you want to capture. Press HOME for at least six seconds. The Screenshot Taken window appears. 5. Select OK. Copying Screenshots to a Computer 1.
Appendix Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings Note: This procedure deletes all settings information you have entered. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information > Factory Settings. 2. Select Yes. NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 A GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter can accept data from both NMEA 0183-compliant devices and certain NMEA 2000 devices connected to an existing NMEA 2000 network on your boat.
Appendix Configuring Waypoint Identification 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup > Waypoint IDs. 2. Complete an action: • Select Names to transmit waypoint names via NMEA 0183 while navigating. • Select Numbers to transmit waypoint numbers while navigating. This option may resolve compatibility with older NMEA 0183 autopilots.
Appendix Selecting a Preferred Data Source If more than one data source is available, you can select the data source you want to use. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > Preferred Sources. 2. Select a type of data. 3. Select a data source. Transmitting NMEA 0183 Data over a NMEA 2000 Network You can turn on, configure, or turn off output bridging.
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Index Index A active tracks clearing 31 retracing 31 saving 31 add turn 28 aerial photos 16, 20 AIS radar 59 targeting 12, 83 threats 15, 58 alarms anchor drag 51 arrival 51 clock 51 collision 12, 14, 58 deep water 77 fish 77 GPS accuracy 52 navigation 51 off course 51 shallow water 77 sonar 77 system 51 total fuel onboard 52 unit voltage 51 water temperature 77 alignment 43 anchor drag alarm 51 animated currents, tides 8, 21 antenna connector 1 rotation speed 68 size 68 apparent wind 41 arrival alarm 51 A
Index fishing chart AIS 15 currents 8 data bars 48 heading line 9 map orientation 8 navaids 10, 19 navigation 5 object information 6 panning 5 roses 11 satellite imagery 9, 19 tide stations 7 world map 9 zoom detail 8 fish symbols 19, 75 front-of-boat offset 69 front panel 1 FTC 63, 65 fuel capacity 51 fuel gauges configuring 38, 40 status alarms 39 synchronizing with fuel 40 viewing 40 fuel onboard 52 full-screen view 71 G gain default setting 63 large objects 64 radar 63 radar type 63 side lobes 64 sonar
Index P panning 3D views 15 charts 5 Perspective 3D AIS 15 data bars 48 lane width 16 object information 6 range rings 15 photo points 11 photos 20 POI data 11, 16, 21 position format 47 position report 81 position tracking 81 posn precision 86 power/data connector 1 power key i, 1 preferred data source 88 product registration 89 product support 89 projected course 13 projected heading 14 R radar AIS 59 antenna rotation speed 68 antenna size 68 clutter 63 color scheme 67 cruising mode 55 display modes 55 f
Index safety shading 10 screenshot capture 85 scroll speed 74 sea clutter 64 service points 11 shallow water 77 shoreline distance 46 show VRM/EBL 59 simulator 44 sonar cone 19 speed sources 45 speed units 48 spot depths 10 stdby time 57 style 17 surface noise 75 symbols 10 system information 85 system units 48 temperature units 48 temp offset 78 tides/currents 19 time 47 time format 47 time zone 47 total fuel onboard 52 track color 31 turn transition 45 unit voltage 51 view 18 volume units 48 water temp 7
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