Garmin 03608 User Manual
GPSMAP® 8700 SERIES
Quick Start Manual
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Introduction
WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in
the product box for product warnings and other important
information.
Accessing Owner's Manuals on the Chartplotter
1
Select Info > Owner's Manual.
2
Select a manual.
3
Select Open.
Downloading the Manuals from the Web
You can get the latest owner's manual and translations of
manuals from the Garmin® website. The owner's manual
includes instructions for using device features and
accessing regulatory information.
1
Go to
www.garmin.com/manuals/GPSMAP87xx.
2
Download the manual.
Inserting a Memory Card
NOTE: The memory card reader is not included with all
chartplotters. It is sold as a separate accessory. You must
have a memory card reader connected to the Garmin
Marine Network.
You can use optional memory cards with the chartplotter.
Map cards allow you to view high-resolution satellite
imagery and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors,
marinas, and other points of interest. You can use blank
memory cards to record Garmin Quickdraw™ Contours
mapping, record sonar (with a compatible transducer), and
transfer data such as waypoints and routes to another
compatible chartplotter or a computer.
This device supports up to a 32 GB memory card,
formatted to FAT32.
1
Open the door
on the memory card reader.
2
Insert the memory card
with the label facing away
from the door.
3
Press the card in until it clicks.
4
Close the card reader door.
Basic Operation
Home Screen
The chartplotter home screen provides access to all of the
features in the chartplotter. The features are dependant on
the accessories you have connected to the chartplotter.
You may not have all of the options and features discussed
in this manual.
Status bar
Feature categories
Page buttons
TIP: Hold a button to save that page to the Favorites
category.
Menu bar
TIP: When viewing another screen, you can return to the
home screen by selecting Home.
On-Screen Buttons
These on-screen buttons may be displayed on some
screens and functions. Some buttons are accessible only
in a combination page or SmartMode™ layout.
Button Function
Clears the on-screen icons and re-centers the screen on
the boat
Opens a full screen view of the item
Creates a new waypoint
Creates a route, with turns, to the destination
Adds a turn to the route at the selected location
Removes the last turn added from the route
Creates a direct route, without turns, to the destination
Creates an Auto Guidance route to the destination
Begins navigation
Ends navigation
Acquires a radar target and begins tracking it
Opens the menu for the page or function
Opens the presets menu for the page or function
Adding an Item to Favorites
1
From the home screen, select a category from the right.
2
Hold a button on the left.
The item is added to the Favorites home screen
category.
Customizing the Layout of a SmartMode or Combination Page
You can customize the layout and data shown in the
combination pages and SmartMode layouts. When you
change the layout of a page in a display you are interacting
with, the change appears only on that display, except for
the SmartMode name and symbol. When you change the
SmartMode name or symbol for the layout, the new name
or symbol appears on all displays in the station.
1
Open a page to customize.
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