Garmin 5008, 4010, 5012 User Manual
GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series
owner’s manual
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Introduction
Introduction
This manual includes information for the following products:
GPSMAP® 4008
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GPSMAP® 4010
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GPSMAP® 4012
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GPSMAP® 5008
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GPSMAP® 5012
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GPSMAP® 5015
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Tips and Shortcuts
Press or touch HOME from any screen to return to the Home screen.
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Press or touch MENU from any main screen to access additional settings.
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Press and release the Power key to adjust the display settings.
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Press and hold the Power key to turn the unit on or off.
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Manual Conventions
In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, either press the soft key along the right
side of the screen (GPSMAP 4000 series units) or use your nger to touch that item on the screen
(GPSMAP 5000 series units) to select it. Small arrows (>) in the text indicate that you should select
each item in order. For example, if you see “select Charts > Navigation Chart,” you should press
the Charts soft key (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch Charts (GPSMAP 5000 series), and then select
or touch Navigation Chart.
Turning the Unit On or Off: page 2.
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Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 3.
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Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 4.
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Restoring Factory Settings: page 4.
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Using the Navigation Chart: page 6.
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Changing the Chart Settings: page 9.
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Navigating to a Destination: page 21.
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Creating a Waypoint: page 23.
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Conguring System Settings: page 32.
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Using Radar: page 39.
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Using Sonar: page 45.
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Digital Selective Calling: page 49.
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Alarms and Messages: page 55.
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Quick Links
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Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................i
Tips and Shortcuts ...........................................i
Manual Conventions ........................................ i
Quick Links ......................................................i
Getting Started ..........................................1
Unit Overview ..................................................1
Turning the Unit On or Off ...............................2
Initializing Unit Settings ...................................2
Adjusting the Backlight ....................................3
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals ......................3
Inserting and Removing SD Cards .................4
Restoring Factory Settings ..............................4
Viewing System Information ...........................4
Using Simulator Mode .....................................4
Understanding the Home Screen ....................5
Using Charts .............................................6
Using the Navigation Chart .............................6
Changing the Navigation Chart Settings .........9
Using Radar Overlay .....................................12
Using Tracks .................................................12
Using BlueChart g2 Vision ............................14
Using Mariner’s Eye 3D ................................14
Using Fish Eye 3D ........................................16
Using Fishing Charts .....................................16
Enabling High-Resolution Satellite Imagery ..17
Viewing Aerial Photos ...................................18
Viewing Current Station Information .............18
Detailed Road and POI Data ........................18
Using Automatic Guidance ............................18
Using Combinations ...............................19
Where To? ...............................................21
Navigating to a Destination ...........................21
Creating and Using Waypoints......................23
Creating and Using Routes ...........................25
Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot ...............26
Viewing Information ...............................27
Viewing Tide Station Information ..................27
Viewing Current Information .........................27
Viewing Celestial Information ........................28
Viewing User Data ........................................28
Viewing the DSC List ....................................30
Viewing Fuel Gauges ....................................31
Viewing Video ...............................................31
Conguring the Chartplotter .................32
Conguring System Settings .........................32
Changing the System Language ...................32
Conguring Navigation Preferences .............32
Conguring Units of Measure .......................33
Conguring Communications Settings ..........33
Setting Alarms ...............................................34
Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm ...........35
Conguring My Boat .....................................35
Conguring Other Vessels ............................36
Using the Garmin Marine Network ........37
Viewing Connected Garmin Marine Network
Devices .......................................................38
Using Radar ............................................39
Using Cruising Mode .....................................40
Using Sentry Mode .......................................40
Radar Targeting ............................................41
Understanding the Radar Overlay Screen ....42
Obtaining Optimal Radar Display
Performance ...............................................42
Adjusting the VRM and EBL..........................43
Conguring Other Vessels on the Radar
Screen ........................................................43
Advanced Radar Conguration .....................44
Using Sonar ............................................45
Understanding the Full Screen .....................45
Understanding the Split Zoom Screen ..........45
Understanding the Split Frequency Screen ..46
Understanding the Temp Log ........................46
Setting Up Sonar ...........................................47
Advanced Sonar Settings .............................48
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) ..............49
Using the Chartplotter with a VHF Radio ......49
Adding a DSC Contact ..................................49
Viewing the DSC List ....................................50
Receiving Distress Calls ...............................50
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated
from a VHF Radio .......................................50
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated
from the Chartplotter ..................................50
Position Tracking ...........................................51
Placing an Individual Routine Call ................52
Calling an AIS Target ....................................52
Appendix .................................................53
Specications ................................................53
Calibrating the Touchscreen .........................54
Capturing Screenshots .................................54
Alarms and Messages ..................................55
Product Registration .....................................57
Contact Garmin .............................................57
Declaration of Conformity (DoC) ...................57
Software License Agreement ........................57
NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 ........................58
Index ........................................................59
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Getting Started
Getting Started
Unit Overview
Automatic backlight sensor
GPSMAP 4012
NOTE: Use the soft keys to select menu items on the GPSMAP 4000 Series. Touch menu items on the
GPSMAP 5000 Series screen to select them.
Soft keys
POWER
RANGE (+/-)
ROCKER
MARK
SELECT
MENU
HOME
Numeric keypad
(GPSMAP 4010 and 4012)
SD card slot
Getting
Started
GPSMAP 5008
POWER
Automatic backlight
sensor
SD card slot
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Getting Started
NMEA 2000
Started
Getting
Garmin Marine
connectors
connector
Network
Power
connector
Marine video
connector
NMEA 0183
connector
Turning the Unit On or Off
To turn the unit on, press and release the Power key. When the Warning screen appears, select
I Agree to open the Home screen.
NOTE: The rst time you turn on your unit, you must go through a setup sequence. See “Initializing
Unit Settings.”
To turn the unit off, press and hold the Power key.
Warning Screen Home Screen
Initializing Unit Settings
The rst time you turn your unit on, you must congure a series of initial settings. These settings
must also be congured when restoring factory settings.
NOTE: You can change these settings later using the Congure screen.
Language—select the language to display on your screen.
Welcome—select OK.
Position Format—specify the coordinate system to use for location readings.
Time Format
(Universal Time Code) format.
Time Zone
Units—specify units for on screen measurements as Statute, Metric, or Nautical.
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—specify whether you want the time shown in a 12-hour, 24-hour, or UTC
—select your time zone.
Getting Started
Minimum Safe Depth—select the minimum safe depth for your boat. Refer to your boat
Getting
Started
specications for more information.
Minimum Overhead Clearance—select the minimum overhead clearance for your boat. Refer to
your boat specications for more information.
Adjusting the Backlight
1. Press and release the Power key.
2. Select Backlight.
To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light, select Auto.
To manually adjust the backlight,
either select Up or Down, use the
ROCKER (GPSMAP 4000 series),
or touch and drag the brightness
bar (GPSMAP 5000 series).
To adjust the color mode:
1. Press and release the Power key.
2. Select Color Mode.
3. Select Day Colors, Night Colors, or Auto.
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
When you turn the unit on, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish its current
location. When the unit acquires satellite signals, the signal strength bars at the top of the Home
screen are green . When the unit loses satellite signals, the green bars disappear and the
position icon shows a ashing question mark.
For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin
®
Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
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Getting Started
Inserting and Removing SD Cards
Your unit supports Secure Digital (SD) cards. Insert optional BlueChart
view high-resolution satellite imagery, and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and
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Getting
other points of interest. Insert blank SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks
to another compatible Garmin unit or a computer. The SD card slot is located on the lower-right
corner of the unit.
To insert the SD card, open the access door and press the SD card in until it clicks. Press the card in
again and release it to eject it from the chartplotter.
Card label
GPSMAP 4010 and 4012
GPSMAP 4008 and 5000 series
Card label
®
g2 Vision® SD cards to
Restoring Factory Settings
You can restore your unit to the original factory settings.
CAUTION: This procedure deletes any information you have entered.
To restore factory settings:
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > System Information.
2. Select Factory Settings.
3. Select Reset to restore all factory settings or select Back to cancel.
Viewing System Information
You can view the software version, basemap version, and unit ID number for your chartplotter.
You may need this information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data
information.
From the Home screen, select Congure > System > System Information.
Using Simulator Mode
Simulator Mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. The unit does not track
satellites in simulator mode.
CAUTION: Do not try to navigate using Simulator Mode because the GPS receiver is turned off. Any
satellite signal strength bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of actual
satellite signals.
To turn Simulator Mode on:
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Simulator > On.
2. Select Setup to set speed, track control, position, simulator time, and simulator date.
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Getting Started
Understanding the Home Screen
Started
Use the Home screen to access all other screens. Select Home from any screen to return to the Home
screen.
NOTE: Options on this screen vary based on the unit type. When you add additional hardware to your
Garmin Marine Network, additional options appear.
GPSMAP 4000 Series Home Screen GPSMAP 5000 Series Home Screen
Charts—access Navigation Chart, Perspective 3D, Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing
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Charts and Radar Overlay (page 6).
Getting
NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Fishing Charts are available only if you use a
BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Radar—set up and view radar (page 39).
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Sonar—set up and access sonar information (page 45).
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Combinations—set up the screen to view a chart, sonar, radar, and video in a two or three
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(GPSMAP 4000 Series) eld, or four (GPSMAP 5000 Series) eld split screen (page 19).
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Where To?
Information—view information including tides, currents, celestial data, user data, information
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—access navigation features (page 21).
about other boats, gauges, and video (page 27).
Congure—access unit and system settings (page 32).
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Mark—mark, edit, or delete your current location as a waypoint or MOB
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(GPSMAP 5000 Series).
Man Overboard—navigate to a Man Overboard location (GPSMAP 5000 series).
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Using Charts
Using Charts
Your unit has a basic worldwide imagery map. By purchasing an optional Blue Chart g2 Vision
preprogrammed SD card, you can view detailed information for your region, including:
Navigation Chart—displays navigation data, including buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings,
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marinas, and tide stations in an overhead view.
Mariner’s Eye 3D—displays a view from above and behind your boat for a visual navigation
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Using
Charts
aid.
Fish Eye 3D—an underwater view that visually represents the sea oor according to the
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information on the chart.
Fishing Chart—removes navigational data from the chart and enhances bottom contours for
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depth recognition.
The unit automatically shows relevant navigational data when you select a navigation option.
Using the Navigation Chart
Use the Navigation chart to plan your course, to view map information, and as a navigational aid.
To access the Navigation chart, from the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.
Marine
services
Your boat
Submerged
wreck
Navigation Chart with BlueChart g2 Vision Data
Exposed
wreck
Beacon
Buoy
Zoom scale
Zooming In and Out on the Map
The RANGE (+/-) keys (GPSMAP 4000 series) or the and keys (GPSMAP 5000 series)
control the zoom level, indicated by the scale at the bottom of the Navigation chart ( ). The
bar under the number represents that distance on the map.
Navigation Chart Menu
To access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart, select Menu.
Waypoints & Tracks
Other Vessels—view information about other vessels. To view information about other vessels,
your unit must be connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identication System) or DSC (Digital
Selective Calling) device.
—view and add waypoints and tracks, and congure how they are displayed.
Stop Navigation—stop navigating to your destination (only available while navigating).
Chart Setup—customize the Navigation chart settings (page 9).
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Using Charts
Understanding Chart Data
BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which
follow the standards for US and international charts.
Other features common to most charts include depth contour lines (with deep water represented in
white), intertidal zones, spot soundings (as depicted on the original paper chart), navigational aids
Charts
and symbols, and obstructions and cable areas.
Navigating to a Point on the Chart
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Radar Overlay.
3. Select the point on the chart to which you want to go.
4. Select Navigate To.
5. Select Go To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card for Auto
Guidance).
6. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination.
To create a route to a point on the chart, see page 25.
Panning the Navigation Chart
Use the ROCKER on your GPSMAP 4000 series unit to move the map pointer ( ) away from
your current location and to scroll to other areas on the Navigation chart. As you pan past the edge
of the current map display, the screen scrolls forward to provide continuous map coverage. Touch
and drag the Navigation screen on your GPSMAP 5000 series unit to pan away from your current
location. The position icon ( ) stays at your present location. If the position icon leaves the map
when you pan, a small window (inset map) appears on the left of the screen so that you can keep
track of your current position.
Using
As you move the map pointer, its coordinates, distance, and bearing from your current location
appear in the upper-left corner of the map.
To pan the map, press up, down, right, or left on the ROCKER (GPSMAP 4000 series), or touch
and drag the Navigation screen (GPSMAP 5000 series).
Pointer
coordinates
Pointer distance
and bearing
from current
location
Map
pointer
Inset
map
To stop panning, select Stop Panning.
Pan
options
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Using Charts
As you pan the map, a list of options appears along the right side. The options change as you move
the map pointer over various objects and charts.
Review—(Review will not appear if the pointer is not near an object—if the pointer is near only
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one object, the name of the object appears.) This allows you to view details of objects in the
vicinity of the pointer. When you select Review, you are presented with a list of all the objects
near the pointer.
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Using
Charts
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Navigate To
Measure Distance—select Set Reference to mark a starting point. Move the pointer (GPSMAP
—begin navigation to the pointer location.
4000 series) or touch the screen (GPSMAP 5000 series) to select a starting point from which to
measure distances. The distance is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen.
Create Waypoint—mark a waypoint at the pointer location.
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Information—view tide, current, celestial, or local services information near the pointer
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location.
Accessing Additional Object Information
Use the map pointer ( ) (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch an item on the screen
(GPSMAP 5000 series) to view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts.
Additional item
information
Selected
item
Viewing Tide-Station Information
Tide-station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon showing the relevant tide level.
You can view an in-depth graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on
different days.
Relevant tide
level
Detailed
tide station
information
Highlight or touch a tide-station icon ( ), and select Review to view a detailed tide graph.
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Using Charts
Changing the Navigation Chart Settings
To change the Navigation chart settings from the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart >
Menu > Chart Setup.
Photos—sets the high-resolution satellite images to off, land only, or blend. High-resolution satellite
imagery is only available while using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Charts
Using
Tides/Currents
—turns the display of tides and currents on or off (page 27).
Service Points—turns the display of marine service points on or off.
Roses—displays a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. True wind or
apparent wind direction can be displayed if the unit is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor.
Wind direction
indicator
Compass rose
Wind Compass Rose
Data Bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or sailing numbers.
Cruising—turn the GPS Speed, GPS Heading, Depth, and GPS Position data bar on or off.
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Select Data Bar Setup to congure the position of the data on the screen.
Navigation—turn the Distance to Destination, Arrival, Off Course, and Bearing data bar on or
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off. If you select Auto, the chartplotter will turn the Navigation data bar on whenever you are
navigating to a destination. Select Data Bar Setup to congure the Route Leg, Next Turn, and
Destination options.
Fishing—turn the Depth, Water Temperature, and Water Speed data bar on or off.
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Fuel—turn the Fuel Rate, Remaining Fuel, Range, and Fuel Economy data bar on or off.
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Sailing—turn the Water Speed, Wind Speed, Wind Angle, and Wind Velocity Made Good (VMG)
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data bar on or off. Select Wind to toggle between True and Apparent wind speed and wind angle.
Data bars
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Using Charts
Understanding How Wind VMG and Waypoint VMG Are Displayed in the
Data Bars
The chartplotter automatically switches between displaying Wind Velocity Made Good (VMG) and
Waypoint VMG in the data bars.
Waypoint VMG is displayed under these conditions:
The Route Leg data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating a route or an
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Using
automatic guidance line.
Charts
The Sailing data bar displays Waypoint VMG when you are navigating a route or an automatic
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guidance line, and you turn the Route Leg data bar off. For more information on conguring the
data bars, see page 9.
Wind VMG is displayed under these conditions:
The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when you are not navigating a route or an automatic
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guidance line.
The Sailing data bar displays Wind VMG when the Route Leg data bar is on.
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Changing the Chart Appearance
From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart
Appearance.
Orientation—changes the perspective of the map display.
North Up—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.
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Head Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.
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Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is always up. The heading line appears
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vertically on the screen if shown.
Detail—adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map at different zoom levels.
Heading Line—draws an extension from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel.
Off—turns the heading line off.
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Distance—sets the distance to the end of the heading line.
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World Map—displays either a basic world map or displays satellite imagery (when Full World
Map is selected).
Inset Map—turns the inset map on or off when panning away. Select Auto to turn the inset map on
only when the boat symbol is no longer visible.
Spot Depths—turns spot soundings on or off and sets a dangerous depth.
Safety Shading (with supported BlueChart g2 Vision cards)—Areas with depths shallower than
the specied value are shaded in blue, while areas with depths greater than the specied value are
shaded in white. The contour is always drawn at or deeper than the selected depth.
Symbols—changes symbol preferences.
—sets the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line.
Time
Navaid Size—adjusts the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map.
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Navaid Type
Land POIs—turns the display of land POIs (points of interest) on or off.
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—selects the navaid symbol set (NOAA or IALA).
Using Charts
Light Sectors—turns the sector in which a navigational light is visible on or off. Selecting On
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lters out light sectors depending on the zoom level.
Chart Borders—turns chart borders on when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card and you want
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to see what area the maps cover.
Heading line
Track
Chart border
Photo Points—turns camera icons (page 18) on or off when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Using Perspective 3D
Perspective 3D provides a 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 is benecial when trying to identify entry routes and exit routes in unfamiliar
harbors or anchorages.
Charts
Using
To access the Perspective 3D screen, from the Home screen, select Charts > Perspective 3D.
Press the RANGE (+) key (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch the key (GPSMAP 5000 series) to
move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water. Press the RANGE (-) key (GPSMAP 4000
series) or touch the key (GPSMAP 5000 series) to move the view away from the boat.
To view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and obstructions:
1. Use the ROCKER (GPSMAP 4000 series) or the touchscreen (GPSMAP 5000 series) to point to
the navaid. When the cursor is over the navaid, a button is displayed, such as Beacon or Light.
2. Select the button for the navaid to view details.
Perspective 3D Settings
To access additional settings or options from the Perspective 3D screen, select Menu.
Waypoints & Tracks
Tracks
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—turn tracks on or off (page 12).
Waypoints—view, sort, or lter existing waypoints, or create new ones.
New Waypoint—edit, delete, or create a new waypoint.
Active Tracks
Saved Tracks
Other Vessels—view information about other vessels. To view information about other vessels,
your unit must be connected to an external AIS (Automatic Identication System) or DSC (Digital
Selective Calling) device.
—view and add waypoints and tracks, and congure how they are displayed.
—manage tracks (page 12).
—view a list of tracks that have been saved.
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Using Charts
Surface Radar—display radar reections from the surface of the water when the unit is connected
to a marine radar (page 39).
Using
Charts
Perspective 3D With Surface Radar Information
Data Bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or sailing numbers (page 9).
Chart Appearance—customize the Perspective 3D chart.
Range Rings—toggles the range rings on or off to provide distance measurement.
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Safe Depth—adjusts the safe depth for your boat. If the unit is connected to an optional sonar
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module and the shallow water alarm is activated (page 56), an alarm will sound when your boat
enters water shallower than this setting.
Lane Width—adjusts the width of the course line drawn when navigating. This setting also
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affects routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To).
Using Radar Overlay
When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use Radar Overlay
to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart (page 42).
Using Tracks
A track is a recording of your path. The track currently being recorded is the active track. An active
track can be saved.
To turn the track log on:
From the Navigation or Perspective 3D chart, select Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Tracks >
On. A trailing line on the chart indicates your track.
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Using Charts
To save the active track:
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Save Active Track.
2. Select either the time the current track began (or Midnight, if shown) or Entire Log.
3. To name the track, change the color of the track, or save it as a route, select Edit Track.
To clear the active track:
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Clear Active Track. The
track memory is cleared; the current track continues to be recorded.
To retrace the active track:
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Follow Active Track.
2. Select either the time the current track began or Entire Log.
3. Follow the colored line on the screen.
Charts
Using
To edit or delete a saved track:
1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.
2. Select the track you want to edit or delete.
3. Select Edit Track to change the name or color of the track, or select Delete to delete it.
To set active Track Options:
From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options.
Record Mode—select Off, Fill, or Wrap.
Off—does not record a track log.
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Fill—records a track log until the track memory is full.
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Wrap—continuously records the track log, replacing the oldest track data with new data.
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Interval—denes the frequency at which the track plot is recorded. Recording more-frequent plots
is more accurate but lls the track log faster.
Interval—sets whether the interval is determined by distance, time, or resolution. (Select
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Change to set the value.)
Distance—records the track based on a distance between points.
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—records the track based on a time interval.
Time
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Using Charts
Resolution—records the track plot based on a variance from your course. This setting is
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recommended for the most-efcient use of memory. The distance value (Change) is the
maximum error allowed from the true course before recording a track point.
Change—sets the value of the interval.
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Track Color
Using BlueChart g2 Vision
Using
Charts
Optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards allow you to get the most out of your unit.
In addition to detailed marine charting, BlueChart g2 Vision has the following features:
Mariner’s Eye 3D—provides a view from above and behind the boat for a three-dimensional
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navigation aid. The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more detailed than the preloaded
data.
Fish Eye 3D— provides an underwater 3D view that visually represents the sea oor according
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to the information on the chart.
Fishing Charts—provides a view of the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without
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navigational data. This chart works well for offshore deep-sea shing.
High Resolution Satellite Imagery—provides high-resolution satellite images for a realistic
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view of the land and water on the Navigation chart.
Aerial Photos—provides a view of marinas and other navigationally signicant aerial photos to
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help you visualize your surroundings.
Detailed Roads and POI data—provides a view of roads, restaurants, and other points of
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interest (POIs) along the shore.
Current Data—provides a view of current station information.
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Auto Guidance—uses the chart data and specied boat safe depth to determine the best course to
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your destination.
—sets the color of the track plot.
NOTE: You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from the SD card to your computer for backup or
viewing purposes. You can only use the SD card on BlueChart g2 Vision-compatible Garmin GPS units.
Using Mariner’s Eye 3D
A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner’s Eye 3D, which provides a detailed threedimensional 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 is
benecial when trying to identify entry and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.
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Using Charts
Press the RANGE (+) key (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch the key (GPSMAP 5000 series) to
move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water. Press the RANGE (-) key (GPSMAP 4000
series) or touch the key (GPSMAP 5000 series) to move the view away from the boat.
To view details about navaids such as beacons, lights, and obstructions:
1. Use the ROCKER (GPSMAP 4000 series) or the touchscreen (GPSMAP 5000 series) to point to
the navaid. When the cursor is over the navaid, a button is displayed, such as Beacon or Light.
2. Select the button for the navaid to view details.
Mariner’s Eye 3D Settings
To access additional settings or options from the Mariner’s Eye 3D screen, select Menu.
For settings and options related to Waypoints & Tracks, Other Vessels, Surface Radar, and Data
Bars, see “Perspective 3D Settings” on page 11.
To customize the appearance of the Mariner’s Eye 3D screen, select Menu > Chart Appearance.
Style—Selects how chart data is displayed over 3D terrain.
Classic—uses color schemes to indicate 3D terrain.
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Charts—provides chart information in a 3D view.
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Photos—provides satellite photo imagery in addition to chart information.
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Hazard Colors—Turns hazard colors on or off. The Off setting shows the land as seen from the
water. The On setting indicates shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water,
yellow is shallow water, and red is very shallow water.
Charts
Using
Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors Off Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors On
For settings and options related to Range Rings, Safe Depth, and Lane Width, see page 12.
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Using Charts
Using Fish Eye 3D
Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an
underwater view of the sea oor or lake bottom. Use the RANGE keys (GPSMAP 4000 series) or
the and keys (GPSMAP 5000 series) to adjust the view.
Suspended targets (such as sh) are indicated by red, green, and yellow spheres. Red indicates the
largest targets and green indicates the smallest.
Using
Charts
Suspended
targets
Fish Eye 3D
Fish Eye 3D Settings
To access additional settings or options for the Fish Eye 3D screen, select Menu.
View—selects a sh eye view of Fore, Aft, Port, or Starboard.
Sonar Cone—turns a cone that shows the area covered by your transducer on or off.
Sonar Data—visually shows the sonar readings received by your transducer for the best
combination of sonar and mapping.
Tracks
—turns the track log on or off.
Data Bars—show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, fuel, or sailing numbers (page 9).
Using Fishing Charts
Use the Fishing chart for a detailed, unobstructed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings
on the chart.
Fishing Chart Navigation Chart
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Using Charts
The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card,
and is best for offshore deep-sea shing.
Enabling High-Resolution Satellite Imagery
You can overlay high-resolution satellite images on the land, the sea, or both portions of the
Navigation chart when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
To enable satellite imagery:
1. While viewing the Navigation chart, select Menu.
2. Select Chart Setup > Photos.
3. Select one of the following:
Off—standard chart information is shown on the map.
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Land Only—standard chart information is shown on water with photos overlaying the land.
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Photo Map—photos overlay both the water and the land at a specied opacity. The higher
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you set the percentage of opacity, the more the satellite photos will cover both land and water.
NOTE: When enabled, the high-resolution satellite images are present only at lower zoom levels. If you
cannot see the high-resolution images in your BlueChart g2 Vision region, zoom in using the RANGE
(+) key (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch (GPSMAP 5000 series). You can also try setting the detail
level higher.
Charts
Using
Photo Overlay Off Land Only Photo Overlay
Blend at 50%
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Blend at 100%
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