Garmin GPSMAP 190-01120-00, GPSMAP 7212, GPSMAP 6012, GPSMAP 7012, GPSMAP 7015 User Manual
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®
GPSMAP
owner’s manual
6000/7000 series
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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® 6008
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GPSMAP 6208
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GPSMAP 6012
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GPSMAP 6212
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GPSMAP 7012
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GPSMAP 7212
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GPSMAP 7015
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GPSMAP 7215
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Tips and Shortcuts
Select Home from any screen to return to the Home screen.
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Select Menu from any main screen to access additional settings.
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Press and release the Power key to adjust the Backlight and Color Mode display settings.
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Press and hold the Power key to turn on or off the chartplotter.
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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 6000 series units) or use your nger to touch that item on the screen
(GPSMAP 7000 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 6000 series) or touch Charts (GPSMAP 7000 series), and then press
or touch Navigation Chart.
GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual i
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 ...........................3
Turning Off the Chartplotter ...........................3
Initial Chartplotter Settings .............................3
Adjusting the Backlight ...................................3
Adjusting the Color Mode ...............................3
Inserting and Removing Data and
Memory Cards .............................................4
Viewing System Information ..........................4
About the Home Screen .................................5
Charts and 3D Chart Views .....................6
Navigation Chart ............................................6
Automatic Identication System ...................15
Perspective 3D .............................................19
Radar Overlay ..............................................21
BlueChart g2 Vision .....................................21
Mariner’s Eye 3D .........................................22
Fish Eye 3D .................................................24
Fishing Chart ................................................24
Showing Satellite Imagery on the
Navigation Chart ........................................25
Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks ...........26
Animated Tide and Current Indicators .........27
Detailed Road and POI Data .......................27
Auto Guidance .............................................27
Combinations .........................................28
About the Combinations Screen ..................28
Combinations Screen Conguration ............28
Navigation ..............................................32
Basic Navigation Questions .........................32
Navigation with a Chartplotter ......................32
Waypoints ....................................................34
Routes ..........................................................35
Tracks ..........................................................39
Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot ..............41
Where To? ..............................................42
Marine Services Destinations ......................42
Almanac, Environmental, and
On-boat Data ..........................................46
Almanac Data ..............................................46
Environmental Data .....................................48
On-boat Data ...............................................51
Device Conguration ............................57
Basic Device Conguration Questions .........57
Simulator Mode ............................................57
Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically ...58
Display Conguration ...................................58
Navigation Preferences ................................58
Information about Your Boat ........................66
Alarms ..........................................................67
Chartplotter Data Management ....................69
Networked Device Conguration .................71
Radar ......................................................72
Transmitting Radar Signals ..........................72
Stopping the Transmission of Radar
Signals .......................................................72
Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the
Radar Screen ............................................72
Radar Display Modes ...................................72
Radar Targeting ...........................................77
Waypoints and Routes on the Radar
Screen .......................................................81
About the Radar Overlay .............................83
Optimizing the Radar Display ......................84
Radar Display Appearance ..........................91
Radar Overlay Display Appearance .............96
Sonar ......................................................99
Sonar Views .................................................99
Transducer Temperature Log .....................101
Waypoints on the Sonar Screen ................101
Sonar Display Appearance ........................102
Sonar Alarms .............................................105
Transducer Conguration...........................106
Digital Selective Calling ......................108
Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio
Functionality ............................................108
Turning On DSC.........................................108
About the DSC List ....................................108
Incoming Distress Calls .............................109
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated
from a VHF Radio .................................... 110
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated
from the Chartplotter ...............................110
Position Tracking ........................................110
Individual Routine Calls .............................112
Making an Individual Routine Call to
an AIS Target ........................................... 113
Appendix .............................................. 114
Specications ............................................. 114
Calibrating the GPSMAP 7000 Series
Touchscreen ............................................ 115
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Screenshots ............................................... 115
Viewing GPS Satellite Locations ................ 115
System Information .................................... 115
NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 ..................... 117
Product Registration ..................................120
Contact Garmin ..........................................120
Declaration of Conformity ..........................120
Software License Agreement .....................120
Index .....................................................121
Introduction
GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual iii
Front and Back Panels
Getting Started
Getting Started
➋
➎
GPSMAP 6012 and 6212 Front View
➊
➌
➍
➏
➐
➑
➊
➋
➑
GPSMAP 7015 and 7215 Front View
➊
Power key
➋
Automatic backlight sensor
➌
Range keys
➍
Rocker
➎
Soft keys
➏
MARK, SELECT, MENU, and HOME buttons
➐
Numeric keypad (6012 and 6212 only)
➑
SD card slot
GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started
➋
➊
GPSMAP 6008, 6208, 6012, 6212, 7012, and 7212 Back View
➋
➊
➌
➍
➎ ➍
➎
➌
GPSMAP 7015 and 7215 Back View
➊
Network connectors
➋
NMEA 2000 connector
➌
NMEA 0183 connector
➍
Power connector
➎
Video (Yellow) and VGA (Purple) connectors
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Getting Started
Turning On the Chartplotter
Press and release the Power key.
Turning Off the Chartplotter
Press and hold the Power key.
Initial Chartplotter Settings
The rst time you turn on the chartplotter, you must congure a series of initial settings. These
settings must also be congured when restoring original factory settings (page 116). Each of these
settings can be updated later. Follow the on-screen directions.
NOTE: To calibrate the water speed, you must have a speed-capable transducer connected to a
GSD™ 22 or a NMEA 0183-capable water-speed sensor.
GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition
When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the
current location. When the chartplotter acquires satellite signals, the signal strength bars at the
top of the Home screen are green . When the chartplotter loses satellite signals, the green bars
disappear and a ashing question mark appears on the boat icon on the chart screen.
For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
Adjusting the Backlight
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Beeper/Display > Backlight > Backlight.
2. Adjust the backlight:
Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the backlight automatically, based on ambient
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light.
Select Up or Down to adjust the backlight manually.
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Adjusting the Color Mode
1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Beeper/Display > Color Mode.
2. Select
Day Colors, Night Colors, or Auto.
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Getting Started
Inserting and Removing Data and Memory Cards
Your chartplotter supports SD cards. Insert optional BlueChart
high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other
points of interest. Insert blank memory cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to
another compatible Garmin chartplotter or a computer (page 69). The SD card slot is located on the
front of the chartplotter.
Open the access door, insert the data card or the memory card into the slot, and press the card
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until it clicks.
Press the data card or the memory card into the slot again and release it to eject the card.
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Card label
Horizontal SD Card Slot
®
g2 Vision® data cards to view
Card label
Vertical SD Card Slot
Viewing System Information
You can view the software version, the basemap version, any supplemental map information (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 Congure > System > System Information.
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Getting Started
About the Home Screen
You can use the Home screen to access all other screens.
NOTE: Options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected network
devices.
Home Screen GPSMAP 6000 Series
Charts—allows you to access the Navigation Chart, Perspective 3D, Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye
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Home Screen GPSMAP 7000 Series
3D, the Fishing Chart, and the Radar Overlay (page 6).
NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and the Fishing Chart are available only if you use a
BlueChart g2 Vision data card (page 21).
Sonar—sets up and provides sonar information (only available if the chartplotter is connected to
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a Garmin sonar module) (page 99).
Combinations—sets up the screen to view a chart, sonar, radar, and video in a two-, three-, or
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four-eld split screen (page 28).
Information—shows information including tides, currents, celestial data, user data, information
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about other boats, gauges, and video (page 46).
Mark—marks, edits, or deletes your current location as a waypoint or a man overboard location
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(page 34).
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Where To?
Radar—sets up and shows radar (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a radar
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—provides navigation features (page 42).
module) (page 72).
Weather—(North America only) sets up and shows various weather parameters, including
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precipitation, forecast, shing, sea conditions, and visibility (only available if the chartplotter is
connected to a weather module and you have an XM
®
subscription). See the XM WX Satellite
Weather® and XM Satellite Radio Supplement (North America only).
Congure—allows you to view and edit your chartplotter and system settings (page 57).
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Man Overboard
—marks your current location as a waypoint, and sets a course back to the
marked location. (page 34).
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
Charts and 3D Chart Views
All GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotters have a basic worldwide imagery map. The GPSMAP
6208, 6212, 7212, and 7215 chartplotters have built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography
for US waters. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are available on the chartplotter.
NOTE: The Fishing chart, Mariner’s Eye 3D, and Fish Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed
BlueChart g2 Vision data card (page 21).
Navigation Chart—shows navigation data available on your pre-loaded maps and from
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supplemental maps, if available. The data includes buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings,
marinas, and tide stations in an overhead view (page 6).
Perspective 3D—shows a view from above and behind your boat for a visual navigation aid
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(page 19).
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Mariner’s Eye 3D—shows a detailed, three-dimensional view from above and behind the boat
for a visual navigation aid (page 22).
Fishing Chart—removes navigational data from the chart and enhances bottom contours for
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depth recognition (page 24).
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Fish Eye 3D—provides an underwater view that visually represents the sea oor according to the
chart’s information (page 24).
Navigation Chart
Use the Navigation chart to plan your course, to view map information, and as a navigational aid.
From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.
Marine
services
Exposed
wreck
Submerged
wreck
Navigation Chart with BlueChart g2 Vision Data
Zooming In and Out on the Map
The zoom level is indicated by the scale number at the bottom of the Navigation chart ( ). The
bar under the scale number represents that distance on the map.
Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, press the Range (-/+) keys to zoom out and zoom in.
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For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the and buttons to zoom out and zoom in.
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Beacon
Your boat
Buoy
Zoom scale
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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 common symbols you might see include,
but are not limited to, those shown below.
Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description
Current station Marine services Overhead photo
available
Information Tide station Perspective photo
available
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
and symbols, and obstructions and cable areas.
Navigating to a Point on a Chart
CAUTION
The Auto Guidance feature of the Bluechart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart
information. That data does not assure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course
to all visual sightings and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path.
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.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Charts.
3. Select where you want to go:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select the location using the cursor ( ).
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For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the navigation chart to select the location using the
•
cursor ( ).
4. Select
Navigate To.
5. Complete an action:
Select Go To to navigate directly to the location.
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Select Route To to create a route to the location, including turns.
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Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance (page 27).
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6. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
NOTE: When using Auto Guidance, a gray line within any part of the magenta line indicates that
Auto Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the minimum safe
water depth and the minimum safe obstacle height settings (page 59).
7. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
Panning the Navigation or Fishing Chart
You can pan away from your current location and to other areas on the Navigation chart or the
Fishing chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Charts.
3. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to pan the map.
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For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan the map.
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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 you can keep track of
inset map) appears on the left of the screen so you can keep track of
your present position. The coordinate location of the cursor appears in the upper-left corner of the
map, along with the distance and bearing of the cursor from your present location.
Cursor
coordinates
Cursor distance
and bearing
from current
location
Cursor
Inset
map
Pan
options
4. Select Stop Panning to stop panning and return the screen to your current location.
Showing an Inset Map
You can control whether an inset map appears on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Menu > Chart Setup > Inset Map.
Charts.
4. Complete an action:
Select On to show an inset map at all times.
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Select Auto to show an inset map while panning, only when the position icon ( ) is no longer
•
visible on the screen.
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart
You can view information about a location or an object on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Charts.
3. Select a location or object.
A list of options appears along the right side of the chart. The options that appear vary based on
the location or object you selected.
4. Complete an action:
Select Review to view details of objects in the vicinity of the cursor. (Review does not appear
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if the cursor is not near an object. If the cursor is near only one object, the name of the object
appears.)
Select Navigate To to navigate to the selected location (page 7).
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Select Create Waypoint to mark a waypoint at the cursor location.
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Select Measure Distance to view the distance and bearing of the object from your current
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location. The information appears in the upper-left corner of the screen. Select Set Reference
to measure from a location other than your current location.
Select Information to view tide (page 46), current (page 47), celestial (page 48), chart notes,
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or local services information near the cursor.
Viewing Additional Object Information
You can view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts.
NOTE: The Fishing chart, Mariner’s Eye 3D, and Fish Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed
BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
Charts.
2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view.
3. Select an object.
4. Select the button with the name of the item to view the information.
Additional item
information
Selected
item
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
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 46).
NOTE: The Fishing chart and tide station icons are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
3. Select a tide station icon (
Charts.
).
Tide direction and tide level information appear near the icon.
4. Complete an action:
Select the button with the station name.
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Select Review if more than one item is in the vicinity, and select the button with the station
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name.
Detailed
tide station
information
Tide level
Tide direction
arrow
Showing and Conguring Tides and Currents
You can show tide and current information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Menu > Chart Setup > Tides/Currents.
Charts.
4. Complete an action:
Select On to show current station and tide station indicators on the chart.
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Select Animated to show animated tide station indicators and animated current direction
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indicators on the chart (page 27).
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
Navigation Chart Appearance
Changing the Map Orientation
You can set the perspective of the map in the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance > Orientation.
Charts.
4. Complete an action:
Select North Up to set the top of the map to a north heading.
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Select Head Up to set the top of the map according to the heading data received from a
•
heading sensor, also known as the magnetic heading, or to use GPS heading data. The heading
line appears vertically on the screen.
Select Course Up to set the map so the direction of navigation is always up.
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Changing the Map Zoom Detail
You can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the Navigation
Chart or the Fishing Chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance > Detail.
Charts.
4. Select a level of detail.
Selecting a World Map
You can use either a basic world map or satellite imagery on the Navigation chart or the Fishing
chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart and satellite imagery are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card. The basic world map is available on all GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotters.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance.
Charts.
4. Complete an action:
Select World Map > Full to show satellite imagery on the chart.
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Select World Map > Basic to show basic map data on the chart.
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
Showing and Conguring the Heading Line
The heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of
travel. You can congure the appearance of the heading line for the Navigation chart or the Fishing
chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance > Heading Line.
Charts.
4. Complete an action:
Select Distance to set the distance to the end of the heading line. For the GPSMAP 6000
•
series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the distance. For the GPSMAP 7000
series, use the on-screen keyboard.
Select Time to set the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line. For the
•
GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the time. For the
GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard.
5. Select
Done.
Heading line
Showing and Conguring Spot Depth Soundings
On the Navigation Chart, you can turn on spot soundings and set a dangerous depth.
1. From the Home screen, select
Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart
Appearance > Spot Depths > On.
2. Select
Spot Depths > Dangerous.
3. Enter the dangerous depth:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad.
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For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard.
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4. Select
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Done.
Charts and 3D Chart Views
Conguring Depth Shading
You can customize the appearance of depth shading on the Navigation chart.
NOTE: Depth shading is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart
Appearance > Safety Shading.
2. Select a depth.
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.
Showing and Conguring Navaid Symbols
You can show and congure the appearance of navaid symbols on the Navigation chart or the
Fishing chart.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
Charts.
2. Complete an action:
Select Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance > Symbols.
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Select Fishing Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance.
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3. Complete an action:
Select Navaid Size to set the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map. Select a size.
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Select Navaid Type > NOAA to show the NOAA navaid symbol set on the map.
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Select Navaid Type > IALA to show the IALA navaid symbol set on the map.
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Showing Additional Chart Details
You can show additional information on the Navigation chart.
1. From the Home screen, select
Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Chart
Appearance > Symbols.
2. Complete an action:
Select Land POIs > On to show land-based points of interest (POIs).
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Select Light Sectors to show the sector in which a navigational light is visible. Select On to
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show light sectors at all times, or select Auto to allow the chartplotter to automatically lter
out light sectors depending on the zoom level.
Select Chart Borders > On to show the area the maps cover when using a BlueChart g2
•
Vision data card.
Select Photo Points > On to show camera icons when using a BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
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This enables you to view aerial photos of landmarks (page 26).
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
Showing Marine Service Points
From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Service
Points > On.
Showing and Conguring Roses
On the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart, you can show a compass rose around your boat,
indicating compass direction. True wind direction or apparent wind direction appears if the
chartplotter is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
4. Select a type of rose
Showing Other Vessels
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
Menu > Chart Setup > Roses.
(Compass, True Wind, or Apparent Wind).
Wind direction
indicator
Charts.
See “Conguring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 66).
Showing and Conguring Data Bars
See “Data Bars” (page 62).
Compass rose
Using Waypoints
See “Waypoints” (page 34).
Using Tracks
See “Tracks” (page 39).
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Automatic Identication System
The Automatic Identication System (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels.
About AIS
AIS alerts you to area trafc. When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can
show some AIS information about other vessels that are within range, that are equipped with a
transponder, and that are actively transmitting AIS information. The information reported for each
vessel includes the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the
GPS heading, the time that has elapsed since the last position of the vessel was reported, the nearest
approach, and the time to the nearest approach.
AIS target
Dangerous
AIS target
Tracking
AIS target
Lost
dangerous
AIS target
AIS Targeting on the Navigation Chart
AIS Targeting Symbols
Symbol Description
AIS vessel. The vessel is reporting AIS information. The direction in which the triangle is
pointing indicates the direction in which the AIS vessel is moving.
Target has been selected.
Target has been activated. The target appears larger on the chart. A green line attached to
the target indicates the heading of the target. The MMSI, speed, and direction of the vessel
appear beneath the target, if the details setting has been set to Show (page 17). If the AIS
transmission from the vessel is lost, a message banner appears.
Target has been lost. A green X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel has
been 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.
Dangerous target in range. The target ashes while an alarm sounds and a message banner
appears. After the alarm has been acknowledged, a solid red triangle with a red line attached
to it indicates the location and the heading of the target. If the safe-zone collision alarm has
been set to Off, the target ashes, but the audible alarm does not sound and the alarm banner
does not appear (page 18). If the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost, a message banner
appears.
The location of this symbol indicates the closest point of approach to a dangerous target, and
the numbers near the symbol indicate the time to the closest point of approach to that target.
Dangerous target has been lost. A red X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel
has been lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel
should continue to be tracked. If you discontinue vessel tracking, the lost dangerous target
symbol disappears from the chart or the 3D chart view.
Closest point and
time of approach to
dangerous target
Lost
AIS target
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Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets
When heading and course over ground information are provided by an activated AIS target, the
heading of the target appears on a chart as a solid line attached to the AIS target symbol. A heading
line does not appear on a 3D chart view.
The projected course of an activated AIS target appears as a dashed line on a chart or a 3D chart
view. The length of the projected course line is based on the value of the projected heading setting
(page 17). If an an activated AIS target is not transmitting speed information, or if the vessel is not
moving, a projected course line does not appear. Changes in the speed, course over ground, or rate of
turn information transmitted by the vessel can impact the calculation of the projected course line.
When course over ground, heading, and rate of turn information are provided by an activated AIS
target, the projected course of the target is calculated based on the course over ground and the rate of
turn information. The direction in which the target is turning, which is also based on the rate of turn
information, is indicated by the direction of the barb at the end of the heading line. The length of the
barb does not change.
Projected course
Activated
dangerous
target
MMSI
Target with Course over Ground, Heading, and Rate of Turn
Heading
Direction of turn
When course over ground and heading information are provided by an activated AIS target, but
rate of turn information is not provided, the projected course of the target is calculated based on the
course over ground information.
Projected course
Activated
target
MMSI
Target with Course over Ground and Heading
Turning Off AIS Reception
Heading
AIS signal reception is turned on by default.
From the Home screen, select Congure > Other Vessels > AIS > Off.
All AIS functionality on all charts and on all 3D chart views is disabled. This includes AIS vessel
targeting and tracking, collision alarms that result from AIS vessel targeting and tracking, and the
display of information about AIS vessels.
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Showing AIS and MARPA 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.
Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARPA) functionality works with radar (page 77).
You can congure how other vessels appear on a chart or on a 3D chart view. The display range and
MARPA settings congured for one chart or one 3D chart view are applied only to that chart or to
that 3D chart view. The details, projected heading, and trails settings congured for one chart or one
3D chart view are applied to all charts and to all 3D chart views.
NOTE: The Fishing chart and Mariner’s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Menu > Other Vessels > Display Setup.
Charts.
4. Complete an action:
Select Display Range to indicate the distance from your location in which AIS vessels appear.
•
Select a distance.
Select MARPA > Show to show MARPA-tagged vessels.
•
Select Details > Show to show details about AIS-activated and MARPA-tagged vessels.
•
Select Proj. Heading to set the projected heading time for AIS-activated and MARPA-tagged
•
vessels. For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the
time. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select Done.
Select Trails to show the tracks of AIS vessels. Select the length of the track that appears
•
using a trail.
Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel
NOTE: The Fishing chart and Mariner’s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Charts.
3. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select an AIS vessel.
•
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch an AIS vessel.
•
4. Select
AIS Vessel > Activate Target.
Viewing Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel
You can view the AIS signal status, MMSI, GPS speed, GPS heading, and other information that is
reported about a targeted AIS vessel.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Charts.
3. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select an AIS vessel.
•
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch an AIS vessel.
•
4. Select
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Charts and 3D Chart Views
Deactivating a Target for an AIS Vessel
NOTE: The Fishing chart and Mariner’s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Charts.
3. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select the AIS vessel.
•
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the AIS vessel.
•
4. Select
Setting the Safe-zone Collision Alarm
AIS Vessel > Deactivate.
The safe-zone collision alarm is used only with AIS and MARPA. MARPA functionality works with
radar (page 77). The safe zone is used for collision avoidance, and can be customized. All safe-zone
collision alarm settings are applied to all charts, to all 3D chart views, to all radar modes, and to the
Radar Overlay.
1. From the Home screen, select
Congure > Other Vessels > Collision Alarm > On.
A message banner appears and an alarm sounds when a MARPA-tagged object or an AISactivated vessel enters the safe-zone ring around your boat. The object is also labeled as
dangerous on the screen. The Off setting disables the message banner and the audible alarm, but
the object is still labeled as dangerous on the screen.
2. Select
Range to set the measured radius of the safe-zone ring to a specied distance from 500 ft.
to 2.0 nm (or from 150 m to 3.0 km, or from 500 ft. to 2.0 mi.).
3. Select a distance.
4. Select
Time To to sound an alarm if AIS or MARPA determines that a target will intersect the
safe zone within the dened time interval (ranging from 1 to 24 minutes).
5. Select a time.
Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats
NOTE: The Fishing chart and Mariner’s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Menu > Other Vessels > List > Show.
4. Select the type of threats to include in the list (All Threats
Charts.
, MARPA threats only, or AIS threats
only).
Making a Call to an AIS Target
See “Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target (page 113).
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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 and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or
anchorages.
From the Home screen, select Charts > Perspective 3D.
Perspective 3D Navigation Chart
Adjusting the View
Move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water:
•
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, press the Range (+) key.
◦
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the button.
◦
Move the view away from the boat:
•
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, press the Range (-) key.
◦
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the button.
◦
The scale (
) is momentarily indicated at the bottom of the screen.
Viewing Details about Navaids
From the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D, you can view
details about various types of navigation aids, including beacons, lights, and obstructions.
NOTE: The Fishing chart and Mariner’s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
3. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select a navaid with the cursor ( ).
•
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the touchscreen to select a navaid with the cursor ( ).
•
An option describing the navaid appears, such as Beacon or Light.
4. Select an option for the navaid.
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Perspective 3D Chart Appearance
Showing Range Rings
The range rings help you to visualize distances on Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Selecting a Lane Width
Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Menu > Chart Appearance > Range Rings > On.
Charts.
You can indicate the width of the navigation lane appearing in Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Select
Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Menu > Chart Appearance > Lane Width.
Charts.
4. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the width.
•
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard to enter the width.
•
5. Select
Showing Surface Radar
Done.
The chartplotter must be connected to a marine radar to show surface radar.
In Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D, you can show radar returns from the surface of the water.
NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
Perspective 3D with Surface Radar Information
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.
2. Select
3. Select
Showing Other Vessels
Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Menu > Surface Radar > On.
See “Conguring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 66).
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Showing and Conguring Data Bars
See “Data Bars” (page 62).
Using Waypoints and Tracks
See “Waypoints” (page 34) or “Tracks” (page 39).
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 or on the Fishing Chart (page 83).
BlueChart g2 Vision
An optional, preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card allows you to get the most out of your
chartplotter. 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
•
navigation aid. The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more detailed than the pre-loaded
data (page 22).
•
Fish Eye 3D
sea oor according to the information on the chart (page 24).
Fishing Charts—shows the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational data.
•
This chart works well for offshore deep-sea shing (page 24).
High Resolution Satellite Imagery—provides high-resolution satellite images for a realistic
•
view of the land and water on the Navigation chart (page 25).
Aerial Photos—shows marinas and other navigationally signicant aerial photos to help you
•
visualize your surroundings (page 26).
•
Detailed Roads and POI data
along the shore (page 27).
Auto Guidance—uses specied safe depth, safe height, and chart data to determine the best
•
course to your destination (page 27).
—provides an underwater, three-dimensional view that visually represents the
—shows roads, restaurants, and other points of interest (POIs)
BlueChart g2 Vision Data Cards
NOTICE
BlueChart g2 Vision data cards are not waterproof. When you are not using the card, keep it in
the original packaging for safekeeping and store it away from exposure to sun and rain to prevent
damage to the card.
BlueChart g2 Vision data cards are susceptible to damage from static electricity. In low-humidity
environments, you should ground yourself on a large metal object before handling the card to
prevent damage to the card.
You can share BlueChart g2 Vision cartography data from a data card inserted in one GPSMAP 6000
or GPSMAP 7000 series chartplotter with every GPSMAP 4000 series, 5000 series, 6000 series,
and 7000 series chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine Network (page 116). BlueChart g2
Vision cartography is compatible only with GPSMAP 4000 series and later chartplotters. Previous
Garmin Marine Network-compatible chartplotter models (such as the GPSMAP 3000 Series) can be
connected to your network, but they cannot share BlueChart g2 Vision data.
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You cannot transfer BlueChart g2 Vision data from the data card to your computer for backup or
viewing purposes. You can use the data card only on BlueChart g2 Vision-compatible Garmin GPS
units.
You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision data card while your chartplotter is on or off
(page 4).
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.
Mariner’s Eye 3D with Range Rings Navigation Chart
Adjusting the View
See “Adjusting the View” (page 19).
Viewing Details about Navaids
See “Viewing Details about Navaids” (page 19).
Mariner’s Eye 3D Chart Appearance
Customizing the Appearance of 3D Terrain
You can select how chart data appears over 3D terrain.
1. From the Home screen, select
Style.
2. Complete an action:
Select Classic to use color schemes to indicate 3D terrain.
•
Select Charts to provide chart information in a 3D view.
•
Select Photos to provide satellite imagery and chart information in a 3D view.
•
Charts > Mariner’s Eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance >
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Showing or Hiding Hazard Colors
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s Eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance >
Hazard Colors.
2. Complete an action:
Select On to view shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water,
•
yellow is shallow water, and red is very shallow water.
Select Off to view the land as seen from the water.
•
Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors Off Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors On
Showing Range Rings
See “Showing Range Rings” (page 20).
Selecting a Safe Depth
You can set the appearance of a safe depth for Mariner’s Eye 3D.
NOTE: This setting effects only the appearance of hazard colors in Mariner’s Eye 3D. It does not
effect the safe water depth Auto Guidance setting (page 59) or the sonar shallow water alarm setting
(page 105).
1. From the Home screen, select
Charts > Mariner’s Eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance >
Safe Depth.
2. Complete an action:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the depth.
•
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard to enter the depth.
•
3. Select
Selecting a Lane Width
Done.
See “Selecting a Lane Width” (page 20).
Showing Other Vessels
See “Conguring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 66).
Showing Surface Radar
See “Showing Surface Radar” (page 20).
Showing and Conguring Data Bars
See “Data Bars” (page 62).
Using Waypoints and Tracks
See “Waypoints” (page 34) or “Tracks” (page 39).
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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.
Suspended targets (such as sh) are indicated by red, green, and yellow spheres. Red indicates the
largest targets and green indicates the smallest.
Fish Eye 3D
Adjusting the View
See “Adjusting the View” (page 19).
Fish Eye 3D Chart Appearance
Indicating the Direction of the Fish Eye 3-D Chart View
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish Eye 3D > Menu > View.
2. Select
Showing a Sonar Cone on the Chart
Fore, Aft, Port, or Starboard.
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 Data Bars
See “Data Bars” (page 62).
Fishing Chart
Use the Fishing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart.
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