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Introduction
Introduction
This manual includes information for the following products:
GPSMAP® 5208
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GPSMAP® 5212
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GPSMAP® 5215
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Tips and Shortcuts
Touch Home from any screen to return to the Home screen.
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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 (Backlight and Color Mode).
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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 touch something, use your nger to touch that item on the
screen. Small arrows (>) used in the text indicate that you should touch a series of items in order. For
example, if you see, “Touch Charts > Navigation Chart,” you should touch the Charts button on
the screen, and then touch Navigation Chart.
Weather Data Warranty .............................68
Software License Agreement ....................69
XM Satellite Radio Service Agreement .....69
Index .......................................................70
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Getting Started
Getting Started
To turn on your unit for the rst time, refer to the Initializing Unit Settings paragraph, page 62.
Front and Rear Panels
Power key
Automatic
backlight
sensor
SD card slot
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NMEA 2000
Network
Power
NMEA
Video
GPSMAP 5212 - Back
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Getting Started
Turning the Chartplotter On or Off
To turn the chartplotter on, press and release the Power key. When the Warning screen appears,
touch I Agree to open the Home screen.
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Started
NOTE: The rst time you power on your unit, you must go through a setup sequence. See page 62 for
details.
Warning ScreenHome Screen
To turn the unit off, press and hold the Power key.
Adjusting the Backlight
1. While the unit is on, press and release the Power key.
2. Touch Backlight.
To manually adjust the backlight,
either touch and drag the
brightness bar or touch and hold
Up or Down.
To return to the previous screen,
touch Back.
To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light, touch Auto.
Adjusting the Color Mode
1. Press and release the Power key.
2. Touch Color Mode.
3. Touch 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 a
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ashing question mark is indicated on the boat icon (on the chart screen).
For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
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Inserting and Removing SD Cards
Your unit supports SD (Secure Digital) cards. Insert optional BlueChart
view high-resolution satellite imagery, and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas and
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 it in until it clicks. Press the card in again and
release it to eject it from the chartplotter.
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, touch
Congure > System > System Information > Factory Settings > Reset.
2. Touch OK to restore all factory settings or touch Cancel.
Viewing System Information
You can view the software version, basemap version, unit ID number, and your XM WX weather
radio ID (if available). You may need this information to update the system software or purchase
additional map data information.
From the Home screen, touch Congure > System > System Information.
Using the Simulator Mode
Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. The unit does not track
satellites in simulator mode.
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Getting Started
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.
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Started
To turn the Simulator Mode on:
From the Home screen, touch Congure > System > Simulator > On.
Touch Setup to set speed, track control (simulated heading), position, simulator time, and
simulator date.
Understanding the Home Screen
Use the Home screen to access all other screens.
NOTE: Options on this screen vary based on the unit type and optional connected network devices.
NOTE: Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and Fishing Charts are available only if you use a BlueChart
g2 Vision SD card.
Sonar—sets up and provides sonar information (only available if the unit is connected to a
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Garmin sonar module) (page 49).
Combinations—sets up the screen to view a chart, sonar, radar, and video in a 2, 3, or 4-eld
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split screen (page 19).
Information—shows information including tides, currents, celestial data, user data, information
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about other boats, gauges, and video (page 29).
Mark—marks, edits, or deletes your current location as a waypoint or Man Overboard (page 24).
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Where To?
Radar—sets up and displays radar (only available if the unit is connected to a radar module)
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—provides navigation features (page 21).
(page 44).
Weather—sets up and displays various weather parameters, including precipitation, forecast,
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shing, sea conditions, and visibility (only available if the unit is connected to a weather module
and you have an XM subscription) (page 53).
Congure—allows you to view and edit your unit and system settings (page 35).
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Man Overboard
—navigate to a Man Overboard location (page 24).
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Using Charts
Using Charts
The GPSMAP 5000 series chartplotters have a basic worldwide imagery map, and built-in detailed
BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters.
Navigation Chart—displays navigation data available on your preloaded maps, including buoys,
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lights, cables, depth soundings, marinas, and tide stations in an overhead view.
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Mariner’s Eye
visual navigation aid.
Fishing Charts and Fish Eye 3D views are available when using optional Blue Chart g2 Vision
preprogrammed SD cards (See page 10).
Fishing Chart—removes navigational data from the chart and enhances bottom contours for
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depth recognition.
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Fish Eye 3D—provides an underwater view that visually represents the sea oor according to the
chart’s information.
The unit selectively displays navigation data after you select the type of navigation you want.
Using the Navigation Chart
Use the Navigation chart to plan your course, to view map information, and as a navigational aid.
To access a Navigation chart from the Home screen, touch Charts > Navigation Chart.
and Mariner’s Eye 3D—displays a view from above and behind your boat for a
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Marine
services
Your boat
Submerged
wreck
Navigation Chart on a GPSMAP 5208
Exposed
wreck
Buoy
Beacon
Zoom scale
Navigation Chart Settings
To access additional settings or options for the Navigation chart, touch Menu.
Weather—turns the NEXRAD weather overlay on or off. Only available when connected to a
Garmin XM network device. See page 53 for more information.
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Using Charts
Overlay Numbers—controls how charting numbers appear on the screen. Choose to show or hide
the numbers by category. When set to Auto, the overlay numbers appear only when that category is
active.
Cruising: GPS position, GPS heading, GPS speed, and depth. Depth is only available if
heading, and GPS speed. These numbers appear only when navigating to a destination (page 21).
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Fishing: GPS position, depth, water temperature, and water speed. Depth, temperature, and speed
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are only available when connected to a sonar unit (page 49).
Sailing: GPS position, waypoint velocity made good (VMG), wind speed, wind direction, water
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speed, and depth. Wind speed and direction are only available when connected to a NMEA 0183
wind sensor. Water speed and depth are only available when connected to a sonar unit. If you
have a wind sensor, setting the sailing overlay numbers to Auto places an indicator around the
boat icon on the Navigation chart to represent wind speed and direction.
Chart Setup—customizes the Navigation chart. See page 13.
Understanding Chart Data
BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features. Some
common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, the following:*
Dangerous Rock Exposed Rock Beacon
Pilot Boarding Area Airport/Seaplane Base Buoy
Anchorage Berth Precautionary Area Church
Anchoring Prohibited Radio Report Point
Exposed Wreck Recommended Anchorage
Fishing Harbor Rescue Station
Fishing Prohibited Tide Station
Information Yacht Harbor
Current Station Marine Services
*Some symbols might appear differently on your Garmin unit.
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.
Zooming In and Out on the Map
The and keys 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.
Navigating to a Point on the chart
1. From the Home screen, touch Charts.
2. Touch Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Radar Overlay.
3. Touch the point on the chart where you want to go.
4. Touch Navigate To.
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5. Touch Go To (or Guide To when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card for Auto
Guidance, page 27).
6. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination.
To create a route to a point on the chart, see page 26.
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Panning the Navigation Chart
Touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan away from your current location and to scroll to other
areas on the Navigation chart. 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 your current position.
As you pan, the Depth at your current location remains in the lower-left corner of the screen (if your
unit is connected to a sonar device through a Garmin Marine Network).
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Inset map
Panning on a Navigation Chart
To stop panning and return the screen to your boat’s current location, touch Stop Panning.
When you touch a point on the Navigation screen without dragging, a pointer () appears at that
spot, and a list of options appear along the right side. These options change, depending on the point
you touched. Touch a button to access that option.
Review—(Review does not appear if the pointer is not near an object—if the pointer is near only
one object, the name of the object appears.) This allows you to view details of objects in vicinity of
the pointer. When you touch Review, you are presented with a list of all the objects near the pointer.
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Navigate To—allows you to navigate to the selected location (page 6).
Create Waypoint—marks a waypoint at the pointer location (page 23).
Information—allows you to view tide (page 29), current (page 29), celestial (page 30), weather (if
available, see page 53), or chart information near the pointer.
You can change the position of the pointer by touching and dragging it to the desired location.
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Accessing Additional Object Information
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Touch an item on the screen to view information about map items, waypoints, weather (if available),
and charts. Touch the button with the item’s name to view the information.
Additional
Selected
item
object
information
Object Selected on a GPSMAP 5208
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.
Detailed
Tide level
Tide Station Selected on a GPSMAP 5208
Touch a tide station icon (), then touch the button with the station name (or Review if more
than one item is in the vicinity) to view a detailed tide graph. For more information about tides, see
page 29.
tide station
information
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Using Charts
Using Mariner’s Eye
Mariner’s Eye 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.
To access the Mariner’s Eye screen from the Home screen, touch Charts > Mariner’s Eye.
Mariner’s EyeNavigation Chart
Touch the button to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water. Touch the
button to move the view away from the boat. This is momentarily indicated by the scale () at
the bottom of the screen.
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Mariner’s Eye Settings
To access additional settings or options from the Mariner’s Eye screen, touch Menu.
Rings—toggles the range rings on or off.
Tracks
—turns the visible tracklog on or off. The chartplotter continues to record tracks if you turn
this setting off, but they are hidden from view.
Safe Depth—adjusts the depth at which red indicates shallow water. This feature is only available
with an optional BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Lane Width—adjusts the width of the course line drawn when navigating. This setting also affects
routes (Route To), but does not affect automatic guidance (Guide To).
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Show Radar—If you are connected to a Garmin Marine Radar through the Garmin Marine
Network, you can overlay radar readings on the Mariner’s Eye screen.
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Mariner’s Eye With Radar Information
Overlay Numbers—shows or hides cruising, navigation, shing, and sailing numbers.
Using BlueChart g2 Vision
Optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards allow 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
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navigation aid. The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more detailed than the preloaded
data.
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Fish Eye 3D
—provides an underwater, three-dimensional view that visually represents the
sea oor according to the information on the chart.
Fishing Charts—displays the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational
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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—displays marinas and other navigationally signicant aerial photos to help you
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visualize your surroundings.
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Detailed Roads and POI data
—displays roads, restaurants, and other points of interest (POIs)
along the shore.
Auto Guidance—uses specied boat safe depth and chart data to determine the best course to
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your destination.
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Using the SD Card
You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card while your Garmin GPS unit is on or off.
To insert the SD card, open the access door and press the SD card in until it clicks. Press in again to
eject the SD card.
BlueChart g2 Vision SD 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.
BlueChart g2 Vision SD 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.
Card label
GPSMAP 5208
NOTE: BlueChart g2 Vision data cannot be transferred from the SD card to your computer for backup
or viewing purposes. You can use the SD card only on BlueChart g2 Vision compatible Garmin GPS
units.
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Using Mariner’s Eye 3D
A BlueChart g2 Vision SD 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.
Mariner’s Eye 3DNavigation Chart
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Touch the button to move the view closer to your boat and lower to the water. Touch the
button to move the view away from the boat. This is indicated by the scale () temporarily
displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Mariner’s Eye 3D Settings
To access additional settings or options from the Mariner’s Eye 3D screen, touch Menu. The options
and additional settings are the same as the Mariner’s Eye screen (page 9), with the exception of
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Colors.
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Colors —selects between Normal (Default), Water Hazard, and All Hazard. The Normal setting
shows the land as seen from the water. The Water Hazard settings indicates shallow water and land
with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water, yellow is shallow water, and red is very shallow. The
Water Hazard setting indicates land in green and brown, and the All Hazard shows land as dark
red.
Mariner’s Eye 3D, Normal ColorsMariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors
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. The and buttonsadjust the view in the
same way as the Mariner’s Eye 3D.
Fish Eye 3D
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Fish Eye 3D Settings
To access additional settings or options for the Fish Eye 3D screen, touchMENU.
Sonar Cone—turns a cone on or off that shows the area covered by your transducer.
Using Charts
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.
Overlay Numbers
—shows or hides cruising, navigation, shing, sailing, fuel, or XM audio
numbers just as on the Navigation chart (page 6).
Changing the Chart Settings
To change chart settings from the Home screen, touch Charts > Chart Setup, or touch Menu >
Chart Setup while viewing the navigation chart.
Orientation
North Up
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Track Up
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Course Up
vertically on the screen if it is shown.
—changes the perspective of the map display:
—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.
—sets the map display to the current track heading.
—sets the map so the direction of navigation is always up. The heading line appears
Heading line
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Track
Chart border
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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—sets the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line.
Time
Chart Borders—turns chart borders on when using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card and you want to
see what area the maps cover.
Tracks
—turns the visible track log on or off (page 14). The chartplotter continues to record tracks if
you turn this setting off, but they are hidden from view.
Inset Map—turns the inset map on or off when panning (page 7).
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Appearance—customizes how items are shown on the Navigation chart.
Detail—adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map.
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Photos—sets the high resolution satellite images to on, off, land only, or blend (page 16).
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Spot Depth—turns on spot soundings and sets a dangerous depth.
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Light Sectors—adjusts the drawing of light sectors on the map.
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Symbols—sets the navaid symbol set (NOAA or IALA).
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Symbol Size—adjusts the size of the symbols shown on the map.
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Animated Tides
—provides additional tide and current information when a tide or current icon is
touched.
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 chart, touch Menu > Chart Setup > Tracks > On. A trailing line on the chart
indicates your track.
To save the active track:
1. From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Tracks > Save Active Track.
2. Touch 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, touch Edit Track.
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To clear the active track:
From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Tracks > Clear Active Track. The
track memory is cleared; the current track continues to be recorded.
To edit or delete a saved track:
1. From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.
2. Touch the track you want to edit or delete.
3. Touch Edit Track to change the name or color of the track or touch Delete to delete it.
To set active Track Options:
From the Home screen, touch Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options.
Record Mode—select Off, Fill, or Wrap
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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
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plots is more accurate, but lls the track log faster.
Interval—sets whether the interval is determined by distance, time, or resolution. (Press
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Change to set the quantity.)
Distance—records the track based on a distance between points.
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Time—records the track based on a time interval.
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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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Color—sets the color of the track plot.
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Using Fishing Charts
Use the shing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart.
Fishing ChartNavigation Chart
The shing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD card,
and is best for offshore deep-sea shing.
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Using Charts
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, touch Menu > Chart Setup > Appearance > Photos.
2. Touch one of the following:
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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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Blend—photos overlay both the water and the land at a specied opacity. The higher you set
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the percentage, the more the satellite photos cover both land and water.
NOTE: When enabled, the high resolution satellite images are only present at lower zoom levels. If
you cannot see the high resolution images in your BlueChart g2 Vision region, either zoom in further by
touching the and buttons, or set the detail level higher by touching Chart Setup > Appearance
> Detail.
Photo Overlay OffLand Only Photo Overlay
Blend at 50%
Blend at 100%
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Using Charts
Viewing Aerial Photos
Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks,
marinas, and harbors. Use these photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to acquaint
yourself with a marina or harbor prior to arrival.
Aerial Photo
NOTE: Touch and to zoom in and out while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen.
To access aerial photos from the navigation chart:
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Touch a camera icon, and then touch Review.
➊
Touch View Fullscreen.
➌
Overhead
Perspective
Touch Aerial Photo.
➋
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Using Charts
Current Station iconCurrent Station icon
Viewing Current Station InformationCurrent Station Information
If current stations are available in your g2 Vision region,
they appear on the Navigation chart as a highlighted arrow.
This detailed icon shows the current’s speed and direction at
a glance. Touch Review or the name of the station to display
a current graph.
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Detailed Road and POI Data
BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and POI data, which includes highly detailed coastal
roads and points of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions and more. For
instructions on searching for and navigating to these POIs, see the “Where To?” section on page 21.
Using Automatic Guidance
Automatic Guidance automatically creates and suggests passage based on available BlueChart g2
Vision chart information. See page 39 for instructions on setting up Automatic Guidance for your
boat. See page 27 to use Automatic Guidance.
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Using Combinations
Using Combinations
Use the Combinations screen to view a combination of different screens at the same time. The
number of options available on the Combinations screen depends on the optional network devices
you have connected to your GPSMAP 5000 series unit and whether you are using an optional
BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. You can choose to combine two, three, or four screens.
To access the Combinations screen from the Home screen, touch Combinations.
Combinations Screen
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The Combinations screen shows a list of possible screen combinations. Once you select a
combination, you can customize it.
Focus screen
Radar, Sonar, and Navigation Combination
When viewing three combination screens, one is larger than the rest, and acts as the screen in
focus. To switch screens, touch Menu > Change Combination. The charts are numbered, with a
corresponding button on the right of the screen. Touch the numbered button of the display you want
to change and then touch the type of screen you want to appear in that window. Touch one of the
screens to view it at full screen. Press Back to return to the Combination screen.
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Using Combinations
To customize the Combination screen:
1. While viewing a combinations screen, touch Menu > Change Combination.
OR
From the Home screen, touch Combinations > Unused Combo (if one is available).
Combination
screen 1
Combination
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screen 2
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XM bar
Data bar
2. Customize the Combinations screen:
Touch Num Functions to change the number of combination screens (1-4).
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Touch Layout to change to a vertical or horizontal layout.
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Touch XM Bar to hide or show the XM bar.
•
Touch Data Bar to turn the data bar on the right side on or off.
•
Touch the screen buttons to change what is displayed on each of the screens.
•
3. Touch Done.
Select the number of
combination screens
Change to vertical
or horizontal layout
Turn the XM bar
on or off
Turn the data bar
on or off
Change
combination
screens
NOTE: When you select the combination screens to view, you are only able to choose from the options
available to your unit. You can increase the number of screens available by using a BlueChart g2 Vision
SD card and adding network devices, such as sonar and radar.
To add additional data elds:
1. While viewing the Combinations screen, touch an unused data eld.
2. Touch the Digital Item to be displayed on the Combinations Screen. Available options vary, based
on the unit and network conguration.
To edit an existing data eld:
While viewing the Combinations screen, touch a data eld. Touch the item to be displayed.
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