Garmin GPSMAP 7212, GPSMAP 7215, GPSMAP 7015, GPSMAP 7012, GPSMAP 6212 Quick Reference

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Creating and Navigating a Route

Navigating Using a Chart

Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location

You can create and immediately navigate a route on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. This procedure does not save the route or the waypoint data.
NOTE: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select
3. Complete an action:
4. Select
5. Indicate the location where you want to make the
6. Select
7. If you want to add additional turns, repeat steps 5
8. Select
9. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
10. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to
• select a destination using the cursor ( ).
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a destination
• using the cursor ( ).
Navigate To > Route To.
last turn toward your destination:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to
• select a last-turn location using the cursor.
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a last-turn
• location using the cursor.
Add Turn.
and 6, working backward from the destination to the present location of your boat.
The last turn you add should be where you want to make the rst turn from your present
location. It should be the turn that is closest to your boat.
Done when the route is complete.
Chart.
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g2 Vision® data card.
Destination Selected
Turn Selected

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
3. Select where you want to go:
4. Select
5. Complete an action:
6. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
7. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, press the Rocker to select the location using the
• cursor ( ).
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the navigation chart to select the location using
• the cursor ( ).
Navigate To.
Select Go To to navigate directly to the location.
Select Route To to create a route to the location, including turns.
Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance.
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.
Charts.
GPSMAP
quick reference guide
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6000/7000 series
Go To
Guide To (BlueChart g2 Vision)

Turning the Chartplotter On or Off

WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information.

Turning On the Chartplotter

Press and release the Power key.

Turning Off the Chartplotter

Press and hold the Power key.

Marking a Waypoint or an MOB Location

Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint

From the Home screen, select Mark.

Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location

1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints > New Waypoint >
Move.
2. Indicate the location of the waypoint:
Select Use Chart to move the waypoint while viewing a chart. For the GPSMAP 6000
• series, use the Rocker to select a new location on the chart. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a new location on the chart. Select Move Waypoint.
Select Enter Position to move the waypoint using coordinates. For the GPSMAP 6000
• series, use the Rocker to enter the coordinates of the new location. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select Done.

Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location

When you mark a waypoint, you can designate it as a man overboard (MOB) location.
From any screen, select Mark > Man Overboard.
An international MOB symbol marks the active MOB point and the chartplotter sets a course back to the marked location using the Go To feature.
Man Overboard

Adjusting the Backlight and the Color Mode

Adjusting the Backlight

1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Beeper/Display > Backlight >
Backlight.
2. Adjust the backlight:
Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the backlight automatically, based on
• ambient light.
Select Up or Down to adjust the backlight manually.

Adjusting the Color Mode

1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Beeper/Display > Color Mode.
2. Select
Day Colors, Night Colors, or Auto.

Using Combinations Screens

Selecting a Combination

1. From the Home screen, select Combinations.
2. Select a combination.

Customizing the Combinations Screen

NOTE: You can choose from only the options available to your chartplotter. To increase the number of screens available, use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card or add network devices such as sonar and radar.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select a combination.
3. Select
4. Complete an action:
5. Select
Menu > Change Combination.
Select Functions to select the
• number of combination screens. Select a number.
Select Layout > Vert. to arrange
• the screens in a vertical layout.
Select Layout > Horiz. to arrange
• the screens in a horizontal layout.
Select Data Bar > On to show the horizontal bar that contains the data elds.
Select a numbered option, such as 1. Nav Chart or 2. Sonar in the image above, to
• change the type of information shown in the corresponding screen.
Done.
Combinations.
Combination
screen 1
Combination
screen 2
Data bar

Navigating to a Marine Service

Navigating to a Marine Services Destination

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: Auto Guidance is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select the marine service category to which you want to navigate.
The chartplotter shows a list of the 50 nearest locations and the distance and bearing to each.
3. Select a destination.
TIP: Select Next Page to view additional information or to show the location on a chart.
4. Select
5. Complete an action:
6. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
7. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
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Navigate To.
Select Go To to navigate directly to the location.
Select Route To to create a route to the location, including turns.
Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance.
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.
Go to www.garmin.com for additional documentation and information.
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Where To? > Offshore Services.
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