Garmin 740 S Owners Manual
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 17 Charts and 3D Chart Views • Aerial Photos (page 20)—shows marinas and other navigationally significant aerial photos to help you visualize your surroundings. • Detailed Roads and PoI data (page 21)—shows roads, restaurants, and other points of interest (POIs) along the shore. • Auto Guidance (page 21)—uses specified safe depth, safe height, and chart data to determine the best course to your destination. 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 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 or Garmin HomePort ™. You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision data card ( page 2) while your chartplotter is on or off. 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 16). Viewing Details about Navaids See “Viewing Details about Navaids” (page 8). 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 Charts > Mariner’s eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance > 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 .
18 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views 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 16). Selecting a Safe Depth You can set the appearance of a safe depth for Mariner’s Eye 3D. NoTe: This setting affects only the appearance of hazard colors in Mariner’s Eye 3D. It does not affect the safe water depth Auto Guidance setting ( page 46) or the sonar shallow water alarm setting (page 77). 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner’s eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance > Safe Depth. 2. Enter the depth. 3. Select Done. Selecting a Lane Width See “Selecting a Lane Width” ( page 16). Showing Other Vessels See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50). Showing and Configuring Overlay Numbers See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48). Using Waypoints and Tracks See “Waypoints” (page 26) or “Tracks” (page 30). Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an underwater view of the sea floor or lake bottom. When a sonar transducer is connected, suspended targets (such as fish) are indicated by red, green, and yellow spheres. Red indicates the largest targets and green indicates the smallest.
GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 19 Charts and 3D Chart Views Fish Eye 3D with a Sonar Cone Adjusting the View See “Adjusting the View” (page 16). 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 Fore, Aft, Port, or Starboard. Showing a Sonar Cone on the Chart 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 Overlay Numbers See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48). Fishing Chart Use the Fishing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart. Navigation Chart Fishing Chart The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data, and is best for of fshore deep-sea fishing. Fishing Chart Appearance Using Waypoints See “Waypoints” (page 26).
20 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Using Tracks See “Tracks” (page 30). Showing Other Vessels See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50). Showing Navaids From the Home screen, select Charts > Fishing Chart > Menu > Navaids > on. Showing Overlay Numbers See “Overlay Numbers” (page 48). Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart You can overlay high-resolution satellite images on the land or on both land and sea portions of the Navigation chart when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. NoTe: When enabled, high-resolution satellite images are present only at lower zoom levels. If you cannot see high-resolution images in your BlueChart g2 Vision region, you can zoom in further by pressing . You also can set the detail level higher by changing the map zoom detail ( page 8). 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Navigation Chart Setup > Photos. 2. Complete an action: • Select Land only to show standard chart information on the water, with photos overlaying the land. • Select Photo Map Blend to show photos on both the water and the land at a specified opacity . Use the slider bar to adjust the photo opacity. The higher you set the percentage, the more the satellite photos cover both land and water. Land Only Photo Overlay Photo Map at 100% Photo Map at 50%Photo Overlay Off Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks Before you can view aerial photos on the Navigation chart, you must turn on the Photo Points setting (page 11). Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data 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 a harbor prior to arrival.
GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 21 Charts and 3D Chart Views 1. From Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. 2. Select a camera icon. • A standard camera icon ( ) indicates an overhead photo. • A camera icon with a cone ( ) indicates a perspective photo. The photo was taken from the location of the camera, pointed in the direction of the cone. 3. Select Review > Aerial Photo. NoTe: Select and to zoom out and zoom in while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen. Animated Tide and Current Indicators You can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. To do so, information for tide station and current direction must be available in your preloaded map or BlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for the Tides/Currents setting ( page 8). An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an arrow . A red arrow pointing downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow pointing upward indicates a rising tide. When you move the cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of the tide at the station appears above the station indicator. Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The direction of each arrow indicates the direction of the current at a specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrow indicates the range of speed for the current at that location. When you move the cursor over the current direction indicator, the specific current speed at the location appears above the direction indicator. Direction Indicator Color Current Speed Range Yellow0 to 1 knot Orange1 to 2 knots Red2 or more knots Viewing Current Station Information See “Current Information” ( page 37). Detailed Road and Point of Interest Data BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and point of interest (POI) data, which includes highly detailed coastal roads and POIs such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more. Searching for, and Navigating to, POIs See “Where To?” (page 33). Auto Guidance Auto Guidance automatically creates and suggests the best path to a destination, based on available BlueChart g2 Vision chart information. Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a destination using Guide To (page 26). Configuring Auto Guidance Settings See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” ( page 45). Tide Station with Falling Tide
22 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual Combinations Combinations About the Combination Screen The Combination screen shows a combination of different screens at the same time. The number of options available on the Combination screen depends on the optional devices you have connected to your chartplotter , and whether you are using an optional BlueChart g2 Vision data card. Combination Screen Configuration Selecting a Combination 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. Customizing the Combination Screen 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select Menu. 4. Select the screen you want to customize. 5. Adjust the settings as described in “Charts and 3D Chart Views” (page 4), “Radar” ( page 54), or “Sonar” (page 71). Combination Screen Overlay Numbers Overlay numbers with data fields can appear on combination screens, and they provide real-time, at-a-glance information. The data overlay ➊ for each combination can be configured separately. Several combination screen data overlays are available. You can select the data fields ➋ to be shown within each data overlay. ➊ ➋
GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 23 Combinations When overlay numbers are displayed on the Combination screen, the navigation inset ➌ is shown during navigation. The compass tape ➍ can be shown or hidden in each overlay. Combination Screen with Data Overlay ➌ ➍ Selecting a Data Overlay on a Combination Screen 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers. 4. Select or to select a data overlay. Configuring Data Fields on a Combination Screen You can select the type of data shown within a data field. 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers. 4. Select or to select a data overlay. 5. Touch a data field. 6. Select a category of data. 7. Select the data to be displayed. Configuring the Navigation Inset on a Combination Screen The navigation inset is shown only when the boat is navigating to a destination. 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers. 4. Select or to select a data overlay. 5. Select Navigation Inset > Nav. Inset Config. 6. Complete an action: • Select Route Leg Details > on to show waypoint velocity made good (VMG) when navigating a route with more than one leg. • Select Next Turn > Distance to show next-turn data based on distance. • Select Next Turn > Time to show next-turn data based on time. • Select Destination, and select Distance, Time to Destination, or Arrival to indicate how the destination data appears.
24 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual Combinations Showing the Compass Tape on a Combination Screen The compass tape appears in a row across the top of the combination screen. It shows the present heading, and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating. 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select Menu > overlay Numbers > Show Compass Tape. Using Full-screen View You can view the content of any combination screen on the full chartplotter screen. 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Touch the screen you want to view on the full chartplotter screen. 4. Select Stop Pointing to remove the pointer from the screen. 5. Select Stop Panning to return to the Combination screen. Returning to the Combination Screen from Full-screen View 1. From the Full-screen view, select Stop Pointing to remove the pointer from the screen. 2. Select Stop Panning to return to the Combination screen.
GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 25 Navigation Navigation Basic Navigation Questions QuestionAnswer How do I make the chartplotter point me in the direction in which I want to go (bearing)? Navigate using Go To. See “Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To” (page 26). How do I make the chartplotter guide me along a straight line (minimizing cross track) to a location using the shortest distance from the present location? Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To (page 28). How do I make the chartplotter guide me to a location while avoiding obstacles? Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route To. See “Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location” (page 28). How do I make the chartplotter steer my automatic pilot? Navigate using Route To (page 28). Can the chartplotter create a course for me? If you have a BlueChart g2 Vision data card, navigate using Auto Guidance. See “Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance” (page 26). How do I change the Auto Guidance settings for my boat? See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (page 45). Navigation with a Chartplotter To navigate using a GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter, you must first choose a destination, set a course or create a route, and follow the course or route. You can follow the course or the route on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D. NoTe: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. Destinations You can select destinations using the navigation chart or the fishing chart, or you can select a destination using the Where To? feature. Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. 2. Touch the navigation chart to select the destination. Stopping Navigation while Using the Navigation Chart From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Stop Navigation. Selecting a Destination Using Where To? 1. From the Home screen, select Where To?. 2. Complete an action: • Select Waypoints to view a list of preloaded locations and locations you marked previously ( page 26). • Select Routes to view a list of routes you saved previously ( page 28). • Select Tracks to view a list of recorded tracks ( page 30). • Select offshore Services to view a list of marinas and other offshore points of interest, listed by name (page 33). • Select Search by Name to search waypoints, routes, tracks, and offshore points of interest by name (page 33). 3. Select a destination.
26 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual Navigation Courses You can set and follow a course to a destination using one of three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To. • Go To—takes you directly to the destination. • Route To—creates a route from your location to a destination, allowing you to add turns along the way . • Guide To—uses BlueChart g2 Vision chart data to suggest the best path to your destination using Auto Guidance. You must be using a BlueChart g2 Vision data card for this option to appear. Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To CAUTION 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. You can set and follow a direct course from your present location to a selected destination. 1. Select a destination using a chart or Where To? (page 25). 2. Select Navigate To > Go To. A magenta line appears. In the center or the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your present location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are off course. 3. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. NoTe: If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line (direct course). Creating and Following a New Route Using Route To See “Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location” ( page 28). Following a Saved Route Using Route To See “Browsing for, and Navigating, a Saved Route” (page 34). Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That data does not ensure 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. 1. Select a destination using a chart or Where To? (page 25). 2. Select Navigate To > Guide To. 3. Review the course indicated by the magenta Auto Guidance line. NoTe: 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 46). 4. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. Waypoints You can store up to 3,000 waypoints with a user-defined name, symbol, depth, water temperature, and comment for each waypoint. Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint From the Home screen, select Mark. Mark your present position from any other screen by touching Mark at the top of the screen. Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.