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GPSMAP ® 700 series owner ’ s manual[...]
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All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other el[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual i Introduction Introduction W ARNING See the Important Safety and Pr oduct Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This manual includes information for the following products: • GPSMAP ® 720/720s • GPSMAP 740/740s • GPSMAP 750/750s Tips and Shortcuts ?[...]
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ii GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Introduction T able of Contents Introduction ................................................ i T ips and Shortcuts .............................................. i Manual Conventions ........................................... i Getting Started .......................................... 1 Front and Back Panel[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 Getting Started Getting Started Front and Back Panels ➊ ➋ ➌ GPSMAP 700 Series Front V iew ➊ Power key ➋ Automatic backlight sensor ➌ SD card slot GPSMAP 700 Series Back V iew ➊ ➌ ➋ ➍ ➊ NMEA 2000 connector ➋ Power/data connector ➌ Radar Port ➍ External GPS antenna connector T urning O[...]
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2 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started Initial Chartplotter Settings The rst time you turn on the chartplotter , you must congure a series of initial settings. Y ou must also congure these settings when restoring original factory settings ( page 86 ). Y ou can update each of these settings later . Follow the on-screen direct[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 3 Getting Started Viewing System Information Y ou can view the software version, the basemap version, any supplemental map information (if applicable), the software version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit ID number . Y ou may need this information to update the system software or to pur[...]
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4 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Charts and 3D Chart V iews The GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are available on the chartplotter . : Mariner ’ s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 V ision S[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 5 Charts and 3D Chart Views Chart Symbols BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 V ision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the standards for US and international charts. Some other common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, those shown below . Icon Description Icon Descript[...]
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6 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Conguring the Appearance of Waypoint Symbols 1. From the Home screen, select . 2. Select or . 3. Select > [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 7 Charts and 3D Chart Views 3. T ouch an object ➊ . 4. Select the button with the name of the item ➋ to view the information. ➊ ➋ Viewing T ide Station Information T ide-station information appears on the chart with a tide station icon ( ). Y ou can view a detailed graph for a tide station to help predict[...]
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8 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Conguring Tides and Currents Y ou can show and congure tide and current information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. 1. From the Home screen, select . 2. Select or ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 9 Charts and 3D Chart Views 5. Select > . 6. Use the slider bar to select a level of detail. Selecting a World Map Y ou can use either a basic world map or a shaded relief map on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. These differences ar[...]
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10 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Selecting the Heading Line Source The source for the display of the heading line on the chartplotter is determined by the heading line source setting ( or ) and whether heading information is available from a heading sensor . • If heading informati[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 1 Charts and 3D Chart Views 6. Complete an action: • Select to set the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map, and select a size. • Select > to show the NOAA navaid symbol set on the map. • Select ?[...]
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12 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing Other V essels See “Conguring the Appearance of Other V essels” ( page 50 ). Showing and Conguring Data Overlay See “About Chart Overlay Numbers” ( page 48 ). Using W aypoints See “W aypoints” ( page 26 ). Using T racks See “T racks” ( page 30 ). Automati[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 13 Charts and 3D Chart Views ➏ T arget is lost. A green X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel is 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 t[...]
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14 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing AIS V essels 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. Y ou can congure how other vessels appear on a chart or on a 3D chart view . The display range congured for one chart or one 3D[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 15 Charts and 3D Chart Views 3. Select a distance. 4. Select to sound an alarm if AIS 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 T argets : The Mariner’ s Eye[...]
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16 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views 2. Select or . 3. Select > > > . Selecting a Lane Width The navigation lane is t[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 17 Charts and 3D Chart Views Mariner ’ s Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 V ision data card of fers 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, ree[...]
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18 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing Range Rings See “Showing Range Rings” ( page 15 ). Selecting a Safe Depth Y ou can set the appearance of a safe depth for Mariner ’ s Eye 3D. : This setting af fects only the appearance of hazard colors in Mariner ’ s Eye 3D. It does not affect the safe wa[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 19 Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing a Sonar Cone on the Chart Y ou can show a cone that indicates the area covered by your transducer . From the Home screen, select > > > > . Showing Suspended T ar[...]
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20 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views 2. Complete an action: • Select to show standard chart information on the water , with photos overlaying the land. • Select to show photos on both the water and the land at a specied opacity . Use the sli[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 21 Charts and 3D Chart Views Animated Tide and Current Indicators Y ou can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. T o do so, information for tide station and current direction must be available in your preloaded map or BlueChart g2 V ision reg[...]
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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 Blue[...]
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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, se[...]
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24 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Combinations Showing the Compass T ape 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 ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 25 Navigation Navigation Basic Navigation Questions Question Answer How do I make the chartplotter point me in the direction in which I want to go (bearing)? Navigate using Go T o. See “Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go T o” ( page 26 ). How do I make the chartplotter guide me along a straight li[...]
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26 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation Courses Y ou can set and follow a course to a destination using one of three methods: Go T o, Route T o, or Guide T o. • —takes you directly to the destination. • —creates a route from your location to a destination, allowing you to add turns along [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 27 Navigation 3. Complete an action: • T ouch a location on the chart. • T ouch and drag the screen to pan to a new location. T ouch a location on the chart. 4. Select . 5. If necessary , you can name the waypoint and provide other information about it. Select t[...]
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28 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation Deleting a W aypoint or an MOB Y ou can delete a waypoint or an MOB that has been saved. 1. From the Home screen, select > > . 2. Select a waypoint or an MOB. 3. Select [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 29 Navigation 7. If necessary , repeat steps 5 and 6 to add additional turns, 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. 8. Select[...]
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30 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation 5. Select . Deleting a Saved Route 1. From the Home screen, select > > . 2. Select a route. 3. Select . Deleting All Saved Routes From the Home screen, select ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 31 Navigation Setting the Color of the Active T rack Y ou can select the color of your present track when you are viewing the navigation chart or the shing chart. 1. From the Home screen, select > > > ?[...]
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32 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation Managing the T rack Log Memory During Recording 1. From the Home screen, select > > > > . 2. Complete an a[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 33 Where T o? Where T o? Use the option on the Home screen to search for , and navigate to, nearby fuel, repairs, and other services, as well as waypoints and routes that you have created. Marine Services Destinations The chartplotter contains information about thousands of destin[...]
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34 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? When using Go T o, 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. Y ou can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, saved tracks, and marine services destinations by name. 1. Fro[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 35 Where T o? 4. Complete an action: • Select to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created. • Select to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created. A magenta line appears. In the center of the ma[...]
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36 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data The Information screen displays information about tides, currents, celestial data, and gauges. Almanac Data Tide Station Information The T ides screen shows information about a tide station ➊ for a specic date ➋ and time ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 37 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Current Information : Current station information is available with a BlueChart g2 V ision card. The Currents screen shows information about a current station ➊ for a specic date and time, including the current speed and level ➋ . By default, the cha[...]
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38 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Celestial Information The Celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, the moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of the sun ➊ and moon ➋ . By default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the present date and t[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 39 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Setting Description Scale minimum This value is less than the rated minimum, and it represents the lower limit of the gauge. This setting is not available on all gauges. Scale maximum This value is greater than the rated maximum, and it represents the upper limit of the[...]
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40 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Viewing Fuel Gauges T o view fuel information, your chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor , such as the Garmin GFS ™ 10. From the Home screen, select > > ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 41 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Resetting T rip Gauges 1. From the Home screen, select > > > . 2. Complete an action: • Select to set all the reading[...]
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42 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Conguring the VMG Source Y ou can specify the source of the velocity made good (VMG) data that is used to calculate true wind speed. Before you can congure the VMG source, the wind gauge must be set to ( page 41 ). W a[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 43 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Environment Gauges Viewing Environment Gauges From the Home screen, select > > . Conguring the Alignment of the Wind Gauge Y ou can specify the [...]
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44 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Device Conguration Basic Device Conguration Questions Question Answer How do I adjust the amount of detail shown on the map? See “Changing the Map Zoom Detail” ( page 8 ). How do I change the time zone setting? See “Conguring the T ime” ( page 47 ). How do I change the la[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 45 Device Conguration Display Conguration Setting the Sound Y ou can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds. 1. From the Home screen, select > > > . 2. Complete an action: • Select[...]
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46 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Safe W ater Depth and Safe Obstacle Height CAUTION The and settings inuence how the chartplotter calculates an Auto Guidance line. If an area has an unknown water depth or an unknown obstacle height, the Auto Guidance[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 47 Device Conguration 9. Complete an action: • If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory , select > . Proceed to step 1 1. • If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from the Home screen, select [...]
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48 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Units of Measure Y ou can set the units of measure the chartplotter shows, using a standardized system of measurements or creating a customized system of measurements. Selecting a Standardized System of Measurement 1. From the Home screen, select > [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 49 Device Conguration Selecting a Data Overlay 1. From the Home screen, select . 2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view . 3. Select . 4. Complete an action: • Select > ?[...]
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50 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration 4. Complete an action: • Select > . • Select > . • Select ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 51 Device Conguration Setting the Fuel Capacity of Y our Boat 1. From the Home screen, select > > . 2. Enter the combined fuel capacity of all the engines on your boat. 3. Select . Alarms By default, al[...]
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52 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Setting the GPS Accuracy Error Alarm Y ou can set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the user-dened value. 1. From the Home screen, select > > > ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 53 Device Conguration Copying W aypoints, Routes, and T racks to a Memory Card 1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter . 2. From the Home screen, select > > > [...]
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54 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Radar W ARNING The marine radar transmits microwave energy that has the potential to be harmful to humans and animals. Before beginning radar transmission, verify that the area around the radar is clear . The radar transmits a beam approximately 12° above and below a line extending horizontally from[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 55 Radar Radar Display Modes The Radar screen has four standard operating modes. Each mode is available for use only with a compatible radar . • —shows a full-screen image of the gathered radar information. • —intended for use in in[...]
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56 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Harbor Mode Harbor mode is the standard radar operation for use in inland waters, with a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar . Harbor mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 nm or less). If you switch from Sentry mode to Harbor mode, the radar switches to full-t[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 57 Radar Sentry Mode Sentry mode allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit mode, in which you can congure a radar transmit and standby cycle to conserve power . Y ou can also enable a guard zone in this mode, which identies a safe zone around your boat and sounds an alarm when a radar object enters th[...]
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58 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar 4. T ouch the location of the inner guard-zone corner . 5. Select . Dening a Circular Guard Zone Y ou must enable a guard zone before you can dene the boundaries of the zone ( page 57 ). Y ou can dene a circular guard zone that completely encompasses your boat. 1. From the Home scre[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 59 Radar Showing AIS V essels on the Radar Screen AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels. Y ou can congure how other vessels appear on the Radar screen. If any setting (except the AIS display range) is congured for one radar mode, the setting is appl[...]
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60 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Hiding the VRM and the EBL 1. From the Home screen, select . 2. Select , , or . 3. Select > > . Measuring the Range and [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 61 Radar 6. Select , , , or . The route appears as a magenta line, with the starting point, the destination, and turns indicated. 7. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 8. Follow the magenta line along each leg in[...]
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62 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Radar Overlay and Chart Data Alignment When using the Radar Overlay , the chartplotter aligns radar data with chart data based on the boat heading, which is based by default on data from a magnetic heading sensor connected using a NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000 network. If a heading sensor is not available, the [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 63 Radar Tips for Selecting a Radar Range • Determine what information you need to see on the radar display . For example, do you need information about nearby weather conditions or targets and trafc, or are you more concerned about distant weather conditions? • Assess the environmental conditions in which[...]
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64 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Manually Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen For optimal radar performance that accounts for actual conditions, you can manually adjust the gain. : Depending upon the radar in use, the gain setting congured for use in one radar mode may or may not be applied to other radar modes or to the [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 65 Radar Adjusting Sea Clutter on the Radar Screen Y ou can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by choppy sea conditions. The sea clutter setting af fects the appearance of nearby clutter and targets more than it af fects the appearance of distant clutter and targets. A higher sea clutter setting reduces the [...]
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66 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar 4. Complete an action: • Select , , or to decrease or increase the appearance of rain clutter , if using a GMR 20, 21, 40, 41, 18, 18 HD, 24, 24 HD, 404, or 406 radar . Other targets should remain clearly visible on the Radar screen. • Select or [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 67 Radar Conguring Data Fields on a Radar Y ou can select the type of data shown within a data eld. 1. From the Home screen, select . 2. Select , , , or mode. 3. Select > ?[...]
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68 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Shifting the Field of View on the Radar Screen Y ou can shift your present location toward the bottom of the screen automatically as your speed increases. Enter your top speed for the best results. This setting applies to every radar mode. This setting does not apply to the Radar Overlay . 1. From the Ho[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 69 Radar Front-of-boat Offset The front-of-boat offset compensates for the physical location of the radar scanner on a boat, if the radar scanner does not align with the bow-stern axis. Measuring the Potential Front-of-boat Offset 1. Using a magnetic compass, take an optical bearing of a stationary target located[...]
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70 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Radar Overlay Navigation Display Settings Changing the Map Zoom Detail Y ou can adjust the amount of detail shown on the map, at different zoom levels, for the Radar Overlay . 1. From the Home screen, select > > > ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 71 Sonar Sonar When connected to a transducer , the following 700 series models can be used as shnders: • GPSMAP 720s • GPSMAP 740s • GPSMAP 750s Sonar Views The chartplotter shows sonar data using three different views: a full-screen view , a split-zoom view , and a split-frequency view . Full-screen[...]
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72 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar Split-zoom Sonar View The split-zoom sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar readings, and a magnied portion of that graph, on the same screen. From the Home screen, select > . Split-zoom Sonar View ➎ ➊ ➌ ➐ ➏ ➋ ➍ ➊ Depth, water spee[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 73 Sonar Depth Log If you are using a depth-capable transducer , or are receiving water depth information via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, the Depth Log displays a graphic log of depth readings over time. The depth appears in the upper-left corner of the screen. The graph scrolls to the left as information is received[...]
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74 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar 3. Complete an action: • Select to set the time-elapsed scale ➊ . The default setting is 10 minutes. Increasing the time- elapsed scale allows you to view temperature variations over a longer period of time. Decreasing the time-elapsed scale allows you to view more deta[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 75 Sonar Showing Surface Noise Y ou can set whether the sonar returns near the surface of the water appear . Hide surface noise to help reduce clutter . From the Home screen, select > > > . Showing and [...]
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76 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar Showing and Conguring the Whiteline Y ou can highlight the strongest signal from the bottom to help dene the hardness or softness of the signal. 1. From the Home screen, select > > . 2. Complete an action: • Selec[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 77 Sonar Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale Y ou can adjust the range of the depth scale that appears on the right side of the screen. 1. From the Home screen, select . 2. Select a sonar view . 3. Select > . 4. Complete an action: • Select to allo[...]
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78 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar T ransducer Conguration Setting the Keel Offset The keel offset compensates for the surface reading for the depth of a keel, making it possible to measure depth from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location. Enter a positive number to offset for a keel. Y ou can enter a negative [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 79 Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality The following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a VHF radio over a NMEA 0183 network or a NMEA 2000 network. Functionality NMEA 0183 VHF Radio NMEA 2000 VHF Radio Gar[...]
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80 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Adding a DSC Contact Y ou can add a vessel to your DSC list. Y ou can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter ( page 83 ). 1. From the Home screen, select > > > ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 81 Digital Selective Calling Position T racking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183, you can track vessels that send position reports. This feature is also available with NMEA 2000, provided that the vessel sends the correct PGN data (PGN 129808; DSC Call Information). Every p[...]
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82 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling V essel T rails on the Navigation Chart Y ou can view trails for all tracked vessels on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, and the Mariner ’ s Eye 3D chart view . By default, a black dot ➊ appears for each previously reported position of a tracked vessel, and a Blue Flag sym[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 83 Digital Selective Calling Changing the Appearance of a T rail Line Y ou can change the appearance of a trail line for a specic tracked vessel. : The Mariner’ s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 V ision SD card. The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 V ision[...]
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84 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Appendix Specications Physical Specications Specication Measurement Size W × H × D: 8 29 / 32 × 5 19 / 32 × 3 1 / 8 in. (226 × 142 × 80 mm) Weight 2.48 lb. (1.125 kg) Display W × H: 6 × 3 19 / 32 in. (152 × 91 mm) Case Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic and aluminum alloy , waterpro[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 85 Appendix Screenshots Y ou can capture as a bitmap (.BMP) le a screenshot of any screen shown on your chartplotter , and transfer the le to your computer . Capturing Screenshots 1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the front of the chartplotter . 2. Select > ?[...]
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86 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings : This procedure deletes all settings information you have entered. 1. From the Home screen, select > > > ?[...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 87 Appendix Conguring W aypoint Identication 1. From the Home screen, select > > > . 2. Complete an action: • Select to transmit[...]
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88 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Selecting a Preferred Data Source If more than one data source is available, you can select the data source you want to use. 1. From the Home screen, select > > . 2. Select a [...]
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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 89 Appendix Registering Y our Device Help us better support you by completing our online registration today: • Go to http://my .garmin.com . • Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy , in a safe place. Contacting Garmin Product Support Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions about thi[...]
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Index 90 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Index A active tracks clearing 31 retracing 31 saving 31 add turn 28 aerial photos 16, 20 AIS radar 59 targeting 12, 83 threats 15, 58 alarms anchor drag 51 arrival 51 clock 51 collision 12, 14, 58 deep water 77 sh 77 GPS accuracy 52 navigation 51 off course 51 shallow water 77 sonar 77 system 51 tota[...]
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Index GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 91 shing chart AIS 15 currents 8 data bars 48 heading line 9 map orientation 8 navaids 10, 19 navigation 5 object information 6 panning 5 roses 1 1 satellite imagery 9, 19 tide stations 7 world map 9 zoom detail 8 sh symbols 19, 75 front-of-boat offset 69 front panel 1 FTC 63, 65 fuel capacity 51 fuel[...]
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Index 92 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual P panning 3D views 15 charts 5 Perspective 3D AIS 15 data bars 48 lane width 16 object information 6 range rings 15 photo points 1 1 photos 20 POI data 1 1, 16, 21 position format 47 position report 81 position tracking 81 posn precision 86 power/data connector 1 power key i, 1 preferred data source 88 p[...]
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Index GPSMAP 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 93 safety shading 10 screenshot capture 85 scroll speed 74 sea clutter 64 service points 1 1 shallow water 77 shoreline distance 46 show VRM/EBL 59 simulator 44 sonar cone 19 speed sources 45 speed units 48 spot depths 10 stdby time 57 style 17 surface noise 75 symbols 10 system information 85 system units [...]
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