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    BlueChart ® user’ s guide[...]

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    © 2001-2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA T el. (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020 Fax (913) 397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9RB UK T el . +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outsi de the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) [...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide iii Canadian Hydrographic Service data, following any minimum standards /guidelines that may have been established by CHS, pursuant to V alue-Added Production and Distribution Agreement No. 240502001-001/2, 20060101-G;© Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy (SHOA); Hydrographic Institute of the Repub[...]

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    iv BlueChart User ’s Guide Thanet District Council (Ramsgate), T orbay Council Marine Services (T or Bay; T orquay , Brixham, Paignton), W arrenpoint Harbour Authority , W eymouth & Portland Borough Council, and Whitstable Harbour . For Channel Islands: Jersey Harbours and States of Guernsey Harbour Authority . For Isle of Man: Isle of Man Ha[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide v DISCLAIMER: This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central Intelligence, the [...]

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    vi BlueChart User ’s Guide T able of C onTenTs Preface............................................................................................................ 1 W arranty Information ............................................................................................ 1 Product Registration .............................................[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 1 P ref aCe W arranty Information Examine your preprogrammed BlueChart card or MapSource BlueChart disk for damage immediately upon receipt. Garmin accepts returned cards within 10 days of the purchase date, if the card is found to be defective. Garmin accepts and replaces opened MapSource BlueChart disks within 10 days o[...]

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    2 BlueChart User ’s Guide I nTroduCTIon BlueChart is Garmin’ s exclusive marine cartography , which works with compatible Garmin units. BlueChart’ s detailed electronic nautical charts look like paper charts when displayed on your Garmin unit or on your PC. BlueChart data is available in three formats: Prepr ogrammed Garmin data card or micro[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 3 G eTTInG s T arTed Installing a BlueChart Card Look for a compartment door or rubber weather cap on the bottom of your Garmin unit. Beneath that door is a slot for the BlueChart card. T o insert the card, place the card into the slot (connector end rst) with the label facing toward the front of the Garmin unit. When [...]

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    4 BlueChart User ’s Guide BlueChart Card Caution and Unlock Disclaimer CAUTION: Do not use preprogrammed BlueChart cards for saving MapSource maps. The preprogrammed data will be lost. Remove any BlueChart cards in your Garmin unit before transferring MapSource maps to the unit to avoid losing the preprogrammed data. If you overwrite the preprogr[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 5 u sInG b lue C harT V iewing BlueChart Information The details and symbols in BlueChart cartography are almost identical whether you are looking at MapSource data on your PC screen or directly on your Garmin unit. Viewing MapSource BlueChart on a PC Viewing BlueChart on a Garmin Unit (GPSMAP 3006)[...]

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    6 BlueChart User ’s Guide Understanding BlueChart symbols BlueChart electronic charts use graphic symbols to denote map features. Some common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, the following: Airport/Seaplane Base Dangerous Rock Pilot Boarding Ar ea Anchorage Berth Explosive Precautionary Area Anchoring Prohibited Exposed Rock[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 7 T o get additional information when using MapSource on a PC: 1. Move the mouse cursor onto a map object. The map object name appears in a white box. 2. With the selection tool (press S on the keyboard), and click the right mouse button on an object. If more than one object is at a given map location, a list of map objec[...]

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    8 BlueChart User ’s Guide Getting Paper-Chart-Specic Information BlueChart cartography also provides paper-chart-specic information, su ch as chart publisher , print date, edition date, NTM (Notice to Mariners) correction date, and scale. Additional notes are available for the paper charts. T o display paper chart-specic information on y[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 9 A feature of presenting data in a chart-by-chart manner is selecting only those paper charts that you have on hand or that you want displayed on the Garmin unit. By default, all available charts are displayed from preprogrammed cards. W ith MapSource, you can choose which charts to download. See your Garmin unit’ s ow[...]

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    10 BlueChart User ’s Guide Using MapSource BlueChart W ith MapSource software, you can view color maps on a PC. Use the zoom and pan functions for easy map browsing. W ith MapSource, you can also create waypoints, routes, and map sets to transfer to your Garmin unit (see the MapSource Help le for more information). In MapSource, BlueChart data[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 1 1 Chart boundaries often overlap, and each chart is outlined in gray on your PC screen. As you move the mouse cursor around the map with the Map T ool selected, each chart is outlined in yellow . Y ou can adjust the zoom level to see the entire outline of each chart. T o save a chart to a card or GPS unit, click inside [...]

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    12 BlueChart User ’s Guide Viewing T ides and Marine Services Information MapSource BlueChart provides tide prediction. Because of overlapping charts and duplicate symbols, MapSource separates the tides and marine services information from the rest of the BlueChart data for easier viewing on your PC screen. Many Garmin units can display tide info[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 13 T o view tides and marine services information on your Garmin unit: 1. Select and download the desired tide and marine services maps the same way you would with MapSource BlueChart maps. 2. T o display the same marine properties information found in MapSource on your Garmin unit, place the map cursor on the desired sym[...]

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    14 BlueChart User ’s Guide surrounding features to someone not familiar with the area. In these cases, a feature might not be accurately depicted on the electronic chart. Reporting Chart Errors Even when a feature is shown on the paper chart, it can be overlooked or misspelled during the data entry process. These are small problems that can be ea[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 15 a PPendIx Caring for Y our BlueChart Card BlueChart 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 cards are susceptible to damage from static electricity . In low humidity environments, you should g[...]

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    16 BlueChart User ’s Guide Exclusive Garmin Programs These programs apply to the U.S. market only . These programs are not available through our European or Asian ofces. All programs listed are available directly from Garmin U.S. to end-users only . Garmin believes that updates are an extremely critical issue for Marine Cartography , and we ar[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 17 available directly from Garmin only . T o verify compatibility with BlueChart data, you will be asked to present proof of a new chartplotter purchase. ( NOTE: BlueChart is not compatible with all Garmin models. Refer to www .garmin.com for more information.) Software License Agreement BY USING BLUECHAR T , YOU AGREE TO[...]

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    18 BlueChart User ’s Guide[...]

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    Blue Chart User ’s Guide 19 BlueChart ® Data Card or microSD ™ Card Order Form If you want to trade-in or update BlueChart, please contact Garmin Product Support at: 800/800.1020. Shipping Address: Name ____________________________________________ Date ___________ Street Address ______________________________________________________ City _____[...]

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    For the latest fr ee software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products , visit the Garmin W eb site at www .garmin.com. © 2008 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampsh[...]