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GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 series owner ’ s manual[...]

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GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 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 ® 6008 GPSMAP 6208 GPSMAP 6012 GPSMAP 6212 GPSMAP 7012 GPSMAP 7212[...]

ii GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 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 Panels[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual iii Introduction Screenshots ............................................... 1 15 Viewing GPS Satellite Locations ................ 1 15 System Information .................................... 1 15 NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 ..................... 1 17 Product Registration .................................. 1[...]

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GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 Getting Started Getting Started Front and Back Panels GPSMAP 6012 and 6212 Front V iew ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ GPSMAP 7015 and 7215 Front V iew ➊ ➑ ➋ ➊ Power key ➋ Automatic backlight sensor ➌ Range keys ➍ Rocker ➎ Soft keys ➏ MARK, SELECT , MENU, and HOME buttons ➐ Numeric [...]

2 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started GPSMAP 6008, 6208, 6012, 6212, 7012, and 7212 Back V iew ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ GPSMAP 7015 and 7215 Back V iew ➋ ➊ ➌ ➎ ➍ ➊ Network connectors ➋ NMEA 2000 connector ➌ NMEA 0183 connector ➍ Power connector ➎ V ideo (Y ellow) and VGA (Purple) connectors[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 3 Getting Started T urning On the Chartplotter Press and release the Power key . T urning Off the Chartplotter Press and hold the Power key . Initial Chartplotter Settings The rst time you turn on the chartplotter , you must congure a series of initial settings. These settings must also be congu[...]

4 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started Inserting and Removing Data and Memory Cards Y our chartplotter supports SD cards. Insert optional BlueChart ® g2 V ision ® data cards to view high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other points of interest. Insert blank memory ca[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 5 Getting Started About the Home Screen Y ou can use the Home screen to access all other screens. NOTE : Options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected network devices. Home Screen GPSMAP 7000 Series Home Screen GPSMAP 6000 Series Charts —allows you to access the Navi[...]

6 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Charts and 3D Chart V iews All GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotters have a basic worldwide imagery map. The GPSMAP 6208, 6212, 7212, and 7215 chartplotters have built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are a[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 7 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 common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, those shown below . Icon Description Icon Descr[...]

8 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Panning the Navigation or Fishing Chart Y ou can pan away from your current location and to other areas on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. NOTE : The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Char[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 9 Charts and 3D Chart Views Viewing Location and Object Information on a Cha rt Y ou can view information about a location or an object on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. NOTE : The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select [...]

10 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views 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 the tide level at different times or on different days ( page 46 ). NOTE : The Fishing chart and tide s[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 1 Charts and 3D Chart Views Navigation Chart Appearance Changing the Map Orientation Y ou can set the perspective of the map in the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. NOTE : The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts . [...]

12 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Conguring the Heading Line The heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. Y ou can congure the appearance of the heading line for the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. NOTE : The Fishing chart is a[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 13 Charts and 3D Chart Views Conguring Depth Shading Y ou can customize the appearance of depth shading on the Navigation chart. NOTE : Depth shading is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setu[...]

14 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing Marine Service Points From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup > Service Points > On . Showing and Conguring Roses On the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart, you can show a compass rose around your boat, indicati[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 15 Charts and 3D Chart Views Automatic Identication System The Automatic Identication System (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels. About AIS AIS alerts you to area trafc. When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels[...]

16 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS T argets When heading and course over ground information are provided by an activated AIS target, the heading of the target appears on a chart as a solid line attached to the AIS tar get symbol. A heading line does not appear on a[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 17 Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing AIS and MARP A 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. Mini Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (MARP A) functionality works with radar ( page 77 ). Y ou can congure how ot[...]

18 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Deactivating a T arget for an AIS V essel NOTE : The Fishing chart and Mariner’ s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts . 2. Select Navigation Chart , Fishing Chart , Perspective 3D , or Mariner’s [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 19 Charts and 3D Chart Views Perspective 3D Perspective 3D 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 trick y shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and is benecial when trying to identify entry and[...]

20 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Perspective 3D Chart Appearance Showing Range Rings The range rings help you to visualize distances on Perspective 3D or Mariner ’ s Eye 3D. NOTE : Mariner ’ s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 21 Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Conguring Data Bars See “Data Bars” ( page 62 ). Using W aypoints and T racks See “W aypoints” ( page 34 ) or “T racks” ( page 39 ). Radar Overlay When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar , you can use Radar Overlay to o[...]

22 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Y ou cannot transfer BlueChart g2 V ision data from the data card to your computer for backup or viewing purposes. Y ou can use the data card only on BlueChart g2 V ision-compatible Garmin GPS units. Y ou can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 V ision data card while your chartp[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 23 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 shallo[...]

24 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Fish Eye 3D Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 V ision cartography , Fish Eye 3D provides an underwater view of the sea oor or lake bottom. Suspended targets (such as sh) are indicated by red, green, and yellow spheres. Red indicates the largest tar gets [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 25 Charts and 3D Chart Views Fishing Chart Navigation Chart The Fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card, and is best for offshore deep-sea shing. Fishing Chart Appearance Using W aypoints See “W aypoints” ( page 34 ). Using T racks See “T ra[...]

26 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Photo Map at 50% Photo Map at 100% Photo Overlay Off Land Only Photo Overlay V iewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks Before you can view aerial photos on the Navigation chart, you must turn on the Photo Points setting ( page 13 ). Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data cards con[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 27 Charts and 3D Chart Views Animated T ide and Current Indicators Y ou can view animated tide station and current direction indicators on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. T o do so, tide station and current direction information must be available in your preloaded map or BlueChart g2 V ision r[...]

28 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Combinations Combinations About the Combinations Screen The Combinations screen shows 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 chartplotter , and whether you are us[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 29 Combinations Combi natio n screen 1 Combin ation screen 2 Data bar 5. Select Done . Adding a Data Field The Combinations screen can display up to six data elds in the GPSMAP 6000 series, and up to eight data elds in the GPSMAP 7000 series. 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations . 2. Select[...]

30 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Combinations Editing a Data Field 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations . 2. Select a combination. 3. Select a data eld. 4. Select the type of data shown in the eld. A vailable data options vary based on the chartplotter and network conguration. Viewing Instrumentation Data Y ou can vi[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 31 Combinations Using Full-screen View Y ou can view the content of any combination screen on the full chartplotter screen. NOTE : For the GPSMAP 6000 series, the combination screen must be in the focus screen before it can be viewed on the full chartplotter screen. 1. From the Home screen, select Combin[...]

32 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 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 32 ). How do I make the device guide me along a straight[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 33 Navigation Select Offshore Services to view a list of marinas and other of fshore points of interest, listed by name ( page 42 ). Select Search by Name to search waypoints, routes, tracks, and of fshore points of interest by name ( page 43 ). 3. Select a destination. Courses Y ou can set and follow a [...]

34 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation 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 ( [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 35 Navigation Select W ater T emp . For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to change the water temperature. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select Done . Select Comment . For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to change the comment. For the GPSMAP 700[...]

36 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation Destination selected 4. Select Navigate T o > Route T o . 5. Indicate the location where you want to make the 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 l[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 37 Navigation Creating and Saving a Route This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes > New Route . 2. Select the starting point of the route: Select Use Chart . For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select [...]

38 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation Destination T urn Starting point 8. Select Done . Viewing a List of Saved Routes From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes . Editing a Saved Route Y ou can change the name of a route, or change the turns the route contains. 1. From the Home screen, select Informati[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 39 Navigation 4. Complete an action: Select Forward to navigate the route near the starting point that was used when the route was created. Select Backward to navigate the route near the destination point that was used when the route was created. Select Offset to navigate parallel to the route, offset fr[...]

40 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation Saving the Active T rack The track currently being recorded is called the active track. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > T racks > Save Active T rack . 2. Complete an action: Select the time the current track began or Midnight , if shown. Select Entire Log [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 41 Navigation Clearing the Active T rack From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > T racks > Clear Active T rack . The track memory is cleared, and the current track continues to be recorded. Managing the T rack Log Memory During Recording 1. From the Home screen, select Information[...]

42 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? Where T o? Use the Where T o? 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 destinations offering [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 43 Where T o? Stopping Navigation From Home screen, select Where T o? > Stop Navigation . Searching for and Navigating to a Destination  CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2 V ision data card is based on electronic chart information. That data does not assure obstacle and bottom cl[...]

44 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? 1. From the Home screen, select Where T o? > W aypoints . 2. Select a waypoint. 3. Select Navigate T o . 4. Complete an action: Select Go T o . Select Route T o . Select Guide T o to use Auto Guidance. 5. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. NOTE : When using Auto Guidance, a[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 45 Where T o? 5. Select Offset . 6. Enter the offset distance: For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or Numeric Keypad . For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 7. Select Done . 8. Indicate how to navigate the route: Select Forward - Port to navigate the route from the starting point[...]

46 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Use the Information screen to view information about tides, currents, celestial data, gauges, and video. Y ou can also select tide, current, and celestial information for a specic station directly from the Navigation [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 47 Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Current Information NOTE : Current station information is available with a BlueChart g2 V ision card. The Currents screen shows information about a current station for a specic date and time, including the current speed and level. By default, the chartplotte[...]

48 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Celestial Information The Celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of the sun and moon. By default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the present date and time.[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 49 Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data V arious sensors, transducers, or antennas are required to capture the data displayed on the graphs. For information about connecting the chartplotter to peripheral devices using a NMEA 2000 network, see T echnical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Pr oducts , on [...]

50 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Wind Angle Data Viewing the W ind Angle Data Graph The chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral devices listed below to capture the data shown on the wind speed graph. Wind Angle Description Required Sensors Apparent Wind Shows wind direction data based[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 51 Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Depth Data Viewing the Depth Graph The chartplotter must be connected to a depth-capable transducer to capture the data shown on the depth graph. From the Home screen, select Information > Graphs > Depth . If you have turned on and congured the shallow[...]

52 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data 4. Select the gauge limit you want to set ( Scale Minimum , Scale Maximum , Rated Minimum , or Rated Maximum ). 5. Select On . 6. Enter the gauge limit: For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker . For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 7. Repe[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 53 Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Selecting the Engines Shown in Gauges Y ou must manually select the number of engines shown in the engine gauges ( page 52 ) before you can select the engines for which information appears in the gauges. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Engines [...]

54 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Activating and Customizing Gauge Alarms See “Activating Engine and Fuel Gauge Status Alarms” ( page 52 ) and “Customizing Engine and Fuel Gauge Status Alarms” ( page 52 ). Synchronizing Fuel Gauge Readings with Fuel Levels 1. From the Home screen, selec[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 55 Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Viewing V ideo The chartplotter can show video if you are connected to one or more video sources using the supplied video cable. A GPSMAP 7015 or 7215 chartplotter can also display real-time data from a PC if the chartplotter is connected to the PC through the [...]

56 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data Conguring the VGA Display Before you can congure the VGA display mode on a GPSMAP 7015 or 7215 chartplotter , you must set the video Source setting to VGA Input ( page 55 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Information > V ideo . 2. T ouch anywhere on t[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 57 Device Conguration D evice Conguration Basic Device Conguration Questions Question Answer How do I adjust the amount of detail shown on the map? See “Changing the Map Zoom Detail” ( page 1 1 ). How do I change the time zone setting? See “Conguring the T ime” ( page 61 ). How do I c[...]

58 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration T urning the Chartplotter On Automatically From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Auto Power Up . When you select On , the chartplotter automatically turns on whenever power is applied. When you select Off , the chartplotter must be turned on with the Power key [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 59 Device Conguration Select Distance . Select Change Distance . For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the distance. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 3. Select Done . Conguring Speed Data Sources Y ou can specify the source of the speed dat[...]

60 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Shoreline Distance Auto Guidance Setting The Shoreline Distance setting indicates how close to the shore you want the Auto Guidance line to be placed. The Auto Guidance line may move if you change this setting while navigating. Setting the Distance from Shore The available values[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 61 Device Conguration 9. If you selected Farthest or Nearest in step 8, review the placement of the Auto Guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efcient travel. Auto Guidance maintains a wide clearance from obstacles in open water , even[...]

62 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Select Time Zone > Custom to set the time zone manually . For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the time zone hour adjustment. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select Done . Select Daylight Saving T ime . Select Up , D[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 63 Device Conguration Data bars Perspective 3D with Data Bars Showing the Cruising Data Bar The cruising data bar appears while you are navigating to a destination. It shows GPS speed, GPS heading, depth, and GPS position data. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts . 2. Select a chart or a 3D chart v[...]

64 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Conguring the Navigation Data Bar Y ou should show the navigation data bar before you congure it ( page 63 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Charts . 2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view . 3. Select Menu > Data Bars > Navigation > Data Bar Setup . 4. Complete an a[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 65 Device Conguration Wind VMG and W aypoint VMG in the Data Bars The chartplotter automatically switches between showing wind VMG and waypoint VMG in the data bars. W aypoint VMG appears under the following conditions: The route leg section of the navigation data bar shows waypoint VMG when you are n[...]

66 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Conguring the Appearance of Other V essels NOTE : The Fishing chart and Mariner’ s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts . 2. Select Navigation Chart , Fishing Chart , Perspective 3D , or Mariner’s [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 67 Device Conguration Alarms By default, all alarms are turned off. The chartplotter must be on for the alarms to work. Navigation Alarms Setting an Arrival Alarm Y ou can set an alarm to sound when you are within a specied distance or time from a turn or destination waypoint. 1. From the Home scre[...]

68 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration System Alarms Setting the Clock Alarm Y ou can set an alarm using the system (GPS) clock. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Alarms > System > Clock > On . 2. Enter the time that triggers the alarm: For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric K[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 69 Device Conguration Setting Sonar Alarms See “Sonar Alarms” ( page 105 ). Setting Weather Alarms See the XM WX Satellite W eather ® and XM Satellite Radio Supplement (North America only). Chartplotter Data Management Copying W aypoints, Routes, and T racks to a Chartplotter Before you copy MapS[...]

70 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration 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 Information > User Data > Data T ransfer > Card > Save T o Card . 3. Indicate the name of the new le: Select[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 71 Device Conguration Backing Up Data to a Computer 1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter . 2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data T ransfer > Card > Save to Card . 3. Complete one of the following actions to indicate the name of the l[...]

72 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Radar  W ARNING The marine radar transmits microwave energy that has the potential t o 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 horizon[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 73 Radar Offshore mode —intended for use in open waters, this mode works best with long-range radar signals. Dual Range mode —provides a side-by-side view of both short-range and long-range radar data. Sentry mode —allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit mode, in which you can congure a [...]

74 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 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). NOTE: If you switch from Sentry mode to Harbor mode, the radar switches to full-time [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 75 Radar Dual Range Mode Dual Range mode provides a side-by-side view of both short-range and long-range radar data, with a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar . The two radar views provided in this mode can be especially useful at night or in inclement weather . Short-range radar data appe[...]

76 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Enabling Timed T ransmit From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > Timed Xmit > On . Setting the Standby and T ransmit Times Y ou must enable timed transmit before you can set the standby and transmit times ( page 76 ). T o help conserve power , you can i[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 77 Radar 3. Adjust the size of the guard zone: For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker and the on-screen arrows ( and ). For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the guard-zone corner and drag. 4. Select Corner 2 and repeat step 3 to adjust the location of the second corner of the guard zone. 5. Select Done [...]

78 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Assigning a MARP A T ag to an Object NOTE : MARP A requires the use of a heading sensor and an active GPS signal. The heading sensor must provide the NMEA 2000 parameter group number (PGN) 127250, or the NMEA 0183 HDM or HDG output sentence. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar . 2. Select Crui[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 79 Radar Stop Radar T argeting 1. From the Home screen, select Radar . 2. Select Cruising , Harbor , or Offshore . 3. Complete an action: For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select a targeted object. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a targeted object. 4. Select Stop Pointing . Setting the Safe[...]

80 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar VRM and EBL The variable range marker (VRM) and the electronic bearing line (EBL) measure the distance and bearing from your boat to a target object. On the Radar screen, the VRM appears as a circle that is centered on the present location of your boat, and the EBL appears as a line that begins [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 81 Radar Measuring the Range and Bearing to a T arget Object Y ou must show the VRM and the EBL before you can adjust them ( page 80 ). The VRM and the EBL congured for one mode are applied to all other radar modes. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar . 2. Select Cruising , Harbor , Offshore , or Du[...]

82 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Navigating a Saved Route on the Radar Screen Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must record and save at least one route ( page 35 ). Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the Radar screen ( page 94 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Whe[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 83 Radar 9. From the Home screen, select Radar . 10. Select Cruising , Harbor , Offshore , Dual Range , or Sentry . The route appears as a magenta line, with starting point, destination, and turns indicated. 1 1. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 12. Follow the magenta line along each leg [...]

84 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Showing the Radar Overlay The Radar Overlay displays data based on the most recently used radar mode. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Overlay . The radar picture appears in orange and overlays the Navigation chart. Zooming In and Out on the Radar Overlay Zooming while panning the m[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 85 Radar About the Range of Radar Signals The range of the radar signal indicates the length of the pulsed signal transmitted and received by the radar . As the range increases, the radar transmits longer pulses in order to reach distant targets. Closer targets, especially rain and waves, also reect t[...]

86 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar When using a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar , the last gain and clutter settings congured for use in any radar mode are applied to the Radar Overlay automatically . For example, if the gain for the Harbor mode is set to 50%, the gain for the Radar Overlay is set to 50% auto[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 87 Radar 3. Complete an action: Select Menu > Gain for Cruising, Harbor , Offshore, or Sentry mode. Congure the setting for the short-range screen in Dual Range mode. Select > Menu > Gain for the GPSMAP 6000 series. Select Left > Gain for the GPSMAP 7000 series. Congure the setting for [...]

88 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar 3. Complete an action: Select Menu > Gain for Cruising, Harbor , Offshore, or Sentry mode. Congure the setting for the short-range screen in Dual Range mode. Select > Menu > Gain for the GPSMAP 6000 series. Select Left > Gain for the GPSMAP 7000 series. Congure the setting for [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 89 Radar 3. Complete an action: Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Sea Clutter for Cruising, Harbor , Offshore, or Sentry mode. Congure the setting for the short-range screen in Dual Range mode. Select > Menu > Noise Rejection > Sea Clutter for the GPSMAP 6000 series. Select Left > Nois[...]

90 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Adjusting Rain Clutter on the Radar Screen Y ou can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by rain. Reducing the radar range also can minimize rain clutter ( page 72 ). Setting Description FTC This setting effects the appearance of large, hazy masses of clutter caused by rain at any distance. R[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 91 Radar Adjusting Crosstalk Clutter on the Radar Screen Y ou can reduce the appearance of clutter caused by interference from another nearby radar source. On is the default value for the crosstalk setting. NOTE : Depending upon the radar in use, the crosstalk setting congured for use in one radar mod[...]

92 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Showing the Navigation Data Bar on the Radar Screen The navigation data bar appears in a row across the top of the Radar screen. The navigatio n data bar can show arrival, distance to destination, off-course, bearing, and next turn data. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar . 2. Select Cruising[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 93 Radar Setting T rue or Apparent Wind for the Sailing Data Bar Y ou should show the sailing data bar before you congure it ( page 92 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Radar . 2. Select Cruising , Harbor , or Offshore mode. 3. Select Menu > Radar Setup > Data Bars > Sailing . 4. Complete an[...]

94 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Shifting the Field of View on the Radar Screen Y ou can shift your current 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. Fr[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 95 Radar Setting the Radar Antenna Size Y ou can indicate the size of the radar antenna in order to optimize the radar picture. Until you specify the antenna size, the “Radar needs to be congured” message appears. NOTE : Y ou can set the antenna size for GMR 404, 406, 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, o[...]

96 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Radar Overlay Display Appearance Adjusting Gain and Clutter on the Radar Overlay See “About Gain and Clutter” ( page 85 ). Setting the Radar Overlay Display Orientation See “Changing the Map Orientation” ( page 1 1 ). Setting Data Bars for the Radar Overlay See “Data Bar Settings” ( [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 97 Radar Showing Other V essels on the Radar Overlay AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels. Y ou can congure how other vessels appear on the Radar Overlay . The display range setting congured for the Radar Overlay is applied only to the Rad[...]

98 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar 2. Complete an action: Select Distance to set the distance to the end of the heading line. For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the distance. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select Time to set the amount of time until you reach the end[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 99 Sonar Sonar When connected to an optional Garmin GSD 22 sounder module and a transducer , your chartplotter can be used as a shnder . The GSD 22 connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connected to the network. Sonar V iews The chartplotter shows [...]

100 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar Split-zoom Sonar View The split-zoom sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar readings and a magnied portion of that graph on the same screen. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Zoom . Split-zoom Sonar View Range Depth, temperature, and water speed GPS speed and GPS heading T r[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 101 Sonar T ransducer T emperature Log If you are using a temperature-capable transducer , the T emperature Log screen keeps a graphic log of temperature readings over time. The current temperature and depth appear in the upper-left corner of the screen. The temperature appears along the right side and t[...]

102 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar Creating a W aypoint on the Sonar Screen 1. From the Home screen, select Sonar . 2. Select a sonar view . 3. Select Menu > Pause Sonar . 4. Set the location of the waypoint using the intersection point of the depth line and the distance line: For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to mov[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 103 Sonar Showing Overlay Numbers Y ou must have a water-speed sensor or a speed-capable transducer to show water speed information, and you must have a water-temperature sensor or a temperature-capab le transducer to show water temperature information. Y ou can set water temperature, unit voltage, water[...]

104 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar Setting the Color Scheme Y ou can set the color scheme for all sonar screens. 1. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > Appearance . 2. Complete an action: Select Color Scheme > Blue . Select Color Scheme > White . Adjusting the Gain on the Sonar Screen Y ou can control [...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 105 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 Sonar . 2. Select a sonar view . 3. Select Menu > Range . 4. Complete an action: Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust t[...]

106 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar Setting the Fish Alarm Y ou can set an alarm to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of the specied symbols. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Alarms > Sonar > Fish . 2. Complete an action: Select to sound an alarm for all sh sizes. Select to sound an[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 107 Sonar Setting the W ater T emperature Offset Y ou must have a water-temperature sensor or a temperature-capable transducer . The temperature offset compensates for the temperature reading from a temperature sensor . 1. Measure the water temperature using the temperature sensor or temperature-capable [...]

108 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling Networked 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 NME[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 109 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 1 13 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List > Add Contact . 2. Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of the ves[...]

1 10 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio, and you initiate a man-overboard DSC distress call from your radio, your Garmin chartplotter shows the man-overboard screen and prompts[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 1 1 Digital Selective Calling Editing Information in a Position Report 1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List . 2. Select a position-report call. 3. Select Review > Edit . 4. Complete an action: Select Name . For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to enter the name of the vess[...]

1 12 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Showing and Setting the Duration of T rails for All T racked V essels NOTE : The Fishing chart and Mariner’ s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V ision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts . 2. Select Navigation Chart , Fishing Chart , Pe[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 13 Digital Selective Calling Selecting a DSC Channel NOTE: The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those channels that are available in all frequency bands: 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77. The default channel is 72. If you select a different channel, the chartplotter us[...]

1 14 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Appendix Specications Physical Specications Specication Devices Measurement Size GPSMAP 6008, 6208 W × H × D: 1 1 1 / 2 × 7 3 / 8 × 5 7 / 8 in. (291.5 × 187.8 × 148.5 mm) GPSMAP 6012, 6212 W × H × D: 15 1 / 32 × 9 57 / 64 × 5 27 / 32 in. (381.7 × 251.2 × 148.7 mm) GPSMA[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 15 Appendix Calibrating the GPSMAP 7000 Series T ouchscreen The GPSMAP 7000 series chartplotter touchscreen does not normally require calibration. However , if the buttons do not seem to be responding properly , use the following process to calibrate the screen. 1. While the chartplotter is turned off,[...]

1 16 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Viewing the Event Log The event log shows a list of system events. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > System Information > Event Log . Saving System Information to a Memory Card Y ou can save system information to a memory card as a troubleshooting tool. A Garmin Pr[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 17 Appendix NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 A GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotter can accept data from both NMEA 0183 compliant devices and certain NMEA 2000 devices connected to an existing NMEA 2000 network on your boat. NMEA 0183 The NMEA 0183 data cable included with each GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplot[...]

1 18 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Setting Decimal Precision for NMEA 0183 Output Y ou can adjust the number of digits to the right of the decimal point for transmission of NMEA output. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup > Posn . Precision . 2. Select T wo Digits , Three Di[...]

GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 19 Appendix T ransmitting NMEA 0183 Data over a NMEA 2000 Network Y ou can turn on, congure, or turn off output bridging. Output bridging occurs when a chartplotter takes NMEA 0183 data it receives from any source, formats it into NMEA 2000 data, and sends it over the NMEA 2000 bus. 1. From the Home[...]

120 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Product Registration Help us better support you by completing our online registration today . Go to my .garmin.com . Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy , in a safe place. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your chartplotter . In t[...]

Index GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 121 Index A active tracks clearing 41 retracing 40 saving 40 add turn 36 aerial photos 21 , 26 AIS radar 79 targeting 15 , 1 13 threats 18 , 79 alarms anchor drag 67 arrival 67 clock 68 collision 15 , 18 , 77 , 79 deep water 105 sh 106 GPS accuracy 68 navigation 67 off course 67 shallow water 10[...]

Index 122 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual satellite imagery 1 1 , 25 tide stations 10 world map 1 1 zoom detail 1 1 shing data bar 64 , 92 front-of-boat offset 95 front panel 1 FTC 85 , 89 , 90 fuel capacity 66 fuel data bar 64 , 92 fuel gauges combinations screen 30 conguring 51 fuel economy 54 status alarms 52 synchronizing wit[...]

Index GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual 123 lane width 20 MARP A 18 object information 9 range rings 20 surface radar 20 photo points 13 , 98 photos 26 POI data 13 , 21 , 27 , 98 position format 61 position report 1 10 position tracking 1 10 power connector 2 power key i , 1 , 3 preferred data source 1 18 product registration 120 R radar[...]

Index 124 GPSMAP ® 6000/7000 Series Owner ’s Manual rings 94 roses 14 rotation spd 94 route labels 58 safe depth 23 , 59 safe height 59 safety shading 13 sailing data bar 64 , 92 screenshot capture 1 15 scroll speed 102 sea clutter 88 service points 14 shallow water 105 shoreline distance 60 show VRM/EBL 80 simulator 57 sonar cone 24 speed sourc[...]

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