Garmin EchoMAP 50dv manual

GPSMAP ® 500/700 Series and echoMAP ™ 50/70 Series Owner’s Manual December 2013 190-01556-10_0B Printed in Taiwan[...]

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Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................... 1 Device Views ............................................................................ 1 echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 Series ..................... 1 Using the Touchscreen .................................................... 1 echoMAP 50 Seri[...]

Setting the Barometer Reference Time ............................... 13 Tide, Current, and Celestial Information .................................. 13 Tide Station Information ...................................................... 13 Current Station Information ................................................. 13 Celestial Information .............[...]

SiriusXM® ..................................................................... 23 SiriusXM Equipment and Subscription Requirements ............. 23 Weather Data Broadcasts ........................................................ 23 Viewing Precipitation Information ............................................. 23 Precipitation Views .............[...]

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Introduction WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Device Views echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 Series À Power key Á Automatic backlight sensor  Touchscreen à microSD ™ memory card slots Using the Touchscreen • Tap the screen to select an ite[...]

Customizing the Home Screen You can add items to and rearrange items on the Home screen. 1 From the Home screen, select Customize Home . 2 Select an option: • To rearrange an item, select Rearrange , select the item to move, and select the new location. • To add an item to the Home screen, select Add , and select the new item. • To remove an [...]

original paper chart), navigational aids and symbols, obstructions, and cable areas. Navigating to a Point on the Chart CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature 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[...]

2 Select an option to view additional station information: • Select the station name. • If more than one item is in the vicinity, select Review , and select the station name. Animated Tide and Current Indicators NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas. You can view indicators for animated tide station and current dire[...]

speed information, or if the vessel is not moving, a projected course line does not appear. Changes in the speed, course over ground, or rate of turn information transmitted by the vessel can impact the calculation of the projected course line. When course over ground, heading, and rate of turn information are provided by an activated AIS target, t[...]

Chart and 3D Chart View Settings NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts and 3D chart views. Some options require premium maps or connected accessories, such as radar. These settings apply to the charts and 3D chart views, except the radar overlay and Fish Eye 3D ( Fish Eye 3D Settings ). From a chart or a 3D chart view, select Menu . Waypoints [...]

NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts and 3D chart views and chartplotter models. Some options require premium maps or connected accessories, such as radar. From a chart or 3D chart view, select Menu > Chart Setup > Chart Appearance . Orientation : Sets the perspective of the map. Detail : Adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map, a[...]

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 To. See Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To . How do I make the device guide me along a straight line (minimizing cross track) to a location using the shortest distance from the present[...]

NOTE: When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safe obstacle height. Autopilot Navigation When you start navigation (Go To, Route To, or Guide To), if you are connecte[...]

9 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. Creating and Saving a Route This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. The starting point can be your present location or another location. 1 Select Nav Info > Routes > New Route > Use Chart . 2 Select the starting location of the route.[...]

3 Select Edit Track . 4 Select an option: • Select Name , and enter the new name. • Select Track Color , and select a color. Saving a Track as a Route 1 Select Nav Info > Tracks > Saved Tracks . 2 Select a track. 3 Select Edit Track > Save Route . Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track Before you can browse a list of tracks and n[...]

Viewing Trip Gauges Trip gauges show information for odometer, speed, time, and fuel for your present trip. Select Gauges > Trip Data . Resetting Trip Gauges 1 Select Gauges > Trip Data > Menu . 2 Select an option: • To set all the readings for the present trip to zero, select Reset Trip . • To set the maximum speed reading to zero, se[...]

• To calculate the vessel speed based on GPS data, select GPS Speed . Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge You can specify the source of the heading displayed on the wind gauge. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a heading sensor, and GPS heading is calculated by your chartplotter GPS (course over ground). 1 Select Gau[...]

Full-Screen Sonar View There are several full-screen views available, depending on the equipment connected. The full-screen sonar views show a large image of the sonar readings from a transducer. The range scale along the right side of the screen shows the depth of detected objects as the screen scrolls from the right to the left. À Depth informat[...]

traditional transducers or the contrast for DownVü and SideVü/ DownVü transducers. This setting works best after you have adjusted the level of detail shown on the screen using the gain or brightness settings. If you want to highlight smaller fish targets or create a higher intensity display of a target, you can increase the color gain or contra[...]

• If you have a 200/50 kHz, dual-frequency transducer, select Dual Frequency . • If you have another type of transducer, select it from the list. Sonar Setup Sonar Settings NOTE: Not all options and settings apply to all models, sounder modules, and transducers. From a sonar view, select Menu > Sonar Setup . Depth Line : Shows a quick-refere[...]

Setting the Depth and Water Temperature Graph Range and Time Scales You can indicate the amount of time and the range of depth that appear in the depth and water temperature graphs. 1 Select Sonar > Data Graphs > Menu . 2 Select Depth Graph Settings or Temperature Graph Settings . 3 Select an option: • To set a time-elapsed scale, select Du[...]

Setting the Standby and Transmit Times Before you can set the standby and transmit times, you must enable timed transmit ( Enabling Timed Transmit ). To help conserve power, you can indicate the radar standby time and the transmit time to implement periodic radar signal transmissions at set intervals. 1 From the sentry screen, select Menu > Sent[...]

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 boat heading is based on GPS tracking data. GP[...]

nearby clutter and targets more than it affects the appearance of distant clutter and targets. A higher sea clutter setting reduces the appearance of clutter caused by nearby waves, but it can also reduce or eliminate the appearance of nearby targets. NOTE: Depending upon the radar in use, the sea clutter setting configured for use in one radar mod[...]

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List . Adding a DSC Contact You can add a vessel to your DSC list. You can make calls to a DSC contact from the chartplotter. 1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List > Add Contact . 2 Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) of the vessel. 3 Enter the name of the vessel. Incoming Di[...]

4 Select an available channel. Making an Individual Routine Call NOTE: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the radio does not have an MMSI number programmed, the radio will not receive call information. 1 Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List . 2 Select a vessel or a station to call. 3 Select Call with Radio . 4 If necessary[...]

Adjusting the VHF Squelch NOTE: Your media player must support VHF radio to use this feature. 1 From the VHF source page, select Menu > Squelch . 2 Use the slider bar to adjust the VHF squelch. Scanning VHF Channels Before you can scan VHF channels, you must set the source to VHF. You can monitor VHF channels saved as presets for activity and au[...]

Waypoints : Shows waypoints. Legend : Shows the weather legend. Storm Cell and Lightning Information Storm cell icons on the weather Precipitation chart indicate both the present position of a storm and the projected path of that storm in the immediate future. Red cones appear with a storm cell icon, and the widest part of each cone points in the d[...]

Symbol Weather Symbol Weather Partly cloudy Fair (sunny, hot, clear) Cloudy Rain (drizzle, sleet, showers) Windy Foggy Thunderstorms Snow (snow showers, flurries, blizzard, blowing snow, sleet, freezing rain, freezing drizzle) Smoke (dusty, hazy) Viewing Sea Conditions The Sea Conditions chart shows information about surface conditions, including w[...]

Review does not appear if the cursor is not near an object. If the cursor is near only one object, the name of the buoy appears. Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy You can select an area near a buoy to view forecast information. 1 From a weather chart, select a location on the chart. 2 Select Local Weather . 3 Select an option: • To vi[...]

GLONASS : Turns on or off GLONASS usage (Russia satellite system). When the system is used in situations with poor sky visibility, this configuration can be used in combination with GPS to provide more accurate position information. WAAS/EGNOS : Turns on or off WAAS (in North America) or EGNOS (in Europe), which can provide more-accurate GPS positi[...]

measures the water temperature as being colder than it actually is. Enter this value in step 5 as a negative number if the sensor connected to the chartplotter measures the water temperature as being warmer than it actually is. 4 Select Settings > My Vessel > Temp. Offset . 5 Enter the temperature offset calculated in step 3. Communications S[...]

2 Select Settings > Communications > Wireless Devices > Bluetooth Devices > Bluetooth . 3 If necessary, enter a name for this wireless network. 4 If necessary, enter a password. You will need this password to access the wireless network from a wireless device. The password is case-sensitive. Disconnecting a Bluetooth Wireless Device 1 S[...]

Adjusting the Distance from Shore CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature 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. NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium cha[...]

2 Select Nav Info > Manage Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save to Card . 3 If necessary, select the memory card to copy data to. 4 Select an option: • To create a new file, select Add New File , and enter a name. The file name is saved with an .adm extension. • To add the information to an existing file, select the file from the list[...]

Capturing Screenshots 1 Insert a memory card into the card slot. 2 Select Settings > System > Display > Screenshot Capture > On . 3 Go to a screen you want to capture. 4 Hold Home for at least six seconds. Copying Screenshots to a Computer 1 Remove the memory card from the chartplotter, and insert it into a card reader that is attached [...]

Index A aerial photos  4 AIS  4, 5, 7 alarm  5 distress signal device  5 radar  18 SART  5 targeting  4, 5 threats  5, 18 turning on  30 vessels  5 alarms  29 anchor drag  29 arrival  29 collision  5 deep water  16 engine  12 gauges  12 navigation  29 off course  29 shallow water  16 sonar  16 water tempera[...]

waypoints  18, 20 zoom scale  17 radar overlay  18 radio, SiriusXM  26 range rings  6 registering the device  31 routes copying  30, 31 creating  9, 10 deleting  10 editing  10 navigating  10 navigating parallel to  10 viewing list of  10 waypoints  30 S safe depth  29 safe height  29 safe zone collision alarm  5 s[...]

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