Garmin GPSMAP 4000 Series User manual

GPSMAP®5000 Series
owner’s manual

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This manual includes information for the following products:
GPSMAP
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5008
GPSMAP
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5208
GPSMAP
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5012
GPSMAP
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5212
Tips and Shortcuts
Touch Home from any screen to return to the Home screen.
Touch Menu from any main screen to access additional settings.
Press and release the Power key (on the right panel) to adjust the display settings
(Backlight and Color Mode).
Manual Conventions
In this manual, when you are instructed to touch something, use your nger to touch that item on
the screen. Small arrows (>) used in the text indicate that you should touch a series of items. For
example, if you see, “Touch Charts > Navigation Chart,” you should touch the Charts button on
the screen, and then touch Navigation Chart.
Quick Links
Turning the Unit On or Off: page 2.
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals: page 3.
Inserting and Removing SD Cards: page 3.
Restoring Factory Settings: page 4.
Using the Navigation Chart: page 6.
Using Combinations: page 19.
Navigating to a Destination: page 7 and page 21.
Creating a Waypoint: page 23.
Viewing Information: page 29.
Conguring System Settings: page 34.
Using the Network: page 41.
Using Radar: page 43.
Using Sonar: page 48.
Using XM WX weather: page 52.
Messages and alarms: page 64.
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Introduction...........................................................................................................................i
Tips and Shortcuts........................................................................................................................ i
Manual Conventions ..................................................................................................................... i
Quick Links .................................................................................................................................... i
Warnings ...................................................................................................................................... iv
Important Information ................................................................................................................. iv
Getting Started.....................................................................................................................1
Front and Rear Panels ................................................................................................................. 1
Power/Backlight ........................................................................................................................... 2
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals ................................................................................................. 3
Inserting and Removing SD Cards ............................................................................................. 3
Restoring Factory Settings ......................................................................................................... 4
Viewing System Information ....................................................................................................... 4
Using the Simulator Mode ........................................................................................................... 4
Understanding the Home Screen................................................................................................ 5
Using Charts ........................................................................................................................6
Using the Navigation Chart ......................................................................................................... 6
Using Mariner’s Eye ................................................................................................................... 10
Using BlueChart g2 Vision ........................................................................................................ 11
Using Mariner’s Eye 3D ............................................................................................................. 12
Using Fish Eye 3D ...................................................................................................................... 13
Changing the Chart Settings..................................................................................................... 14
Using Tracks ............................................................................................................................... 15
Using Fishing Charts ................................................................................................................. 16
Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery ............................................................................ 16
Viewing Aerial Photos................................................................................................................ 17
Viewing Current Station Information........................................................................................ 18
Detailed Road and POI Data ...................................................................................................... 18
Using Automatic Guidance........................................................................................................ 18
Using Combinations..........................................................................................................19
Where To ............................................................................................................................21
Navigating to a Destination ....................................................................................................... 21
Creating and Using Waypoints ................................................................................................. 23
Creating and Using Routes ....................................................................................................... 26
Viewing Information ..........................................................................................................29
Viewing Tide Station Information.............................................................................................. 29
Viewing Current Information ..................................................................................................... 29
Viewing Celestial Information ................................................................................................... 30
Viewing User Data ...................................................................................................................... 30
Viewing Information on Other Boats ........................................................................................ 32
Viewing Gauges.......................................................................................................................... 33
Viewing Video ............................................................................................................................. 33

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Conguring the Unit..........................................................................................................34
Conguring System Settings .................................................................................................... 34
Changing Units of Measure....................................................................................................... 34
Conguring Communications Settings.................................................................................... 35
Setting Alarms ............................................................................................................................ 36
Conguring My Boat .................................................................................................................. 38
Conguring Other Boats ........................................................................................................... 40
Conguring XM Audio................................................................................................................ 40
Using the Marine Network ................................................................................................41
Viewing Connected Garmin Marine Network Devices ............................................................ 42
Using Radar .......................................................................................................................43
Understanding the Cruising Screen ......................................................................................... 44
Changing Radar Settings .......................................................................................................... 47
Using Sonar .......................................................................................................................48
Understanding the Full Screen ................................................................................................. 48
Understanding the Split Zoom Screen ..................................................................................... 48
Understanding the Split Frequency Screen............................................................................. 49
Understanding the Temp Log.................................................................................................... 49
Setting Up Sonar ........................................................................................................................ 50
Advanced Sonar Settings.......................................................................................................... 51
Using XM WX Weather™ and Audio ................................................................................52
Using XM WX Weather ............................................................................................................... 52
Setting the XM WX Weather Options........................................................................................ 52
Viewing Precipitation Information ............................................................................................ 52
Viewing Forecast Information ................................................................................................... 55
Viewing Sea Conditions............................................................................................................. 56
Viewing Fishing Information ..................................................................................................... 56
Viewing Visibility Information ................................................................................................... 57
Viewing Buoy Reports ............................................................................................................... 58
Using XM Audio .......................................................................................................................... 59
Appendix ............................................................................................................................60
Specications ............................................................................................................................. 60
Initializing Unit Settings............................................................................................................. 61
Calibrating the Touchscreen ..................................................................................................... 62
NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 ...................................................................................................... 62
Messages and Alarms................................................................................................................ 64
Product Registration.................................................................................................................. 68
Caring for the Unit...................................................................................................................... 68
FCC Compliance......................................................................................................................... 69
Industry Canada Compliance.................................................................................................... 69
Declaration of Conformity (DoC) .............................................................................................. 69
Limited Warranty ........................................................................................................................ 69
Weather Data Warranty .............................................................................................................. 70
Software License Agreement .................................................................................................... 71
Index ...................................................................................................................................72

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Failure to avoid the following potentially
hazardous situations could result in an accident
or collision resulting in death or serious injury.
When navigating, carefully compare information
displayed on the unit to all available navigation
sources, including information from visual
sightings, and maps. For safety, always resolve
any discrepancies or questions before continuing
navigation.
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Use the electronic chart in the unit only to
facilitate, not to replace, the use of authorized
government charts. Ofcial government charts
and notices to mariners contain all information
needed to navigate safely.
Use this unit only as a navigational aid. Do not
attempt to use the unit for any purpose requiring
precise measurement of direction, distance,
location, or topography.
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WARNING: This product, its packaging, and its components contain chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer, birth defects, or reproductive harm. This Notice is provided in accordance with California’s
Proposition 65. See www.garmin.com/prop65 for more information.
Warnings
Important Information
MAP DATA INFORMATION: One of the goals of Garmin is to provide customers with the most complete and
accurate cartography that is available to us at a reasonable cost. We use a combination of governmental and private
data sources, which we identify in product literature and copyright messages displayed to the consumer. Virtually all
data sources contain some inaccurate or incomplete data. In some countries, complete and accurate map information
is either not available or is prohibitively expensive.
The California Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 requires the recycling of certain electronics. For more
information on the applicability to this product, see www.erecycle.org.
Hg - LAMPS INSIDE THIS PRODUCT CONTAIN MERCURY AND MUST BE RECYCLED OR
DISPOSED OF ACCORDING TO LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAWS.
For more information, go to:
www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/environment/disposal.jsp.

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To turn on your unit for the rst time, refer to the Initializing Unit Settings paragraph, page 61.
Front and Rear Panels
GPSMAP 5208 shown - Front
GPSMAP 5208 shown - Back
Network
SD card slot
NMEA 2000
Video
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Power/Backlight
To turn the unit on, press and release the Power key. When the Warning screen appears, touch
I Agree to open the Home screen.
NOTE: The rst time you power on your unit, you must go through a setup sequence. See page 61
for details.
To turn the unit off, press and hold the Power key.
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Adjusting the Backlight
1. While the unit is on, press and release the Power key.
2. Touch Backlight.
3. To allow the unit to automatically adjust the backlight based on ambient light, touch Auto.
Adjusting the Color Mode
1. Press and release the Power key.
2. Touch Color Mode.
3. Touch Day Colors, Night Colors, or Auto.
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
When you turn the unit on, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish its current
location.
When the unit acquires satellite signals, the signal strength bars at the top of the Home screen
are green . When the unit loses satellite signals, the green bars disappear and a ashing
question mark is indicated on the boat icon (on the chart screen).
For more information about GPS, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com/aboutGPS.
Inserting and Removing SD Cards
Your unit supports SD (Secure Digital) cards. Insert optional BlueChart® g2 Vision™ SD cards to
view high-resolution satellite imagery, and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas and
other points of interest. Insert blank SD cards to transfer data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks
to another compatible Garmin unit or a computer. The SD card slot is located on the bottom-right
corner of the unit.
To manually adjust the backlight,
either touch and drag the
brightness bar or touch and hold
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To insert the SD card, open the access door and press it in until it clicks.
GPSMAP 5008 or 5208
To remove the SD card, press in on the card. The card pops out.
Restoring Factory Settings
You can restore your unit to the original factory settings.
CAUTION: This procedure deletes any information you have entered.
To restore factory settings:
1. From the Home screen, touch Congure > System > System Information > Factory
Settings > Reset.
2. Touch OK to restore all factory settings or touch Cancel.
Viewing System Information
You can view your unit’s software version, basemap (built-in map) version, unit ID number, and
your XM WX weather radio ID (if available). You may need this information to update the system
software or purchase additional map data information.
From the Home screen, touch Congure > System > System Information.
Using the Simulator Mode
Simulator mode turns the GPS receiver off for use indoors or for practice. The unit does not track
satellites in simulator mode.
CAUTION: Do not try to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS receiver is turned off.
Any satellite signal strength bars shown are only simulations and do not represent the strength of
actual satellite signals.
To turn on Simulator Mode
1. From the Home screen touch Congure > System > Simulator.
2. Touch On to turn the simulator mode on. Touch Setup to set speed, track control, position,
simulator time, and simulator date.
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Understanding the Home Screen
Use the Home screen to access all other screens.
NOTE: Options on this screen vary based on the unit type and optional connected network devices.
Charts—provides Navigation, Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing Chart, and Radar
Overlay charts (page 6).
NOTE: Fish Eye 3D, and Fishing Charts are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD
card.
Sonar—provides sonar information (only available if the unit is connected to a Garmin sonar
module) (page 48).
Combinations—sets up the screen to view a chart, sonar, radar, and video in a 2, 3, or 4-eld
split screen (page 19).
Information—shows information including tides, currents, celestial data, user data,
information about other boats, gauges, and video (page 29).
Mark—marks, edits, or deletes your current location as a waypoint or Man Overboard
(page 24).
Where To—provides navigation features (page 21).
Radar—sets up and displays radar (only available if the unit is connected to a radar module)
(page 43).
Weather—sets up and displays various weather parameters, including precipitation, forecast,
shing, sea conditions, and visibility (only available if the unit is connected to a weather
module and you have an XM subscription) (page 52).
Congure—allows you to view and edit your unit and system settings (page 34).
Man Overboard—navigate to a Man Overboard location (page 24).
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The GPSMAP 5008 and 5012 units have a basic worldwide imagery map, and the GPSMAP 5208
and 5212 have built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters.
Navigation Chart—shows all relevant navigation data available on your preloaded maps,
including buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings, marinas, and tide stations in an overhead
view.
Mariner’s Eye—provides an angled perspective from above and behind your boat for a visual
navigation aid.
NOTE: If you are using a GPSMAP 5008 or 5012, you must insert an optional BlueChart g2 Vision
preprogrammed SD card to view detailed Navigation and Mariner’s Eye charts.
Fishing Charts and Fish Eye 3D views are available when using optional Blue Chart g2 Vision
preprogrammed SD cards (See page 11).
Fishing Chart—removes navigational data from the chart, while enhancing bottom contours
for depth recognition.
Fish Eye 3D—provides an underwater view that visually represents the sea oor according to
the chart’s information.
The unit selectively displays navigation data after you select the type of navigation you want.
Using the Navigation Chart
Use the navigation chart as a navigational aid to plan your course and view map information.
NOTE: For GPSMAP 5008 or 5012 units, you must insert an optional BlueChart g2 Vision
preprogrammed SD card for your region to view detailed navigation charts.
To access a navigation chart, from the Home screen, touch Charts > Navigation Chart.
Navigation Chart on a GPSMAP 5208
Buoy
Beacon
Your boat
Exposed
wreck
Marine
services
Zoom scale
Submerged
wreck
Navigation Chart Settings
To access additional settings or options for the navigation chart, touch Menu.
Weather—turns the NEXRAD weather overlay on or off. Only available when connected to a
Garmin XM network device. See page 52 for more information.
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Overlay Numbers—control how charting numbers appear on the screen. Choose to show or hide
the numbers by category. Touch Auto to show navigation, shing, and sailing numbers. When set to
Auto, the overlay numbers appear only when that category is active.
Cruising: GPS position, GPS heading, GPS speed, and depth. Depth is only available if
connected to a sonar unit (page 48).
Navigation: GPS position, distance, arrival (time), bearing (to destination), GPS heading, and
GPS speed. These numbers appear only when navigating to a destination (page 21).
Fishing: GPS position, depth, water temp, and water speed. Depth, temp, and speed are only
available when connected to a sonar unit (page 48).
Sailing: GPS position, waypoint velocity made good (VMG), wind speed, wind direction,
water speed, and depth. Wind speed and direction are only available when connected to a
NMEA 0183 wind sensor. Water speed and depth are only available when connected to a
sonar unit. If you have a wind sensor, setting the sailing overlay numbers to Auto places an
indicator around the boat icon on the navigation chart to represent wind speed and direction.
Chart Setup—customizes the navigation chart. See page 14.
Understanding Chart Data
BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features. Some
common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, the following:*
Dangerous Rock Exposed Rock Beacon
Pilot Boarding Area Airport/Seaplane Base Buoy
Anchorage Berth Precautionary Area Church
Anchoring Prohibited Radio Report Point
Exposed Wreck Recommended Anchorage
Fishing Harbor Rescue Station
Fishing Prohibited Tide Station
Information Yacht Harbor
Current Station Marine Services
*Some symbols might appear differently on your Garmin unit.
Other features common to most charts include depth contour lines (with deep water represented in
white), intertidal zones, spot soundings (as depicted on the original paper chart), navigational aids
and symbols, and obstructions and cable areas.
Zooming In and Out on the Map
The and keys control the zoom level, indicated by the scale at the bottom of the navigation
chart ( ). The bar under the number represents that distance on the map.
Navigating to a Point
To navigate to a point on the chart:
1. From the Home screen, touch Charts.
2. Touch Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, or Radar Overlay.
3. Touch the point on the chart where you want to go.
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4. Touch Navigate To.
5. Touch Go To or Guide To (available when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card
to use Auto Guidance, page 27).
6. Follow the colored line on the screen to the destination.
Panning the Navigation Chart
Touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan away from your current location, and scroll to other
areas on the navigation chart. The position icon ( ) stays at your present location. If the position
icon leaves the map when you pan, an inset map appears on the left of the screen so you can keep
track of your current position.
As you pan, the Depth reading of your current location remains in the lower-left corner of the screen
(if your unit is connected to a sonar device through a Garmin Marine Network).
Navigation Chart on a GPSMAP 5208
Inset map
To stop panning and return the screen to your boat’s current location, touch Stop Panning.
When you touch a point on the Navigation screen without dragging, a pointer ( ) appears at that
spot, and a list of options appear along the right side. These options change, depending on the point
you touched. Touch a button to access that option.
You can change the position of the pointer by touching and dragging it to the desired location.
Review—(does not appear if the pointer is not near an object - if the pointer is near only one object,
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of the pointer. If the point is near several objects and you touch Review, you are presented with a list
of the objects near the pointer ( ).
Navigate To—allows you to navigate to the selected location (page 7).
Create Waypoint—marks a waypoint at the selected location (page 23).
Information—allows you to view tide stations (page 29), current stations (page 29), celestial (page
30), weather information (if available, see page 52), or chart information near the pointer.
Accessing Additional Object Information
Touch an item on the screen to view information about map items, waypoints, and charts. Touch the
button with the item’s name on it to get additional information about the location.
Object Selected on a GPSMAP 5208
Highlighted
object
Additional
object
information
Viewing Tide Station Information
Tide station information appears on the chart with a detailed icon showing the relevant tide level.
You can view an in-depth graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or
different days.
Relevant tide
level Detailed
tide station
information
Tide Station Selected on a GPSMAP 5208
Touch a tide station icon ( ), then touch the button with the station name (or Review if more than
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Using Mariner’s Eye
Mariner’s Eye provides an angled perspective from above and behind the boat (according to
your course), and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky
shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and is benecial when trying to identify entry and exit routes in
unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.
To access the Mariner’s Eye screen from the Home screen, touch Charts > Mariner’s Eye.
Mariner’s Eye Navigation Chart
Touch the button to view closer to your boat and lower to the water. Touch the button to
move the view away from the boat. This is indicated by the scale ( ) at the bottom of the
screen.
Mariner’s Eye Settings
To access additional settings or options from the Mariner’s Eye screen, touch Menu.
Rings—toggles the range rings on or off.
Tracks—turns the visible tracklog on or off. The unit continues to record tracks if you turn this
setting off, but they are hidden from view.
Safe Depth—adjusts the depth at which red indicates shallow water. This feature is only available
with an optional BlueChart g2 Vision SD card.
Lane Width—adjusts the width of the course line drawn on the screen when navigating using Go To
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Show Radar—If you are connected to a Garmin Marine Radar through the Garmin Marine
Network, you can overlay your radar readings on the Mariner’s Eye screen.
Mariner’s Eye With Radar Information
Overlay Numbers—show or hide cruising, navigation, shing, and sailing numbers as on the
navigation chart.
Using BlueChart g2 Vision
Optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards allow you to get the most out of your unit.
In addition to detailed marine charting, BlueChart g2 Vision has the following features:
Mariner’s Eye 3D—provides an angled perspective from above and behind the boat for a
visual, three-dimensional navigation aid. The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner’s Eye 3D is more
detailed than the preloaded data.
Fish Eye 3D—shows an underwater, three-dimensional view that visually represents the
sea oor according to the chart’s information.
Fishing Charts—displays the chart with enhanced bottom contours and without navigational
data. This chart works best for offshore deep-sea shing.
High Resolution Satellite Imagery—provides high resolution satellite images for a realistic
view of the land and water on the Navigation chart.
Aerial Photos—displays marinas and other navigationally signicant aerial photos to help
you visualize your surroundings.
Detailed Roads and POI data—displays roads, restaurants, and other points of interest
(POIs) along the shore.
Current Data—provides current station information.
Auto Guidance—uses the specied boat safe depth and chart data to determine the best
course to your destination.
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Using the SD Card
You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card while your Garmin GPS unit is on or off.
Insert the SD card into the open SD card slot on your Garmin GPS unit and press in until it clicks.
Press in again to eject the SD card.
BlueChart g2 Vision SD 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 g2 Vision SD cards are susceptible to damage from static electricity. In low humidity
environments, you should ground yourself on a large metal object before handling the card.
GPSMAP 5008 or 5208
NOTE: BlueChart g2 Vision data cannot be transferred from the SD card to your computer for
backup or viewing purposes. You can use the SD card only on BlueChart g2 Vision compatible
Garmin GPS units.
Using Mariner’s Eye 3D
A BlueChart g2 Vision SD card offers Mariner’s Eye 3D, which provides a detailed,
three-dimensional angled perspective from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and
provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges,
or channels, and when trying to identify entry and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or anchorages.
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Touch the button to view closer to your boat and lower to the water. Touch the button to
move the view away from the boat. This is indicated by the scale ( ) at the bottom of the
screen.
Mariner’s Eye 3D Settings
To access additional settings or options from the Mariner’s Eye 3D screen, touch Menu. The options
and additional settings are the same as the Mariner’s Eye screen (page 10), with the exception of
Colors.
Colors—choose between Normal (Default), Water Hazard, and All Hazard. The Normal setting
shows the land as seen from the water. The Water Hazard settings indicates shallow water and land
with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water, yellow is shallow water, and red is very shallow. The
Water Hazard setting indicates land in green, and the All Hazard setting uses the same color scale,
but shows land as dark red.
Mariner’s Eye 3D, Normal Colors Mariner’s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors
Using Fish Eye 3D
Using the depth contour lines of the BlueChart g2 Vision cartography, Fish Eye 3D provides an
underwater view of the sea oor or lake bottom. The and buttons adjust the view in the
same way as the Mariner’s Eye 3D.
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Fish Eye 3D Settings
To access additional settings or options for the Fish Eye 3D screen, touch MENU.
Sonar Cone—turn a cone on or off that shows the area covered by your transducer.
Sonar Data—visually show the sonar readings received by your transducer for the best combination
of sonar and mapping. The setting is either on or off.
Tracks—turn the track log on or off.
Overlay Numbers—show or hide cruising, navigation, or shing numbers just as on the navigation
chart (page 7).
Changing the Chart Settings
To change chart settings from the Home screen, touch Charts > Chart Setup, or touch Menu >
Chart Setup while viewing the navigation chart.
Orientation—change the perspective of the map display:
North Up—sets the top of the map display to a north heading.
Track Up—sets the map display to the current track heading.
Course Up—sets the map so the direction of navigation is always up. The heading line
appears vertically on the screen if it is shown.
Heading line
Track
Chart border
Heading Line—draws an extension from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel.
Off—turns off the heading line.
Distance—sets the distance to the end of the heading line.
Time—sets the amount of time until you reach the end of the heading line.
Chart Borders—turns on chart borders if you are using a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card and you
want to see what area the maps cover.
Tracks—turns the track log on or off (page 15).
Inset Map—turns the inset map on or off when panning (page 8).
Appearance—customizes the appearance of your navigation chart.
Detail—adjusts the amount of detail shown on the map.
Photos—sets the high resolution satellite images to on, off, land only, or blend (page 17).
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