User manual

If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can use the
Garmin Connect
™
website to access the Garmin Quickdraw
Community (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community
with Garmin Connect, page 16).
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
ActiveCaptain
1
From your mobile device, open the ActiveCaptain app and
connect to the GPSMAP device (Getting Started with the
ActiveCaptain App, page 6).
2
From the app, select Quickdraw Community.
You can download contours from others in the community
(Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using
ActiveCaptain, page 16) and share the contours you have
created (Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with
the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain,
page 16).
Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using
ActiveCaptain
You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that other
users have created and shared with the Garmin Quickdraw
Community.
1
From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, select
Quickdraw Community > Search for Contours.
2
Use the map and search features to locate an area to
download.
The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps
that have been shared for that area.
3
Select Select Download Region.
4
Drag the box to select the area to download.
5
Drag the corners to change the download area.
6
Select Download Area.
The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to the
GPSMAP device, the downloaded contours are transferred to
the device automatically.
Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the
Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain
You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you have
created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community.
When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared.
Your waypoints are not shared.
When you set up your ActiveCaptain app, you may have
selected to share your contours with the community
automatically. If not, follow these steps to enable sharing.
From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, select
Sync with Plotter > Contribute to Community.
The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to the
GPSMAP device, your contour maps are transferred to the
community automatically.
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
Garmin Connect
1
Go to connect.garmin.com.
2
Select Getting Started > Quickdraw Community > Getting
Started.
3
If you do not have a Garmin Connect account, create one.
4
Sign in to your Garmin Connect account.
5
Select Marine in the upper-right to open the Garmin
Quickdraw widget.
TIP: Make sure you have a memory card in your computer to
share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps.
Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the
Garmin Quickdraw Community Using Garmin Connect
You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you have
created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community.
When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared.
Your waypoints are not shared.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot (Memory Cards,
page 2).
2
Insert the memory card into your computer.
3
Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the
Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect,
page 16).
4
Select Share Your Contours.
5
Browse to your memory card, and select the /Garmin folder.
6
Open the Quickdraw folder, and select the file named
ContoursLog.svy.
After the file is uploaded, delete the ContoursLog.svy file from
your memory card to avoid issues with future uploads. Your data
will not be lost.
Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using
Garmin Connect
You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that other
users have created and shared with the Garmin Quickdraw
Community.
If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can access
the Garmin Quickdraw Community using the Garmin Connect
website.
If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you should access the
Garmin Quickdraw Community using the ActiveCaptain app
(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
ActiveCaptain, page 16).
1
Insert the memory card into your computer.
2
Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the
Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect,
page 16).
3
Select Search for Contours.
4
Use the map and search features to locate an area to
download.
The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps
that have been shared for that region.
5
Select Select an Area to Download.
6
Drag the edges of the box to select the area to download.
7
Select Start Download.
8
Save the file to your memory card.
TIP: If you cannot find the file, look in the "Downloads" folder.
The browser may have saved the file there.
9
Remove the memory card from your computer.
10
Insert the memory card into the card slot (Memory Cards,
page 2).
The chartplotter automatically recognizes the contours maps.
The chartplotter may take a few minutes to load the maps.
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings
From a chart, select Menu > Quickdraw Contours > Settings.
Recording Offset: Sets the distance between the sonar depth
and the contour recording depth. If the water level has
changed since your last recording, adjust this setting so the
recording depth is the same for both recordings.
For example, if the last time you recorded had a sonar depth
of 3.1 m (10.5 ft.), and today's sonar depth is 3.6 m (12 ft.),
enter -0.5 m (-1.5 ft.) for the a Recording Offset value.
User Display Offset: Sets differences in contour depths and
depth labels on your own contours maps to compensate for
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