Operation Manual
4
Select Settings
> My Vessel > Temp. Offset
.
5
Enter the temperature offset calculated in step 3.
Calibrating a Water Speed Device
If you have a speed-sensing transducer connected to the
chartplotter, you can calibrate that speed-sensing device to
improve the accuracy of water-speed data displayed by the
chartplotter.
1
Select Settings
> My Vessel > Calibrate Water Speed
.
2
Follow the on-screen instructions.
If the boat is not moving fast enough or the speed sensor is
not registering a speed, a message appears.
3
Select
OK, and safely increase the boat speed.
4
If the message appears again, stop the boat, and ensure the
speed-sensor wheel is not stuck.
5
If the wheel turns freely, check the cable connections.
6
If you continue to get the message, contact Garmin product
support.
Other Vessels Settings
When your compatible chartplotter is connected to an AIS
device or VHF radio, you can set up how other vessels are
displayed on the chartplotter.
Select
Settings
> Other Vessels
.
AIS: Enables and disables AIS signal reception.
DSC: Enables and disables digital selective calling (DSC).
Collision Alarm: Sets the collision alarm (Setting the Safe-Zone
Collision Alarm,
page
7).
AIS-EPIRB Test: Enables test signals from Emergency Position
Indicating Radio Beacons (EPRIB).
AIS-MOB Test: Enables test signals from man overboard (MOB)
devices.
AIS-SART Test: Enables test transmissions from Search and
Rescue Transponders (SART).
Settings that are Synced on the Garmin
Marine Network
The following devices sync certain settings when connected to
the
Garmin Marine Network.
• echoMAP
™
70 series
• GPSMAP 507 series (software version 3.0 or later)
• GPSMAP 701 series (software version 3.0 or later)
• GPSMAP 702 series
• GPSMAP 800 series
• GPSMAP 902 series
• GPSMAP 1000 series
• GPSMAP 1002 series
• GPSMAP 1202 series
• GPSMAP 7400/7600 series
• GPSMAP 8400/8600 series
The following settings are synced, if applicable, to the device.
Alarm Settings (also syncs alarm acknowledgment):
• Arrival
• Anchor Drag
• Off Course
• GPS Accuracy
• Shallow Water
• Deep Water
(Not available in the GPSMAP 8400/8600
series)
• Water Temp.
• Contour (Not available in echoMAP 70s and GPSMAP
507/701 series)
• Fish
• Collision Alarm
General Settings:
• Auto Guidance
Preferred Depth
• Auto Guidance Vertical Clearance
• Beeper
• Color Mode
• Keyboard Layout
• Language
• Map Datum
• North Reference
• Position Format
• System Units
• Calibrate Water Speed
• Radar Antenna Size
Chart Settings:
• Chart Borders
• Hazard Colors
• Heading Line
• Land POIs
• Light Sectors
• Navaid Size
• Navaid Type
• Photo Points
• Preferred Depth
• Shallow Shading
• Service Points
• Vessel Icon (Cannot be synced between all models)
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory
Settings
NOTE:
This procedure deletes all settings information you have
entered.
1
Select Settings >
System > System Information > Factory
Settings
.
2
Select an option.
Communication with Wireless Devices
The chartplotters can create a wireless network to which you
can connect wireless devices.
Connecting wireless devices allows you to use Garmin apps,
including BlueChart
Mobile and Garmin Helm
™
. See
www.garmin.com for more information.
Wi‑Fi
®
Network
Setting Up the Wi‑Fi
Wireless Network
The chartplotters can create a Wi‑Fi
network to which you can
connect wireless devices. The first time you access the wireless
network settings, you are prompted to set up the network.
1
Select Settings > Communications
> Wi-Fi® Network >
Wi-Fi® > On > OK
.
2
If necessary, enter a name for this wireless network.
3
Enter a password.
You will need this password to access the wireless network
from a wireless device. The password is case-sensitive.
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