Garmin GPSMAP 700 manual

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    GPSMAP ® 700 series owner ’ s manual[...]

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    Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA T el. (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020 Fax (913) 397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire, SO40 9LR UK T el. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the UK) 0808 2380000 (within the UK) Fax +44 (0) 870.8501251 Garmin Corporation No.[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 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 ® 720/720s GPSMAP 740/740s GPSMAP 750/750s T ips and Shortcuts Select Ho[...]

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    ii GPSMAP ® 700 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 .....[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 Getting Started Getting Started Front and Back Panels ➊ ➋ ➌ GPSMAP 700 Series Front V iew ➊ Power key ➋ Automatic backlight sensor ➌ SD card slot GPSMAP 700 Series Back V iew ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➊ NMEA 2000 connector ➋ Radar port ➌ Power/data connector ➍ External GPS antenna connector T urnin[...]

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    2 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Getting Started 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gured when restoring original factory settings ( page 92 ). Each of the[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 3 Getting Started V iewing System Information Y ou can view the software version, the basemap version, any supplemental map information (if applicable), software version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit ID number . Y ou may need this information to update the system software or to pur[...]

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    4 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Charts and 3D Chart V iews The GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are available on the chartplotter . NOTE : The Fishing chart, Mariner’ s Eye 3D, and Fish Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 V is[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 5 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 other common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, those shown below . Icon Description Icon Descr[...]

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    6 GPSMAP ® 700 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 Charts . 2[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 7 Charts and 3D Chart Views 4. Complete an action: Select Review to view details of objects in the vicinity of the cursor . ( Review does not appear if the cursor is not near an object. If the cursor is near only one object, the name of the object appears.) Select Navigate T o to navigate to the selected locat[...]

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    8 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views 4. Complete an action: Select the button with the station name. Select Review if more than one item is in the vicinity , and select the button with the station name. Tide level Tide direction arrow Detailed tide station information Showing and Conguring Tides and Currents Y ou ca[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 9 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 . 2. Compl[...]

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    10 GPSMAP ® 700 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 availab[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 1 1 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 > Navigation Char[...]

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    12 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Conguring Roses On the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart, you can show a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction. T rue wind direction or apparent wind direction appears if the chartplotter is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor . NOT[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 13 Charts and 3D Chart Views AIS T argeting on the Navigation Chart AIS vessel Da ng er ous AIS target Lost dangerous AIS target Lost AIS target Closest point and time of approach to dangerous target T racking AIS target AIS T argeting Symbols Symbol Description AIS vessel. The vessel is reporting AIS informat[...]

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    14 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views When course over ground, heading, and rate of turn information are provided by an activated AIS target, the projected course of the tar get is calculated based on the course over ground and the rate of turn information. The direction in which the tar get is turning, which is also b[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 15 Charts and 3D Chart Views 4. Complete an action: Select AIS Display Range to indicate the distance from your location within which AIS vessels appear . Select a distance or select Show All . Select Details > Show to show details about AIS-activated vessels. Select Projected Heading . Enter the projected [...]

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    16 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views 4. Select Time T o to sound an alarm if AIS determines that a target will intersect the safe zone within the dened time interval (ranging from 1 to 24 minutes). 5. Select a time. Viewing a List of AIS T argets NOTE : The Fishing chart and Mariner’ s Eye 3D are available with a[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 17 Charts and 3D Chart Views Selecting a Lane Width Y ou can indicate the width of the navigation lane appearing in 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 . 2. Select Perspectiv[...]

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    18 GPSMAP ® 700 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 or Garmin HomePort™. Y ou can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 V ision data card w[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 19 Charts and 3D Chart Views 2. Complete an action: Select On to view shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates deep water , yellow is shallow water , and red is very shallow water . Select Off to view the land as seen from the water . Mariner ’ s Eye 3D, Hazard Colors Off Mariner ’ s Eye 3[...]

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    20 GPSMAP ® 700 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 and gr[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 21 Charts and 3D Chart Views Navigation Chart Fishing 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 29 ). Using T racks See “T racks”[...]

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    22 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Charts and 3D Chart Views 2. Complete an action: Select Land Only to show standard chart information on the water , with photos overlaying the land. Select Photo Map Blend to show photos on both the water and the land at a specied opacity . Use the slider bar to adjust the photo opacity . The higher you [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 23 Charts and 3D Chart Views Animated T ide and Current Indicators Y ou can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. T o do so, information for tide station and current direction must be available in your preloaded map or BlueChart g2 V ision[...]

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    24 GPSMAP ® 700 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 devices you have connected to your chartplotter , and whether you are using an optiona[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 25 Combinations When overlay numbers are displayed on the combinations screen, the navigation inset is shown during navigation. The compass tape can be shown or hidden in each overlay . Combination Screen with Data Overlay Data elds Navigation inset Compass tape Selecting a Data Overlay on a Combination Scr[...]

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    26 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Combinations 7. Complete an action: Select Route Leg Details > On to show waypoint velocity made good (VMG) when navigating a route with more than one leg. Select Next T urn > Distance to show next-turn data based on distance. Select Next T urn > T ime to show next-turn data based on time. Select D[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 27 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 28 ). How do I make the chartplotter guide me along a straight[...]

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    28 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation 2. Complete an action: Select W aypoints to view a list of preloaded locations and locations you marked previously ( page 29 ). Select Routes to view a list of routes you saved previously ( page 30 ). Select T racks to view a list of recorded tracks ( page 33 ). Select Offshore Services to view a[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 29 Navigation 2. Select Navigate T o > Guide T o . 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 minimu[...]

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    30 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation 2. Select a waypoint. 3. Select Edit W aypoint . 4. Complete an action: Select Name . Change the name. Select Done . Select Symbol . Select a new symbol. Select Depth . Change the depth. Select Done . Select W ater T emp . Change the water temperature. Select Done . Select Comment . Change the co[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 31 Navigation 3. T ouch a destination using the cursor ( ). Destination selected 4. Select Navigate T o > Route T o . 5. T ouch the location where you want to make the last turn toward your destination ( ). 6. Select Add T urn . Destination T urn 1 selected 7. If you want to add additional turns, repeat ste[...]

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    32 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation 2. Select the starting point of the route. Starting point 3. Select Add T urn to mark the starting point of the route. 4. T ouch a location on the chart where you want to make the next turn. 5. Select Add T urn . The chartplotter marks the position of the turn with a waypoint. 6. If you want to a[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 33 Navigation Bypassing a W aypoint on a Saved Route Y ou can begin navigating a saved route from any waypoint in the route. 1. From the Home screen, select Where T o? > Routes . 2. Select a route. 3. Select Navigate T o . 4. Complete an action: Select Forward to navigate the route near the starting point t[...]

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    34 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Navigation Setting the Color of the Active T rack Y ou can select the color of your current track when you are viewing the navigation chart or the shing chart. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > T racks > Active T rack Options > T rack Color . 2. Select a track color . [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 35 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 > [...]

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    36 GPSMAP ® 700 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 mar[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 37 Where T o? 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 ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. C arefully compare the course to all visual sightings and avoid any land,[...]

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    38 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Where T o? 5. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. NOTE : When using Auto Guidance, 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 settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safe obstacle hei[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 39 Where T o? 6. Enter the offset distance. 7. Select Done . A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your current location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are off cours[...]

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    40 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data The Information screen displays information about tides, currents, celestial data, and gauges. Almanac Data Tide Station Information The T ides screen shows information about a tide station for a specic date and time, inclu[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 41 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental 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 chartplotter show[...]

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    42 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Celestial Information The Celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, the 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. F[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 43 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits T o establish the upper and lower limits of a gauge, and the range of desired standard operation, you can congure up to four values for the engine gauge or the fuel gauge. When a value exceeds the range of standard op[...]

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    44 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Selecting the Engines Shown in Gauges Y ou must manually select the number of engines shown in the engine gauges ( page 43 ) before you can select the engines for which information appears in the gauges. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gaug[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 45 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Synchronizing Fuel Gauge Readings with Fuel Levels 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Engine > Menu . 2. Complete an action: Select Fill Up All T anks when your tanks are full. The fuel level is reset to maximum capacity . Adjus[...]

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    46 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data Selecting T rue or Apparent Wind for the W ind Gauges The chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral devices listed below to capture the data shown on the wind speed graph. Wind Speed Description Required Sensors Apparent Wind Shows wind speed data based on the[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 47 Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Dashboard Gauges > Wind > Menu > Change Upwind Scale . 2. Complete an action: Select Change Upwind Scale . Set the maximum and minimum values that appear when the upwind close hauled wind gauge appears. Select[...]

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    48 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 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 9 ). How do I change the time zone setting? See “Conguring the T ime” ( page 52 ). How do I change th[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 49 Device Conguration Display Conguration Setting the Sound Y ou can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Beeper/Display > Beeper . 2. Complete an action: Select Alarms Only to have the chartplotter beep only when alarms are trigge[...]

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    50 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Conguring Speed Data Sources Y ou can specify the source of the speed data that is used to calculate true wind speed or fuel economy . W ater speed is the speed reading from a water-speed sensor , and GPS speed is calculated from your GPS position. 1. From the Home screen, select Co[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 51 Device Conguration Setting the Distance from Shore The available values for the Shoreline Distance setting (Nearest, Near , Normal, Far , or Farthest) are relative, not absolute. T o ensure that the Auto Guidance line is placed the appropriate distance from shore, you can assess the placement of the Auto[...]

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    52 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Setting the Heading Reference Y ou can set the directional reference used in calculating heading information. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Units > Heading . 2. Complete an action: Select Auto Mag V ar (automatic magnetic variation) to set the magnetic declination [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 53 Device Conguration Creating a Customized System of Measurement Y ou must be receiving NMEA Sonar depth data or using a GPSMAP 700(s) series chartplotter with a built-in sounder to view depth and temperature information. Y ou can select individual units of measure to create a customized system of measurem[...]

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    54 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Select Navigation Chart Setup > Overlay Numbers . Select Fishing Chart Setup > Overlay Numbers . Select Overlay Numbers . 5. Select or to select a data overlay . Conguring Data Fields on a Chart Y ou can select the type of data shown within a data eld. 1. From the Home scre[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 55 Device Conguration Showing the Compass T ape on a Chart The compass tape appears in a row across the top of a chart or a 3D chart view . It shows the current heading, and an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts . 2. Select[...]

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    56 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration 4. Complete an action: Select AIS List to view a list of AIS targets ( page 12 ). Select DSC List to view a log of the most-recent DSC calls and other DSC contacts you have entered ( page 84 ). Select AIS Display Setup to congure how AIS vessels are shown on a chart ( page 14 ). Sel[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 57 Device Conguration Setting the Anchor Drag Alarm Y ou can set an alarm to sound when you exceed a specied drift distance while anchored. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > Alarms > Navigation > Anchor Drag > On . 2. Enter the drift distance that triggers the alarm. 3. Select Done[...]

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    58 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Device Conguration Setting Weather Alarms See the GPSMAP 700 Series 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 MapSource ® or HomePort data to a chartplotter , [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 59 Device Conguration Copying Built-in Maps to a Memory Card Y ou can copy maps from the chartplotter to a memory card for use with HomePort. 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 . 3. Sele[...]

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    60 GPSMAP ® 700 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 horizontally [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 61 Radar Radar Display Modes The Radar screen has four standard operating modes. Each mode is available for use only with a compatible radar . Cruising mode —shows a full-screen image of the gathered radar information. Harbor mode —intended for use in inland waters, this mode works best with short-range ra[...]

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    62 GPSMAP ® 700 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 transm[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 63 Radar Sentry Mode Sentry mode allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit mode, in which you can congure a radar transmit and standby cycle to conserve power . Y ou can also enable a guard zone in this mode, which identies a safe zone around your boat and sounds an alarm when a radar object enters[...]

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    64 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar 4. T ouch the location of the outer guard-zone corner . 5. Select Done . Dening a Circular Guard Zone Y ou must enable a guard zone before you can dene the boundaries of the zone ( page 63 ). Y ou can dene a circular guard zone that completely encompasses your boat. 1. From the Home screen, s[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 65 Radar Showing AIS V essels on the Radar Screen 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 screen. The display range setting, the details, and the projected heading settings congured for one ra[...]

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    66 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 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 65 ). 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 or Offshore . 3. Select [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 67 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 30 ). Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the Radar screen ( page 74 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Where T o[...]

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    68 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Optimizing the Radar Display Y ou can optimize the radar display for each radar mode. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar . 2. Select Cruising , Harbor , Offshore , or Sentry . 3. Select a radar range ( page 68 ). 4. Restore the default value of the gain setting ( page 69 ). 5. Restore the default v[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 69 Radar Settings Congurations and Radar T ype When using a GMR 20, 21, 40, 41, 18, 18 HD, 24, 24 HD, 404, or 406, all gain and clutter settings congured for use in one radar mode are applied to every other radar mode. When using a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar , the gain, FTC, rain c[...]

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    70 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Radar Minimizing Nearby Large-object Interference Nearby targets of signicant size, such as jetty walls, can cause a very bright im age of the target to appear on the Radar screen. This image can obscure smaller tar gets located near it. NOTE : Depending upon the radar in use, the gain setting congure[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 71 Radar 5. Select Menu > Noise Rejection > Sea Clutter . 6. Select Up or Down to decrease or increase the appearance of sea clutter until other targets are clearly visible on the Radar screen. Clutter caused by sea conditions may still be visible. Restoring the Default FTC Setting NOTE : Depending upon [...]

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    72 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 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 mode may [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 73 Radar 5. T ouch a data eld. 6. Select a category of data. 7. Select the data that will be displayed. Conguring the Navigation Inset on the Radar Screen The navigation inset is shown only when the boat is navigating to a destination. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar . 2. Select Cruising , Harbor ,[...]

  • Page 78

    74 GPSMAP ® 700 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. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Ap[...]

  • Page 79

    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 75 Radar T urning On and Conguring a Radar No-transmit Zone Y ou can indicate an area within which the radar scanner does not transmit signals. NOTE : Y ou can set a radar no-transmit zone for GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radars only . 1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup &g[...]

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    76 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar Sonar When connected to a transducer , the following 700 series models can be used as shnders: GPSMAP 720s GPSMAP 740s GPSMAP 750s Sonar V iews The chartplotter shows sonar data using three different views: a full-screen view , a split-zoom view , and a split-frequency view . Full-screen Sonar V[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 77 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, water speed, and unit voltage GPS speed and GPS heading T ransd[...]

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    78 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar T ransducer T emperature Log If you are using a temperature-capable transducer , or are receiving water temperature via NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, 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 s[...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 79 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. T ouch and drag the intersection point of the depth line and the distance line to set the location of the waypoint. 5. Select Create W aypoint . Sonar Display [...]

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    80 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar 2. Complete an action: Select Depth > Show . Select W ater T emp > Auto . Select W ater Speed > Auto . Select Unit V oltage > Show . Select Navigation > Auto . If you select Auto , and if the information is available, the data appears on the Sonar screen. Conguring the Appearance of [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 81 Sonar Adjusting the Gain on the Sonar Screen Y ou can control the sensitivity of the sonar receiver . T o see more detail, increase the gain. If the screen is cluttered, decrease the gain. 1. From the Home screen, select Sonar . 2. Select a sonar view . 3. Select Menu > Gain . 4. Complete an action: Sele[...]

  • Page 86

    82 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Sonar 4. Complete an action: Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the depth scale automatically . Select Up or Down to increase or decrease the range of the depth scale manually . 5. Select Done . NOTE: From the sonar screen, you can press or to manually adjust the range of the depth scale. Sonar[...]

  • Page 87

    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 83 Sonar T ransducer Conguration Setting the Keel Offset The keel offset compensates for the surface reading for the depth of a keel, m aking it possible to measure depth from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location. Enter a positive number to offset for a keel. Y ou can enter a negat[...]

  • Page 88

    84 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Digital Selective Calling 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 NMEA 2000 VHF Radio [...]

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    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 85 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 89 ). 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other V essels > DSC List > Add Contact . 2. Enter the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)[...]

  • Page 90

    86 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter When your Garmin chartplotter is connected to a Garmin NMEA 2000-compatible radio and you activate navigation to a man-overboard location, the radio shows the Distress Call page so you can quickly initiate a man-overboard[...]

  • Page 91

    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 87 Digital Selective Calling Deleting a Position-Report Call 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Other V essels > DSC List . 2. Select a position-report call. 3. Select Clear Report . V essel T rails on the Navigation Chart Y ou can view trails for all tracked vessels on the Navigation chart, t[...]

  • Page 92

    88 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Digital Selective Calling Showing the T rail Line for a T racked V essel Y ou can show the trail line for a specic tracked vessel. 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 Navigat[...]

  • Page 93

    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 89 Digital Selective Calling 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. From the Home screen, select Information > Other V essels > DSC List . 2. Select a ves[...]

  • Page 94

    90 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Appendix Specications Physical Specications Specication Measurement Size W × H × D: 8 29 / 32 × 5 19 / 32 × 3 1 / 8 in. (226 × 142 × 80 mm) Weight 2.48 lb. (1.125 kg) Display W × H: 6 × 3.6 in. (152 × 91 mm) Case Fully Gasketed, high-impact plastic and aluminum alloy , waterproof [...]

  • Page 95

    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 91 Appendix Screenshots Y ou can capture as a bitmap (.BMP) le a screenshot of any screen shown on your chartplotter , and transfer the le to your computer . Capturing Screenshots 1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the front of the chartplotter . 2. Select Congure > System > Beeper[...]

  • Page 96

    92 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings NOTE : This procedure deletes all settings information you have entered. 1. From the Home screen, select Congure > System > System Information > Factory Settings . 2. Select Y es . NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 A GPSMAP 700 series chartplot[...]

  • Page 97

    GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 93 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 Digits , o[...]

  • Page 98

    94 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual Appendix 2. Complete an action: Select On to enable output bridging from the chartplotter . Select Auto to allow the chartplotters on the NMEA 2000 network to negotiate with each other to determine which chartplotter will perform this function. Only one chartplotter on the NMEA 2000 network can bridge NMEA [...]

  • Page 99

    Index GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 95 Index A active tracks clearing 35 retracing 34 saving 34 add turn 31 aerial photos 17 , 22 AIS radar 65 targeting 13 , 89 threats 16 , 64 alarms anchor drag 57 arrival 56 clock 57 collision 13 , 15 , 64 deep water 82 sh 82 GPS accuracy 57 navigation 56 off course 57 shallow water 82 sonar 82 system[...]

  • Page 100

    Index 96 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual G gain default setting 69 large objects 70 radar 68 radar type 69 side lobes 70 sonar 81 gauges analog 43 digital 43 engine 42 limits 43 maximums 43 status alarms 43 trip 45 type 43 Go T o 28 , 36 GPS accuracy alarm 57 performance 90 signals 2 guard zone 63 Guide T o 28 , 36 H Harbor mode 62 hazard co[...]

  • Page 101

    Index GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual 97 R radar AIS 65 antenna rotation speed 74 antenna size 74 clutter 68 color scheme 73 cruising mode 61 display modes 61 fast time constant 71 eld of view 74 front-of-boat offset 75 gain 68 Harbor mode 62 heading line 74 navigation lines 74 no-transmit zone 75 noise rejection 68 Offshore mode 62 optim[...]

  • Page 102

    Index 98 GPSMAP ® 700 Series Owner ’s Manual water temp 82 whiteline 80 world map 9 zoom 76 shaded relief 9 shallow water alarm 82 shoreline distance 51 side lobe interference 70 simulator mode 48 Skyview 91 software version 3 sonar a-scope 79 alarms 82 appearance 79 color scheme 80 cone 20 depth line 79 depth scale 81 frequencies 81 gain 81 ove[...]

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