Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
  • Device Views
    • echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 Series
      • Using the Touchscreen
        • Locking the Touchscreen
    • echoMAP 50 Series and GPSMAP 500 Series
      • Device Keys
  • Tips and Shortcuts
  • GPS Satellite Signals
  • Adjusting the Backlight
  • Adjusting the Color Mode
  • Customizing the Home Screen
  • Inserting Memory Cards
• Charts and 3D Chart Views
  • Navigation Chart and Offshore Fishing Chart
    • Zooming In and Out of the Chart
    • Panning the Chart
    • Selecting an Item on the Map Using the Device Keys
    • Chart Symbols
    • Navigating to a Point on the Chart
    • Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart
    • Viewing Details about Navaids
    • Premium Charts
      • Viewing Tide Station Information
        • Animated Tide and Current Indicators
        • Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents
      • Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart
      • Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks
  • Automatic Identification System
    • AIS Targeting Symbols
    • Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets
    • Showing AIS Vessels on a Chart or 3D Chart View
    • Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel
      • Viewing Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel
      • Deactivating a Target for an AIS Vessel
    • Viewing a List of AIS Threats
    • Setting the Safe-Zone Collision Alarm
    • AIS Distress Signals
      • Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission
      • AIS Distress Signal Device Targeting Symbols
      • Enabling AIS Transmission Test Alerts
    • Turning Off AIS Reception
  • Chart and 3D Chart View Settings
    • Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup
    • Waypoints and Tracks Settings on the Charts and Chart Views
    • Overlay Numbers Settings
      • Editing the Data Fields
    • Showing a Navigation Inset
    • Chart Appearance Settings
    • Other Vessels Settings on the Charts and Chart Views
      • AIS Display Settings
    • Fish Eye 3D Settings
• Navigation with a Chartplotter
  • Basic Navigation Questions
  • Destinations
    • Searching for a Destination by Name
    • Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart
    • Searching for a Destination Using Nav Info
    • Searching for a Marine Services Destination
  • Courses
    • Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To
    • Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance
    • Autopilot Navigation
  • Stopping Navigation
  • Waypoints
    • Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint
    • Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location
    • Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location
    • Viewing a List of all Waypoints
    • Editing a Saved Waypoint
    • Moving a Saved Waypoint
    • Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint
    • Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB
    • Deleting All Waypoints
  • Routes
    • Creating and Navigating a Route From Your Present Location
    • Creating and Saving a Route
    • Viewing a List of Routes
    • Editing a Saved Route
    • Browsing for and Navigating a Saved Route
    • Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route
    • Deleting a Saved Route
    • Deleting All Saved Routes
  • Tracks
    • Showing Tracks
    • Setting the Color of the Active Track
    • Saving the Active Track
    • Viewing a List of Saved Tracks
    • Editing a Saved Track
    • Saving a Track as a Route
    • Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track
    • Deleting a Saved Track
    • Deleting All Saved Tracks
    • Retracing the Active Track
    • Clearing the Active Track
    • Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
    • Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
  • Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks
• Combinations
  • Selecting a Combination
  • Customizing the Combinations Screen
• Gauges and Almanac Information
  • Viewing the Compass
  • Viewing Trip Gauges
    • Resetting Trip Gauges
  • Viewing Engine and Fuel Gauges
    • Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits
    • Enabling Status Alarms for Engine Gauges
    • Enabling Some Engine Gauge Status Alarms
    • Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges
    • Customizing the Engines Shown in Gauges
    • Configuring the Fuel Gauges Display
    • Setting the Fuel Capacity of the Vessel
    • Synchronizing the Fuel Data with the Actual Vessel Fuel
    • Setting the Fuel Alarm
  • Viewing the Wind Gauges
    • Configuring the Speed Source
    • Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge
    • Selecting the Range of the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge
  • Viewing the Environment Gauges
    • Configuring the Alignment of the Wind Gauge
    • Configuring the Heading Source of the Environment Gauge
    • Setting the Barometer Reference Time
  • Tide, Current, and Celestial Information
    • Tide Station Information
    • Current Station Information
    • Celestial Information
    • Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, or Celestial Information for a Different Date
    • Viewing Information for a Different Tide or Current Station
    • Viewing Almanac Information from the Navigation Chart
• Sonar
  • Full-Screen Sonar View
  • Split-Zoom Sonar View
  • Split-Frequency Sonar View
  • Pausing the Sonar Display
  • Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen
  • Adjusting the Gain on the Sonar Screen
  • Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale
  • Setting the Zoom Level on the Sonar Screen
  • Selecting Frequencies
  • Turning On the A-Scope
  • Sonar Setup
    • Sonar Settings
    • Sonar Appearance Settings
    • Advanced Sonar Settings
    • Sonar Alarm Settings
  • Recording the Sonar Display
    • Stopping the Sonar Recording
  • Depth and Water Temperature Graphs
    • Setting the Depth and Water Temperature Graph Range and Time Scales
• Radar
  • Radar Display Modes
  • Transmitting Radar Signals
  • Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen
    • Tips for Selecting a Radar Zoom Scale
  • Sentry Mode
    • Enabling Timed Transmit
    • Setting the Standby and Transmit Times
    • Enabling a Guard Zone
    • Defining a Circular Guard Zone
    • Defining a Partial Guard Zone
    • Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen
    • Viewing a List of AIS Threats
    • Showing AIS Vessels on the Radar Screen
  • VRM and EBL
    • Showing the VRM and the EBL
    • Adjusting the VRM and the EBL
    • Measuring the Range and Bearing to a Target Object
  • Radar Overlay
    • Radar Overlay and Chart Data Alignment
    • Showing the Radar Overlay
  • Stopping the Transmission of Radar Signals
  • Optimizing the Radar Display
    • Range of Radar Signals
    • Radar Gain and Clutter
      • Automatically Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen
      • Manually Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen
      • Minimizing Nearby Large-Object Interference
      • Minimizing Side-Lobe Interference on the Radar Screen
      • Adjusting Sea Clutter on the Radar Screen
      • Adjusting Rain Clutter on the Radar Screen
      • Reducing Cross Talk Clutter on the Radar Screen
    • Radar Display Settings
    • Radar Appearance Settings
    • Front-of-Boat Offset
      • Measuring the Potential Front-of-Boat Offset
      • Setting the Front-of-Boat Offset
• Digital Selective Calling
  • Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality
  • Turning On DSC
  • DSC List
    • Viewing the DSC List
    • Adding a DSC Contact
  • Incoming Distress Calls
    • Navigating to a Vessel in Distress
    • Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio
    • Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter
  • Position Tracking
    • Viewing a Position Report
    • Navigating to a Tracked Vessel
    • Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel
    • Editing Information in a Position Report
    • Deleting a Position-Report Call
    • Viewing Vessel Trails on the Chart
  • Individual Routine Calls
    • Selecting a DSC Channel
    • Making an Individual Routine Call
    • Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target
• Viewing Video
  • Configuring the Video Appearance
• SiriusXM™
  • SiriusXM Equipment and Subscription Requirements
  • Weather Data Broadcasts
  • Viewing Precipitation Information
    • Precipitation Views
  • Storm Cell and Lightning Information
  • Hurricane Information
  • Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins
  • Forecast Information
    • Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period
    • Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast
    • Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers
    • City Forecasts
  • Viewing Sea Conditions
    • Surface Winds
    • Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction
    • Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Period
  • Viewing Fishing Information
    • Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data
    • Forecasting Fish Locations
  • Visibility Information
    • Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time Period
  • Viewing Buoy Reports
    • Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy
  • Creating a Waypoint on a Weather Chart
  • Weather Overlay
    • Turning On the Weather Overlay on a Chart
    • Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart
    • Weather Overlay Settings on the Fishing Chart
  • Viewing Weather Subscription Information
  • SiriusXM Radio
    • Customizing the Channel Guide
    • Saving a SiriusXM Channel to the Presets List
    • Adjusting SiriusXM Satellite Radio Volume
• Device Configuration
  • Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically
  • System Settings
    • GPS Settings
    • Viewing the Event Log
    • Viewing System Software Information
  • My Vessel Settings
    • Setting the Keel Offset
    • Calibrating a Water Speed Device
    • Setting the Water Temperature Offset
  • Communications Settings
    • NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183
      • NMEA 0183
        • NMEA 0183 Settings
      • NMEA 2000
        • Viewing a List of NMEA 2000 Network Devices
    • Communication with Wireless Devices
      • Connecting a Bluetooth Wireless Device
      • Disconnecting a Bluetooth Wireless Device
      • Setting Up the Wireless Network
      • Connecting a Wireless Device to the Chartplotter
  • Setting Alarms
    • Navigation Alarms
    • System Alarms
    • Setting the Fuel Alarm
    • Setting Weather Alarms
  • Units Settings
  • Navigation Settings
    • Auto Guidance Line Configurations
      • Adjusting the Distance from Shore
  • Other Vessel Settings
  • Viewing System Software Information
  • Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings
• Chartplotter Data Management
  • Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Chartplotter
  • Copying Data from a Memory Card
  • Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card
  • Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from all Chartplotters on a NMEA 2000 Network
  • Copying Built-In Maps to a Memory Card
  • Backing Up Data to a Computer
  • Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter
  • Saving System Information to a Memory Card
• Appendix
  • Registering Your Device
  • Calibrating the Touchscreen
  • Updating the Device Software
  • Screenshots
    • Capturing Screenshots
    • Copying Screenshots to a Computer
  • NMEA 0183 Information
  • NMEA 2000 PGN Information
• Index