Garmin GPSMAP 640 - Manual (Page 15)

GPSMAP 620 and GPSMAP 640 Owner’s Manual 9
Marine Mode: Using Charts
Interacting with Objects on the Navigation
Chart
1. Touch a point on the Navigation chart.
2. Touch an option:
Note: The options that appear are dynamic and depend on the
point you touched.
• Review —view details of the chart objects near the pointer.
( Review only appears if the pointer is near multiple objects
on the chart—if the pointer is near only one object, the name
of the object appears instead of Review.)
• Navigate To —view the navigation options ( page 13 ).
• Create Waypoint —marks a waypoint at the location of the
pointer ( page 22 ).
• Information —view additional information about an object or
an area of the chart.
• Measure Distance —view the distance and bearing of the
object from your current location. The information appears
in a window on the upper-left corner of the screen. Touch
Set Reference to measure from a location other than your
current location.
Note: You can touch and drag the pointer to a new location.
Accessing Additional Object or Chart
Information
1. Touch an object on the chart or an area of the chart.
2. Touch
Information , and choose from the following options:
• Tides —view tide information provided by the tide station
closest to the object or area of the chart ( page 26 ).
• Currents —view current information provided by the current
station closest to the object or area of the chart ( page 26 ).
• Celestial —view sunrise and sunset almanac data for the
object or area of the chart ( page 27 ).
• Local Services —view a list of the marinas and marine
services closest to the object or area of the chart.
• Chart Notes —view National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) information associated with the chart
containing the object.