Garmin GPSMAP 5215 - Manual (Page 14)

10 GPSMAP ® 4000/5000 Series Owner’s Manual
Charts and 3D Chart Views
Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents
You can show tide and current information on the Navigation Chart or the Fishing Chart.
Note: The Fishing Chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
3. Select Menu.
4. Select Chart Setup.
5. Select tides/Currents.
6. Complete an action:
• Select on to show current station and tide station indicators on the chart, or select off to hide current
station and tide station indicators.
• Select Animated to show animated tide station indicators and animated current direction indicators on
the chart ( page 26 ).
Viewing Details about Navaids
From the Navigation Chart, the Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D, you can view details
about various types of navigation aids, including beacons, lights, and obstructions. See page 13 to configure
the appearance of navaid symbols.
Note: The Mariner’s Eye 3D Chart view is available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card
( page 21 ). The Fishing Chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card or a BlueChart g2 Data
card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing Charts.
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.
2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s eye 3D.
3. Select a navaid with the cursor.
An option describing the navaid appears, such as Beacon or Light.
4. Select the name of the navaid (or select Review and then the name of the navaid) to view details about the
navaid.
Navigation Chart Appearance
Changing the Map Orientation
You 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 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
3. Select Menu.
4. Select Chart Setup.
5. Select Chart Appearance.
6. Select orientation.
7. Complete an action:
• Select North Up to set the top of the map to a north heading.
• Select Head Up to set the top of the map according to the heading data received from a heading sensor
(also known as magnetic heading) or to use GPS heading data. The heading line appears vertically on
the screen.
• Select Course Up to set the map so the direction of navigation is always up.