ii GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner’s ManualIntroductionTable of ContentsIntroduction...............................................iTips and Shortcuts .......................................... iManual Conventions ....................................... iGetting Started.........................................1Front and Back Panels...................................1Turning On the Chartplotter ...........................3Turning Off the Chartplotter ...........................3Initial Chartplotter Settings .............................3Adjusting the Backlight...................................3Adjusting the Color Mode...............................3Inserting and Removing Data andMemory Cards .............................................4Viewing System Information ..........................4About the Home Screen.................................5Charts and 3D Chart Views.....................6Navigation Chart ............................................6Automatic Identification System ...................15Perspective 3D.............................................19Radar Overlay ..............................................21BlueChart g2 Vision .....................................21Mariner’s Eye 3D .........................................22Fish Eye 3D .................................................24Fishing Chart................................................24Showing Satellite Imagery on theNavigation Chart ........................................25Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks ...........26Animated Tide and Current Indicators .........27Detailed Road and POI Data .......................27Auto Guidance .............................................27Combinations.........................................28About the Combinations Screen ..................28Combinations Screen Configuration ............28Navigation ..............................................32Basic Navigation Questions .........................32Navigation with a Chartplotter ......................32Waypoints ....................................................34Routes..........................................................35Tracks ..........................................................39Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot ..............41Where To? ..............................................42Marine Services Destinations ......................42Almanac, Environmental, andOn-boat Data ..........................................46Almanac Data ..............................................46Environmental Data .....................................48On-boat Data ...............................................51Device Configuration ............................57Basic Device Configuration Questions.........57Simulator Mode ............................................57Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically ...58Display Configuration ...................................58Navigation Preferences................................58Information about Your Boat ........................66Alarms ..........................................................67Chartplotter Data Management....................69Networked Device Configuration .................71Radar ......................................................72Transmitting Radar Signals ..........................72Stopping the Transmission of RadarSignals .......................................................72Adjusting the Zoom Scale on theRadar Screen ............................................72Radar Display Modes...................................72Radar Targeting ...........................................77Waypoints and Routes on the RadarScreen .......................................................81About the Radar Overlay .............................83Optimizing the Radar Display ......................84Radar Display Appearance ..........................91Radar Overlay Display Appearance .............96Sonar ......................................................99Sonar Views .................................................99Transducer Temperature Log .....................101Waypoints on the Sonar Screen ................101Sonar Display Appearance ........................102Sonar Alarms .............................................105Transducer Configuration...........................106Digital Selective Calling ......................108Networked Chartplotter and VHF RadioFunctionality ............................................108Turning On DSC.........................................108About the DSC List ....................................108Incoming Distress Calls .............................109Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiatedfrom a VHF Radio .................................... 110Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiatedfrom the Chartplotter ............................... 110Position Tracking........................................ 110Individual Routine Calls ............................. 112Making an Individual Routine Call toan AIS Target ........................................... 113Appendix .............................................. 114Specifications ............................................. 114Calibrating the GPSMAP 7000 SeriesTouchscreen ............................................ 115