Garmin GPSMAP 6008 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual 27Charts and 3D Chart ViewsAnimated Tide and Current IndicatorsYou can view animated tide station and current direction indicators on the Navigation chart or the Fishingchart. To do so, tide station and current direction information must be available in your preloaded map orBlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for theTides/Currents setting (page 10).An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an arrow. A redarrow pointing downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow pointing upward indicates arising tide. When you move the cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of the tide at thestation appears above the station indicator.Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The direction of each arrow indicatesthe direction of the current at a specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrowindicates the range of speed of the current at that location. When you move the cursor overthe current direction indicator, the specific speed of the current at the location appears above the directionindicator.DirectionIndicatorColor Current SpeedRangeYellow 0 to 1 knotOrange 1 to 2 knotsRed 2 or more knotsViewing Current Station InformationSee “Current Information” (page 47).Detailed Road and POI DataBlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and POI data, which includes highly detailed coastal roads andpoints of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more.Searching for and Navigating to POIsSee “Where To?” (page 42).Auto GuidanceAuto Guidance automatically creates and suggests the best path to a destination, based on available BlueChartg2 Vision chart information. Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a destination using Guide To(page 33).Configuring Auto Guidance SettingsSee “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (page 59).TideStationwith FallingTide