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Garmin GPSMAP 6008 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: GPSMAP 6000/7000 Series Chartplotter

Summary of GPSMAP 6008

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    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual.

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    Garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, usa tel. (913) 397.8200 or (800) 800.1020 fax (913) 397.8282 garmin (europe) ltd. Liberty house hounsdown business park, southampton, hampshire, so40 9lr uk tel. +44 (0) 870.8501241 (outside the uk) 0808 2380000 (within the uk...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual i introduction introduction warning see the important safety and product information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This manual includes information for the following products: gpsmap ® 6008 gpsmap 6208 gpsmap 6...

  • Page 4: Table of Contents

    Ii gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual introduction table of contents introduction ............................................... I tips and shortcuts .......................................... I manual conventions ....................................... I getting started ........................

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    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual iii introduction screenshots ............................................... 115 viewing gps satellite locations ................ 115 system information .................................... 115 nmea 0183 and nmea 2000 ..................... 117 product registr...

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual getting started getting started front and back panels gpsmap 6012 and 6212 front view ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ ➏ ➐ ➑ gpsmap 7015 and 7215 front view ➊ ➑ ➋ ➊ power key ➋ automatic backlight sensor ➌ range keys ➍ rocker ➎ soft keys ➏ mark, select, menu, and home buttons ➐ num...

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    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual getting started gpsmap 6008, 6208, 6012, 6212, 7012, and 7212 back view ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ gpsmap 7015 and 7215 back view ➋ ➊ ➌ ➎ ➍ ➊ network connectors ➋ nmea 2000 connector ➌ nmea 0183 connector ➍ power connector ➎ video (yellow) and vga (purple) connectors.

  • Page 9: Turning On The Chartplotter

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual getting started turning on the chartplotter press and release the power key. Turning off the chartplotter press and hold the power key. Initial chartplotter settings the first time you turn on the chartplotter, you must configure a series of initial settings....

  • Page 10: Viewing System Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual getting started inserting and removing data and memory cards your chartplotter supports sd cards. Insert optional bluechart ® g2 vision ® data cards to view high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other po...

  • Page 11: About The Home Screen

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual getting started about the home screen you can use the home screen to access all other screens. Note: options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected network devices. Home screen gpsmap 7000 series home screen gpsmap 6000 seri...

  • Page 12: Charts and 3D Chart Views

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views charts and 3d chart views all gpsmap 6000/7000 series chartplotters have a basic worldwide imagery map. The gpsmap 6208, 6212, 7212, and 7215 chartplotters have built-in detailed bluechart g2 offshore cartography for us waters. The...

  • Page 13: Chart Symbols

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 charts and 3d chart views chart symbols bluechart g2 and bluechart g2 vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the standards for us and international charts. Some common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, th...

  • Page 14: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views panning the navigation or fishing chart you can pan away from your current location and to other areas on the navigation chart or the fishing chart. Note: the fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data c...

  • Page 15: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views viewing location and object information on a chart you can view information about a location or an object on the navigation chart or the fishing chart. Note: the fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision dat...

  • Page 16: Charts

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views viewing tide station information tide-station information appears on the chart with a tide station icon. You can view a detailed graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on different days ( page...

  • Page 17: Navigation Chart Appearance

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views 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....

  • Page 18: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views showing and configuring the heading line the heading line is an extension drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel. You can configure the appearance of the heading line for the navigation chart or the fish...

  • Page 19: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views configuring depth shading you can customize the appearance of depth shading on the navigation chart. Note: depth shading is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. 1. From the home screen, select charts > naviga...

  • Page 20: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views showing marine service points from the home screen, select charts > navigation chart > menu > chart setup > service points > on . Showing and configuring roses on the navigation chart or the fishing chart, you can show a compass rose...

  • Page 21: About Ais

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views automatic identification system the automatic identification system (ais) enables you to identify and track other vessels. About ais ais alerts you to area traffic. When connected to an external ais device, the chartplotter can show ...

  • Page 22: Configure

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views heading and projected course of activated ais targets when heading and course over ground information are provided by an activated ais target, the heading of the target appears on a chart as a solid line attached to the ais target ...

  • Page 23: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 charts and 3d chart views showing ais and marpa vessels on a chart or on a 3d chart view ais requires the use of an external ais device and active transponder signals from other vessels. Mini automatic radar plotting aid (marpa) functionality works with rad...

  • Page 24: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views deactivating a target for an ais vessel note: the fishing chart and mariner’s eye 3d are available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. 1. From the home screen, select charts . 2. Select navigation chart , fishing char...

  • Page 25: Perspective 3D

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views perspective 3d perspective 3d provides a view from above and behind the boat (according to your course) and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and is ben...

  • Page 26: Charts

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views perspective 3d chart appearance showing range rings the range rings help you to visualize distances on perspective 3d or mariner’s eye 3d. Note: mariner’s eye 3d is available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. 1. F...

  • Page 27: Radar Overlay

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views showing and configuring data bars see “data bars” ( page 62 ). Using waypoints and tracks see “waypoints” ( page 34 ) or “tracks” ( page 39 ). Radar overlay when you connect your chartplotter to an optional garmin marine radar, you c...

  • Page 28: Mariner’S Eye 3D

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views you cannot transfer bluechart g2 vision data from the data card to your computer for backup or viewing purposes. You can use the data card only on bluechart g2 vision-compatible garmin gps units. You can insert or remove a bluechart ...

  • Page 29: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views showing or hiding hazard colors 1. From the home screen, select charts > mariner’s eye 3d > menu > chart appearance > hazard colors . 2. Complete an action: select on to view shallow water and land with a color scale. Blue indicates ...

  • Page 30: Fish Eye 3D

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views fish eye 3d using the depth contour lines of the bluechart g2 vision cartography, fish eye 3d provides an underwater view of the sea floor or lake bottom. Suspended targets (such as fish) are indicated by red, green, and yellow spher...

  • Page 31: Fishing Chart Appearance

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views fishing chart navigation chart the fishing chart uses detailed bathymetric data on a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card, and is best for offshore deep-sea fishing. Fishing chart appearance using waypoints see “waypoints” ( p...

  • Page 32: Charts

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual charts and 3d chart views photo map at 50% photo map at 100% photo overlay off land only photo overlay viewing aerial photos of landmarks before you can view aerial photos on the navigation chart, you must turn on the photo points setting ( page 13 ). Prepr...

  • Page 33: Detailed Road And Poi Data

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 charts and 3d chart views animated tide and current indicators you can view animated tide station and current direction indicators on the navigation chart or the fishing chart. To do so, tide station and current direction information must be available in yo...

  • Page 34: Combinations

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual combinations combinations about the combinations screen the combinations screen shows a combination of different screens at the same time. The number of options available on the combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected to...

  • Page 35: Done

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual combinations combination screen combination screen data bar 5. Select done . Adding a data field the combinations screen can display up to six data fields in the gpsmap 6000 series, and up to eight data fields in the gpsmap 7000 series. 1. From the home scree...

  • Page 36: Editing A Data Field

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual combinations editing a data field 1. From the home screen, select combinations . 2. Select a combination. 3. Select a data field. 4. Select the type of data shown in the field. Available data options vary based on the chartplotter and network configuration....

  • Page 37: Using Full-Screen View

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual combinations using full-screen view you can view the content of any combination screen on the full chartplotter screen. Note: for the gpsmap 6000 series, the combination screen must be in the focus screen before it can be viewed on the full chartplotter scree...

  • Page 38: Navigation

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation navigation basic navigation questions question answer how do i make the chartplotter point me in the direction in which i want to go (bearing)? Navigate using go to. See “setting and following a direct course using go to” ( page 32 ). How do i make...

  • Page 39: Offshore Services

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation select offshore services to view a list of marinas and other offshore points of interest, listed by name ( page 42 ). Select search by name to search waypoints, routes, tracks, and offshore points of interest by name ( page 43 ). 3. Select a destin...

  • Page 40: Waypoints

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation 3. Review the course indicated by the magenta auto guidance line. Note: a gray line within any part of the magenta line indicates that auto guidance cannot calculate part of the auto guidance line. This is due to the minimum safe water depth and th...

  • Page 41: Water Temp

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation select water temp . For the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker or the numeric keypad to change the water temperature. For the gpsmap 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select done . Select comment . For the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker ...

  • Page 42: Navigate To

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation destination selected 4. Select navigate to > route to . 5. Indicate the location where you want to make the last turn toward your destination: for the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker to select a last-turn location using the cursor ( ). For the...

  • Page 43: Creating and Saving A Route

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 navigation creating and saving a route this procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. 1. From the home screen, select information > user data > routes > new route . 2. Select the starting point of the route: select use chart . For the gpsmap 60...

  • Page 44: Done

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation destination turn starting point 8. Select done . Viewing a list of saved routes from the home screen, select information > user data > routes . Editing a saved route you can change the name of a route, or change the turns the route contains. 1. Fro...

  • Page 45: Forward

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation 4. Complete an action: select forward to navigate the route near the starting point that was used when the route was created. Select backward to navigate the route near the destination point that was used when the route was created. Select offset t...

  • Page 46: Saving The Active Track

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation saving the active track the track currently being recorded is called the active track. 1. From the home screen, select information > user data > tracks > save active track . 2. Complete an action: select the time the current track began or midnig...

  • Page 47: Clearing The Active Track

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual navigation clearing the active track from the home screen, select information > user data > tracks > clear active track . The track memory is cleared, and the current track continues to be recorded. Managing the track log memory during recording 1. From the h...

  • Page 48: Where To?

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual where to? Where to? Use the where to? Option on the home screen to search for and navigate to nearby fuel, repairs, and other services, as well as waypoints and routes that you have created. Marine services destinations the chartplotter contains information a...

  • Page 49: Stopping Navigation

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual where to? Stopping navigation from home screen, select where to? > stop navigation . Searching for and navigating to a destination caution the auto guidance feature of the bluechart g2 vision data card is based on electronic chart information. That data does ...

  • Page 50: Where To?

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual where to? 1. From the home screen, select where to? > waypoints . 2. Select a waypoint. 3. Select navigate to . 4. Complete an action: select go to . Select route to . Select guide to to use auto guidance. 5. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. N...

  • Page 51: Offset

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual where to? 5. Select offset . 6. Enter the offset distance: for the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker or numeric keypad. For the gpsmap 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 7. Select done . 8. Indicate how to navigate the route: select forward - port to n...

  • Page 52: Information

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data almanac, environmental, and on-boat data use the information screen to view information about tides, currents, celestial data, gauges, and video. You can also select tide, current, and celestial information for a spe...

  • Page 53: Current Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 almanac, environmental, and on-boat data current information note: current station information is available with a bluechart g2 vision card. The currents screen shows information about a current station for a specific date and time, including the current sp...

  • Page 54: Celestial Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data celestial information the celestial screen shows information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of the sun and moon. By default, the chartplotter shows celestial...

  • Page 55: Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data various sensors, transducers, or antennas are required to capture the data displayed on the graphs. For information about connecting the chartplotter to peripheral devices using a nmea 2000 network, see technical refer...

  • Page 56: Wind Angle Data

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data wind angle data viewing the wind angle data graph the chartplotter must be connected to the peripheral devices listed below to capture the data shown on the wind speed graph. Wind angle description required sensors a...

  • Page 57: Depth Data

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data depth data viewing the depth graph the chartplotter must be connected to a depth-capable transducer to capture the data shown on the depth graph. From the home screen, select information > graphs > depth . If you have ...

  • Page 58: Scale Minimum

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data 4. Select the gauge limit you want to set ( scale minimum , scale maximum , rated minimum , or rated maximum ). 5. Select on . 6. Enter the gauge limit: for the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker. For the gpsmap 7000 s...

  • Page 59: Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data selecting the engines shown in gauges you must manually select the number of engines shown in the engine gauges ( page 52 ) before you can select the engines for which information appears in the gauges. 1. From the hom...

  • Page 60: Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data activating and customizing gauge alarms see “activating engine and fuel gauge status alarms” ( page 52 ) and “customizing engine and fuel gauge status alarms” ( page 52 ). Synchronizing fuel gauge readings with fuel le...

  • Page 61: Viewing Video

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data viewing video the chartplotter can show video if you are connected to one or more video sources using the supplied video cable. A gpsmap 7015 or 7215 chartplotter can also display real-time data from a pc if the chartp...

  • Page 62: Information

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual almanac, environmental, and on-boat data configuring the vga display before you can configure the vga display mode on a gpsmap 7015 or 7215 chartplotter, you must set the video source setting to vga input ( page 55 ). 1. From the home screen, select informa...

  • Page 63: Device Configuration

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 device configuration device configuration basic device configuration questions question answer how do i adjust the amount of detail shown on the map? See “changing the map zoom detail” ( page 11 ). How do i change the time zone setting? See “configuring the...

  • Page 64: Configure

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration turning the chartplotter on automatically from the home screen, select configure > system > auto power up . When you select on , the chartplotter automatically turns on whenever power is applied. When you select off , the chartplotter mus...

  • Page 65: Distance

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration select distance . Select change distance . For the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker or the numeric keypad to enter the distance. For the gpsmap 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 3. Select done . Configuring speed data sources you...

  • Page 66: Configure

    60 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration shoreline distance auto guidance setting the shoreline distance setting indicates how close to the shore you want the auto guidance line to be placed. The auto guidance line may move if you change this setting while navigating. Setting...

  • Page 67: Farthest

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 6 device configuration 9. If you selected farthest or nearest in step 8, review the placement of the auto guidance line. Determine whether the line safely avoids known obstacles, and whether the turns enable efficient travel. Auto guidance maintains a wide cl...

  • Page 68: Time Zone

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration select time zone > custom to set the time zone manually. For the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker or the numeric keypad to enter the time zone hour adjustment. For the gpsmap 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select done . Sele...

  • Page 69: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 6 device configuration data bars perspective 3d with data bars showing the cruising data bar the cruising data bar appears while you are navigating to a destination. It shows gps speed, gps heading, depth, and gps position data. 1. From the home screen, selec...

  • Page 70: Charts

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration configuring the navigation data bar you should show the navigation data bar before you configure it ( page 63 ). 1. From the home screen, select charts . 2. Select a chart or a 3d chart view. 3. Select menu > data bars > navigation > da...

  • Page 71: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 6 device configuration wind vmg and waypoint vmg in the data bars the chartplotter automatically switches between showing wind vmg and waypoint vmg in the data bars. Waypoint vmg appears under the following conditions: the route leg section of the navigation ...

  • Page 72: Charts

    66 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration configuring the appearance of other vessels note: the fishing chart and mariner’s eye 3d are available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. 1. From the home screen, select charts . 2. Select navigation chart , fishing ch...

  • Page 73: Alarms

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 67 device configuration alarms by default, all alarms are turned off. The chartplotter must be on for the alarms to work. Navigation alarms setting an arrival alarm you can set an alarm to sound when you are within a specified distance or time from a turn or ...

  • Page 74: System Alarms

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration system alarms setting the clock alarm you can set an alarm using the system (gps) clock. 1. From the home screen, select configure > alarms > system > clock > on . 2. Enter the time that triggers the alarm: for the gpsmap 6000 series, u...

  • Page 75: Setting Sonar Alarms

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 6 device configuration setting sonar alarms see “sonar alarms” ( page 105 ). Setting weather alarms see the xm wx satellite weather ® and xm satellite radio supplement (north america only). Chartplotter data management copying waypoints, routes, and tracks to...

  • Page 76: Information

    70 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual device configuration copying waypoints, routes, and tracks to a memory card 1. Insert a memory card into the sd card slot on the chartplotter. 2. From the home screen, select information > user data > data transfer > card > save to card . 3. Indicate the n...

  • Page 77: Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 device configuration backing up data to a computer 1. Insert a memory card into the sd card slot on the chartplotter. 2. From the home screen, select information > user data > data transfer > card > save to card . 3. Complete one of the following actions to...

  • Page 78: Radar

    7 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar radar warning the marine radar transmits microwave energy that has the potential to be harmful to humans and animals. Before beginning radar transmission, verify that the area around the radar is clear. The radar transmits a beam approximately 12° abo...

  • Page 79: Cruising Mode

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 radar offshore mode—intended for use in open waters, this mode works best with long-range radar signals. Dual range mode—provides a side-by-side view of both short-range and long-range radar data. Sentry mode—allows you to put the radar into timed-transmit ...

  • Page 80: Harbor Mode

    7 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar harbor mode harbor mode is the standard radar operation for use in inland waters, with a gmr 604 xhd, 606 xhd, 1204 xhd, or 1206 xhd radar. Harbor mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 nm or less). Note: if you switch from sentry mode to h...

  • Page 81: Dual Range Mode

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 radar dual range mode dual range mode provides a side-by-side view of both short-range and long-range radar data, with a gmr 604 xhd, 606 xhd, 1204 xhd, or 1206 xhd radar. The two radar views provided in this mode can be especially useful at night or in inc...

  • Page 82: Radar

    76 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar enabling timed transmit from the home screen, select radar > sentry > menu > sentry setup > timed xmit > on . Setting the standby and transmit times you must enable timed transmit before you can set the standby and transmit times ( page 76 ). To help...

  • Page 83: Corner 2

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 77 radar 3. Adjust the size of the guard zone: for the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker and the on-screen arrows ( and ). For the gpsmap 7000 series, touch the guard-zone corner and drag. 4. Select corner 2 and repeat step 3 to adjust the location of the se...

  • Page 84: Radar

    7 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar assigning a marpa tag to an object note: marpa requires the use of a heading sensor and an active gps signal. The heading sensor must provide the nmea 2000 parameter group number (pgn) 127250, or the nmea 0183 hdm or hdg output sentence. 1. From the h...

  • Page 85: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 radar stop radar targeting 1. From the home screen, select radar . 2. Select cruising , harbor , or offshore . 3. Complete an action: for the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker to select a targeted object. For the gpsmap 7000 series, touch a targeted object...

  • Page 86: Vrm and Ebl

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar vrm and ebl the variable range marker (vrm) and the electronic bearing line (ebl) measure the distance and bearing from your boat to a target object. On the radar screen, the vrm appears as a circle that is centered on the present location of your boa...

  • Page 87: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar measuring the range and bearing to a target object you must show the vrm and the ebl before you can adjust them ( page 80 ). The vrm and the ebl configured for one mode are applied to all other radar modes. 1. From the home screen, select radar . 2. Sel...

  • Page 88: Where To?

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar navigating a saved route on the radar screen before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of them, you must record and save at least one route ( page 35 ). Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the radar screen ( pag...

  • Page 89: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar 9. From the home screen, select radar . 10. Select cruising , harbor , offshore , dual range , or sentry . The route appears as a magenta line, with starting point, destination, and turns indicated. 11. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 1...

  • Page 90: Showing The Radar Overlay

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar showing the radar overlay the radar overlay displays data based on the most recently used radar mode. From the home screen, select radar > radar overlay . The radar picture appears in orange and overlays the navigation chart. Zooming in and out on the r...

  • Page 91: About Gain and Clutter

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar about the range of radar signals the range of the radar signal indicates the length of the pulsed signal transmitted and received by the radar. As the range increases, the radar transmits longer pulses in order to reach distant targets. Closer targets, ...

  • Page 92: Radar

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar when using a gmr 604 xhd, 606 xhd, 1204 xhd, or 1206 xhd radar, the last gain and clutter settings configured for use in any radar mode are applied to the radar overlay automatically. For example, if the gain for the harbor mode is set to 50%, the gai...

  • Page 93: Menu

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 radar 3. Complete an action: select menu > gain for cruising, harbor, offshore, or sentry mode. Configure the setting for the short-range screen in dual range mode. Select > menu > gain for the gpsmap 6000 series. Select left > gain for the gpsmap 7000 seri...

  • Page 94: Menu

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar 3. Complete an action: select menu > gain for cruising, harbor, offshore, or sentry mode. Configure the setting for the short-range screen in dual range mode. Select > menu > gain for the gpsmap 6000 series. Select left > gain for the gpsmap 7000 series...

  • Page 95: Menu

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar 3. Complete an action: select menu > noise rejection > sea clutter for cruising, harbor, offshore, or sentry mode. Configure the setting for the short-range screen in dual range mode. Select > menu > noise rejection > sea clutter for the gpsmap 6000 ser...

  • Page 96: Radar

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar adjusting rain clutter on the radar screen you can adjust the appearance of clutter caused by rain. Reducing the radar range also can minimize rain clutter ( page 72 ). Setting description ftc this setting effects the appearance of large, hazy masses ...

  • Page 97: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar adjusting crosstalk clutter on the radar screen you can reduce the appearance of clutter caused by interference from another nearby radar source. On is the default value for the crosstalk setting. Note: depending upon the radar in use, the crosstalk set...

  • Page 98: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar showing the navigation data bar on the radar screen the navigation data bar appears in a row across the top of the radar screen. The navigation data bar can show arrival, distance to destination, off-course, bearing, and next turn data. 1. From the home...

  • Page 99: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar setting true or apparent wind for the sailing data bar you should show the sailing data bar before you configure it ( page 92 ). 1. From the home screen, select radar . 2. Select cruising , harbor , or offshore mode. 3. Select menu > radar setup > data ...

  • Page 100: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar shifting the field of view on the radar screen you can shift your current location toward the bottom of the screen automatically as your speed increases. Enter your top speed for the best results. This setting applies to every radar mode. This setting d...

  • Page 101: Radar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar setting the radar antenna size you can indicate the size of the radar antenna in order to optimize the radar picture. Until you specify the antenna size, the “radar needs to be configured” message appears. Note: you can set the antenna size for gmr 404,...

  • Page 102: Charts

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar radar overlay display appearance adjusting gain and clutter on the radar overlay see “about gain and clutter” ( page 85 ). Setting the radar overlay display orientation see “changing the map orientation” ( page 11 ). Setting data bars for the radar ov...

  • Page 103: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 radar showing other vessels on the radar overlay ais requires the use of an external ais device and active transponder signals from other vessels. You can configure how other vessels appear on the radar overlay. The display range setting configured for the ...

  • Page 104: Distance

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual radar 2. Complete an action: select distance to set the distance to the end of the heading line. For the gpsmap 6000 series, use the rocker or the numeric keypad to enter the distance. For the gpsmap 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select time to set...

  • Page 105: Sonar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual sonar sonar when connected to an optional garmin gsd 22 sounder module and a transducer, your chartplotter can be used as a fishfinder. The gsd 22 connects through the garmin marine network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connected to the networ...

  • Page 106: Split-Zoom Sonar View

    00 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual sonar split-zoom sonar view the split-zoom sonar view shows a full-view graph of sonar readings and a magnified portion of that graph on the same screen. From the home screen, select sonar > split zoom . Split-zoom sonar view range depth, temperature, and ...

  • Page 107: Transducer Temperature Log

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 0 sonar transducer temperature log if you are using a temperature-capable transducer, the temperature log screen keeps a graphic log of temperature readings over time. The current temperature and depth appear in the upper-left corner of the screen. The temper...

  • Page 108: Sonar

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual sonar creating a waypoint on the sonar screen 1. From the home screen, select sonar . 2. Select a sonar view. 3. Select menu > pause sonar . 4. Set the location of the waypoint using the intersection point of the depth line and the distance line: for the gp...

  • Page 109: Showing Overlay Numbers

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 0 sonar showing overlay numbers you must have a water-speed sensor or a speed-capable transducer to show water speed information, and you must have a water-temperature sensor or a temperature-capable transducer to show water temperature information. You can s...

  • Page 110: Setting The Color Scheme

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual sonar setting the color scheme you can set the color scheme for all sonar screens. 1. From the home screen, select sonar > sonar setup > appearance . 2. Complete an action: select color scheme > blue . Select color scheme > white . Adjusting the gain on the...

  • Page 111: Sonar

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 0 sonar adjusting the range of the depth scale you can adjust the range of the depth scale that appears on the right side of the screen. 1. From the home screen, select sonar . 2. Select a sonar view. 3. Select menu > range . 4. Complete an action: select aut...

  • Page 112: Setting The Fish Alarm

    06 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual sonar setting the fish alarm you can set an alarm to sound when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of the specified symbols. 1. From the home screen, select configure > alarms > sonar > fish . 2. Complete an action: select to sound an alarm for al...

  • Page 113: Configure

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 07 sonar setting the water temperature offset you must have a water-temperature sensor or a temperature-capable transducer. The temperature offset compensates for the temperature reading from a temperature sensor. 1. Measure the water temperature using the te...

  • Page 114: Digital Selective Calling

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual digital selective calling digital selective calling networked chartplotter and vhf radio functionality the following table indicates the features that are available when you connect your chartplotter to a vhf radio over a nmea 0183 network or a nmea 2000 ne...

  • Page 115: Adding A Dsc Contact

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 0 digital selective calling adding a dsc contact you can add a vessel to your dsc list. You can make calls to a dsc contact from the chartplotter ( page 113 ). 1. From the home screen, select information > dsc list > add contact . 2. Enter the maritime mobile...

  • Page 116: Distress

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual digital selective calling man-overboard distress calls initiated from a vhf radio when your garmin chartplotter is connected to a garmin nmea 2000-compatible radio, and you initiate a man-overboard dsc distress call from your radio, your garmin chartplotter...

  • Page 117: Information

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual digital selective calling editing information in a position report 1. From the home screen, select information > dsc list . 2. Select a position-report call. 3. Select review > edit . 4. Complete an action: select name . For the gpsmap 6000 series, use the ro...

  • Page 118: Charts

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual digital selective calling showing and setting the duration of trails for all tracked vessels note: the fishing chart and mariner’s eye 3d are available with a preprogrammed bluechart g2 vision data card. 1. From the home screen, select charts . 2. Select navi...

  • Page 119: Selecting A Dsc Channel

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual digital selective calling selecting a dsc channel note: the selection of a dsc channel is limited to those channels that are available in all frequency bands: 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77. The default channel is 72. If you select...

  • Page 120: Appendix

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual appendix appendix specifications physical specifications specification devices measurement size gpsmap 6008, 6208 w × h × d: 11 1 / 2 × 7 3 / 8 × 5 7 / 8 in. (291.5 × 187.8 × 148.5 mm) gpsmap 6012, 6212 w × h × d: 15 1 / 32 × 9 57 / 64 × 5 27 / 32 in. (381.7 ...

  • Page 121: Power

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual appendix calibrating the gpsmap 7000 series touchscreen the gpsmap 7000 series chartplotter touchscreen does not normally require calibration. However, if the buttons do not seem to be responding properly, use the following process to calibrate the screen. 1....

  • Page 122: Viewing The Event Log

    6 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual appendix viewing the event log the event log shows a list of system events. From the home screen, select configure > system > system information > event log . Saving system information to a memory card you can save system information to a memory card as a t...

  • Page 123: Nmea 0183 and Nmea 2000

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual 7 appendix nmea 0183 and nmea 2000 a gpsmap 6000/7000 series chartplotter can accept data from both nmea 0183 compliant devices and certain nmea 2000 devices connected to an existing nmea 2000 network on your boat. Nmea 0183 the nmea 0183 data cable included ...

  • Page 124: Configure

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual appendix setting decimal precision for nmea 0183 output you can adjust the number of digits to the right of the decimal point for transmission of nmea output. 1. From the home screen, select configure > communications > nmea 0183 setup > posn . Precision . 2....

  • Page 125: Configure

    Gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual appendix transmitting nmea 0183 data over a nmea 2000 network you can turn on, configure, or turn off output bridging. Output bridging occurs when a chartplotter takes nmea 0183 data it receives from any source, formats it into nmea 2000 data, and sends it ov...

  • Page 126: Product Registration

    0 gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual appendix product registration help us better support you by completing our online registration today. Go to my.Garmin.Com . Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place. Contact garmin contact garmin product support if you have any quest...

  • Page 127: Index

    Index gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual index a active tracks clearing 41 retracing 40 saving 40 add turn 36 aerial photos 21 , 26 ais radar 79 targeting 15 , 113 threats 18 , 79 alarms anchor drag 67 arrival 67 clock 68 collision 15 , 18 , 77 , 79 deep water 105 fish 106 gps accuracy 68 navi...

  • Page 128

    Index gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual satellite imagery 11 , 25 tide stations 10 world map 11 zoom detail 11 fishing data bar 64 , 92 front-of-boat offset 95 front panel 1 ftc 85 , 89 , 90 fuel capacity 66 fuel data bar 64 , 92 fuel gauges combinations screen 30 configuring 51 fuel economy ...

  • Page 129

    Index gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual lane width 20 marpa 18 object information 9 range rings 20 surface radar 20 photo points 13 , 98 photos 26 poi data 13 , 21 , 27 , 98 position format 61 position report 110 position tracking 110 power connector 2 power key i , 1 , 3 preferred data sourc...

  • Page 130

    Index gpsmap ® 6000/7000 series owner’s manual rings 94 roses 14 rotation spd 94 route labels 58 safe depth 23 , 59 safe height 59 safety shading 13 sailing data bar 64 , 92 screenshot capture 115 scroll speed 102 sea clutter 88 service points 14 shallow water 105 shoreline distance 60 show vrm/ebl ...

  • Page 132

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