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Garmin GPSMAP 620 Owner's Manual

Summary of GPSMAP 620

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    Gpsmap ® 620 gpsmap 640 owner’s manual.

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    © 2008-2011 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries all rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of garmin. Garmin h...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual i introduction introduction the gpsmap ® 620 and gpsmap 640 are both marine and automotive gps-enabled navigation devices. When you place the device in a mount installed on your boat, it powers on in marine mode. When you place the device in an automotive mou...

  • Page 4: Table of Contents

    Ii gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual table of contents table of contents introduction ........................................................................... I product registration ..................................................................... I contact garmin ® ......................

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual iii table of contents marine mode: using the dashboard ................................ 24 using the compass screen ....................................................... 24 using the numbers screen ........................................................ 25...

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    Iv gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual table of contents using custom routes ................................................................ 58 entering coordinates ................................................................. 59 navigating off road ...........................................

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 1 getting started getting started identifying the gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 features ➍ ➊ ➋ ➌ ➎ ➏ ➊ power button—manually turn the device on or off. ➋ dc in—power the device and recharge the battery with an external power cable. ➌ mcx connector—connect an exte...

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    2 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual getting started caution the ball-socket adapter on the gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 is not compatible with garmin automotive mounts other than the included mount. Do not mount the device on a windshield. Notice when you remove the gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 from...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 3 getting started powering the device on and off power on the gpsmap 620 or the gpsmap 640: • if the mounting bracket on your boat or in your car is connected to power, the device powers on when you place it in the mount. • the device powers on when external ...

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    4 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual getting started important battery notes: • before using the gpsmap 620 or the gpsmap 640 for the first time, charge the battery for at least six hours. • the lithium-ion battery pack used in the device is primarily a backup battery source. Use the device in...

  • Page 11: Marine Mode: Getting Started

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 5 marine mode: getting started marine mode: getting started step 1: mount your gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 1. Install the marine mount in your boat according to the gpsmap 620/640 marine mount installation instructions . 2. Place the device in the marine mountin...

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    6 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: getting started navigating directly to a destination 1. From the home screen, touch charts > navigation chart . 2. On the navigation chart, touch the place you would like to navigate to. • touch and to zoom in and out. Touch anywhere on the cha...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 7 marine mode: getting started tips: • in addition to navigating directly to your destination, you can create a route or allow the device to create a route. For advanced navigation options, see page 13 . • you can also use the compass screen to actively navig...

  • Page 14: Marine Mode: Using Charts

    8 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: using charts marine mode: using charts the gpsmap 620 is loaded with a basic worldwide imagery map. The gpsmap 640 is loaded with a basic worldwide imagery map and detailed bluechart ® g2 offshore cartography for us waters. You can use optional...

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    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 objec...

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    10 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: using charts viewing aerial photos you can view aerial photos of marinas and other navigationally significant landmarks in the region covered by an inserted bluechart g2 vision sd card. 1. On the navigation chart, touch a camera icon. • a stan...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 11 marine mode: using charts using mariner’s eye 3d when using a bluechart g2 vision sd card, you can view the mariner’s eye 3d screen. The mariner’s eye 3d screen is similar to the perspective 3d screen ( page 10 ), but renders a true 3d screen. This view is...

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    12 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: using charts to access the fishing chart screen from the home screen, touch charts > fishing chart . Touch and to zoom in and out on the fishing chart. You can navigate using the fishing chart just as you would when using the navigation chart....

  • Page 19: Marine Mode: Navigating

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 13 marine mode: navigating marine mode: navigating to navigate using the gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640, first choose a destination, then set a course or create a route. Follow the course or the route on the navigation chart or on the perspective 3d or mariner’s ey...

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    14 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: navigating • guide to —use the chart data on a bluechart g2 vision sd card to automatically suggest a passage from your current location to the destination ( page 17 ). After you set the course, follow the course using the navigation chart, th...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 15 marine mode: navigating corrected course direct course following a direct course on the mariner’s eye 3d screen note: when following a course, important navigation information appears in a data bar along the top of the chart. To adjust the settings of the ...

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    16 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: navigating 5. Touch done to finish creating the route and to set the course, or touch cancel route to delete the route. Complete route saving a created route (route to) you can save up to 50 routes, with up to 250 turns in each route. 1. After...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 17 marine mode: navigating 5. When you are off course, follow the orange arrow (course to steer) to steer back to the magenta and purple line (route leg). Following a route on the navigation chart route leg course to steer start point route turn following a r...

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    18 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: navigating 1. After you set an automatic course using guide to , from the home screen, touch charts and then touch navigation chart , perspective 3d , or mariner’s eye 3d . 2. Follow the magenta line from the start point to the end point. 3. S...

  • Page 25: Marine Mode: Where To?

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 19 marine mode: where to? Marine mode: where to? Use the where to? Menu on the home screen to search for, and navigate to, nearby fuel, repairs, and other services, as well as waypoints and routes. Searching for marine services note : this feature may not be ...

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    20 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: where to? Searching for saved tracks 1. From the home screen, touch where to? > tracks . 2. Touch the saved track you want to navigate. 3. Touch follow track to navigate the selected saved track. See page 22 for more information about tracks. ...

  • Page 27: Marine Mode: Using Waypoints

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 21 marine mode: using waypoints and tracks marine mode: using waypoints and tracks create waypoints in locations that you want to return to, such as your marina or a good fishing spot. You can store up to 1,500 marine waypoints with a user-defined name, symbo...

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    22 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: using waypoints and tracks creating a waypoint from the navigation chart 1. From the home screen, touch charts > navigation chart . 2. Touch the location you want to designate as a waypoint. A pointer indicates the location. 3. Touch create wa...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 23 marine mode: using waypoints and tracks saving the active track you can save up to 20 tracks, with up to 700 points per saved track. 1. From the home screen, touch information > user data > tracks > save active track . 2. Either touch the time the current ...

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    24 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: using the dashboard marine mode: using the dashboard use the dashboard to view important data such as navigation and trip information on one screen, without using the chart screens. Using the compass screen from the home screen, touch dashboar...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 25 marine mode: using the dashboard using the numbers screen to view important navigation numbers, such as heading and gps speed, from the home screen, touch dashboard > numbers . For more information on configuring the numbers screen, see page 52 . Using the...

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    26 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: viewing almanac data marine mode: viewing almanac data use the information screen to access almanac data about tides and currents, as well as sun and moon (celestial) data. You can also select tide, current, and celestial information for a spe...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 27 marine mode: viewing almanac data viewing celestial information you can view celestial almanac data for your present location. You can view information about sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, the moon phase, and the approximate sky view location of the s...

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    28 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: managing user data marine mode: managing user data to view and manage marine user data from the home screen, touch information > user data . • waypoints list —display a list of all saved waypoints. • routes —display a list of saved routes. • t...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 29 marine mode: managing user data restoring backup marine data to your device 1. Copy the .Adm file from your computer to an sd card in a folder named garmin\userdata. 2. Insert the sd card into your device. 3. From the home screen on your device, touch info...

  • Page 36: From Other Vessels

    30 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: managing information from other vessels marine mode: managing information from other vessels use the information screen to view and manage information about other boats. Note: to view information about other boats, your unit must be connected ...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 31 marine mode: managing information from other vessels dangerous target in range. The target flashes while an alarm sounds and a message banner appears. After the alarm is acknowledged, a solid red triangle with a red line attached to it indicates the locati...

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    32 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: managing information from other vessels when course over ground and heading information are provided by an activated ais target but rate of turn information is not provided, the projected course of the target is calculated based on the course ...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 33 marine mode: managing information from other vessels • select projected heading , enter the projected heading time for ais-activated vessels, and select done . • select trails to show the tracks of ais vessels, and select the length of the track that appea...

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    34 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: managing information from other vessels viewing a list of ais targets note : the mariner’s eye 3d chart is available if you use a bluechart g2 vision sd card. The fishing chart is available if you use a bluechart g2 vision sd card or a bluecha...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 35 marine mode: managing information from other vessels using dsc information to edit or interact with dsc distress calls and position reports, select a distress call or a position report from the dsc list . • edit —add a name to the dsc call or report to hel...

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    36 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: managing information from other vessels position tracking when you connect your garmin chartplotter to a vhf radio using nmea 0183, you can track vessels that send position reports. Every position-report call received is logged in the dsc list...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 37 marine mode: managing information from other vessels vessel trails on the navigation chart you can view trails for all tracked vessels on the navigation chart, the fishing chart, and the mariner’s eye 3d chart view. By default, a black dot appears for each...

  • Page 44: Marine Mode: Advanced

    38 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration marine mode: advanced configuration use the configure menu to configure general unit settings. Use the menu screen on various chart screens to configure chart- specific information. Configuring system settings from the h...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 39 marine mode: advanced configuration gps —view gps information and change gps settings. • skyview —view the gps satellite constellation. • waas/egnos —toggle waas (in north america) or egnos (in europe) on or off. Waas/egnos can provide more-accurate gps po...

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    40 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration • elevation —set the units of measure for elevation readings ( feet or meters ). • atmospheric pressure —set the units of measure for atmospheric ( millibars or inches of mercury ) pressure readings. Heading —set the ref...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 41 marine mode: advanced configuration nmea setup —enable or disable nmea 0183 output for route sentences and system sentences, and adjust garmin nmea settings. • posn. Precision —adjust the number of digits ( two digits , three digits , or four digits ) to t...

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    42 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration setting system alarms from the home screen, touch configure > alarms > system . Clock —set an alarm using the system (gps) clock. The unit must be on for the clock alarm to work. Gps accuracy —set an alarm to sound when ...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 43 marine mode: advanced configuration configuring other vessels from the home screen, touch configure > other vessels . Note: to configure ais or dsc information for other boats, your unit must be connected to an external ais or dsc device. Ais —turn ais on ...

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    44 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration • shoreline distance —set how close you want to travel near the shore: nearest , near , normal , far , or farthest . The shoreline distance setting indicates how close to the shore you want the auto guidance line to be p...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 45 marine mode: advanced configuration • if the turns in the auto guidance line are too wide, from the home screen, select configure > navigation > auto guidance > shoreline distance > nearest . 10. If you selected farthest or nearest in step 9, review the pl...

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    46 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration • waypoint display —select whether to show labels for waypoints of a particular symbol with the waypoint name, a comment, or a symbol only. You can also select to hide a waypoint on charts by symbol. This allows the wayp...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 47 marine mode: advanced configuration roses —indicate compass direction, true wind direction, or apparent wind direction oriented to the heading of the boat. True wind direction or apparent wind direction appears if the chartplotter is connected to a compati...

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    48 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration • compass tape : displays the current heading. An indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course is displayed while navigating. When you are off course, the distance between your current heading and the corrected...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 49 marine mode: advanced configuration • world map —toggle the world map (basemap) between a basic world map and a full world map. ◦ the basic world map shows coastal outlines of the world, with land indicated in yellow. ◦ the full world map shows the coastal...

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    50 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration wind vmg is displayed under the following conditions: • the sailing data bar displays wind vmg when you are not navigating a route or an auto guidance line. • the sailing data bar displays wind vmg when the route leg dat...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 51 marine mode: advanced configuration fish eye 3d settings from the fish eye 3d screen, touch menu . View —change the viewpoint. Choose the direction you want the camera to point. For example, if you touch port , the view places the camera to starboard, look...

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    52 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual marine mode: advanced configuration configuring the active track options from the home screen, touch information > user data > tracks > active track options . Record mode —select off , fill , or wrap . • off —does not record a track log. • fill —records a ...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 53 automotive mode: getting started automotive mode: getting started step 1: mount your gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 1. Place the automotive dashboard mount on the dashboard of your vehicle. 2. Snap the mounting bracket onto the automotive dashboard mount arm, an...

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    54 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual automotive mode: getting started ➎ touch to find a destination. ➏ touch to view the map. ➐ touch to adjust the volume. ➑ touch to use the tools such as settings and custom routes . Finding your destination the where to? Menu provides several different cate...

  • Page 61: Automotive Mode: Where To?

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 55 automotive mode: where to? Automotive mode: where to? The where to? Menu provides several different categories you can use to search for locations. To learn how to perform a simple search, see page 54 . Finding an address note: depending on the version of ...

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    56 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual automotive mode: where to? Go! Page options ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ go! Page ➊ touch to view a turn-by-turn map to this location. ➋ touch to create a turn-by-turn route to this location. ➌ touch to view this location on the map. ➍ touch to save this location to your favor...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 57 automotive mode: where to? Deleting recently found places to remove all places from the recently found list, touch clear > yes . Note: when you touch clear , all items in the list are removed. This process does not delete the actual place from your device....

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    58 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual automotive mode: where to? Finding a place using the map use the browse map page to view different parts of the map. Touch where to? > browse map . Tips for browsing the map • touch the map, and drag to view different parts of the map. • touch and to zoom ...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 59 automotive mode: where to? Editing custom routes 1. Touch where to? (or tools ) > custom routes . 2. Select the route you want to edit. 3. Touch edit . 4. Touch an option to edit the route: • change name —enter a new name, and touch done . • add/remove poi...

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    60 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual automotive mode: using the map automotive mode: using the map your route is marked with a magenta line. As you travel, your gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 guides you to your destination with voice prompts, arrows on the map, and directions at the top of the map....

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 61 automotive mode: using the map trip computer the trip computer displays your current speed and provides helpful statistics about your trip. To view the trip computer, touch the speed field on the map. If you make frequent stops, leave the device turned on ...

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    62 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual automotive mode: managing files automotive mode: managing files you can store files, such as jpeg image files, in the internal memory on the gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 or on an sd card. Note: the gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 are not compatible with windows ® 95...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 63 automotive mode: managing files copying automotive data to the unit using mapsource 1. Check your mapsource version on your computer by clicking help > about mapsource . If the version is older than 6.12.2, update to the most-current version by clicking he...

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    64 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual automotive mode: using the tools automotive mode: using the tools the tools menu provides many features that are helpful when you are traveling. From the menu page, touch tools to access the tools menu. Settings for information about the settings, see page...

  • Page 71: Automotive Mode: Advanced

    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 65 automotive mode: advanced configuration automotive mode: advanced configuration 1. Touch tools > settings . 2. Touch the setting you want to change. 3. Touch the button under the setting name to change it. Changing the system settings touch tools > setting...

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    66 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual automotive mode: advanced configuration brightness —adjust the backlight brightness level. Reducing the backlight brightness increases your battery life. Tip: you can also adjust the brightness level from any screen by pressing and quickly releasing . Rest...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 67 automotive mode: advanced configuration changing the map settings touch tools > settings > map . Map detail —adjust the amount of detail shown on the map. Showing more detail can cause the map to redraw slower. Map view —select a map perspective. • track u...

  • Page 74: Appendix

    68 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual appendix appendix calibrating the screen power the unit on in marine mode, or switch to marine mode. See page 38 for calibration instructions. Resetting your gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 if your gpsmap 620 gpsmap 640 stops responding, turn off the device, and ...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 69 appendix charging your gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 • before using the device for the first time, charge the battery for at least six hours. • place the device in the mounting bracket with the bracket connected to power. The vehicle or vessel key may need to b...

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    70 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual appendix water immersion the unit is waterproof to iec standard 60529 ipx7. It can withstand immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. Prolonged submersion can cause damage to the unit. After submersion, be certain to wipe and air dry the unit before r...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 71 appendix specifications physical size: w × h × d: 6 × 4 × 1 7 / 8 in. (151 × 102.49 × 47.25 mm) weight: 17.3 oz. (490.4 g) display: 5 3 / 16 in. (132 mm) diagonal, 800 × 480 pixels; bright wvga landscape display; white backlight; touchscreen case : waterpr...

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    72 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual appendix garmin ltd. And its subsidiaries (“garmin”) grant you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device (the “software”) in binary executable form in the normal operation of the product. Title, ownership rights, and intellectual proper...

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    Gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 73 appendix problem/question solution/answer how do i know my gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 is in usb mass storage mode? When your device is in usb mass storage mode, a picture of a gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 connected to a computer is shown. Also, you should see tw...

  • Page 80: Index

    Index 74 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual index symbols 2-d, 3-d map view 67 a accessories 70 active tracks 45 add contact (dsc) 35 additional maps 70 addresses 55 add turn 15 ais 30 , 43 targeting 30 ais display range 32 alarms 73 anchor drag 41 arrival 41 clock 42 collision 30 deep water 4...

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    Index gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 75 distress call incoming 35 navigating to 35 driving directions 60 dsc 34 , 43 editing the list 35 navigating to 35 trails 37 dsc contact 35 dsc list 34 deleting 35 sorting 34 e elevation unit settings 40 event log 39 extras 70–71 f factory settings 39...

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    Index 76 gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual n navigation 47 , 60 mode 65 settings 65 navigation chart 8 navigation chart setup 46 nearby stations 26 next turn 60 nmea high speed 40 nmea setup 41 nmea std. 40 north up 48 numbers, dashboard 25 o off road, routing 59 , 65 on-screen keyboard 56 op...

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    Index gpsmap 620 and gpsmap 640 owner’s manual 77 software license agreement 71 updating 68 version 65 sorting the dsc list 34 specifications 71 speed filter 39 speed limit icon 60 speed unit settings 39 spot depths 49 stop navigation 7 , 46 style, mariner’s eye 3d 50 sunrise/sunset 27 supported fil...

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    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your garmin products, visit the garmin web site at www.Garmin.Com . © 2008-2011 garmin ltd. Or its subsidiaries garmin international, inc. 1200 east 151 st street, olathe, kansas 66062, usa garmin (europe) ltd. Liberty ...