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6

Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering 

to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.

7

If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) 

to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line 

(direct course).

Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved 

Route

Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of 

them, you must create and save at least one route.

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Routes

.

2

Select a route.

3

Select 

Navigate To

.

4

Select 

Offset

 to navigate parallel to the route, offset from it 

by a specific distance.

5

Indicate how to navigate the route:
• To navigate the route from the starting point used when 

the route was created, to the left of the original route, 

select 

Forward – Port

.

• To navigate the route from the starting point used when 

the route was created, to the right of the original route, 

select 

Forward – Starboard

.

• To navigate the route from the destination point used 

when the route was created, to the left of the original 

route, select 

Backward – Port

.

• To navigate the route from the destination point used 

when the route was created, to the right of the original 

route, select 

Backward – Starboard

.

6

If necessary, select 

Done

.

A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is 

a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course 

from your present location to the destination. The corrected 

course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are 

off course.

7

Review the course indicated by the magenta line.

8

Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering 

to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.

9

If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) 

to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line 

(direct course).

Converting a Route to a Boundary Line

Before you can convert a route to a boundary line, you must 

create the route. Your list of saved boundary lines must not be 

full.

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Routes

.

2

Select a route.

3

Select 

Convert to boundary

.

Deleting a Saved Route

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Routes

.

2

Select a route.

3

Select 

Delete

.

Deleting All Saved Routes

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Manage Data

 > 

Clear User Data

 > 

Routes

.

Tracks

A track is a recording of the path of your boat. The track 

currently being recorded is called the active track, and it can be 

saved. You can show tracks in each chart or 3D chart view.

Showing Tracks

From a chart or a 3D chart view, select 

MENU

 > 

Waypoints 

& Tracks

 > 

Tracks

 > 

On

.

A trailing line on the chart indicates your track.

Setting the Color of the Active Track

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Active Track Options

 > 

Track 

Color

.

2

Select a track color.

Saving the Active Track

The track currently being recorded is called the active track.

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Save Active Track

.

2

Select an option:
• Select the time the active track began.
• Select 

Entire Log

.

3

Select 

Save

.

Viewing a List of Saved Tracks

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Saved Tracks

.

Editing a Saved Track

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Saved Tracks

.

2

Select a track.

3

Select 

Edit Track

.

4

Select an option:
• Select 

Name

, and enter the new name.

• Select 

Track Color

, and select a color.

Saving a Track as a Route

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Saved Tracks

.

2

Select a track.

3

Select 

Edit Track

 > 

Save Route

.

Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track

Before you can browse a list of tracks and navigate to them, you 

must record and save at least one track (

Tracks

, page 10

).

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Saved Tracks

.

2

Select a track.

3

Select 

Follow Track

.

4

Select an option:
• To navigate the track from the starting point used when 

the track was created, select 

Forward

.

• To navigate the track from the destination point used 

when the track was created, select 

Backward

.

5

Review the course indicated by the colored line.

6

Follow the line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid 

land, shallow water, and other obstacles.

Deleting a Saved Track

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Saved Tracks

.

2

Select a track.

3

Select 

Delete

.

Deleting All Saved Tracks

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Manage Data

 > 

Clear User Data

 > 

Saved 

Tracks

.

Retracing the Active Track

The track currently being recorded is called the active track.

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Tracks

 > 

Follow Active Track

.

2

Select an option:
• Select the time the active track began.
• Select 

Entire Log

.

3

Review the course indicated by the colored line.

4

Follow the colored line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, 

and other obstacles.

10

Navigation with a Chartplotter

Summary of Contents for AQUAMAP 80 Series

Page 1: ...AQUAMAP 80 100 Series Owner s Manual November 2016 Printed in Taiwan 190 01657 00_0C...

Page 2: ...e Garmin logo BlueChart g2 Vision and MapSource are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries registered in the USA and other countries AQUAMAP GMR GXM and HomePort are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or...

Page 3: ...wing a Direct Course Using Go To 8 Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance 8 Stopping Navigation 8 Waypoints 8 Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint 8 Creating a Waypoint at a Differe...

Page 4: ...Defining a Circular Guard Zone 18 Defining a Partial Guard Zone 18 Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen 18 Showing MARPA Targets in Sentry Mode 18 Radar Targeting and MARPA 18 MARPA Targeting Symbol...

Page 5: ...25 Registering Your Device 25 Cleaning the Screen 25 Screenshots 25 Capturing Screenshots 25 Copying Screenshots to a Computer 25 Troubleshooting 25 Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settin...

Page 6: ......

Page 7: ...use optional memory cards in the chartplotter Map cards allow you to view high resolution satellite imagery and aerial reference photos of ports harbors marinas and other points of interest You can us...

Page 8: ...d 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 when trying to identify entry and exit routes...

Page 9: ...line indicates that Auto Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line This is due to the settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safe obstacle height 6 Follow the magenta line s...

Page 10: ...GPS heading time that has elapsed since the last position of the vessel was reported nearest approach and time to the nearest approach AIS Targeting Symbols Symbol Description AIS vessel The vessel is...

Page 11: ...a time at which the alarm will sound if a target is determined to intersect the safe zone For example to be notified of a pending intersection 10 minutes before it will likely occur set Time To to 10...

Page 12: ...d wind angle from the wind sensor The Manual setting calculates the laylines by using manually entered windward and leeward angles Tide Correction Corrects the laylines based on the tide Navigation an...

Page 13: ...Fish Symbols Shows suspended targets Navigation with a Chartplotter CAUTION If your vessel has an autopilot system a dedicated autopilot control display must be installed at each steering helm in orde...

Page 14: ...center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your current location to the destination The corrected course is dynamic and it moves with your boat when...

Page 15: ...with premium charts in some areas 1 From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart select a destination 2 Select Navigate To Route To 3 Select the location of the last turn before the destination 4 Select...

Page 16: ...l Saved Routes Select Nav Info Manage Data Clear User Data Routes Tracks A track is a recording of the path of your boat The track currently being recorded is called the active track and it can be sav...

Page 17: ...pe rename a boundary line show or hide a boundary line or edit the turns of a boundary line 1 From the Fishing chart or Navigation chart select MENU Boundary Line Review Edit Boundary 2 Select an opti...

Page 18: ...auge Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a heading sensor and GPS heading is calculated by your chartplotter GPS course over ground 1 Select Gauges Environment MENU Heading Source 2 Sel...

Page 19: ...of the sonar readings from a transducer The range scale along the right side of the screen shows the depth of detected objects as the screen scrolls from the right to the left Depth information Suspe...

Page 20: ...lect Contrast While in another sonar view select Sonar Setup Advanced Color Gain 3 Select an option To increase or decrease the color intensity manually select Up or Down To use the default setting se...

Page 21: ...ation is displayed on screen In deeper water you might want to increase the scroll speed On screen Control Sets what the buttons on the sonar screen control This is available for touchscreen devices R...

Page 22: ...ture Graph Range and Time Scales You can indicate the amount of time and the range of depth that appear in the depth and water temperature graphs 1 Select Sonar Data Graphs MENU 2 Select Depth Graph S...

Page 23: ...essels Individual Routine Calls When you connect the chartplotter to a Garmin VHF radio you can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine call When setting up an individual routin...

Page 24: ...where the radar is being used Especially in inclement weather longer range radar signals can increase the clutter on the Radar screen and make it more difficult to view information about shorter rang...

Page 25: ...n which AIS vessels appear select Display Range and select a distance To show details about AIS activated vessels select Details Show To set the projected heading time for AIS activated vessels select...

Page 26: ...optimized for that mode and may differ from the automatic gain setting used for another mode NOTE Depending upon the radar in use the gain setting configured for use in one radar mode may or may not b...

Page 27: ...Radar Setup Appearance NOTE These settings do not apply to the Radar overlay Color Scheme Sets the color scheme Look Ahead Speed Shifts your present location toward the bottom of the screen automatica...

Page 28: ...transducer If the transducer is installed at the water line measure the distance from the transducer location to the keel of the boat Enter this value in steps 3 and 4 as a positive number If the tra...

Page 29: ...acy falls outside the user defined value Units Settings Select Settings Units System Units Sets the unit format for the device Variance Sets the magnetic declination the angle between magnetic north a...

Page 30: ...whether the line safely avoids known obstacles and the turns enable efficient travel Auto Guidance maintains a wide clearance from obstacles in open water even if you set the Shoreline Distance setti...

Page 31: ...Data to a Chartplotter 1 Insert a memory card into a card reader that is attached to the computer 2 Copy a backup file from the computer to the memory card into a folder named Garmin UserData 3 Inser...

Page 32: ...can purchase complete information about National Marine Electronics Association NMEA format and sentences from NMEA Seven Riggs Avenue Severna Park MD 21146 USA www nmea org Software License Agreement...

Page 33: ...gnals 2 WAAS 21 GPS accuracy 23 H hazard colors 7 help See product support home screen customizing 2 K keel offset 22 keys 1 power 1 shortcut 1 L lane width 7 language 21 M man overboard 8 marine serv...

Page 34: ...recording 11 saving 10 saving as route 10 showing 6 10 transducer 13 15 16 trip gauges 11 12 U unit ID 22 24 25 units of measure 23 updates software 1 user data deleting 11 V vessel trails 6 17 VHF r...

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