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Table of Contents

Introduction.....................................................................1

Device Front View .......................................................................1

Device Keys ........................................................................... 1
Using the Shortcut Key .......................................................... 1

Manual Conventions ................................................................... 1
Inserting Memory Cards ............................................................. 1
Loading the New Software on a Memory Card ........................... 1
Updating the Device Software .................................................... 1
Contacting Garmin Product Support ........................................... 1
GPS Satellite Signals ..................................................................2
Adjusting the Backlight ............................................................... 2
Adjusting the Color Mode ........................................................... 2
Customizing the Home Screen ................................................... 2
Setting the Vessel Type.............................................................. 2

Charts and 3D Chart Views........................................... 2

Navigation Chart and Offshore Fishing Chart ............................. 2

Zooming In and Out of the Chart........................................... 2
Panning the Chart with the Keys ........................................... 2
Selecting an Item on the Map Using the Device Keys ........... 2
Chart Symbols ....................................................................... 2
Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart ............ 3
Navigating to a Point on the Chart ......................................... 3
Viewing Details about Navaids .............................................. 3
Premium Charts ..................................................................... 3

Viewing Tide Station Information ...................................... 3
Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart .......... 4

Automatic Identification System..................................................4

AIS Targeting Symbols .......................................................... 4
Viewing a List of AIS Threats................................................. 4
Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets ...... 4
Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel.................................... 5

Viewing Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel ........... 5
Deactivating a Target for an AIS Vessel ........................... 5

Showing AIS and MARPA Vessels on a Chart or on a 3D 
Chart View ............................................................................. 5
Setting the Safe-Zone Collision Alarm ................................... 5
AIS Distress Signals .............................................................. 5

Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission ................... 5
AIS Distress Signal Device Targeting Symbols ................ 5
Enabling AIS Transmission Test Alerts ............................. 5

Turning Off AIS Reception..................................................... 5

Chart and 3D Chart View Settings .............................................. 5

Waypoints and Tracks Settings on the Charts and Chart 
Views ..................................................................................... 6
Other Vessels Settings on the Charts and Chart Views ........ 6

AIS Display Settings ..........................................................6

Laylines Settings .................................................................... 6
Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup ...................................... 6
Overlay Numbers Settings ..................................................... 6

Editing the Data Fields ...................................................... 6

Showing a Navigation Inset ................................................... 6
Chart Appearance Settings .................................................... 7
Fish Eye 3D Settings ............................................................. 7

Navigation with a Chartplotter...................................... 7

Basic Navigation Questions ........................................................ 7
Destinations ................................................................................ 7

Searching for a Destination by Name .................................... 7
Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart .............. 7
Searching for a Destination Using Nav Info ........................... 8
Searching for a Marine Services Destination ......................... 8

Courses...................................................................................... 8

Setting and Following 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 Different Location .......................... 8
Marking and Starting Navigation to an MOB Location ........... 8
Viewing a List of all Waypoints .............................................. 8
Editing a Saved Waypoint ...................................................... 8
Moving a Saved Waypoint ..................................................... 9
Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint ................ 9
Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB ............................................ 9
Deleting All Waypoints ........................................................... 9

Routes ........................................................................................ 9

Creating and Navigating a Route From Your Present 
Location ................................................................................. 9
Creating and Saving a Route ................................................. 9
Viewing a List of Routes ........................................................ 9
Editing a Saved Route ........................................................... 9
Browsing for and Navigating a Saved Route ......................... 9
Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route ...... 10
Converting a Route to a Boundary Line ............................... 10
Deleting a Saved Route ....................................................... 10
Deleting All Saved Routes ................................................... 10

Tracks....................................................................................... 10

Showing Tracks ................................................................... 10
Setting the Color of the Active Track ................................... 10
Saving the Active Track ....................................................... 10
Viewing a List of Saved Tracks ............................................ 10
Editing a Saved Track .......................................................... 10
Saving a Track as a Route ...................................................10
Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track .................. 10
Deleting a Saved Track ........................................................10
Deleting All Saved Tracks .................................................... 10
Retracing the Active Track ................................................... 10
Clearing the Active Track ..................................................... 11
Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording ........... 11
Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log ........... 11

Boundary Lines ......................................................................... 11

Setting a Boundary Line on a Navigation Chart ................... 11
Setting a Boundary Line on a Navigation Chart Using 
Waypoints ............................................................................ 11
Editing a Boundary Line ....................................................... 11
Deleting a Boundary Line .................................................... 11

Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks ................. 11

Combinations............................................................... 11

Selecting a Combination ........................................................... 11
Customizing a Combination Screen ......................................... 11
Creating a Custom Combination Screen .................................. 11
Deleting a Combination Screen ................................................ 11

Gauges and Almanac Data.......................................... 11

Viewing the Compass ............................................................... 11
Viewing Trip Gauges ................................................................ 11

Resetting Trip Gauges ......................................................... 12

Viewing the Wind Gauges ........................................................ 12

Configuring the Speed Source ............................................. 12
Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge ........... 12
Selecting the Range of the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge ....... 12

Viewing the Environment Gauges ............................................ 12

Configuring the Alignment of the Wind Gauge .................... 12
Configuring the Heading Source of the Environment 
Gauge .................................................................................. 12
Setting the Barometer Reference Time ............................... 12

Tide, Current, and Celestial Information ................................... 12

Tide Station Information ....................................................... 12
Current Station Information .................................................. 12
Celestial Information ............................................................ 12

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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...

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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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