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You can select   or   to view additional information or to 

show the location on a chart.

Courses

 CAUTION

The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart 

information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom 

clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, 

and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may 

be in your path.
When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may 

pass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steer 

to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.

NOTE: 

Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in 

some areas.
You can set and follow a course to a destination using one of 

three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To.

Go To

: Takes you directly to the destination.

Route To

: Creates a route from your location to a destination, 

allowing you to add turns along the way.

Guide To

: Create a path to a destination using Auto Guidance.

Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To

 CAUTION

When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may 

pass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steer 

to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.

You can set and follow a direct course from your current 

location to a selected destination.

1

Select a destination (

page 7

).

2

Select 

Navigate To

 > 

Go To

.

A magenta line appears. In the 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 you are 

off course.

3

Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow 

water, and other obstacles.

4

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).

Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance

 CAUTION

The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart 

information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom 

clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, 

and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may 

be in your path.

NOTE: 

Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in 

some areas.

1

Select a destination (

page 7

).

2

Select 

Navigate To

 > 

Guide To

.

3

Review the course indicated by the magenta Auto Guidance 

line.

4

Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow 

water, and other obstacles.

NOTE: 

When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment within 

any part of the magenta 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.

Autopilot Navigation

When you start navigation (Go To, Route To, or Guide To), if 

you are connected through a NMEA 2000® network to a 

compatible Garmin® autopilot, you are prompted to engage the 

autopilot.

Stopping Navigation

From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select 

Menu

 > 

Stop Navigation

.

Waypoints

Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device.

Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint

From any screen, select 

Mark

.

Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Waypoints

 > 

Create Waypoint

.

2

Select an option:
• To create the waypoint by entering position coordinates, 

select 

Enter Coordinates

, and enter the coordinates.

• To create the waypoint using a chart, select 

Use Chart

select the location, and select 

Move Waypoint

.

Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location

When you mark a waypoint, you can designate it as a man 

overboard (MOB) location.

Select an option:
• From any screen, select 

Mark

 > 

Man Overboard

 > 

Yes

.

• From the Home screen, select 

Man Overboard

 > 

Yes

.

An international MOB symbol marks the active MOB point and 

the chartplotter sets a direct course back to the marked location.

Viewing a List of all Waypoints

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Waypoints

.

Editing a Saved Waypoint

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Waypoints

.

2

Select a waypoint.

3

Select 

Edit Waypoint

.

4

Select an option:
• To add a name, select 

Name

, and enter a name.

• To change the symbol, select 

Symbol

.

• To change the depth, select 

Depth

.

• To change the water temperature, select 

Water Temp.

.

• To change the comment, select 

Comment

.

• To move the position of the waypoint, select 

Position

.

Moving a Saved Waypoint

1

Select 

Nav Info

 > 

Waypoints

.

2

Select a waypoint.

3

Select 

Edit Waypoint

 > 

Position

.

4

Indicate a new location for the waypoint:
• To move the waypoint while viewing a chart, select 

Use 

Chart

, select a new location on the chart, and select 

Move Waypoint

.

• To move the waypoint using coordinates, select 

Enter 

Coordinates

, and enter the new coordinates.

Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint

 CAUTION

The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart 

information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom 

clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, 

8

Navigation with a Chartplotter

Summary of Contents for echoMAP 50s Guide

Page 1: ...GPSMAP 500 700 Series and echoMAP 50 70 Series Owner s Manual February 2013 190 01556 00_0A Printed in Taiwan...

Page 2: ...registered in the USA and other countries echoMAP GXM and HomePort are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These trademarks may not be used without the express permission of Garmin The Blueto...

Page 3: ...opping Navigation 8 Waypoints 8 Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint 8 Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location 8 Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location 8 Viewing a List of all Waypoints...

Page 4: ...nt of Boat Offset 18 Digital Selective Calling 18 Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality 18 Turning On DSC 18 DSC List 18 Viewing the DSC List 18 Adding a DSC Contact 18 Incoming Distress...

Page 5: ...Other Vessel Settings 26 Viewing System Software Information 26 Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings 26 Chartplotter Data Management 26 Copying Waypoints Routes and Tracks to a Chartpl...

Page 6: ......

Page 7: ...turn the chartplotter on or off GPS Satellite Signals When you turn on the chartplotter the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location When the chartplotter acquires...

Page 8: ...ailable with premium charts in some areas Radar Overlay Superimposes radar information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart when the chartplotter is connected to a radar This feature is not av...

Page 9: ...mation That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings and avoid any land shallow water or other obstacles that may be in your path Optiona...

Page 10: ...vessel includes the Maritime Mobile Service Identity MMSI location GPS speed GPS heading time that has elapsed since the last position of the vessel was reported nearest approach and time to the neare...

Page 11: ...he safe zone For example to be notified of a pending intersection 10 minutes before it will likely occur set Time To to 10 and the alarm will sound 10 minutes before the vessel intersects the safe zon...

Page 12: ...essary select Chart Setup 3 Select Overlay Numbers Edit Layout 4 Select a layout 5 Select a data field 6 Select the type of data shown in the field Available data options vary based on the chartplotte...

Page 13: ...s in some areas 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 page 8 How do I make the devi...

Page 14: ...ow the magenta line steering to avoid land shallow water and other obstacles NOTE When using Auto Guidance a gray segment within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance cannot calcul...

Page 15: ...ving a Route This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it The starting point can be your present location or another location 1 Select Nav Info Routes New Route Use Chart 2 Select the st...

Page 16: ...t 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 t...

Page 17: ...be connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine and fuel data See the installation instructions for details Select Gauges Engine Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits You can c...

Page 18: ...pecify the range of the close hauled wind gauge for both the upwind scale and the downwind scale 1 Select Gauges Wind Menu 2 Select an option To set the maximum and minimum values that appear when the...

Page 19: ...f lower frequency sonar data NOTE The split frequency sonar view requires the use of a dual frequency transducer Select Sonar Split Frequency Pausing the Sonar Display From a Sonar view select Menu Pa...

Page 20: ...is less than the specified value Deep Water Sets an alarm to sound when the depth is greater than the specified value Water Temp Sets an alarm to sound when the transducer reports a temperature that i...

Page 21: ...er range targets Determine what information you need to see on the Radar screen For example do you need information about nearby weather conditions or targets and traffic or are you more concerned abo...

Page 22: ...overlay to overlay radar information on the Navigation chart or on the Fishing chart The Radar overlay superimposes radar information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart Data appears on the R...

Page 23: ...an adjust the appearance of clutter caused by choppy sea conditions The sea clutter setting affects the appearance of nearby clutter and targets more than it affects the appearance of distant clutter...

Page 24: ...d call is received from the same boat it replaces the first call in the call list Viewing the DSC List Before you can view the DSC list the chartplotter must be connected to a VHF radio that supports...

Page 25: ...n to call 3 Select Call with Radio Channel Making an Individual Routine Call NOTE When initiating a call from the chartplotter if the radio does not have an MMSI number programmed the radio will not r...

Page 26: ...line represents 15 minutes Lightning strikes are represented by Lightning appears on the weather Precipitation chart if strikes were detected within the last seven minutes The ground based lightning d...

Page 27: ...heights for an area appear as variations in color Different colors indicate different wave heights as shown in the legend The wave period indicates the time in seconds between successive waves Wave p...

Page 28: ...ther Overlay on a Chart From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart select Menu Chart Setup Weather Weather On Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart You must turn on the weather overlay page...

Page 29: ...et Offsets the surface reading for the depth of a keel making it possible to measure depth from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location page 23 Temperature Offset Compensates fo...

Page 30: ...APB GPBOD GPBWC GPGGA GPGLL GPGSA GPGSV GPRMB GPRMC GPRTE GPVTG GPWPL GPXTE and Garmin proprietary sentences PGRME PGRMM and PGRMZ This chartplotter also includes support for the WPL sentence DSC and...

Page 31: ...ime Format Sets a 12 hour 24 hour or UTC time format Time Zone Sets the time zone or allows automatic selection based on GPS location Navigation Settings NOTE Some settings and options require additio...

Page 32: ...rest or Farthest in step 8 review the placement of the Auto Guidance line and determine whether the line safely avoids known obstacles and the turns enable efficient travel Auto Guidance maintains a w...

Page 33: ...a Transfer Card Replace From Card Saving System Information to a Memory Card You can save system information to a memory card as a troubleshooting tool A product support representative may ask you to...

Page 34: ...Type PGN Description Transmit and receive 059392 ISO acknowledgment 059904 ISO request 060928 ISO address claim 126208 NMEA Command request and acknowledge group function 126464 Transmit and receive P...

Page 35: ...rm 12 25 synchronizing with actual fuel 12 23 fuel onboard 23 G gauges engine 11 engines 11 environment 12 environmental data 12 fuel 11 12 limits 11 status alarms 11 trip 11 wind 12 GLONASS 23 Go To...

Page 36: ...s software 27 user data deleting 11 V vessel trails 7 19 VHF radio 18 calling an AIS target 19 distress calls 18 DSC channel 19 individual routine call 19 individual routine calling 19 video 19 config...

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