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2

Select 

Settings

 > 

My Vessel

 > 

Keel Offset

.

3

Select   or   based on the location of the transducer.

4

Enter the distance measured in step 1.

Setting the Water Temperature Offset

Before you can set the water temperature offset, you must have 

a NMEA 0183 water-temperature sensor or a temperature-

capable transducer to measure water temperature.
The temperature offset compensates for the temperature 

reading from a temperature sensor.

1

Measure the water temperature using the temperature 

sensor or temperature-capable transducer that is connected 

to the chartplotter.

2

Measure the water temperature using a different temperature 

sensor or a thermometer that is known to be accurate.

3

Subtract the water temperature measured in step 1 from the 

water temperature measured in step 2.
This is the temperature offset. Enter this value in step 5 as a 

positive number if the sensor connected to the chartplotter 

measures the water temperature as being colder than it 

actually is. Enter this value in step 5 as a negative number if 

the sensor connected to the chartplotter measures the water 

temperature as being warmer than it actually is.

4

Select 

Settings

 > 

My Vessel

 > 

Temperature Offset

.

5

Enter the temperature offset calculated in step 3.

Calibrating a Water Speed Device

If you have a speed-sensing transducer connected to the 

chartplotter, you can calibrate that speed-sensing device to 

improve the accuracy of water-speed data displayed by the 

chartplotter.

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

My Vessel

 > 

Calibrate Water Speed

.

2

Follow the on-screen instructions.
If the boat is not moving fast enough or the speed sensor is 

not registering a speed, a message appears.

3

Select 

OK

, and safely increase the boat speed.

4

If the message appears again, stop the boat, and ensure the 

speed-sensor wheel is not stuck.

5

If the wheel turns freely, check the cable connections.

6

If you continue to get the message, contact Garmin product 

support.

Other Vessels Settings

When your compatible chartplotter is connected to an AIS 

device or VHF radio, you can set up how other vessels are 

displayed on the chartplotter.

Select 

Settings

 > 

Other Vessels

.

AIS

: Enables and disables AIS signal reception.

DSC

: Enables and disables digital selective calling (DSC).

Collision Alarm

: Sets the collision alarm (

page 5

).

AIS-EPIRB Test

: Enables test signals from Emergency Position 

Indicating Radio Beacons (EPRIB).

AIS-MOB Test

: Enables test signals from man overboard 

(MOB) devices.

AIS-SART Test

: Enables test transmissions from Search and 

Rescue Transponders (SART).

Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory 

Settings

NOTE: 

This will delete all settings information you have 

entered.

Select 

Settings

 > 

System

 > 

System Information

 > 

Factory 

Settings

 > 

Reset

.

Chartplotter Data Management

Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a 

Chartplotter

Before you can copy data to the chartplotter, you must have the 

latest version of MapSource® or HomePort™ software 

programs loaded on your computer and a memory card installed 

in the chartplotter.

Select an option:
• Copy the data from HomePort to the prepared memory 

card.
For more information, see the HomePort help file.

• Copy the data from MapSource to the prepared memory 

card.
For more information, see the MapSource help file.

Copying Data from a Memory Card

1

Insert a memory card into a card slot.

2

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Data Transfer

 > 

Card

.

3

If necessary, select the memory card to copy data to.

4

Select an option:
• To transfer data from the memory card to the chartplotter 

and combine it with existing user data, select 

Merge from 

Card

.

• To transfer data from the memory card to the chartplotter 

and overwrite existing user data, select 

Replace from 

Card

.

5

Select the file name.

Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a 

Memory Card

1

Insert a memory card into the card slot.

2

Select 

Info

 > 

User Data

 > 

Data Transfer

 > 

Card

 > 

Save to 

Card

.

3

If necessary, select the memory card to copy data to.

4

Select an option:
• To create a new file, select 

Add New File

, and enter a 

name. The file name is saved with an .adm extension.

• To add the information to an existing file, select the file 

from the list.

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Summary of Contents for GPSMAP 8500 Black Box

Page 1: ...GPSMAP 8000 Glass Helm Series Owner s Manual March 2013 190 01557 00_0A Printed in Taiwan...

Page 2: ...P and MapSource are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries registered in the USA and other countries GMR GRID GXM HomePort and SmartMode are trademarks of Garmin Ltd or its subsidiaries These tr...

Page 3: ...Auto Guidance Route 7 Stopping Navigation 7 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...

Page 4: ...ges 17 Resetting Trip Gauges 17 Viewing Graphs 18 Setting the Graph Range and Time Scales 18 Tide Current and Celestial Information 18 Tide Station Information 18 Current Station Information 18 Celest...

Page 5: ...Settings 25 Chartplotter Data Management 25 Copying Waypoints Routes and Tracks to a Chartplotter 25 Copying Data from a Memory Card 25 Copying Waypoints Routes and Tracks to a Memory Card 25 Copying...

Page 6: ......

Page 7: ...ed on the Garmin Marine Network you can group them together into a station A station enables the displays to work together rather than as several separate displays When you select Home on one display...

Page 8: ...detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart This chart removes navigational data from the chart provides detailed bathymetric data and enhances bottom contours for depth reco...

Page 9: ...D Provides an underwater three dimensional view that visually represents the sea floor according to the information on the chart Fishing Charts Shows the chart with enhanced bottom contours and withou...

Page 10: ...ated The target appears larger on the chart A green line attached to the target indicates the heading of the target The MMSI speed and direction of the vessel appear beneath the target if the details...

Page 11: ...d 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 zone AIS Distress Signals Self contained...

Page 12: ...rences are visible only when zoomed out too far to see the detailed charts Spot Depths Turns on spot soundings and sets a dangerous depth Spot depths that are equal to or more shallow than the dangero...

Page 13: ...nce 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 Ro...

Page 14: ...waypoint you must create a waypoint 1 Select Info User Data Waypoints 2 Select a waypoint 3 Select Navigate To 4 Select an option To navigate directly to the location select Go To To create a route t...

Page 15: ...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 o...

Page 16: ...lowed from the true course before recording a track point Deleting All Saved Waypoints Routes and Tracks Select Info User Data Clear User Data All OK Sonar When properly connected to an optional Garmi...

Page 17: ...icture to advance faster by drawing more than one column of data on the screen for each column of sounder data received This is especially helpful when you are using the sounder in deep water because...

Page 18: ...he radar zoom scale or radar signal range 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 dis...

Page 19: ...n about a MARPA tagged Object You can view the range bearing speed and other information about a MARPA tagged object 1 From a radar screen select a targeted object 2 Select MARPA Target Removing a MAR...

Page 20: ...nge targets Radar Gain and Clutter Automatically Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen Auto is the default value for the gain setting The automatic gain setting for each radar mode is optimized for that...

Page 21: ...physical location of the radar scanner on a boat if the radar scanner does not align with the bow stern axis Radar Appearance Settings From a Radar screen select Menu Radar Menu Radar Setup Appearanc...

Page 22: ...information about marking an MOB see page 8 Position Tracking When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a VHF radio using NMEA 0183 you can track vessels that send position reports This feature is...

Page 23: ...Alarms for Engine Gauges You can enable the chartplotter to display engine status alarms From the engine gauges screen select Menu Gauge Setup Status Alarms On When an engine alarms is triggered a ga...

Page 24: ...ou can view information about sunrise sunset moonrise moonset moon phase and the approximate sky view location of the sun and moon The center of the screen represents the sky overhead and the outermos...

Page 25: ...feature comes from reputable weather data centers such as the National Weather Service and the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center For more information go to www xmwxweather com SiriusXM Equipment...

Page 26: ...shows city forecasts marine forecasts warnings hurricane warnings METARS county warnings weather fronts and pressure centers surface pressure and WX buoys Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time...

Page 27: ...eps 2 and 3 to show areas with optimal weather conditions for additional species of fish Shaded areas indicate optimal fishing areas If you have selected more than one species of fish you can select a...

Page 28: ...e simulator on or off and allows you to set the time date speed and simulated location Beeper and Display Adjusts the display and sound settings GPS Provides information about the GPS satellites and s...

Page 29: ...s 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 The available values for the Shoreline Distance settin...

Page 30: ...ery reaches a specified low voltage GPS Accuracy Sets an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the user defined value Setting the Fuel Alarm Before you can set a fuel level alarm...

Page 31: ...ur compatible chartplotter is connected to an AIS device or VHF radio you can set up how other vessels are displayed on the chartplotter Select Settings Other Vessels AIS Enables and disables AIS sign...

Page 32: ...data about the network 1 Insert a memory card into the card slot 2 Select Settings System System Information Garmin Devices Save to Card 3 If necessary select the memory card to save system informatio...

Page 33: ...and SOG Rapid update 129029 GNSS position data 129540 GNSS satellites in view 130306 Wind data 130312 Temperature Transmit 127250 Vessel heading 127258 Magnetic variance 128259 Speed Water referenced...

Page 34: ...ing 18 depth 18 water temperature 18 wind angle 18 wind speed 18 GRID pairing 22 H hazard colors 6 home screen customizing 1 K keel offset 24 keyboard 22 L lane width 6 language 22 locking screen 1 M...

Page 35: ...26 user data deleting 10 V vessel trails 6 16 VHF radio 15 calling an AIS target 17 distress calls 16 DSC channel 16 individual routine call 17 individual routine calling 16 video 18 configuring 19 so...

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