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GPSMAP
®
8000 Glass Helm Series
Owner’s Manual
March 2013
190-01557-00_0A
Printed in Taiwan
2
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
Introduction
7
GPSMAP 8000 Series Front View
7
Inserting a Memory Card
7
Using the Touchscreen
7
Locking the Touchscreen
7
Tips and Shortcuts
7
GPS Satellite Signals
7
Stations and Station Layouts
7
Customizing the Home Screen
7
Customizing the Layout of a Page
7
Resetting the Station Layouts
8
Adjusting the Backlight
8
Adjusting the Color Mode
8
Charts and 3D Chart Views
8
Chart Symbols
8
Showing a Different Chart
8
Zooming in and out Using the Touchscreen
8
Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart
8
Navigating to a Point on the Chart
9
Viewing Details about Navaids
9
Premium Charts
9
Viewing Tide Station Information
9
Animated Tide and Current Indicators
9
Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents
10
Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart
10
Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks
10
Automatic Identification System
10
AIS Targeting Symbols
10
Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets
10
Showing AIS and MARPA Vessels on a Chart or on a 3D Chart View
10
Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel
11
Viewing Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel
11
Deactivating a Target for an AIS Vessel
11
Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats
11
Setting the Safe-Zone Collision Alarm
11
AIS Distress Signals
11
Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission
11
AIS Distress Signal Device Targeting Symbols
11
Enabling AIS Transmission Test Alerts
11
Turning off AIS Reception
11
Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup
12
Waypoints and Tracks Settings on the Charts and Chart Views
12
Chart Appearance Settings
12
Other Vessels Settings on the Charts and Chart Views
12
Fish Eye 3D Settings
12
Navigation with a Chartplotter
12
Basic Navigation Questions
13
Destinations
13
Searching for a Destination by Name
13
Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart
13
Searching for a Marine Services Destination
13
Courses
13
Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go to
13
Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance
13
Autopilot Navigation
13
Recalculating the Auto Guidance Route
13
Waypoints
14
Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint
14
Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location
14
Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location
14
Viewing a List of All Waypoints
14
Editing a Saved Waypoint
14
Moving a Saved Waypoint
14
Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint
14
Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB
14
Deleting All Waypoints
14
Viewing a List of Routes
15
Editing a Saved Route
15
Browsing for and Navigating a Saved Route
15
Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route
15
Deleting a Saved Route
15
Deleting All Saved Routes
15
Tracks
15
Showing Tracks
15
Setting the Color of the Active Track
15
Saving the Active Track
15
Deleting a Saved Track
16
Deleting All Saved Tracks
16
Retracing the Active Track
16
Clearing the Active Track
16
Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
16
Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
16
Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks
16
Sonar
16
Changing the Sonar View
16
Pausing the Sonar Display
16
Turning on the A-Scope
17
Sonar Setup
17
Sonar Settings
17
Sonar Noise Rejection Settings
17
Sonar Appearance Settings
17
Sonar Alarm Settings
17
Advanced Sonar Settings
17
Transducer Installation Settings
17
Radar
17
Radar Display Modes
18
Changing the Radar Mode
18
Transmitting Radar Signals
18
Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen
18
Tips for Selecting a Radar Zoom Scale
18
Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen
18
Sentry Mode
18
Enabling Timed Transmit
18
Setting the Standby and Transmit Times
18
Enabling a Guard Zone
18
Defining a Partial Guard Zone
19
Radar Targeting and MARPA
19
MARPA Targeting Symbols
19
Assigning a MARPA Tag to an Object
19
Viewing Information about a MARPA-Tagged Object
19
Removing a MARPA Tag from a Targeted Object
19
Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats
19
Showing AIS Vessels on the Radar Screen
19
Showing the VRM and the EBL
19
Adjusting the VRM and the EBL
19
Radar Overlay
20
Radar Overlay and Chart Data Alignment
20
Showing the Radar Overlay
20
Stopping the Transmission of Radar Signals
20
Optimizing the Radar Display
20
Range of Radar Signals
20
Radar Gain and Clutter
20
Automatically Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen
20
Manually Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen
20
Minimizing Nearby Large-Object Interference
20
Adjusting Sea Clutter on the Radar Screen
21
Adjusting Rain Clutter on the Radar Screen
21
Reducing Cross Talk Clutter on the Radar Screen
21
Radar Display Settings
21
Radar Appearance Settings
21
Front-Of-Boat Offset
21
Measuring the Potential Front-Of-Boat Offset
21
Setting the Front-Of-Boat Offset
21
Digital Selective Calling
21
Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality
21
DSC List
22
Viewing the DSC List
22
Adding a DSC Contact
22
Incoming Distress Calls
22
Navigating to a Vessel in Distress
22
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio
22
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter
22
Position Tracking
22
Viewing a Position Report
22
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel
22
Making an Individual Routine Call
23
Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target
23
Gauges and Graphs
23
Viewing Engine and Fuel Gauges
23
Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits
23
Enabling Status Alarms for Engine Gauges
23
Enabling some Engine Gauge Status Alarms
23
Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges
23
Customizing the Engines Shown in Gauges
23
Setting the Fuel Capacity of the Vessel
23
Viewing Graphs
24
Setting the Graph Range and Time Scales
24
Tide, Current, and Celestial Information
24
Tide Station Information
24
Current Station Information
24
Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, or Celestial Information for a Different Date
24
Viewing Information for a Different Tide or Current Station
24
Viewing Almanac Information from the Navigation Chart
24
Warning Manager
24
Viewing Messages
24
Alternating Among Multiple Video Sources
25
Configuring the Video Appearance
25
Configuring the PC Display
25
Exiting PC Display Mode
25
Siriusxm
25
Siriusxm Equipment and Subscription Requirements
25
Weather Data Broadcasts
25
Changing the Weather Chart
25
Viewing Precipitation Information
25
Precipitation Views
25
Hurricane Information
26
Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins
26
Forecast Information
26
Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period
26
Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers
26
Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast
26
City Forecasts
26
Viewing Sea Conditions
26
Surface Winds
26
Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction
27
Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Period
27
Viewing Fishing Information
27
Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data
27
Forecasting Fish Locations
27
Visibility Information
27
Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time Period
27
Viewing Buoy Reports
27
Viewing Local Weather Information Near a Buoy
27
Creating a Waypoint on a Weather Chart
27
Turning on the Weather Overlay on a Chart
28
Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart
28
Weather Overlay Settings on the Fishing Chart
28
Viewing Weather Subscription Information
28
Siriusxm Radio
28
Customizing the Channel Guide
28
Saving a Siriusxm Channel to the Presets List
28
Adjusting Siriusxm Satellite Radio Volume
28
Device Configuration
28
Turning on the Chartplotter Automatically
28
Navigation Settings
29
Auto Guidance Line Configurations
29
Communications Settings
29
NMEA 0183 Settings
29
Configuring NMEA 0183 Output Sentences
30
Setting the Communication Format for each NMEA 0183 Port
30
NMEA 2000 Settings
30
Garmin Marine Network
30
Setting Alarms
30
Navigation Alarms
30
System Alarms
30
Setting the Fuel Alarm
30
Setting Weather Alarms
30
My Vessel Settings
30
Setting the Water Temperature Offset
31
Calibrating a Water Speed Device
31
Other Vessels Settings
31
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings
31
Chartplotter Data Management
31
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Chartplotter
31
Copying Data from a Memory Card
31
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card
31
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from All Chartplotters on the Network
32
Copying Built-In Maps to a Memory Card
32
Backing up Data to a Computer
32
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter
32
Saving System Information to a Memory Card
32
Appendix
32
Registering Your Device
32
Updating the Device Software
32
Screenshots
32
Capturing Screenshots
32
NMEA 2000 PGN Information
33
Index
34
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Brand
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Model
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Category
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Language
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