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GPSMAP 700 series
owner’s manual
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Introduction Introduction WARNING See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. This manual includes information for the following products: ® • GPSMAP 720/720s • GPSMAP 740/740s • GPSMAP 750/750s Tips and Shortcuts • Select Home from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Select Menu from any main screen to access additional settings. • Press and release to adjust the Backlight and Color Mode settings. •
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Introduction Simulator Mode ...............................................44 Table of Contents Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically .......44 Display Configuration ......................................45 Introduction ................................................i Navigation Preferences ...................................45 Tips and Shortcuts ..............................................i Information about Your Boat ............................50 Manual Conventions ....................
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Getting Started Getting Started Front and Back Panels ➊ ➋ ➌ GPSMAP 700 Series Front View Power key ➊ Automatic backlight sensor ➋ SD card slot ➌ ➊ ➋ ➌ ➍ GPSMAP 700 Series Back View NMEA 2000 connector ➊ ➋ Power/data connector Radar Port ➌ External GPS antenna connector ➍ Turning On the Chartplotter Press and release . Turning Off the Chartplotter Press and hold . GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 1
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Getting Started Initial Chartplotter Settings The first time you turn on the chartplotter, you must configure a series of initial settings. You must also configure these settings when restoring original factory settings (page 86). You can update each of these settings later. Follow the on-screen directions to configure the initial settings. GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish the current location. When
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Getting Started Viewing System Information You can view the software version, the basemap version, any supplemental map information (if applicable), the software version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit ID number. You may need this information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information. About the Home Screen You can use the Home screen to access all other screens.
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Charts and 3D Chart Views The GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are available on the chartplotter. NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card (page 16). The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. • Navigation Chart—shows navigation
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Chart Symbols BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the standards for US and international charts. Some other common symbols you might see include, but are not limited to, those shown below. Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Current station Marine services Overhead photo available Information Tide station Perspective photo available Other features common to most charts include depth con
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Configuring the Appearance of Waypoint Symbols 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Select Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Waypoint Display. 4. Select a waypoint symbol. 5. Complete an action: • Select Label to display the name and symbol. • Select Symbol only to display only the symbol. • Select Comment to display any comments you have added (page 27). • Select Hide to hide the symbol. Setting the Color of the Active Track
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Charts and 3D Chart Views 3. Touch an object ➊. 4. Select the button with the name of the item ➋ to view the information. ➋ ➊ Viewing Tide Station Information Tide-station information appears on the chart with a tide station icon ( ). You can view a detailed graph for a tide station to help predict the tide level at different times or on different days (page 36). NoTe: Tide station icons are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card (page 16). The Fishing chart is available if y
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents You can show and configure tide and current information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Select Menu. 4. Select Navigation Chart Setup or Fishing Chart Setup. 5. Select Tides/Currents. 6. Complete an action: • Select on to show current station indicators and tide station indicators on the chart, or select Of f to hide current s
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Charts and 3D Chart Views 5. Select Chart Appearance > Detail. 6. Use the slider bar to select a level of detail. Selecting a World Map You can use either a basic world map or a shaded relief map on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart. These differences are visible only when zoomed out too far to see the detailed charts. NoTe: Shaded relief maps are available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Selecting the Heading Line Source The source for the display of the heading line on the chartplotter is determined by the heading line source setting (Auto or GPS Hdg) and whether heading information is available from a heading sensor. • If heading information is available from a heading sensor and the source heading is set to Auto, both the heading line and the vehicle icon will be aligned to the heading from the sensor. • If heading information is available from a h
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Charts and 3D Chart Views 6. Complete an action: • Select Navaid Size to set the size of the navaid symbols shown on the map, and select a size. • Select Navaid Type > NoAA to show the NOAA navaid symbol set on the map. • Select Navaid Type > IALA to show the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) navaid symbol set on the map. Showing Additional Chart Details You can show land POIs, light sectors, and photo points on the Navigation chart. 1. From the Home screen, select Cha
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing Other Vessels See “Configuring the Appearance of Other Vessels” (page 50). Showing and Configuring Data Overlay See “About Chart Overlay Numbers” (page 48). Using Waypoints See “Waypoints” (page 26). Using Tracks See “Tracks” (page 30). Automatic Identification System The Automatic Identification System (AIS) enables you to identify and track other vessels. About AIS AIS alerts you to area traffic. When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can s
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Target is lost. A green X indicates that the AIS transmission from the vessel is lost, and ➏ the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether the vessel should continue to be tracked. If you discontinue vessel tracking, the lost target symbol disappears from the chart or the 3D chart view. Target is selected. Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets When heading and course over ground information are provided by an activated AIS target, the he
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Charts and 3D Chart Views Showing AIS Vessels on a Chart or on a 3D Chart View AIS requires the use of an external AIS device and active transponder signals from other vessels. You can configure how other vessels appear on a chart or on a 3D chart view. The display range configured for one chart or one 3D chart view is applied only to that chart or to that 3D chart view. The details, projected heading, and trails settings configured for one chart or one 3D chart view are applied to all charts
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Charts and 3D Chart Views 3. Select a distance. 4. Select Time To to sound an alarm if AIS determines that a target will intersect the safe zone within the defined time interval (ranging from 1 to 24 minutes). 5. Select a time. Viewing a List of AIS Targets NoTe: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts. 1
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Charts and 3D Chart Views 2. Select Perspective 3D or Mariner’s eye 3D. 3. Select Menu > Chart Appearance > Range Rings > on. Selecting a Lane Width The navigation lane is the magenta line in Perspective 3D or Mariner’s Eye 3D view that indicates the course to your destination while you are navigating. You can specify the width of the navigation lane. NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Perspe
