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  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
    GPSMAP® 6000/7000 series owner's manual
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    as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded Garmin Web site (www.garmin.com) for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use and operation of this and other Garmin products. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, GPSMAP
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    key to turn on or off the chartplotter. Manual Conventions In this manual, when you are instructed to select an item, either press the soft key along the right side of the screen (GPSMAP 6000 series units) or use your finger to touch that item on the screen (GPSMAP 7000 series units) to select it
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    28 About the Combinations Screen 28 Combinations Screen Configuration 28 Navigation 32 Basic Navigation Questions 32 Navigation with a Chartplotter 32 Waypoints 34 Routes 35 Tracks 39 Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot 41 Where To 42 Marine Services Destinations 42 Almanac, Environmental
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    Screenshots 115 Viewing GPS Satellite Locations 115 System Information 115 NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 117 Product Registration 120 Contact Garmin 120 Declaration of Conformity 120 Software License Agreement 120 Index 121 Introduction GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual iii
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    GPSMAP 6012 and 6212 Front View Getting Started ➊ ➋ ➑ GPSMAP 7015 and 7215 Front View ➊ Power key ➋ Automatic backlight sensor ➌ Range keys ➍ Rocker ➎ Soft keys ➏ MARK, SELECT, MENU, and HOME buttons ➐ Numeric keypad (6012 and 6212 only) ➑ SD card slot GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    Getting Started ➊ GPSMAP 6008, 6208, 6012, 6212, 7012, and 7212 Back View ➋➊ ➎➍ ➌ GPSMAP 7015 and 7215 Back View ➊ Network connectors ➋ NMEA 2000 connector ➌ NMEA 0183 connector ➍ Power connector ➎ Video (Yellow) and VGA (Purple) connectors  GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    can be updated later. Follow the on-screen directions. Note: To calibrate the water speed, you must have a speed-capable transducer connected to a GSD™ 22 or a NMEA 0183-capable water-speed sensor. GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect
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    Garmin chartplotter or a computer (page 69). The SD card slot is located on the front of the chartplotter. update the system software or to purchase additional map data information. From the Home screen, select Configure > System > System Information.  GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    : Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and the Fishing Chart are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision data card (page 21). • Sonar-sets up and provides sonar information (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a Garmin sonar module) (page 99). • Combinations-sets up the screen to
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    GPSMAP 6208, 6212, 7212, and 7215 chartplotters have built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters. The charts and 3D chart views listed below are available on the chartplotter. Note: The Fishing chart, Mariner screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart. Marine services Exposed
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    are not limited to, those shown below. Icon Description Current station Information Icon Description Marine services Tide station Icon Description Overhead photo available Perspective photo available Other features common to most charts include depth contour lines (with deep water represented
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    The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to pan the map. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch and drag the
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    48), chart notes, or local services information near the cursor. Viewing Additional Object Information You can view information about on-screen map items, waypoints, and charts. Note: The Fishing chart, Mariner's Eye 3D, and Fish Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data
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    46). Note: The Fishing chart and tide station icons are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. direction indicators on the chart (page 27). 10 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    received from a heading sensor, also known as the magnetic heading, or to use GPS heading data. The heading line appears vertically on the screen world map is available on all GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotters. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 11
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    The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 4. Select Done. 12 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. sectors at all times, or select Auto to allow the chartplotter to automatically filter out light sectors depending on the zoom level GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 13
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    if the chartplotter is connected to a compatible marine wind sensor. Note: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select See "Waypoints" (page 34). Using Tracks See "Tracks" (page 39). 14 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can show some AIS information about Service Identity (MMSI), the location, the GPS speed, the GPS has been lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether has been lost, and the chartplotter displays a message banner asking whether
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    Ground and Heading Turning Off AIS Reception AIS signal reception is turned on by default. From the Home screen, select Configure > Other Vessels > AIS > Off. All AIS functionality on all charts and on , and the display of information about AIS vessels. 16 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    Note: The Fishing chart and Mariner's Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker
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    Note: The Fishing chart and Mariner's Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker
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    . Note: The Fishing chart and Mariner's Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker
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    , use the on-screen keyboard to enter the width. 5. Select Done. Showing Surface Radar The chartplotter must be connected to a marine radar to show surface radar. In Perspective 3D or Mariner's Eye 3D, you can show radar returns from the surface of the water. Note: Mariner's Eye 3D is available with
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    When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use . The BlueChart g2 Vision Mariner's Eye 3D is more GPSMAP 6000 or GPSMAP 7000 series chartplotter with every GPSMAP 4000 series, 5000 series, 6000 series, and 7000 series chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine
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    Garmin GPS units. You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision data card while your chartplotter is on or off (page 4). Mariner's Eye 3D A BlueChart g2 Vision data card offers Mariner From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner's Eye 3D. Mariner's Eye 3D GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    setting (page 105). 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Mariner's Eye 3D > Menu > Chart Appearance > Safe Depth. 2. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Tracks See "Waypoints" (page 34) or "Tracks" (page 39). GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 23
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    > On. Showing Tracks From the Home screen, select Charts > Fish Eye 3D > Menu > Tracks > On. Showing Data Bars See "Data Bars" (page 62). Fishing Chart Use the Fishing chart for a detailed view of the bottom contours and depth soundings on the chart. 24 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    6000 series) or the button (GPSMAP 7000 series). You also can set the detail level higher by changing the map zoom detail (page 11). 1. From the Home screen, select Navigation Chart > Menu > Chart Setup more the satellite photos cover both land and water. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 25
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    location of the camera, pointed in the direction of the cone. 3. Select Review > Aerial Photo. Note: Press the Range (-/+) keys (GPSMAP 6000 series) or touch or (GPSMAP 7000 series), to zoom out and in while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen. 26 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    path to a destination, based on available BlueChart g2 Vision chart information. Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a destination using Guide To (page 33). Configuring Auto Guidance Settings See "Auto Guidance Line Configurations" (page 59). � GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 27
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    available on the Combinations screen depends on the optional network devices you have connected to your chartplotter, and whether you are using an optional BlueChart g2 Vision data card. You can combine up to three screens in the GPSMAP screen. 28 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    . Available data options vary, based on the chartplotter and network configuration. Unused data field Removing a Data Field 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select a data field that contains data. 4. Select None. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 29
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    the type of data shown in the field. Available data options vary based on the chartplotter and network configuration. Viewing Instrumentation Data You can view engine gauges or fuel gauges in a combinations screen. 1. From the Home screen, select Combinations. 2. Select a combination. 3. Select Menu
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    corner that represents the screen you want to view on the full chartplotter screen. 4. Complete an action to view the full chartplotter screen: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to pan the focus screen. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a combination screen. 5. Complete an action to
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    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 "Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To" (page 32). How do I make the device guide me along a straight Build a single-leg route and
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    Navigation • Select Offshore Services to view a list of marinas and other offshore points of interest, listed by name (page 42). • Select may be in your path. 1. Select a destination using a chart or Where To? (page 32). 2. Select Navigate To > Guide To. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 33
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    location. From any screen, select Mark > Man Overboard. An international MOB symbol marks the active MOB point and the chartplotter sets a course screen, select Information > User Data > Waypoints. 2. Select a waypoint. 3. Select Review > Edit. 4. Complete an action: • Select Name. For the GPSMAP
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    Home screen, select Chart. 2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select a destination using the cursor ( ). • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a destination using the cursor ( ). GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 35
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    • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select a last-turn location using the cursor ( ). • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a last-turn your boat. 8. Select Done when the route is complete. 9. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 10.Follow the magenta line, steering to
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    6000 series, use the Rocker to select a location on the chart. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a location on the chart. • Select Use Waypoint List and select a saved waypoint. 5. Select Add Turn. The chartplotter marks the position of the turn with a waypoint. 6. If you want to add additional
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    chart. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a turn location on the chart. Select Done. • Select Edit Turns > Use Turn List. Select a waypoint from the list. Select Done. Deleting a Saved Route 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Routes. 2. Select a route. 3. Select Review > Delete
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    select the waypoint. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the waypoint. 6. Select Route To. 7. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 8. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. Copying Routes See "Chartplotter Data Management" (page 69). Tracks
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    > Save Route. Deleting a Saved Track 1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks. Review the course indicated by the colored line. 5. Follow the colored line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. 40 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    . Copying Tracks See "Chartplotter Data Management" (page 69). Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Clear User Data > All. Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot When you start any type of navigation (Go To, Route To, Guide To, or Follow
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    Guidance is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Offshore Services. 2. Select the marine service category to which you want to navigate. The chartplotter shows a list of the 50 nearest locations and the distance and bearing to each
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    For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 3. Select Done. The 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteria appear. 4. Select the location. 5. Select Navigate To. 6. Complete an action: • Select Go To. • Select Route To. • Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance. 7. Review the
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    screen, select Where To? > Waypoints. 2. Select a waypoint. 3. Select Navigate To. 4. Complete an action: • Select Go To. • Select Route To. • Select Guide To to use Auto Guidance. 5. Review From the Home screen, select Where Review screen, select Where To? > Routes. 2. Select a route. 3. Select Review
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    GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or Numeric Keypad. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen you are off course. 9. Review the course indicated by the one track (page 40). 1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Tracks. 2. Select was created. 5. Review the course indicated by
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    Rocker to enter the date. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select Done. • Select Next Day to view tide information for the day after the date shown. • Select Previous Day to view tide information for the day before the date shown. 46 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    information is available with a BlueChart g2 Vision card. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Tides/Currents > Currents > Nearby Stations. 2. Select a station. 3. Complete an action: • Select Change Date > Manual to view tide information for a different date. For the GPSMAP 6000 series
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    By default, the chartplotter shows celestial information for the present date and time. From the Home screen, select Information > Manual to view information for a different date. For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to enter the date. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard.
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    and a GPS antenna; or a wind sensor, a water-speed sensor, and a heading sensor. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Graphs > Wind Speed. 2. Select the type of wind speed data included on the graph (Apparent Wind, True Wind, or Ground Wind). GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 49
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    on a stationary sensor and a GPS antenna. boat. This is the chartplotter must be connected to a barometric-pressure sensor to capture the data shown on the atmospheric pressure graph. From the Home screen, select Information > Graphs > Atmo. Pressure. 50 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    Marine Electronics Association) 2000 network capable of sensing engine data to view engine gauges. See the GPSMAP 6000/7000 Series Installation Instructions for details. From the Home screen upper limit of the gauge. This setting is not available on all gauges. Represents the minimum value of the
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    GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen From the Home screen, select Information > Engines > Alarms 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Engines > . From the Home screen, select Information > 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Engines >
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    Gauges To view fuel information, your chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor, such as the Garmin GFS™ 10. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Engines. 2. Move from the engine gauge screens to the fuel gauge screen: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker. • For
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    enter the amount of fuel added. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. Select Done. An estimate of the > GPS Speed. • Select Fuel Economy > Water Speed to use data from a speed wheel. Trip Gauges Viewing Trip Gauges From the Home screen, select GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    supplied video cable. A GPSMAP 7015 or 7215 chartplotter can also display real-time data from a PC if the chartplotter is connected to the PC through the VGA input port (page 2). See the GPSMAP 6000/7000 Series Installation Instructions for details. From the Home screen, select Information > Video
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    the VGA display mode on a GPSMAP 7015 or 7215 chartplotter, you must set the video Source setting to VGA Input (page 55). 1. From the Home screen, select Information > Video. 2. Touch anywhere on the screen. An on-screen display appears. 3. Complete an action: • Touch the brightness arrows to adjust
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    and Tracks" (page 41). How do I check the software version and the map version on the chartplotter? See "Viewing System Information" (page 4). Simulator Mode  WARNING Do not try to navigate using simulator mode because the GPS receiver is turned off. Any satellite signal strength bars shown are
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    select the language that appears on the chartplotter. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Preferences > Language. GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the time. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 58 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    comes from a Water Speed sensor or if it is based on the GPS Speed. Auto Guidance Line Configurations You can set the data the chartplotter uses when calculating an Auto Guidance line. Note: Auto Guidance is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. Safe Water Depth and Safe
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    available values GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the navigation chart to select the destination using the cursor ( ). 4. Select Navigate To > Guide To. 5. Review screen, select Configure > Preferences > Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance > Nearest. 60 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    in step 8, review the placement of setting to Near or Nearest. As a result, the chartplotter may not reposition the Auto Guidance line, unless the manually. For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the magnetic variance. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen
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    You must be receiving NMEA Sonar depth data or using a Garmin sounder module in order to view depth and temperature information. You can select individual units of measure to create a customized system of measurement for your chartplotter display. 1. From the Home screen, select Configure
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    shows GPS speed, GPS heading, depth, and GPS position data. 1. From the Home screen, select in each section of the data bar. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select a chart or a 3D chart , arrival, off-course, bearing, and next turn data. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select
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    the bottom of the chart. Only one of these three data bars can appear at a time. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select a chart or a 3D chart view. 3. Complete an action: • Select Menu > Data Bars air experienced while on a stationary boat. 64 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    an indicator that shows the bearing to the desired course appears while navigating. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Mariner's Eye 3D. Note: To configure Automatic Identification System (AIS) information for other vessels, your chartplotter GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 65
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    Mariner's Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts. 2. Select Navigation Chart, Fishing Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner , contact Garmin Product Support. Setting the Fuel Capacity of Your Boat 1. From the Home screen, select
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    Configure > Alarms > Navigation > Off Course > On. 2. Enter the off-course distance that triggers the alarm: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 3. Select Done. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 67
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    Alarms > System > GPS Accuracy > On. 2. Enter the GPS location accuracy that triggers the alarm: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 3. Select Done. Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm The chartplotter must be
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    software version is older than 6.12.2, update to the current version by clicking Help > Check for Software Updates, or go to www.garmin card to the chartplotter. See "Copying Data on the chartplotter. 2. From the Home screen, select chartplotter and overwrite existing user data on the chartplotter
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    from one chartplotter connected to the Garmin Marine Network to every other chartplotter connected to the network. 1. Connect the chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network using the network port on the back of the chartplotter and a Garmin network cable. 2. From the Home screen, select Information
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    is listed along the left side of the screen. Assigning a Name to a Garmin Marine Network Device 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > Marine Network. 2. Select a device. 3. Select Review. 4. Enter a name for the device: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker. • For the
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    When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar such as a GPSMAP 7000 series, from the Radar screen , touch the and buttons. • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, press the Range keys (-/+). Radar Display Modes The Radar screen has five standard operating modes. Each mode is available
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    Radar > Cruising. A full-screen image of the gathered radar information appears. Your position is in the center of the screen, and the rings provide distance measurements. Range rings Heading line Distance between rings Radar range Cruising Mode GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 73
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    transmission and disables any guard zones. Showing Harbor Mode From the Home screen, select Radar > Harbor. Distance between rings Radar range Harbor Mode Offshore Home screen, select Radar > Offshore. Distance between rings 74 Radar range Offshore Mode GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    until you exit Sentry mode. If MARPA is enabled in Sentry mode, MARPA targets are not cancelled. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry. Enabling MARPA in Sentry Mode From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry > Menu > Sentry Setup > MARPA > On. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 75
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    GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen 1 1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Sentry GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker and the on-screen arrows ( and ). • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch 1. From the Home screen, select Radar >
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    GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker and the on-screen arrows ( and ). • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the bearing, speed, GPS heading, nearest approach, and time to nearest approach. MARPA indicates the status of each tagged object (acquiring, lost, tracking, or dangerous), and the chartplotter
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    1. From the Home screen, select Radar. 2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or Offshore. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select a targeted object. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a targeted object. 4. Select MARPA Target. 78 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    Radar Stop Radar Targeting 1. From the Home screen, select Radar. 2. Select Cruising, Harbor, or Offshore. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select a targeted object. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a targeted object. 4. Select Stop Pointing. Setting the Safe
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    Move VRM/EBL for the GPSMAP 7000 series. 4. Select a new location for the intersection point of the VRM and the EBL: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select a new location. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch a new location. 5. Select Done. 80 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    location • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the target location. The range and the bearing to the target location appear in the upper-left corner of the screen. 5. Select Done. Waypoints and Routes on the Radar Screen Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen 1. From the Home screen, select Radar
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    Navigation lines must be showing in order to view a route on the Radar screen (page 94). 1. From the Home screen, select Where To? > Routes , with starting point, destination, and turns indicated. 7. Review the course indicated by the magenta line. 8. Follow the GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    screen, select Radar. 10.Select Cruising, Harbor, Offshore, Dual Range, or Sentry. The route appears as a magenta line, with starting point, destination, and turns indicated. 11.Review chartplotter available, the boat heading is based on GPS tracking data. GPS GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 83
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    mode. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the and buttons to zoom out and zoom in. Selecting a Chart Type for the Radar Overlay You can indicate whether the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart appears under the Radar Overlay. Note: The Fishing chart is available
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    longer pulses in order to reach distant targets. Closer targets, especially rain and waves, also reflect the longer pulses, which can add noise to the Radar screen. Viewing information about longer-range targets can also decrease the amount of space available on the Radar screen for viewing
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 92
    GPSMAP 7000 series. The chartplotter sets the gain automatically once, based on average conditions, the range of the radar signal, and the selected radar mode. The chartplotter does not readjust the gain automatically in response to changing conditions. Manually Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen
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    6000 series. Select Right > Gain for the GPSMAP 7000 series. 4. Select Up to raise the gain, until light speckles appear across the Radar screen. Data on the Radar screen is refreshed every few seconds. As a result, the effects of manually adjusting the gain may not appear instantly. Adjust the
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 94
    use in one radar mode may or may not be applied to other radar modes or to the Radar Overlay (page 85). 1. From the Home screen, select Radar. 2. Select Cruising, Harbor, Offshore, Dual Range or Sentry mode. 88 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    the GPSMAP 7000 series. • Configure the setting for the long-range screen in Dual Range mode. Select > Menu > Noise Rejection > Rain Clutter > Off for the GPSMAP 6000 series. Select Right > Noise Rejection > Rain Clutter > Off for the GPSMAP 7000 series. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 89
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 96
    Right > Noise Rejection > Rain Clutter for the GPSMAP 7000 series. 6. Select Up or Down to decrease or increase the appearance of nearby rain clutter until other targets are clearly visible on the Radar screen. Clutter caused by rain may still be visible. 90 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 97
    Showing the Cruising Data Bar on the Radar Screen The cruising data bar shows GPS speed, GPS heading, depth, and GPS position data. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar. 2. Select Cruising, Harbor, , Bottom Left, and Bottom Right sections of the data bar. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 91
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 98
    across the top of the Radar screen. The navigation data bar can show arrival, distance to destination, off-course, bearing, and next turn data. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar. 2. Select Cruising, , the other two data bars are hidden automatically. 92 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    Up to set the top of the map according to the heading data received from a heading sensor, also known as the magnetic heading. The heading line appears vertically on the screen. • Select Course Up to set the map so the direction of navigation is always up. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 93
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    Range mode. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar Setup > Rotation Spd. 2. Complete an action: • Select Normal Speed. • Select High Speed to increase the speed at which the antenna rotates, which increases the speed at which the screen updates. 94 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    of the radar antenna in order to optimize the radar picture. Until you specify the antenna size, the "Radar needs to be configured" message appears. Note: You can set the antenna size for GMR 404, 406, 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 xHD, or 1206 xHD radar only. 1. From the Home screen, select Radar > Radar
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 102
    on the Radar Overlay You can set whether vessel tracks appear on the Radar Overlay. From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar Overlay > Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Tracks > On. Managing Tracks See See "Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats" (page 79). 96 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    bow of the boat in the direction of travel. You can configure the appearance of the heading line on the Radar Overlay. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Radar Overlay > Menu > Setup > Chart Setup > Heading Line. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 97
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    the end of the heading line. For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the Numeric Keypad to enter the time. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 3. Select Done. Showing and Configuring Offset See "Front-of-boat Offset" (page 95). 98 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    connects through the Garmin Marine Network and shares sonar data with every chartplotter connected to the network. Sonar Views The chartplotter shows sonar data using three different views: a full-screen view, a range of the magnified area. Select Done. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 99
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    split-frequency sonar view requires the use of a dual-frequency transducer. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Split Frequency. Depth, temperature, and water speed GPS speed and GPS heading Transducer frequencies Split-frequency Sonar View Range 100 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    graph scrolls to the left as information is received. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Temp Log. Setting the Screen Pausing the Sonar Display 1. From the Home screen, select Sonar. 2. Select a sonar view. 3. Select Menu > Pause Sonar. Temperature range GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    7000 series, touch and drag the line. Showing the A-Scope The A-Scope is a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen that shows instantaneously the range to targets along a scale. From the Home screen, select Sonar > Sonar Setup > A-Scope > On. 102 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    the Sonar screens. The navigation information always includes GPS speed and GPS heading, and includes bearing and off-course information while navigating. 1. From the Home screen, select Sonar setting. Only the strongest returns are highlighted in white. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 103
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    Select Menu > Gain. 4. Complete an action: • Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the gain automatically. • Select Up or Down to increase or decrease the gain manually. 5. Select Done. Adjusting the Noise Rejection on the Sonar Screen The Noise Rejection setting appears only when you have
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    : • Select Auto to allow the chartplotter to adjust the depth scale automatically. • Select Up or Down to increase or decrease the depth scale manually. 5. Select Done. Sonar Alarms Setting the Shallow Water and Deep Water Alarms 1. From the Home screen, select Configure > Alarms > Sonar. 2. Select
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 112
    when the chartplotter detects a suspended target of the specified symbols. 1. From the Home screen, select Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Keel Offset. 3. Complete an action: • For the GPSMAP the transducer. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard to enter the distance
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    negative number if the sensor connected to the chartplotter measures the water temperature as being warmer than it actually is. 4. From the Home screen, select Configure > My Boat > Temp Offset. 5. Enter the temperature offset calculated in step 3: • For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or the
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    is received from the same boat, it replaces the first call in the call list. Viewing the DSC List Your chartplotter must be connected to a VHF radio that supports DSC in order to view the DSC list. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List. 108 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    series, use the Rocker. • For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen keyboard. 5. Select Done. Incoming Distress Calls If your Garmin chartplotter and VHF radio are connected using NMEA 0183 or NMEA 2000, your chartplotter alerts you when your VHF radio receives a DSC distress call. If position
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 116
    radio, see your Garmin VHF Radio Owner's Manual. You can mark an MOB and navigate to it (page 34). 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 also available with NMEA 2000, provided
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 117
    for tracked vessels (page 112). Note: The Fishing chart and Mariner's Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card. Last-reported vessel position Position-report location Vessel trail Vessel Trail on the Navigation Chart GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 111
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 118
    Chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D. 3. Select Menu > Other Vessels > DSC > DSC List. 4. Select a vessel. 5. Select Review > Edit > Trail Line. 6. Select a color for the trail line. Individual Routine Calls When you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF NMEA 2000-compatible radio
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 119
    , the radio will not receive call information. 1. From the Home screen, select Information > DSC List. 2. Select a vessel or a station to call. 3. Select Review > Call with Radio > Send. The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio. 4. On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 120
    , or federal laws. For information, go to: www.garmin.com/aboutGarmin/environment/disposal.jsp. GPS Performance Specification Parameter Receiver Acquisition Time Warm Cold Update Rate Accuracy Velocity Reacquisition GPS DGPS Measurement GPS 17x high-sensitivity differential-ready 12 parallel
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 121
    approximately 15 seconds until the calibration screen appears. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen until "Calibration is complete" appears. 4. Touch OK. Screenshots Note: To capture screenshots using a GPSMAP 7012, 7212, 7015 or 7515, you must use the Garmin RF Wireless Remote Control. You can
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 122
    device. 3. Select Disconnect. Garmin Marine Network The Garmin Marine Network allows you to share data from Garmin peripheral devices with Garmin chartplotters quickly and easily. You can connect a GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotter to a Garmin Marine Network to receive data from and share data
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 123
    Speed to support the input or output of standard 0183 data for most AIS receivers. • Select Garmin to support the input or output of Garmin-proprietary data for interfacing with Garmin software. 4. Repeat step 3 to configure additional input/output ports. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 117
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    screen is a troubleshooting tool used by installers to verify that NMEA 0183 data is being sent across the system. From the Home screen, select Configure > Communications > NMEA 0183 Setup > Diagnostics. NMEA 2000 GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotters are NMEA 2000 certified and can receive
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 125
    to negotiate with each other to determine which chartplotter will perform this function. Only one chartplotter on the network can bridge NMEA 0183 data over the NMEA 2000 bus at a time. All GPSMAP 6000 series and 7000 series units are NMEA 2000 certified. GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 119
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    online registration today. Go to my.garmin.com. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe place. Contact Garmin Contact Garmin Product Support if you have any questions while using your chartplotter. In the USA, go to www.garmin.com/support, or contact Garmin USA by phone at (913
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 127
    deep water 105 fish 106 GPS accuracy 68 navigation 67 off currents, tides 10, 27 antenna rotation speed 94 size 95 data cards 21 Fish Eye 3D 24 Mariner's Eye 3D 22 POIs 27 C celestial 28 data fields 29 focus screen 30 functions 28 instrumentation data 30 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 121
  • Garmin GPSMAP 6012 | Owner's Manual - Page 128
    fuel economy 54 status alarms 52 synchronizing with fuel 54 viewing 53 fuel onboard 68 full-screen view 99 G gain default setting 86 large objects 87 radar 85 radar type 85 side lobes 87 sonar 104 Garmin Marine Network 71 gauges analog 52 digital 52 engine 51 fuel 53 limits 52 maximums 52
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    overlay screen 83 anchor drag 67 antenna size 95 arrival GPS accuracy 68 hazard colors 23 heading 61 heading line 12, 94, 97 inset map 8, 97 interval 41 keel offset 106 land POIs 13, 98 lane width 20 light sectors 13, 98 look-ahd spd 94 map datum 61 marine GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual 123
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    115 scroll speed 102 sea clutter 88 service points 14 shallow water 105 shoreline distance 87 simulator mode 57 soft keys i, 1 software version 4 sonar a-scope 102 alarms 105 transmit 76 total fuel onboard alarm 68 touchscreen 115 track log interval 41 memory 41 GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
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    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www.garmin.com. © 2010 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty
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