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Garmin GPSMAP 721 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
GPSMAP® 500/700 Series and echoMAP™ 50/70 Series Owner's Manual February 2013 190-01556-00_0A Printed in Taiwan
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the content of this manual without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes or improvements. Go to www.garmin.com for current updates and supplemental information concerning the use of this product. Garmin®, the Garmin logo, BlueChart®, g2 Vision®, GPSMAP®, and MapSource® are
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GPSMAP 700 Series 1 Using the Touchscreen 1 echoMAP 50 Series and GPSMAP 500 Series 1 Device Keys 1 Tips and Shortcuts 1 GPS 3D Settings 7 Navigation with a Chartplotter 7 Basic Navigation Questions 7 Destinations Info 7 Searching for a Marine Services Destination 7 Courses 8 Setting and
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....... 16 Manually Adjusting Gain Guide 22 Saving a SiriusXM Channel to the Presets List 22 Adjusting SiriusXM Satellite Radio Volume 22 Device Configuration 22 Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically 22 System Settings 23 GPS Settings 23 Viewing the Event Log 23 Viewing System Software
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Up Data to a Computer 27 Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter 27 Saving System Information to a Memory Card 27 Appendix 27 Registering Your Device 27 Calibrating the Touchscreen 27 Updating the Device Software 27 Screenshots 27 Capturing Screenshots 27 Copying Screenshots to a Computer
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Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other important information. Device Views echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 the chartplotter loses satellite signals, disappears and a flashing question mark appears over on the chart. For more information about GPS, go to www.garmin.com
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radar information on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart, when the chartplotter is connected to a radar. This feature is not available with the detailed charts. Icon Description Buoy Information Marine services Tide station Current station Overhead photo available Perspective photo
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Route To. • To use Auto Guidance, select Guide To. 5 Review the course indicated by the magenta line. NOTE: celestial, chart notes, or local services information near the cursor, select Information you to get the most out of your chartplotter. In addition to detailed marine charting, premium
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the direction of the cone. 2 Select Review > Aerial Photo. Automatic Identification System The Automatic When connected to an external AIS device, the chartplotter can show some AIS information about other vessels the Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), location, GPS speed, GPS heading, time
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You can view the AIS signal status, MMSI, GPS speed, GPS heading, and other information that is reported about a safe-zone collision alarm, you must have a compatible chartplotter connected to an AIS device. The safe-zone collision distress signal alarm appears. Select Review > Go To to begin
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services may be obtained. Roses: Shows a compass rose around your boat, indicating compass direction oriented to the heading of the boat. A true wind direction or apparent wind direction indicator appears if the chartplotter . 1 From a screen that supports overlay numbers, select Menu > Overlay
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? How do I make the device guide me to a location while avoiding charted If you have premium maps that support Auto Guidance and are in an area services. 1 Select Nav Info. 2 Select Offshore Services or Inland Services. 3 If necessary, select the marine service category. The chartplotter
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(page 7). 2 Select Navigate To > Guide To. 3 Review the course indicated by the magenta Auto Guidance Guide To), if you are connected through a NMEA 2000® network to a compatible Garmin MOB symbol marks the active MOB point and the chartplotter sets a direct course back to the marked location
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including turns, select Route To. • To use Auto Guidance, select Guide To. 5 Review the course indicated by the magenta line. NOTE: When using Auto location of the next turn on the chart. 5 Select Add Turn. The chartplotter marks the location of the turn with a waypoint. 6 If necessary, repeat
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• To navigate the track from the destination point used when the track was created, select Backward. 5 Review the course indicated by the colored line. 6 Follow the line along each leg in the route, steering , select Time > Change, and enter the time interval. 10 Navigation with a Chartplotter
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they are not available on all chartplotter models. The chartplotters also provide almanac information about tides and fuel data. See the installation instructions for details. Select Gauges > Engine. engines are shown in the gauges, you must manually select the number of engines (page 11). 1
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wind gauge. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a heading sensor, and GPS heading is calculated by your chartplotter GPS (course over ground). 1 Select Gauges > Wind > Menu > Heading Source. 2 Select GPS Hdg or Magnetic. Selecting the Range of the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge You can
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option: • To increase or decrease the gain manually, select Up or Down. • To allow the chartplotter to adjust the gain automatically, select an automatic Sonar When properly connected to an optional Garmin sounder module and a transducer, your compatible chartplotter can be used as a fishfinder.
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directly at the radar, because the eyes are the most susceptible parts of the body. NOTE: Not all models support radar. When you connect your compatible chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, such as a GMR™ 1206 xHD or a GMR 24 HD, you can view more information about your surroundings
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1 With the chartplotter off, connect your radar as described in the radar installation instructions. 2 Turn on the chartplotter. The radar warms alarm when a radar object enters the zone. Sentry mode works with all Garmin GMR model radars. Enabling Timed Transmit Select Radar > Sentry > Menu >
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Overlay When you connect your chartplotter to an optional Garmin marine radar, you can use available, the boat heading is based on GPS tracking data. GPS tracking data indicates the direction in which setting (page 16). 3 Adjust the gain setting manually (page 17). Range of Radar Signals The range
Garmin GPSMAP 721 | Owner's Manual - Page 23
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 For optimal radar performance that accounts for actual conditions, you
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call. For information on placing distress calls from your radio, see the VHF radio owner's manual. For 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
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you connect your Garmin chartplotter to a Garmin VHF radio over the NMEA 2000 or the NMEA 0183 network, you can use the chartplotter interface to set weather information provided through this product is subject to service interruptions and may contain errors, inaccuracies, or outdated information
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garmin.com for more information. You must also have a valid subscription to receive satellite weather and radio. For more information, refer to the instructions latest update or as an animated loop of the latest updates. The time stamp indicates the elapsed time since the service provider
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• To view the weather forecast for the previous 12 hours, select Previous Forecast or , and to view previous forecasts, up to 48 hours ago, in 12-hour increments, select Previous Forecast or again. Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast 1 Select Weather > Forecast. 2 Pan the chart to
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and barometric pressure. 1 From a weather chart, select . 2 Select Review > Buoy. Review does not appear if the cursor is not near an object. If the service was updated. Select Weather > Weather Subscription. SiriusXM Radio When you have a Garmin SiriusXM receiver connected to the chartplotter
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used in combination with GPS to provide more software version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit ID number. You may need this information to update the system software chartplotter. 1 Select Settings > My Vessel > Calibrate Water Speed. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions
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output sentences for system information. Garmin: Enables NMEA 0183 output sentences for Garmin proprietary sentences. Sounder: Enables a GPSMAP chartplotter to an existing NMEA 2000 network and to see a list of supported NMEA 2000 PGN numbers, see the chartplotter installation instructions.
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allows you to enter the magnetic variation value manually. Position Format: Sets the position format in time zone, or allows automatic selection based on GPS location. Navigation Settings NOTE: Some settings and Safe Height settings influence how the chartplotter calculates an Auto Guidance line.
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To > Guide To. 5 Review the 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. Select Settings > System > System Information > Software Information. Restoring the Original Chartplotter
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memory card is not included, go to www.garmin.com to make sure your device software is up-todate. 1 If necessary, load the software update onto the memory card from your computer by following the instructions on www.garmin.com. 2 Turn on the chartplotter. 3 Insert the memory card into the card
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Water referenced 128267 Water depth 130306 Wind data 130312 Temperature Transmit 127258 Magnetic Variance 129025 Position: Rapid update 129026 COG and SOG: Rapid update 129029 GNSS position data Type PGN Description 129283 Cross track error 129284 Navigation data 129285 Navigation route
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23 GLONASS 23 signals 1 WAAS 23 GPS accuracy 25 H hazard colors 6 home screen, customizing 1 K keel offset 23 keys 1 power 1 L lane width 6 language 23 locking, screen 1 M man overboard 8 marine services 7 mark location 8 memory card 26, 27 detailed maps 27 installing 1 slot 1 MOB, device 5 music
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23, 26 shoreline distance 26 SiriusXM 20 SiriusXM Satellite Radio 22 software, updating 27 sonar 13 a-scope 14 alarms 14 appearance 14 bottom 10 transducer 13 trip gauges 11 U unit ID 23, 26 units of measure 25 updates, software 27 user data, deleting 11 V vessel trails 7, 19 VHF radio 18 calling an
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Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Introduction	7
Device Views	7
echoMAP 70 Series and GPSMAP 700 Series	7
Using the Touchscreen	7
Locking the Touchscreen	7
echoMAP 50 Series and GPSMAP 500 Series	7
Device Keys	7
Tips and Shortcuts	7
GPS Satellite Signals	7
Adjusting the Backlight	7
Adjusting the Color Mode	7
Customizing the Home Screen	7
Inserting Memory Cards	7
Charts and 3D Chart Views	8
Navigation Chart and Offshore Fishing Chart	8
Zooming In and Out of the Chart	8
Panning the Chart	8
Selecting an Item on the Map Using the Device Keys	8
Chart Symbols	8
Navigating to a Point on the Chart	8
Viewing Location and Object Information on a 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 Vessels on a Chart or 3D Chart View	11
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 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
Chart and 3D Chart View Settings	11
Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup	12
Waypoints and Tracks Settings on the Charts and Chart Views	12
Overlay Numbers Settings	12
Editing the Data Fields	12
Showing a Navigation Inset	12
Chart Appearance Settings	12
Other Vessels Settings on the Charts and Chart Views	13
AIS Display Settings	13
Fish Eye 3D Settings	13
Navigation with a Chartplotter	13
Basic Navigation Questions	13
Destinations	13
Searching for a Destination by Name	13
Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart	13
Searching for a Destination Using Nav Info	13
Searching for a Marine Services Destination	13
Courses	14
Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To	14
Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance	14
Autopilot Navigation	14
Stopping Navigation	14
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	15
Deleting All Waypoints	15
Routes	15
Creating and Navigating a Route From Your Present Location	15
Creating and Saving a Route	15
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	16
Deleting All Saved Routes	16
Tracks	16
Showing Tracks	16
Setting the Color of the Active Track	16
Saving the Active Track	16
Viewing a List of Saved Tracks	16
Editing a Saved Track	16
Saving a Track as a Route	16
Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track	16
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	17
Combinations	17
Selecting a Combination	17
Customizing the Combinations Screen	17
Gauges and Almanac Information	17
Viewing the Compass	17
Viewing Trip Gauges	17
Resetting Trip Gauges	17
Viewing Engine and Fuel Gauges	17
Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits	17
Enabling Status Alarms for Engine Gauges	17
Enabling Some Engine Gauge Status Alarms	17
Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges	17
Customizing the Engines Shown in Gauges	17
Configuring the Fuel Gauges Display	17
Setting the Fuel Capacity of the Vessel	18
Synchronizing the Fuel Data with the Actual Vessel Fuel	18
Setting the Fuel Alarm	18
Viewing the Wind Gauges	18
Configuring the Speed Source	18
Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge	18
Selecting the Range of the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge	18
Viewing the Environment Gauges	18
Configuring the Alignment of the Wind Gauge	18
Configuring the Heading Source of the Environment Gauge	18
Setting the Barometer Reference Time	18
Tide, Current, and Celestial Information	18
Tide Station Information	18
Current Station Information	18
Celestial Information	18
Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, or Celestial Information for a Different Date	19
Viewing Information for a Different Tide or Current Station	19
Viewing Almanac Information from the Navigation Chart	19
Sonar	19
Full-Screen Sonar View	19
Split-Zoom Sonar View	19
Split-Frequency Sonar View	19
Pausing the Sonar Display	19
Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen	19
Adjusting the Gain on the Sonar Screen	19
Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale	19
Setting the Zoom Level on the Sonar Screen	19
Selecting Frequencies	19
Turning On the A-Scope	20
Sonar Setup	20
Sonar Settings	20
Sonar Appearance Settings	20
Advanced Sonar Settings	20
Sonar Alarm Settings	20
Recording the Sonar Display	20
Stopping the Sonar Recording	20
Depth and Water Temperature Graphs	20
Setting the Depth and Water Temperature Graph Range and Time Scales	20
Radar	20
Radar Display Modes	21
Transmitting Radar Signals	21
Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen	21
Tips for Selecting a Radar Zoom Scale	21
Sentry Mode	21
Enabling Timed Transmit	21
Setting the Standby and Transmit Times	21
Enabling a Guard Zone	21
Defining a Circular Guard Zone	21
Defining a Partial Guard Zone	21
Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen	22
Viewing a List of AIS Threats	22
Showing AIS Vessels on the Radar Screen	22
VRM and EBL	22
Showing the VRM and the EBL	22
Adjusting the VRM and the EBL	22
Measuring the Range and Bearing to a Target Object	22
Radar Overlay	22
Radar Overlay and Chart Data Alignment	22
Showing the Radar Overlay	22
Stopping the Transmission of Radar Signals	22
Optimizing the Radar Display	22
Range of Radar Signals	22
Radar Gain and Clutter	22
Automatically Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen	22
Manually Adjusting Gain on the Radar Screen	23
Minimizing Nearby Large-Object Interference	23
Minimizing Side-Lobe Interference on the Radar Screen	23
Adjusting Sea Clutter on the Radar Screen	23
Adjusting Rain Clutter on the Radar Screen	23
Reducing Cross Talk Clutter on the Radar Screen	23
Radar Display Settings	23
Radar Appearance Settings	23
Front-of-Boat Offset	24
Measuring the Potential Front-of-Boat Offset	24
Setting the Front-of-Boat Offset	24
Digital Selective Calling	24
Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality	24
Turning On DSC	24
DSC List	24
Viewing the DSC List	24
Adding a DSC Contact	24
Incoming Distress Calls	24
Navigating to a Vessel in Distress	24
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio	24
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter	24
Position Tracking	24
Viewing a Position Report	24
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel	25
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel	25
Editing Information in a Position Report	25
Deleting a Position-Report Call	25
Viewing Vessel Trails on the Chart	25
Individual Routine Calls	25
Selecting a DSC Channel	25
Making an Individual Routine Call	25
Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target	25
Viewing Video	25
Configuring the Video Appearance	25
SiriusXM™	25
SiriusXM Equipment and Subscription Requirements	26
Weather Data Broadcasts	26
Viewing Precipitation Information	26
Precipitation Views	26
Storm Cell and Lightning Information	26
Hurricane Information	26
Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins	26
Forecast Information	26
Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period	26
Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast	27
Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers	27
City Forecasts	27
Viewing Sea Conditions	27
Surface Winds	27
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	28
Viewing Buoy Reports	28
Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy	28
Creating a Waypoint on a Weather Chart	28
Weather Overlay	28
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
System Settings	29
GPS Settings	29
Viewing the Event Log	29
Viewing System Software Information	29
My Vessel Settings	29
Setting the Keel Offset	29
Calibrating a Water Speed Device	29
Setting the Water Temperature Offset	30
Communications Settings	30
NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183	30
NMEA 0183	30
NMEA 0183 Settings	30
NMEA 2000	30
Viewing a List of NMEA 2000 Network Devices	30
Communication with Wireless Devices	30
Connecting a Bluetooth Wireless Device	30
Disconnecting a Bluetooth Wireless Device	30
Setting Up the Wireless Network	30
Connecting a Wireless Device to the Chartplotter	31
Setting Alarms	31
Navigation Alarms	31
System Alarms	31
Setting the Fuel Alarm	31
Setting Weather Alarms	31
Units Settings	31
Navigation Settings	31
Auto Guidance Line Configurations	31
Adjusting the Distance from Shore	32
Other Vessel Settings	32
Viewing System Software Information	32
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings	32
Chartplotter Data Management	32
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Chartplotter	32
Copying Data from a Memory Card	32
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card	32
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from all Chartplotters on a NMEA 2000 Network	33
Copying Built-In Maps to a Memory Card	33
Backing Up Data to a Computer	33
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter	33
Saving System Information to a Memory Card	33
Appendix	33
Registering Your Device	33
Calibrating the Touchscreen	33
Updating the Device Software	33
Screenshots	33
Capturing Screenshots	33
Copying Screenshots to a Computer	33
NMEA 0183 Information	33
NMEA 2000 PGN Information	34

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GPSMAP

500/700 Series and echoMAP

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50/70

Series

Owner’s Manual

February 2013

190-01556-00_0A

Printed in Taiwan