Garmin GPSMAP 6012 Owner's Manual - Page 4

Introduction Table of Contents Introduction i Tips and Shortcuts i Manual Conventions i Getting Started 1 Front and Back Panels 1 Turning On the Chartplotter 3 Turning Off the Chartplotter 3 Initial Chartplotter Settings 3 Adjusting the Backlight 3 Adjusting the Color Mode 3 Inserting and Removing Data and Memory Cards 4 Viewing System Information 4 About the Home Screen 5 Charts and 3D Chart Views 6 Navigation Chart 6 Automatic Identification System 15 Perspective 3D 19 Radar Overlay 21 BlueChart g2 Vision 21 Mariner's Eye 3D 22 Fish Eye 3D 24 Fishing Chart 24 Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart 25 Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks............26 Animated Tide and Current Indicators..........27 Detailed Road and POI Data 27 Auto Guidance 27 Combinations 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, and On-boat Data 46 Almanac Data 46 Environmental Data 48 On-boat Data 51 Device Configuration 57 Basic Device Configuration Questions.........57 Simulator Mode 57 Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically....58 Display Configuration 58 Navigation Preferences 58 Information about Your Boat 66 Alarms 67 Chartplotter Data Management 69 Networked Device Configuration 71 Radar 72 Transmitting Radar Signals 72 Stopping the Transmission of Radar Signals 72 Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen 72 Radar Display Modes 72 Radar Targeting 77 Waypoints and Routes on the Radar Screen 81 About the Radar Overlay 83 Optimizing the Radar Display 84 Radar Display Appearance 91 Radar Overlay Display Appearance 96 Sonar 99 Sonar Views 99 Transducer Temperature Log 101 Waypoints on the Sonar Screen 101 Sonar Display Appearance 102 Sonar Alarms 105 Transducer Configuration 106 Digital Selective Calling 108 Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality 108 Turning On DSC 108 About the DSC List 108 Incoming Distress Calls 109 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio 110 Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from the Chartplotter 110 Position Tracking 110 Individual Routine Calls 112 Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target 113 Appendix 114 Specifications 114 Calibrating the GPSMAP 7000 Series Touchscreen 115 ii GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual