Garmin GPSMAP 8012 MFD Owner's Manual - Page 3

Table of Contents Introduction 1 GPSMAP 8000 Series Front View 1 Inserting a Memory Card 1 Using the Touchscreen 1 Locking the Touchscreen 1 Tips and Shortcuts 1 GPS Satellite Signals 1 Stations and Station Layouts 1 Customizing the Home Screen 1 Customizing the Layout of a Page 1 Resetting the Station Layouts 2 Adjusting the Backlight 2 Adjusting the Color Mode 2 Charts and 3D Chart Views 2 Chart Symbols 2 Showing a Different Chart 2 Zooming In and Out Using the Touchscreen 2 Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart 2 Navigating to a Point on the Chart 3 Viewing Details about Navaids 3 Premium Charts 3 Viewing Tide Station Information 3 Animated Tide and Current Indicators 3 Showing and Configuring Tides and Currents 4 Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart 4 Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks 4 Automatic Identification System 4 AIS Targeting Symbols 4 Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets ..... 4 Showing AIS and MARPA Vessels on a Chart or on a 3D Chart View 4 Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel 5 Viewing Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel 5 Deactivating a Target for an AIS Vessel 5 Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats 5 Setting the Safe-Zone Collision Alarm 5 AIS Distress Signals 5 Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission 5 AIS Distress Signal Device Targeting Symbols 5 Enabling AIS Transmission Test Alerts 5 Turning Off AIS Reception 5 Chart and 3D Chart View Settings 5 Navigation and Fishing Chart Setup 6 Waypoints and Tracks Settings on the Charts and Chart Views 6 Chart Appearance Settings 6 Other Vessels Settings on the Charts and Chart Views ........ 6 Fish Eye 3D Settings 6 Navigation with a Chartplotter 6 Basic Navigation Questions 7 Destinations 7 Searching for a Destination by Name 7 Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart 7 Searching for a Marine Services Destination 7 Courses 7 Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To 7 Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance ......... 7 Autopilot Navigation 7 Recalculating the Auto Guidance Route 7 Stopping Navigation 7 Waypoints 8 Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint 8 Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location 8 Marking and Navigating to an MOB Location 8 Viewing a List of all Waypoints 8 Editing a Saved Waypoint 8 Moving a Saved Waypoint 8 Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint 8 Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB 8 Deleting All Waypoints 8 Routes 8 Creating and Navigating a Route From Your Present Location 8 Creating and Saving a Route 8 Viewing a List of Routes 9 Editing a Saved Route 9 Browsing for and Navigating a Saved Route 9 Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route ....... 9 Deleting a Saved Route 9 Deleting All Saved Routes 9 Tracks 9 Showing Tracks 9 Setting the Color of the Active Track 9 Saving the Active Track 9 Viewing a List of Saved Tracks 9 Editing a Saved Track 9 Saving a Track as a Route 9 Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track 9 Deleting a Saved Track 10 Deleting All Saved Tracks 10 Retracing the Active Track 10 Clearing the Active Track 10 Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording .......... 10 Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log 10 Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks 10 Sonar 10 Changing the Sonar View 10 Pausing the Sonar Display 10 Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen 10 Adjusting the Gain on the Sonar Screen 10 Adjusting the Range of the Depth Scale 10 Setting the Zoom Level on the Sonar Screen 10 Selecting Frequencies 10 Turning On the A-Scope 11 Sonar Setup 11 Sonar Settings 11 Sonar Noise Rejection Settings 11 Sonar Appearance Settings 11 Sonar Alarm Settings 11 Advanced Sonar Settings 11 Transducer Installation Settings 11 Radar 11 Radar Display Modes 12 Changing the Radar Mode 12 Transmitting Radar Signals 12 Adjusting the Zoom Scale on the Radar Screen 12 Tips for Selecting a Radar Zoom Scale 12 Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen 12 Sentry Mode 12 Enabling Timed Transmit 12 Setting the Standby and Transmit Times 12 Enabling a Guard Zone 12 Defining a Circular Guard Zone 12 Defining a Partial Guard Zone 13 Radar Targeting and MARPA 13 MARPA Targeting Symbols 13 Assigning a MARPA Tag to an Object 13 Viewing Information about a MARPA-tagged Object ..... 13 Table of Contents i