Garmin GPSMAP 8530 Black Box Owner's Manual - Page 13

Basic Navigation Questions Question Answer How do I make the chartplotter point Navigate using Go To. See me in the direction in which I want to page 7. go (bearing)? How do I make the device guide me Build a single-leg route and along a straight line (minimizing cross navigate it using Route To. See track) to a location using the shortest page 8. distance from the present location? How do I make the device guide me to a location while avoiding charted obstacles? Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route To. See page 8. How do I make the device steer my Navigate using Route To. See automatic pilot? page 8. Can the device create a path for me? If you have premium maps that support Auto Guidance and are in an area covered by Auto Guidance, navigate using Auto Guidance. See page 7. How do I change the Auto Guidance See page 23. settings for my boat? Destinations You can select destinations using various charts and 3D chart views or using the lists. Searching for a Destination by Name You can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, saved tracks, and marine services destinations by name. 1 Select Info > Services > Search by Name. 2 Enter at least a portion of the name of your destination. 3 If necessary, select Done. The 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteria appear. 4 Select the destination. Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart From the Navigation chart, select a destination. Searching for a Marine Services Destination NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas. The chartplotter contains information for thousands of destinations offering marine services. 1 Select Info > Services. 2 Select Offshore Services or Inland Services. 3 If necessary, select the marine service category. The chartplotter shows a list of the nearest locations and the distance and bearing to each. 4 Select a destination. You can select Next Page or Previous Page to view additional information or to show the location on a chart. Courses CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path. When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects. NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in some areas. You can set and follow a course to a destination using one of three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To. Go To: Takes you directly to the destination. Route To: Creates a route from your location to a destination, allowing you to add turns along the way. Guide To: Create a path to a destination using Auto Guidance. Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To CAUTION When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects. You can set and follow a direct course from your current location to a selected destination. 1 Select a destination (page 7). 2 Select Navigate To > Go To. A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your current location to the destination. The corrected course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are off course. 3 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. 4 If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line (direct course). Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path. NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in some areas. 1 Select a destination (page 7). 2 Select Navigate To > Guide To. 3 Review the course indicated by the magenta Auto Guidance line. 4 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. NOTE: When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment within any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safe obstacle height. Autopilot Navigation When you start navigation (Go To, Route To, or Guide To), if you are connected through a NMEA 2000® network to a compatible Garmin autopilot, you are prompted to engage the autopilot. Recalculating the Auto Guidance Route When navigating with Auto Guidance, select Menu > Navigation Options > Recalculate Auto Guidance. Stopping Navigation While navigating, from the Navigation or Fishing chart, select an option: • Select Menu > Stop Navigation. • When navigating with Auto Guidance, select Menu > Navigation Options > Stop Navigation. Navigation with a Chartplotter 7