Garmin GPSMAP 8700 Black Box Owners Manual - Page 24

Contours maps with others. You can also download maps other users have created. If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you can use the ActiveCaptain app to access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with ActiveCaptain, page 16). If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can use the Garmin Connect™ website to access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect, page 16). Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with ActiveCaptain 1 From your mobile device, open the ActiveCaptain app and connect to the GPSMAP device (Getting Started with the ActiveCaptain App, page 6). 2 From the app, select Quickdraw Community. You can download contours from others in the community (Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using ActiveCaptain, page 16) and share the contours you have created (Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain, page 16). Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using ActiveCaptain You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that other users have created and shared with the Garmin Quickdraw Community. 1 From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, select Quickdraw Community > Search for Contours. 2 Use the map and search features to locate an area to download. The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that have been shared for that area. 3 Select Select Download Region. 4 Drag the box to select the area to download. 5 Drag the corners to change the download area. 6 Select Download Area. The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to the GPSMAP device, the downloaded contours are transferred to the device automatically. Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you have created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community. When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared. Your waypoints are not shared. When you set up your ActiveCaptain app, you may have selected to share your contours with the community automatically. If not, follow these steps to enable sharing. From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, select Sync with Plotter > Contribute to Community. The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to the GPSMAP device, your contour maps are transferred to the community automatically. Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect 1 Go to connect.garmin.com. 2 Select Getting Started > Quickdraw Community > Getting Started. 3 If you do not have a Garmin Connect account, create one. 4 Sign in to your Garmin Connect account. 5 Select Marine in the upper-right to open the Garmin Quickdraw widget. TIP: Make sure you have a memory card in your computer to share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps. Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using Garmin Connect You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you have created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community. When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared. Your waypoints are not shared. 1 Insert a memory card into the card slot (Memory Cards, page 3). 2 Insert the memory card into your computer. 3 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect, page 16). 4 Select Share Your Contours. 5 Browse to your memory card, and select the /Garmin folder. 6 Open the Quickdraw folder, and select the file named ContoursLog.svy. After the file is uploaded, delete the ContoursLog.svy file from your memory card to avoid issues with future uploads. Your data will not be lost. Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using Garmin Connect You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that other users have created and shared with the Garmin Quickdraw Community. If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can access the Garmin Quickdraw Community using the Garmin Connect website. If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you should access the Garmin Quickdraw Community using the ActiveCaptain app (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with ActiveCaptain, page 16). 1 Insert the memory card into your computer. 2 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect, page 16). 3 Select Search for Contours. 4 Use the map and search features to locate an area to download. The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that have been shared for that region. 5 Select Select an Area to Download. 6 Drag the edges of the box to select the area to download. 7 Select Start Download. 8 Save the file to your memory card. TIP: If you cannot find the file, look in the "Downloads" folder. The browser may have saved the file there. 9 Remove the memory card from your computer. 10Insert the memory card into the card slot (Memory Cards, page 3). The chartplotter automatically recognizes the contours maps. The chartplotter may take a few minutes to load the maps. Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings From a chart, select Menu > Quickdraw Contours > Settings. Recording Offset: Sets the distance between the sonar depth and the contour recording depth. If the water level has changed since your last recording, adjust this setting so the recording depth is the same for both recordings. 16 Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping