Garmin GPSMAP 8700 Black Box Owners Manual - Page 3

Table of Contents Introduction 1 Protective Cover 1 Device Overview 1 Using the Touchscreen 1 On-Screen Buttons 1 Locking and Unlocking the Touchscreen 1 Connector View (10, 12, and 16-inch models 1 Connector View (17, 22, and 24-inch models 2 Connector View (8700 models 2 Tips and Shortcuts (MFD models 2 Tips and Shortcuts (8700 model 2 Accessing Owner's Manuals on the Chartplotter 2 Downloading the Manuals from the Web 2 Garmin Support Center 3 Memory Cards 3 Inserting Memory Cards (10, 12, and 16-inch models 3 Inserting a Memory Card (17, 22, and 24-inch models and 8700 3 Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals 3 Selecting the GPS Source 3 Customizing the Chartplotter 3 Home Screen 3 Adding an Item to Favorites 4 Customizing the Home Screen 4 Customizing Pages 4 Customizing the Layout of a SmartMode or Combination Page 4 Changing the Background Image 4 Recommended Background Image Dimensions 4 Customizing the Startup Screen 4 Recommended Startup Image Dimensions 4 Adding a SmartMode Layout 4 Creating a New Combination Page 5 Deleting a Combination Page 5 Customizing the Data Overlays 5 Resetting the Station Layouts 5 Presets 5 Saving a New Preset 5 Managing Presets 5 Setting the Vessel Type 5 Adjusting the Backlight 6 Adjusting the Color Mode 6 Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically 6 Enabling Screen Lock 6 Automatically Turning Off the System 6 ActiveCaptain App 6 ActiveCaptain Roles 6 Getting Started with the ActiveCaptain App 6 Enabling Smart Notifications 7 Receiving Notifications 7 Managing Notifications 7 Making Notifications Private 7 Updating Software with the ActiveCaptain App 7 Updating Charts with ActiveCaptain 7 Communication with Wireless Devices 8 Wi‑Fi Network 8 Setting Up the Wi‑Fi Wireless Network 8 Connecting a Wireless Device to the Chartplotter 8 Changing the Wireless Channel 8 Changing the Wi‑Fi Host 8 Wireless Remote Control 8 Pairing the Wireless Remote Control With the Chartplotter 8 Turning On and Off the Remote Backlight 8 Disconnecting the Remote from All Chartplotters 8 Wireless Wind Sensor 8 Connecting a Wireless Sensor to the Chartplotter 8 Adjusting the Wind Sensor Orientation 8 Viewing Boat Data on a Garmin Watch 8 Viewing Boat Data on a Garmin Nautix™ Device 9 Charts and 3D Chart Views 9 Navigation Chart and Fishing Chart 9 Zooming In and Out Using the Touchscreen 9 Chart Symbols 9 Measuring a Distance on the Chart 9 Creating a Waypoint on the Chart 10 Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart .......... 10 Viewing Details about Navaids 10 Navigating to a Point on the Chart 10 Premium Charts 10 Fish Eye 3D Chart View 10 Viewing Tide Station Information 10 Animated Tide and Current Indicators 11 Showing Tides and Current Indicators 11 Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart 11 Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks 11 Automatic Identification System 11 AIS Targeting Symbols 11 Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets .... 12 Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel 12 Viewing Information about a Targeted AIS Vessel ......... 12 Deactivating a Target for an AIS Vessel 12 Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats 12 Setting the Safe-Zone Collision Alarm 12 AIS Aids to Navigation 12 AIS Distress Signals 12 Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission 12 AIS Distress Signal Device Targeting Symbols 13 Enabling AIS Transmission Test Alerts 13 Turning Off AIS Reception 13 Chart Menu 13 Chart Layers 13 Chart Layer Settings 13 Depth Layer Settings 13 My Vessel Layer Settings 13 Laylines Settings 14 User Data Layer Settings 14 Other Vessels Layer Settings 14 Water Layer Settings 14 Depth Range Shading 14 Weather Layer Settings 14 Radar Overlay Settings 15 Chart Settings 15 Fish Eye 3D Settings 15 Supported Maps 15 Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping 15 Mapping a Body of Water Using the Garmin Quickdraw Contours Feature 15 Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map 15 Garmin Quickdraw Community 15 Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with ActiveCaptain 16 Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using ActiveCaptain 16 Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain ...... 16 Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect 16 Table of Contents i