Basic Navigation Questions; Destinations; Searching For A Destination By Name; Selecting A Destination Using The Navigation Chart - Garmin GPSMAP 8400 series Owner's Manual

Go To: Takes you directly to the destination. This is the
standard option for navigating to a destination. The
chartplotter creates a straight-line course or navigation line to
the destination. The path may run over land and other
obstacles.
Route To: Creates a route from your location to a destination,
allowing you to add turns along the way. This option provides
a straight-line course to the destination, but allows you to add
turns into the route to avoid land and other obstacles.
Auto Guidance: Uses the specified information about your
vessel and chart data to determine the best path to your
destination. This option is available only when using a
compatible premium chart in a compatible chartplotter. It
provides a turn-by-turn navigation path to the destination,
avoiding land and other
When you are using a compatible Garmin autopilot
connected to the chartplotter using NMEA 2000
autopilot follows the Auto Guidance route.
NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in
some areas.

Basic Navigation Questions

Question
How do I make the
chartplotter point me in the
direction in which I want to go
(bearing)?
How do I make the device
guide me along a straight line
(minimizing cross track) to a
location using the shortest
distance from the present
location?
How do I make the device
guide me to a location while
avoiding charted obstacles?
How do I make the device
steer my automatic pilot?
Can the device create a path
for me?
How do I change the Auto
Guidance 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.
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obstaclesAuto Guidance, page
, the
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Answer
Navigate using Go To. See Setting and
Following a Direct Course Using Go To,
page 11.
Build a single-leg route and navigate it
using Route To. See Creating and
Navigating a Route From Your Present
Location, page 11.
Build a multi-leg route and navigate it
using Route To. See Creating and
Navigating a Route From Your Present
Location, page 11.
Navigate using Route To. See
and Navigating a Route From Your
Present Location, page 11.
If you have premium maps that support
Auto Guidance and are in an area
covered by Auto Guidance, navigate
using Auto Guidance. See Setting and
Following an Auto Guidance Path,
page 12.
See Auto Guidance Path
Configurations, page 13.

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.
12.

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.

Waypoints

Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device.

Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint

From any screen, select Mark.

Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location

1
Select Info > User Data > Waypoints > Create Waypoint.
2
Select an option:
• To create the waypoint by entering position coordinates,
select Enter Coordinates, and enter the coordinates.
• To create the waypoint using a chart, select Use Chart,
select the location, and select Select.

Marking an SOS Location

Creating
You can mark an SOS location. When a Garmin VHF radio is
connected using NMEA 2000, you can select different SOS
types, such as Man Overboard and Piracy.
1
From the Home screen, select SOS.
2 Select the SOS type.
3
If necessary, select OK to navigate to the man overboard
location.
If you selected OK, the chartplotter sets a direct course back to
the location. If you selected another type of SOS, the call details
are sent to the VHF radio. You must send the call using the
radio.

Viewing a List of all Waypoints

Select Info > User Data > Waypoints.

Editing a Saved Waypoint

1
Select Info > User Data > Waypoints.
2 Select a waypoint.
3
Select Review > Edit.
4 Select an option:
• To add a name, select Name, and enter a name.
• To change the symbol, select Symbol.
• To change the depth, select Depth.
• To change the water temperature, select Water Temp..
• To change the comment, select Comment.

Moving a Saved Waypoint

1 Select Info > User Data > Waypoints.
2
Select a waypoint.
Navigation with a Chartplotter