Creating A Waypoint On The Sonar Screen; Measuring Distance On The Sonar Screen; Sonar Sharing - Garmin GPSMAP 8000 Series Owner's Manual

Panoptix down view history in a scrolling sonar view
Boat
Range
Trails
Drop shot jig
Bottom
LiveVü Forward Sonar View
This sonar view shows a two-dimensional view of what is in front
of the boat and can be used to see a bait ball and fish.
Boat
Range
Fish
Trails
Bottom
RealVü 3D Forward Sonar View
This sonar view shows a three-dimensional view of what is in
front of the transducer. This view can be used when you are
stationary and you need to see the bottom and the fish
approaching the boat.
Color legend
Boat
Ping indicator
Fish
Bottom
Range
RealVü 3D Down Sonar View
This sonar view shows a three-dimensional view of what is
below the transducer and can be used when you are stationary
and want to see what is around your boat.
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RealVü 3D Historical Sonar View
This sonar view provides a three-dimensional view of what is
behind your boat as you are moving and shows the entire water
column in 3D, from the bottom to the top of the water. This view
is used for finding fish.
Color legend
Boat
Range
Bottom
Structure
Fish
Changing the Sonar View
1
From a combination screen or SmartMode layout with sonar,
select the window to change.
2
Select Menu > Change Sonar.
3
Select a sonar view.

Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen

1
From a sonar view, select a location.
2
Select New Wpt.
3
If necessary, edit the waypoint information.

Measuring Distance on the Sonar Screen

You can measure the distance between two points on the
SideVü sonar view.
1
From the SideVü sonar view, select a location on the screen.
2
Select Measure Distance.
A push pin appears on the screen at the selected location.
3
Select another location.
The distance and angle from the pin is listed in the upper-left
corner.
TIP: To reset the pin and measure from the current location of
the pin, select Measure Distance.
Pausing the Sonar Display
From a sonar view, select .
Viewing Sonar History
You can scroll the sonar display to view historical sonar data.
NOTE: Not all transducers save historical sonar data.
1
From a sonar view, select .
2
Drag the screen.

Sonar Sharing

This feature may not be available on all chartplotter models.
You can view the sonar data from all compatible sources on the
Garmin Marine Network. You can view sonar data from a
compatible external sonar module, such as a GCV
module. In addition, you can view the sonar data from other
chartplotters that have a built-in sonar module.
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