Creating And Saving A Route; Viewing A List Of Routes And Auto Guidance Paths; Editing A Saved Route; Browsing For And Navigating A Saved Route - Garmin GPSMAP 8400 Series Owner's Manual

1
From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select a
destination.
2 Select Navigate To > Route To.
3
Select the location of the last turn before the destination.
4 Select Add Turn.
5
If necessary, repeat to add turns, working backward from the
destination to the present location of your vessel.
The last turn you add should be the first turn you make,
starting from your present location. It should be the turn
closest to your vessel.
6
If necessary, select Menu.
7 Select Done.
8
Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
9 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow
water, and other obstacles.

Creating and Saving a Route

This procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. The
starting point can be your present location or another location.
You can add up to 250 waypoints, or turns, to one route.
1 Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths
> New > Route Using Chart.
2 Select the starting location of the route.
3
Select Add Turn.
4 Select the location of the next turn on the chart.
5
Select Add Turn.
The chartplotter marks the location of the turn with a
waypoint.
6
If necessary, repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more turns.
7
Select the final destination.

Viewing a List of Routes and Auto Guidance Paths

1
Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths.
2
If necessary, select Filter to see routes only or Auto
Guidance paths only.

Editing a Saved Route

You can change the name of a route or change the turns the
route contains.
1
Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths.
2
Select a route.
3
Select Review > Edit Route.
4
Select an option:
• To change the name, select Name, and enter the name.
• To select a waypoint from the turn list, select Edit Turns >
Use Turn List, and select a waypoint from the list.
• To select a turn using the chart, select Edit Turns > Use
Chart, and select a location on the chart.

Browsing for and Navigating a Saved Route

Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of
them, you must create and save at least one route.
1
Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths.
2 Select a route.
3
Select Navigate To.
4 Select an option:
• To navigate the route from the starting point used when
the route was created, select Forward.
• To navigate the route from the destination point used
when the route was created, select Backward.
A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is
a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course
Navigation with a Chartplotter
from your present location to the destination. The corrected
course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are
off course.
5 Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
6
Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering
to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
7
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).
Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved
Route
Before you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one of
them, you must create and save at least one route.
1
Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths.
2
Select a route.
3
Select Navigate To.
4
Select Offset to navigate parallel to the route, offset from it
by a specific distance.
5
Indicate how to navigate the route:
• To navigate the route from the starting point used when
the route was created, to the left of the original route,
select Forward - Port.
• To navigate the route from the starting point used when
the route was created, to the right of the original route,
select Forward - Starboard.
• To navigate the route from the destination point used
when the route was created, to the left of the original
route, select Backward - Port.
• To navigate the route from the destination point used
when the route was created, to the right of the original
route, select Backward - Starboard.
6
If necessary, select Done.
A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is
a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course
from your present location to the destination. The corrected
course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are
off course.
7
Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
8 Follow the magenta line along each leg in the route, steering
to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
9 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).

Initiating a Search Pattern

You can initiate a search pattern to search an area. Different
patterns are better suited for different search situations.
1
Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths
> New > Route Using SAR Pattern.
2
Select a pattern:
• Select Sector Search when the location of the object is
fairly known, the search area is small, and an intensive
search is needed.
• Select Expanding Square when the location of the object
is somewhat doubtful, the search area is small, and an
intensive search is needed.
• Select Creeping/Parallel Line when the location of the
object is approximate, the search area is small, and a
consistent search is needed.
3
Enter the search parameters.
4
Select Done.
5
If necessary, select Engage.
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