Garmin GPSMAP 740 Quick Reference Manual

Creating and Navigating a Route
Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present
Location
You can create and immediately navigate a route on the Navigation chart or the Fishing chart.
When you have reached the destination, you can choose to save the route.
Note: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select Chart.
2. Select Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
3. Touch a destination using the cursor ( ).
4. Select Navigate to > Route to.
5. Touch the location where you want to make the last
turn toward your destination ( ).
6. Select Add turn.
7. If you want to add additional turns, repeat steps 5
and 6, working backward from the destination to
the present location of your boat.
The last turn you add should be where you want to
make the first turn from your present location. It
should be the turn that is closest to your boat.
8. Select Done when the route is complete.
9. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
10. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land,
shallow water, and other obstacles.
When you have reached the destination, you are prompted to save the route.
11. Complete an action:
• Select No
• Select Yes > edit Route > Name. Enter the name of the Route. Select Done.
Navigating to a Point on the Chart
The Auto Guidance feature of the Bluechart g2 Vision data card is based on electronic chart
information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the
course to all visual sightings and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be
in your path.
When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water.
Use visual sightings and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.
Note: The Fishing chart is available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data card.
1. From the Home screen, select Charts.
2. Select Navigation Chart
3. Touch the chart to select the location using the cursor (
4. Select Navigate
Destination Selected
5. Complete an action:
• Select Go to
• Select Route to
• Select Guide to
6. Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
Note: When using Auto Guidance, a gray line within any part of the magenta line indicates
that Auto Guidance cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due to the
Turn Selected settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safe obstacle height.
7. Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
Go To Screen
Navigating Using a Chart
CAUTION
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or Fishing Chart.
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to.
to navigate directly to the location.
to create a route to the location, including turns.
to use Auto Guidance.
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