Mapping A Body Of Water Using The Garmin Quickdraw Contours Feature; Adding A Label To A Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map; Garmin Quickdraw Community; Connecting To The Garmin Quickdraw - Garmin Volvo Penta Glass Cockpit B7 Owner's Manual

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Mapping a Body of Water Using the Garmin
Quickdraw Contours Feature
Before you can use the Garmin Quickdraw Contours
feature, you must have sonar depth, your GPS position,
and a memory card with free space.
1 From a chart view, select Menu > Quickdraw
Contours > Start Recording.
2 When recording is complete, select Menu >
Quickdraw Contours > Stop Recording.
3 Select Manage > Name, and enter a name for the
map.
Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw
Contours Map
You can add labels to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours map
to mark hazards or points of interest.
1 From the Navigation chart, select a location.
2 Select Quickdraw Lbl..
3 Enter text for the label, and select Done.

Garmin Quickdraw Community

The Garmin Quickdraw Community is a free, public,
online community that enables you to download maps
other users have created. You can share your Garmin
Quickdraw Contours maps with others.
If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you can use the
ActiveCaptain app to access the Garmin Quickdraw
Community

(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw

Community with ActiveCaptain, page
If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can
use the Garmin Connect
Quickdraw Community
(Connecting to the Garmin
Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect, page
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
ActiveCaptain
1 From your mobile device, open the ActiveCaptain app
and connect to the Glass Cockpit device
Started with the ActiveCaptain App, page
2 From the app, select Quickdraw Community.
You can download contours from others in the community
(Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps Using
ActiveCaptain, page
20) and share the contours you
have created
(Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours
Maps with the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using
ActiveCaptain, page
20).
20
20).
website to access the Garmin
(Getting
7).
Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps
Using ActiveCaptain
You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps
that other users have created and shared with the Garmin
Quickdraw Community.
1 From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device,
select Quickdraw Community > Search for
Contours.
2 Use the map and search features to locate an area to
download.
The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours
maps that have been shared for that area.
3 Select Select Download Region.
4 Drag the box to select the area to download.
5 Drag the corners to change the download area.
6 Select Download Area.
The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to the
Glass Cockpit device, the downloaded contours are
transferred to the device automatically.
Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with
the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using
ActiveCaptain
You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that
you have created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw
Community.
When you share a contour map, only the contour map is
shared. Your waypoints are not shared.
When you set up your ActiveCaptain app, you may have
selected to share your contours with the community
automatically. If not, follow these steps to enable sharing.
From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device,
select Sync with Plotter > Contribute to
20).
Community.
The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to the
Glass Cockpit device, your contour maps are transferred
to the community automatically.
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
Garmin Connect
1 Go to connect.garmin.com.
2 Select Getting Started > Quickdraw Community >
Getting Started.
3 If you do not have a Garmin Connect account, create
one.
4 Sign in to your Garmin Connect account.
5 Select Dashboards > Marine to open the Garmin
Quickdraw widget.
TIP: Make sure you have a memory card in your
computer to share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps.
Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with
the Garmin Quickdraw Community Using Garmin
Connect
You can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that
you have created with others in the Garmin Quickdraw
Community.
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping

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