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When you share a contour map, only the contour map is
shared. Your waypoints are not shared.
1 Insert a memory card into the card slot
Memory Cards, page
2 Insert the memory card into your computer.
3 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community
(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
Garmin Connect, page
4 Select Share Your Contours.
5 Browse to your memory card, and select the /Garmin
folder.
6 Open the Quickdraw folder, and select the file named
ContoursLog.svy.
After the file is uploaded, delete the ContoursLog.svy file
from your memory card to avoid issues with future
uploads. Your data will not be lost.
Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps
Using Garmin Connect
You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps
that other users have created and shared with the Garmin
Quickdraw Community.
If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can
access the Garmin Quickdraw Community using the
Garmin Connect website.
If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you should access
the Garmin Quickdraw Community using the
ActiveCaptain app
(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw
Community with ActiveCaptain, page
1 Insert the memory card into your computer.
2 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community
(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with
Garmin Connect, page
3 Select Search for Contours.
4 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 region.
5 Select Select an Area to Download.
6 Drag the edges of the box to select the area to
download.
7 Select Start Download.
8 Save the file to your memory card.
TIP: If you cannot find the file, look in the "Downloads"
folder. The browser may have saved the file there.
9 Remove the memory card from your computer.
10 Insert the memory card into the card slot
Memory Cards, page
The chartplotter automatically recognizes the contours
maps. The chartplotter may take a few minutes to load
the maps.
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings
From a chart, select Menu > Quickdraw Contours >
Settings.
Navigation with a Chartplotter
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Recording Offset: Sets the distance between the sonar
depth and the contour recording depth. If the water
level has changed since your last recording, adjust this
setting so the recording depth is the same for both
recordings.
For example, if the last time you recorded had a sonar
depth of 3.1 m (10.5 ft.), and today's sonar depth is
3.6 m (12 ft.), enter -0.5 m (-1.5 ft.) for the a Recording
Offset value.
User Display Offset: Sets differences in contour depths
and depth labels on your own contours maps to
compensate for changes in the water level of a body of
water, or for depth errors in recorded maps.
Comm. Display Offset: Sets differences in contour
depths and depth labels on the community contours
maps to compensate for changes in the water level of a
body of water, or for depth errors in recorded maps.
Survey Coloring: Sets the color of the Garmin Quickdraw
Contours display. When this setting is turned on, the
colors indicate the quality of the recording. When this
setting is turned off, the contour areas use standard
map colors.
Green indicates good depth and GPS position, and a
speed under 16 km/h (10 mph). Yellow indicates good
depth and GPS position, and a speed between 16 and
32 km/h (10 and 20 mph). Red indicates poor depth or
GPS position, and a speed above 32 km/h (20 mph).
Depth Shading: Specifies the minimum and maximum
depths of a depth range and a color for that depth
range.
Navigation with a Chartplotter
All route and navigation lines displayed on the chartplotter
are only intended to provide general route guidance or to
identify proper channels, and are not intended to be
precisely followed. Always defer to the navaids and
conditions on the water when navigating to avoid
groundings or hazards that could result in vessel damage,
personal injury, or death.
The Auto Guidance feature 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.
If your vessel has an autopilot system, a dedicated
autopilot control display must be installed at each steering
helm in order to disable the autopilot system.
NOTE: Some chart views are available with premium
charts, in some areas.
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