Turning Off Ais Reception; Chart Menu; Chart Layers - Garmin GPSMAP 8600 Series Owner's Manual

other man overboard signals. Distress signal transmissions are
different than standard AIS transmissions, so they appear
differently on the chartplotter. Instead of tracking a distress
signal transmission for collision avoidance, you track a distress
signal transmission to locate and assist a vessel or person.
Navigating to a Distress Signal Transmission
When you receive a distress signal transmission, a distress
signal alarm appears.
Select Review > Go To to begin navigation to the
transmission.
AIS Distress Signal Device Targeting Symbols
Symbol Description
AIS distress signal device transmission. Select to see more
information about the transmission and begin navigation.
Transmission lost.
Transmission test. Appears when a vessel initiates a test of
their distress signal device, and does not represent a true
emergency.
Transmission test lost.
Enabling AIS Transmission Test Alerts
To avoid a large number of test alerts and symbols in crowded
areas such as marinas, you can select to receive or ignore AIS
test messages. To test an AIS emergency device, you must
enable the chartplotter to receive test alerts.
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Select Settings > Alarms > AIS.
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Select an option:
• To receive or ignore Emergency Position Indicating Radio
Beacon (EPRIB) test signals, select AIS-EPIRB Test.
• To receive or ignore Man Overboard (MOB) test signals,
select AIS-MOB Test.
• To receive or ignore Search and Rescue Transponder
(SART) test signals, select AIS-SART Test.

Turning Off AIS Reception

AIS signal reception is turned on by default.
Select Settings > Other Vessels > AIS > Off.
All AIS functionality on all charts and 3D chart views is
disabled. This includes AIS vessel targeting and tracking,
collision alarms that result from AIS vessel targeting and
tracking, and the display of information about AIS vessels.

Chart Menu

NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts. Some options require
premium maps or connected accessories, such as radar.
From a chart, select Menu.
Layers: Adjusts the appearance of the different items on the
charts (Chart Layers, page
Quickdraw Contours: Turns on bottom contour drawing, and
allows you to create fishing map labels
Contours Mapping, page
Settings: Adjusts the chart settings
Edit Overlays: Adjusts the data shown on the screen
(Customizing the Data Overlays, page

Chart Layers

The layers in the charts allow you to turn on and off and
customize features of the charts. Each setting is specific to the
chart or chart view being used.
NOTE: Not all settings apply to all charts and chartplotter
models. Some options require premium maps or connected
accessories.
From a chart, select Menu > Layers.
Charts and 3D Chart Views
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(Garmin Quickdraw
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(Chart Settings, page
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Chart: Shows and hides chart-related items
Settings, page
My Vessel: Shows and hides items relating to the boat
Vessel Layer Settings, page
User Data: Shows and hides user data, such as waypoints,
boundaries, and tracks, and opens user data lists
Layer Settings, page
Other Vessels: Adjusts how other vessels are shown
Vessels Layer Settings, page
Water: Shows and hides depth items
page 12).
Quickdraw: Shows and hides Garmin Quickdraw data
Quickdraw Contours Settings, page
Weather: Shows and hides weather-related items
Layer Settings, page
Tracks: Shows and hides tracks on the 3D chart view.
Range Rings: Shows and configures the appearance of range
rings on the 3D chart view. Range Rings help you to visualize
distances in some chart views.
Chart Layer Settings
From a chart, select Menu > Layers > Chart.
Satellite Photos: Shows high-resolution satellite images on the
land or on both land and sea portions of the Navigation chart,
when certain premium maps are used
Imagery on the Navigation Chart, page
Tides & Currents: Shows current station indicators and tide
station indicators on the chart
Indicators, page
which sets the time for which tides and currents are reported
on the map.
Navaids: Shows navigational aids on the chart.
Land POIs: Shows points of interest on land.
Photo Points: Shows camera icons for aerial photos
Aerial Photos of Landmarks, page
Service Points: Shows locations for marine services.
Depth: Adjusts the items on the depth layer
Settings, page
Restricted Areas: Shows information about restricted areas on
the chart.
Depth Layer Settings
From a chart, select Menu > Layers > Chart > Depth.
Depth Shading: Specifies an upper and lower depth to shade
between.
Shallow Shading: Sets the shades from the shoreline to the
specified depth.
Spot Depths: Turns on spot soundings and sets a dangerous
depth. Spot depths that are equal to or more shallow than the
dangerous depth are indicated by red text.
Fishing Contours: Sets the zoom level for a detailed view of
bottom contours and depth soundings and simplifies map
presentation for optimal use while fishing.
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My Vessel Layer Settings
From a chart, select Menu > Layers > My Vessel.
Heading Line: Shows and adjusts the heading line, which is a
line drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the
direction of travel
Markers, page
Active Tracks: Shows the active track on the chart and opens
the Active Track Options menu.
Wind Rose: Shows a visual representation of the wind angle or
direction provided by the connected wind sensor and sets the
wind source.
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(Water Layer Settings,
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(Showing Satellite
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(Showing Tides and Current
9) and enables the tides and current slider,
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(Setting the Heading Line and Angle
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(Chart Layer
(My
(User Data
(Other
(Garmin
(Weather
(Viewing
(Depth Layer
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