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Navigation
Basic Navigation Questions
Question
How do I make the chartplotter point me in the
direction in which I want to go (bearing)?
How do I make the device guide me along a straight
line (minimizing cross track) to a location using the
shortest distance from the present location?
How do I make the device guide me to a location
while avoiding obstacles?
How do I make the device steer my automatic pilot? Navigate using Route To
Can the device create a path for me?
How do I change the Auto Guidance settings for my
boat?
Navigation with a Chartplotter
To navigate using a GPSMAP 6000 or 7000 series chartplotter, you must first choose a destination,
set a course or create a route, and follow the course or route. You can follow the course or the route
on the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner's Eye 3D.
Note: The Fishing chart and Mariner's Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2
Vision data card.
Destinations
You can select destinations using various charts and 3D chart views, or you can select a destination
using the Where To? feature.
Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select where you want to go:
For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select the destination using the cursor
•
( ).
•
For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the navigation chart to select the destination using the
cursor (
).
Selecting a Destination Using Where To?
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Complete an action:
Waypoints
•
Select
(page
34).
Routes
•
Select
to view a list of routes you saved previously
tracks
•
Select
to view a list of recorded tracks
Navigation
Charts
>
Navigation
Where
to?.
to view a list of preloaded locations and locations you marked previously
Answer
Navigate using Go To. See "Setting and Following a
Direct Course Using Go To"
Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To
(page
35).
Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route
To. See "Creating and Navigating a Route from Your
Present Location"
(page
If you have a BlueChart g2 Vision data card, navigate
using Auto Guidance. See "Setting and Following a
Course Using Auto Guidance"
See "Auto Guidance Line Configurations"
Chart.
(page
35).
(page
39).
GPSMAP
6000/7000 Series Owner's Manual
®
(page
32).
34).
(page
35).
(page
32).
(page
59).
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