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Device Configuration
Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically
From the Home screen, select
When you select on, the chartplotter automatically turns on whenever power is applied. When
you select off, the chartplotter must be turned on with the
Note: If Auto Power Up is on and the chartplotter is turned off using the
power is removed and reapplied within less than two minutes, you may have to press the
Power key to restart the chartplotter.
Display Configuration
Setting the Sound
You can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Complete an action:
•
Select
Alarms only
•
Select
Key and Alarm
are triggered.
Setting the Language
You can select the language that appears on the chartplotter.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Select a language.
Navigation Preferences
Route Settings
Selecting a Route Label Type
You can select the type of labels shown with route turns on the map.
1. From the Home screen, select
2. Complete an action:
Show Name
•
Select
Show Number
•
Select
Configuring Route Turn Transitions
You can set how much time or how far before a turn in a route that you transition to the next leg.
Raising this value can help improve the accuracy of the autopilot when navigating a route or an Auto
Guidance line with many frequent turns, or at higher speeds. For straighter routes or slower speeds,
lowering this value can improve autopilot accuracy.
1. From the Home screen, select
Activation.
2. Complete an action:
Select time. Select
•
the Numeric Keypad to enter the time. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen
keyboard.
Configure
>
System
Configure
System
>
to have the chartplotter beep only when alarms are triggered (default).
to have the chartplotter beep when keys are pressed and when alarms
Configure
Preferences
>
Configure
>
Preferences
to identify route turns using waypoint names.
to identify route turns using numbers, such as Turn 1 and Turn 2.
Configure
>
Preferences
Change
time. For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or
>
Auto Power
Up.
Power key.
Beeper/Display
> Beeper.
>
> Language.
>
Navigation
>
Route
>
Navigation
>
turn transition
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Power key, and
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