About The Home Screen - Garmin GPSMAP 6008 Owner's Manual

About the Home Screen

You can use the Home screen to access all other screens.
Note: Options on this screen vary based on the chartplotter type and optional connected network devices.
Home Screen GPSMAP 6000 Series
• Charts—allows you to access the Navigation Chart, Perspective 3D, Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, the
Fishing Chart, and the Radar Overlay
Note: Mariner's Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, and the Fishing Chart are available only if you use a BlueChart g2
Vision data card (page
• Sonar—sets up and provides sonar information (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a Garmin
sonar module) (page
• Combinations—sets up the screen to view a chart, sonar, radar, and video in a two-, three-, or four-field
split screen (page 28).
• Information—shows information including tides, currents, celestial data, user data, information about
other boats, gauges, and video
• Mark—marks, edits, or deletes your current location as a waypoint or a man overboard location
• Where to?—provides navigation features
• Radar—sets up and shows radar (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a radar module)
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• Weather—(North America only) sets up and shows various weather parameters, including precipitation,
forecast, fishing, sea conditions, and visibility (only available if the chartplotter is connected to a weather
module and you have an XM
Supplement (North America only).
• Configure—allows you to view and edit your chartplotter and system settings
• Man overboard—marks your current location as a waypoint, and sets a course back to the marked
location. (page 34).
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