Destinations; Searching For A Destination By Name; Selecting A Destination Using The Navigation Chart; Searching For A Destination Using Nav Info - Garmin GPSMAP 800 series Owner's Manual

Question
Can the device create a path
for me?
How do I change the Auto
Guidance settings for my
boat?

Destinations

You can select destinations using various charts and 3D chart
views or using the lists.

Searching for a Destination by Name

You can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, saved
tracks, and marine services destinations by name.
1
Select Nav Info > Search by Name.
2
Enter at least a portion of the name of your destination.
3
If necessary, select Done.
The 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteria
appear.
4
Select the destination.

Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart

From the Navigation chart, select a destination.

Searching for a Destination Using Nav Info

1
Select Nav Info.
2
Select an option:
• To view a list of preloaded locations and previously
marked locations, select Waypoints.
• To view a list of previously saved routes, select Routes.
• To view a list of recorded tracks, select Tracks.
• To view a list of slips, moorings, and other offshore points
of interest, select Offshore Services.
• To view a list of marinas and other inland points of
interest, select Inland Services.
• To search for a destination by name, select Search by
Name.
3
Select a destination.

Searching for a Marine Services Destination

NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some
areas.
The chartplotter contains information for thousands of
destinations offering marine services.
1
Select Nav Info.
2
Select Offshore Services or Inland Services.
3 If necessary, select the marine service category.
The chartplotter shows a list of the nearest locations and the
distance and bearing to each.
4
Select a destination.
You can select or to view additional information or to
show the location on a chart.

Courses

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.
8
Answer
If you have premium maps that
support Auto Guidance and are in an
area covered by Auto Guidance,
navigate using Auto Guidance. See
Setting and Following a Course Using
Auto Guidance.
See Auto Guidance Line
Configurations.
CAUTION
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.
NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in
some areas.
You can set and follow a course to a destination using one of
three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To.
Go To: Takes you directly to the destination.
Route To: Creates a route from your location to a destination,
allowing you to add turns along the way.
Guide To: Create a path to a destination using Auto Guidance.

Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To

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.
You can set and follow a direct course from your current
location to a selected destination.
1 Select a destination (Destinations).
2
Select Navigate To > Go To.
A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is
a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course
from your current location to the destination. The corrected
course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are
off course.
3 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow
water, and other obstacles.
4
If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course)
to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line
(direct course).

Setting and Following a Course Using Auto Guidance

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.
NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in
some areas.
1
Select a destination (Destinations).
2
Select Navigate To > Guide To.
3
Review the course indicated by the magenta Auto Guidance
line.
4 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow
water, and other obstacles.
NOTE: When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment within
any part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidance
cannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due
to the settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum
safe obstacle height.

Autopilot Navigation

When you start navigation (Go To, Route To, or Guide To), if
you are connected through a NMEA 2000 ® network to a
compatible Garmin autopilot, you are prompted to engage the
autopilot.

Stopping Navigation

From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select MENU >
Stop Navigation.
CAUTION
CAUTION
Navigation with a Chartplotter