Garmin GPSMAP 8X24 Manuals

Manuals and User Guides for Garmin GPSMAP 8X24. We have 2 Garmin GPSMAP 8X24 manuals available for free PDF download: Owner's Manual, Installation Instructions Manual

Garmin GPSMAP 8X24 Owner's Manual (110 pages)

Brand: Garmin | Category: Control Panel | Size: 4.1 MB

Table of Contents
3
Introduction
11
Device Overview
11
Status Icons
11
Using the Touchscreen
11
On-Screen Buttons
11
Locking and Unlocking the Touchscreen
12
Tips and Shortcuts
12
Protective Cover
12
Accessing Owner's Manuals on the Chartplotter
12
Downloading the Manuals from the Web
12
Garmin Support Center
12
Memory Cards
12
Inserting Memory Cards (8X10/8X12/8X16)
13
Inserting a Memory Card (8X17/8X22/8X24/87Xx)
13
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
13
Selecting the GPS Source
13
Customizing the Chartplotter
13
Home Screen
13
Pinning a Feature Button
14
Rearranging the Home Screen
14
Menu Bar
14
Hiding and Showing the Menu Bar
15
Setting the Vessel Type
15
Adjusting the Backlight
15
Adjusting the Color Mode
15
Customizing Pages
15
Customizing the Startup Screen
15
Creating a New Combination Page
15
Adding a Smartmode Layout
16
Customizing the Layout of a Smartmode or Combination Page
16
Deleting a Combination Page
16
Customizing the Data Overlays
16
Linking a Layout to the Control and Joystick Buttons
17
Resetting the Station Layouts
17
Presets
17
Saving a New Preset
17
Managing Presets
17
Controlling the Chartplotter
17
Voice Control
17
Enabling Voice Control
18
Supported Headsets
18
Pairing a Wireless Headset with a Garmin Chartplotter
18
Using a Wireless Headset with a Garmin Chartplotter
18
Chartplotter Voice Commands
18
GRID Remote Control
19
Pairing the GRID Device with the Chartplotter from the Chartplotter
19
Pairing the GRID Device with the Chartplotter from the GRID Device
19
Rotating the GRID Remote Input Device
19
Activecaptain App
19
Activecaptain Roles
19
Getting Started with the Activecaptain App
20
Enabling Smart Notifications
20
Receiving Notifications
20
Managing Notifications
20
Making Notifications Private
21
Updating Software with the Activecaptain App
21
Updating Charts with Activecaptain
21
Chart Subscriptions
21
Purchasing a Chart Subscription with Activecaptain
22
Activating the Chart Subscription Card
22
Downloading Updated Charts
22
Renewing Your Subscription
22
Communication with Wireless Devices
22
Wi-Fi Network
22
Setting up the Wi-Fi Network
22
Connecting a Wireless Device to the Chartplotter
22
Changing the Wireless Channel
23
Changing the Wi-Fi Host
23
Wireless Remote Control
23
Pairing the Wireless Remote Control with the Chartplotter
23
Turning on and off the Remote Backlight
23
Disconnecting the Remote Control from All Chartplotters
23
Wireless Wind Sensor
23
Connecting a Wireless Sensor to the Chartplotter
23
Adjusting the Wind Sensor Orientation
23
Viewing Boat Data on a Garmin Watch
23
Viewing Boat Data on a Garmin Nautix Device
24
Charts and 3D Chart Views
24
Navigation Chart and Fishing Chart
24
Chart Symbols
24
Zooming in and out Using the Touchscreen
25
Measuring a Distance on the Chart
25
Creating a Waypoint on the Chart
25
Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart
25
Viewing Details about Navaids
25
Navigating to a Point on the Chart
25
Premium Charts
25
Fish Eye 3D Chart View
26
Viewing Tide Station Information
26
Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart
27
Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks
27
Automatic Identification System
27
AIS Targeting Symbols
27
Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets
28
Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel
28
Setting the Safe-Zone Collision Alarm
28
Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats
29
AIS Aids to Navigation
29
AIS Distress Signals
29
Turning off AIS Reception
30
Chart Menu
30
Chart Layers
30
Chart Settings
32
Fish Eye 3D Settings
32
Supported Maps
32
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping
32
Mapping a Body of Water Using the Garmin Quickdraw Contours Feature
33
Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map
33
Garmin Quickdraw Community
33
Community with Activecaptain
33
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect
34
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings
34
Navigation with a Chartplotter
35
Basic Navigation Questions
35
Route Color Coding
35
Destinations
36
Searching for a Destination by Name
36
Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart
36
Searching for a Marine Services Destination
36
Searching for a Volvo Penta Dealer
36
Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go to
36
Stopping Navigation
36
Waypoints
36
Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint
36
Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location
37
Marking a man Overboard (MOB) Location
37
Projecting a Waypoint
37
Viewing a List of All Waypoints
37
Editing a Saved Waypoint
37
Moving a Saved Waypoint
37
Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint
37
Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB
38
Deleting All Waypoints
38
Routes
38
Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location
38
Creating and Saving a Route
38
Viewing a List of Routes and Auto Guidance Paths
38
Editing a Saved Route
38
Finding and Navigating a Saved Route
38
Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route
39
Initiating a Search Pattern
39
Deleting a Saved Route
39
Deleting All Saved Routes
39
Auto Guidance
39
Setting and Following an Auto Guidance Path
39
Creating and Saving an Auto Guidance Path
39
Adjusting a Saved Auto Guidance Path
40
Canceling an Auto Guidance Calculation in Progress
40
Setting a Timed Arrival
40
Auto Guidance Path Configurations
40
Tracks
41
Showing Tracks
41
Setting the Color of the Active Track
41
Saving the Active Track
41
Viewing a List of Saved Tracks
41
Editing a Saved Track
41
Saving a Track as a Route
41
Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track
41
Deleting a Saved Track
41
Deleting All Saved Tracks
41
Retracing the Active Track
42
Clearing the Active Track
42
Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
42
Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
42
Boundaries
42
Creating a Boundary
42
Converting a Route to a Boundary
42
Converting a Track to a Boundary
42
Editing a Boundary
42
Linking a Boundary to a Smartmode Layout
42
Disabling All Boundary Alarms
43
Deleting a Boundary
43
Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Tracks, Routes, and Boundaries
43
Sailing Features
43
Setting the Vessel Type for Sailing Features
43
Sail Racing
43
Starting Line Guidance
43
Starting the Race Timer
43
Stopping the Race Timer
43
Setting the Distance between the Bow and the GPS Antenna
43
Laylines Settings
44
Polar Tables
44
Importing a Polar Table Manually
44
Showing Polar Data in Data Fields
44
Setting the Keel Offset
45
Heading Line and Angle Markers
45
Setting the Heading Line and Angle Markers
45
Water Sport Controls
45
Creating a Water Sports User Preset
46
Renaming a User Preset Button
46
Setting the Boat RPM or Speed
46
Setting the Speed Source
46
Adjusting the Trim Tabs
46
Adjusting the Power Trim
46
Adjusting the Ballast Tank Levels
46
Ballast Tank Tips
46
Adjusting Ballast Tank Drain and Fill Times
46
Turning on the Trim Assist Feature
46
Stopping the Transmission of Sonar Signals
47
Traditional Sonar View
47
Split-Frequency Sonar View
47
Split-Zoom Sonar View
47
Garmin Clearvü Sonar View
47
Garmin Sidevü Sonar View
47
Sidevü Scanning Technology
48
Measuring Distance on the Sonar Screen
48
Panoptix Sonar Views
48
Livevü down Sonar View
48
Livevü Forward Sonar View
48
Realvü 3D Forward Sonar View
49
Realvü 3D down Sonar View
49
Realvü 3D Historical Sonar View
49
Frontvü Sonar View
49
Livescope Sonar View
50
Perspective View
50
Selecting the Transducer Type
50
Selecting a Sonar Source
50
Renaming a Sonar Source
50
Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen
50
Pausing the Sonar Display
51
Viewing Sonar History
51
Sonar Sharing
51
Zooming in a Panoptix Livevü or Livescope Sonar View
51
Adjusting the Level of Detail
51
Adjusting the Color Intensity
51
Sonar Setup
52
Setting the Zoom Level on the Sonar Screen
52
Setting the Scroll Speed
52
Adjusting the Range
53
Sonar Noise Rejection Settings
53
Sonar Appearance Settings
53
Sonar Alarms
54
Advanced Sonar Settings
54
Transducer Installation Settings
54
Sonar Frequencies
55
Turning on the A-Scope
55
Panoptix Sonar Setup
56
Adjusting the Realvü Viewing Angle and Zoom Level
56
Adjusting the Realvü Sweep Speed
56
Livevü Forward and Frontvü Sonar Settings
56
Realvü Appearance Settings
57
Panoptix Transducer Installation Settings
57
Livescope and Perspective Sonar Settings
58
Livescope and Perspective Sonar Setup
58
Livescope and Perspective Appearance Settings
59
Livescope and Perspective Layout Settings
59
Livescope and Perspective Transducer Installation Settings
59
Radar
59
Radar Interpretation
60
Radar Overlay
60
Radar Overlay and Chart Data Alignment
60
Transmitting Radar Signals
60
Stopping the Transmission of Radar Signals
60
Setting up the Timed Transmit Mode
60
Enabling and Adjusting a Radar no Transmit Zone
60
Adjusting the Radar Range
61
Tips for Selecting a Radar Range
61
Motionscope™ Doppler Radar Technology
61
Enabling a Guard Zone
61
Defining a Circular Guard Zone
61
Defining a Partial Guard Zone
61
Marpa
61
MARPA Targeting Symbols
62
Acquiring MARPA Targets Automatically
62
Removing MARPA Targets Automatically
62
Assigning a MARPA Tag to an Object
62
Removing a MARPA Tag from a Targeted Object
62
Viewing Information about a MARPA-Tagged Object
62
Viewing a List of AIS and MARPA Threats
62
Showing AIS Vessels on the Radar Screen
62
VRM and EBL
62
Echo Trails
63
Turning on Echo Trails
63
Adjusting the Length of the Echo Trails
63
Clearing the Echo Trails
63
Radar Settings
63
Radar Gain
63
Radar Filter Settings
64
Radar Options Menu
64
Radar Setup Menu
65
Radar Appearance Settings
65
Radar Installation Settings
65
Radar My Vessel Layer Settings
65
Selecting a Different Radar Source
65
Autopilot
66
Autopilot Configuration
66
Selecting the Preferred Heading Source
66
Selecting the DPS Antenna as the Preferred Autopilot Heading Source
66
Opening the Autopilot Screen
66
Autopilot Screen
66
Adjusting the Step Steering Increment
66
Setting the Power Saver
66
Enabling Shadow Drive
67
Autopilot Overlay Bar
67
Engaging the Autopilot
67
Connecting an Inreach Device to the Chartplotter
75
Receiving Inreach Messages
75
Sending an Inreach Preset Message
75
Replying to an Inreach Message
75
Digital Switching
76
Adding and Editing a Digital Switching Page
76
Garmin Boat Switch
76
Configuring the Garmin Boat Switch Device
76
Using the Bilge Pump Switches
77
Using Dimmable Lights
77
Controlling Third-Party Equipment Installed on Your Boat
77
Dometic® Optimus® Features
77
Activating the Optimus Overlay Bar
77
Optimus Overlay Bar Overview
77
Optimus Overlay Symbols
77
Optimus Limp Home Mode
77
Tide, Current, and Celestial Information
78
Tide Station Information
78
Current Station Information
78
Celestial Information
78
Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, or Celestial Information for a Different Date
78
Viewing Information for a Different Tide or Current Station
78
Viewing Almanac Information from the Navigation Chart
78
Alert Manager
78
Viewing Messages
78
Sorting and Filtering Messages
78
Saving Messages to a Memory Card
79
Clearing All of the Messages
79
Media Player
79
Opening the Media Player
79
Media Player Icons
79
Selecting the Media Device and Source
79
Playing Music
79
Browsing for Music
79
Setting a Song to Repeat
79
Setting All Songs to Repeat
79
Adjusting the Volume
80
Muting the Media Volume
80
Enabling and Disabling Zones
80
VHF Radio
80
Scanning VHF Channels
80
Adjusting the VHF Squelch
80
Radio
80
Setting the Tuner Region
80
Changing the Radio Station
80
Changing the Tuning Mode
80
Scanning for DAB Stations
81
Changing DAB Stations
81
DAB Presets
81
Siriusxm Satellite Radio
81
Locating a Siriusxm Radio ID
81
Activating a Siriusxm Subscription
81
Customizing the Channel Guide
81
Saving a Siriusxm Channel to the Presets List
81
Parental Controls
82
Setting the Device Name
82
Updating the Media Player Software
82
Audio Return Channel
82
Siriusxm Weather
82
Siriusxm Equipment and Subscription Requirements
82
Weather Data Broadcasts
83
Weather Warnings and Weather Bulletins
83
Viewing Precipitation Information
83
Storm Cell and Lightning Information
83
Hurricane Information
83
Forecast Information
83
Viewing a Marine Forecast or an Offshore Forecast
83
Viewing Forecast Information for Another Time Period
83
Weather Fronts and Pressure Centers
83
City Forecasts
84
Viewing Fish Mapping Data
84
Viewing Sea Conditions
84
Surface Winds
84
Wave Height, Wave Period, and Wave Direction
84
Viewing Forecast Sea Conditions Information for Another Time Period
84
Viewing Sea Temperature Information
85
Surface Pressure and Water Temperature Data
85
Changing the Sea Surface Temperature Color Range
85
Visibility Information
85
Viewing Forecast Visibility Information for Another Time Period
85
Viewing Buoy Reports
85
Viewing Local Weather Information Near a Buoy
85
Weather Overlay
85
Viewing Weather Subscription Information
85
Viewing Video
85
Selecting a Video Source
86
Alternating Among Multiple Video Sources
86
Networked Video Devices
86
Using Video Presets on Networked Video Cameras
86
Camera Settings
86
Video Settings
86
Associating the Camera to a Video Source
87
Video Camera Movement Control
87
Configuring the Video Appearance
87
Garmin VIRB Action Cameras
87
Connecting a VIRB 360 Action Camera
87
Connecting a VIRB Action Camera
88
Controlling the VIRB Action Camera with the Chartplotter
88
Adding the VIRB Action Camera Controls to Other Screens
89
HDMI Video Considerations
89
Controlling HDMI Audio
89
Pairing the GC™ 100 Camera with a Garmin Chartplotter
90
Surround View Camera System
90
Changing a Camera
90
Viewing a Camera Feed Full Screen
90
Changing the Surround View Camera Layout
90
Showing and Hiding the Visual Bumper
91
Adjusting the Visual Bumper
91
Showing the Distance Marker
91
Renaming a Camera
91
Device Configuration
91
System Settings
91
Sounds and Display Settings
91
GPS Settings
91
Station Settings
92
Viewing System Software Information
92
Viewing E-Label Regulatory and Compliance Information
92
Preferences Settings
92
Units Settings
92
Navigation Settings
92
Communications Settings
93
NMEA 2000 Settings
93
Marine Network
94
EVC Network
94
Setting Alarms
94
Navigation Alarms
94
System Alarms
94
Sonar Alarms
94
Setting Weather Alarms
94
Setting the Fuel Alarm
95
My Vessel Settings
95
Setting the Keel Offset
95
Setting the Water Temperature Offset
96
Setting the Exhaust Aftertreatment System (EATS) Mode
96
Calibrating a Water-Speed Device
96
Adding a Key
96
Setting the Speed Factor
96
Fuel Tank Settings
97
Seven Marine Engine Installation Settings
97
Other Vessels Settings
97
Settings that Are Synced on the Garmin Marine Network
97
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings
98
Sharing and Managing User Data
98
Selecting a File Type for Third-Party Waypoints and Routes
98
Copying User Data from a Memory Card
98
Copying User Data to a Memory Card
98
And Garmin Express
99
Backing up Data to a Computer
99
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter
99
Saving System Information to a Memory Card
99
Appendix
99
Activecaptain and Garmin Express
99
Garmin Express App
100
Installing the Garmin Express App on a Computer
100
Registering Your Device Using the Garmin Express App
100
Updating Your Charts Using the Garmin Express App
100
Software Updates
101
Touchscreen Controls for a Connected Computer (MFD Models)
101
Controlling a Computer with the Chartplotter
102
Cleaning the Screen
102
Viewing Images on a Memory Card
102
Screenshots
102
Capturing Screenshots
102
Copying Screenshots to a Computer
102
Troubleshooting
102
Signals
102
My Device will Not Turn on or Keeps Turning off
103
My Device Is Not Creating Waypoints in the Correct Location
103
Contacting Volvo Penta Support
103
Specifications
103
GLASS COCKPIT 8X10 Specifications
103
GLASS COCKPIT 8X12 Specifications
104
GLASS COCKPIT 8X16 Specifications
104
GLASS COCKPIT 8X17 Specifications
105
GLASS COCKPIT 8X22 Specifications
105
GLASS COCKPIT 8X24 Specifications
106
NMEA 2000 PGN Information
106
NMEA 0183 Information
107
Engine Information Transmitted over the Updating Built-In Maps with a Memory Card NMEA 2000 Bridge
108

Garmin GPSMAP 8X24 Installation Instructions Manual (8 pages)

Brand: Garmin | Category: GPS | Size: 1.1 MB

Mounting the Device
2
Connection Considerations
3
Connecting to Power
3
Garmin Marine Network Considerations
3
NMEA 2000 Considerations
4
NMEA 0183 Connection Considerations
4
Specifications
7
NMEA 2000 PGN Information
7

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