Garmin ECHOMAP 60 Series, Owner'S Manual

Viewing Trip Gauges

Trip gauges show information for odometer, speed, time, and 

fuel for your present trip.

Select 

Gauges

 > 

Trip

.

Resetting Trip Gauges

1

Select 

Gauges

 > 

Trip

.

2

Select an option:
• To set all the readings for the present trip to zero, select 

Reset Trip

.

• To set the maximum speed reading to zero, select 

Reset 

Maximum Speed

.

• To set the odometer reading to zero, select 

Reset 

Odometer

.

• To set all the readings to zero, select 

Reset All

.

Viewing Engine and Fuel Gauges

Before you can view engine and fuel gauges, you must be 

connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine 

and fuel data. See the installation instructions for details.

Select 

Gauges

 > 

Engine

.

Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges

You can show information for up to four engines.

1

From the engine gauges screen, select 

MENU

 > 

Gauge 

Setup

 > 

Engine Selection

 > 

Num. Engines

.

2

Select an option:
• Select the number of engines.
• Select 

Auto Configure

 to automatically detect the number 

of engines.

Customizing the Engines Shown in Gauges

Before you can customize how the engines are shown in the 

gauges, you must manually select the number of engines 

(

Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges

, page 28

).

1

From the engine gauges screen, select 

MENU

 > 

Gauge 

Setup

 > 

Engine Selection

 > 

Edit Engines

.

2

Select 

First Engine

.

3

Select the engine to display in the first gauge.

4

Repeat for the remaining engine bars.

Enabling Status Alarms for Engine Gauges

You can enable the chartplotter to display engine status alarms.

From the engine gauges screen, select 

MENU

 > 

Gauge 

Setup

 > 

Status Alarms

 > 

On

.

When an engine alarms is triggered, a gauge status alarm 

message appears and the gauge may become red depending 

on the type of alarm.

Enabling Some Engine Gauge Status Alarms

1

From the engine gauges screen, select 

MENU

 > 

Gauge 

Setup

 > 

Status Alarms

 > 

Custom

.

2

Select one or more engine gauge alarms to turn on or off.

Setting the Fuel Alarm

Before you can set a fuel level alarm, a compatible fuel flow 

sensor must be connected to the chartplotter.
You can set an alarm to sound when the total amount of 

remaining onboard fuel reaches the level you specify.

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

Alarms

 > 

Fuel

 > 

Set Total Fuel Onboard 

> 

On

.

2

Enter the remaining amount of fuel that triggers the alarm, 

and select 

Done

.

Setting the Fuel Capacity of the Vessel

1

Select 

Settings

 > 

My Vessel

 > 

Fuel Capacity

.

2

Enter the combined total capacity of the fuel tanks.

Synchronizing the Fuel Data with the Actual Vessel 

Fuel

You can synchronize the fuel levels in the chartplotter with the 

actual fuel in the vessel when you add fuel to your vessel.

1

Select 

Gauges

 > 

Engine

 > 

MENU

.

2

Select an option:
• After you have filled up all the fuel tanks on the vessel, 

select 

Fill Up All Tanks

. The fuel level is reset to 

maximum capacity.

• After you have added less than a full tank of fuel, select 

Add Fuel to Boat

, and enter the amount added.

• To specify the total fuel in the vessel tanks, select 

Set 

Total Fuel Onboard

, and enter the total amount of fuel in 

the tanks.

Viewing the Wind Gauges

Before you can view wind information, you must have a wind 

sensor connected to the chartplotter.

Select 

Gauges

 > 

Wind

.

Configuring the Sailing Wind Gauge

You can configure the sailing wind gauge to show true or 

apparent wind speed and angle.

1

From the wind gauge, select 

MENU

 > 

Sailing Wind Gauge

.

2

Select an option:
• To show true or apparent wind angle, select 

Needle

, and 

select an option.

• To show true or apparent wind speed, select 

Wind Speed

, 

and select an option.

Configuring the Speed Source

You can specify whether the vessel speed data displayed on the 

gauge and used for wind calculations is based on water speed 

or GPS speed.

1

From the wind gauge, select 

MENU

 > 

Compass Gauge

 > 

Speed Display

.

2

Select an option:
• To calculate the vessel speed based on data from the 

water-speed sensor, select 

Water Speed

.

• To calculate the vessel speed based on GPS data, select 

GPS Speed

.

Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge

You can specify the source of the heading displayed on the wind 

gauge. Magnetic heading is the heading data received from a 

heading sensor, and GPS heading is calculated by your 

chartplotter GPS (course over ground).

1

From the wind gauge, select 

MENU

 > 

Compass Gauge

 > 

Heading Source

.

2

Select 

GPS Hdg

 or 

Magnetic

.

NOTE: 

When moving at low speeds or when stationary, the 

magnetic compass source is more accurate than the GPS 

source.

Customizing the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge

You can specify the range of the close-hauled wind gauge for 

both the upwind scale and the downwind scale.

1

From the wind gauge, select 

MENU

 > 

Compass Gauge

 > 

Set Gauge Type

 > 

Close Hauled Gauge

.

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Gauges and Graphs