Garmin GPSMAP 7400 Series, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...GPSMAP 7400 7600 Series Owner s Manual February 2015 Printed in Taiwan 190 01841 00_0B...

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Page 3: ...ices Destination 8 Waypoints 8 Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint 8 Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location 8 Marking an SOS Location 8 Viewing a List of all Waypoints 9 Editing a Saved W...

Page 4: ...23 Radar Gain and Clutter 23 Echo Trails 24 Radar Display Settings 24 Radar Appearance Settings 24 Front of Boat Offset 24 Selecting a Different Radar Source 25 Autopilot 25 Opening the Autopilot Scre...

Page 5: ...isibility Information for Another Time Period 33 Viewing Buoy Reports 33 Viewing Local Weather Information near a Buoy 34 Creating a Waypoint on a Weather Chart 34 Weather Overlay 34 Turning On the We...

Page 6: ...ing the Screen 40 Screenshots 40 Capturing Screenshots 40 Copying Screenshots to a Computer 40 Troubleshooting 41 My device will not acquire GPS signals 41 My device will not turn on or keeps turning...

Page 7: ...ve associated with the memory card and select Next Finish Updating the Device Software Before you can update the software you must obtain a software update memory card or load the latest software onto...

Page 8: ...n option To change the type of data shown select Overlays select a data field and select the new data type Adding a SmartMode Layout You can add SmartMode layouts to suit your needs Each customization...

Page 9: ...ogether to zoom out Spread two fingers apart to zoom in Selecting a Map If your product has both BlueChart g2 and LakeV HD built in maps you can select which map to use Not all models have both types...

Page 10: ...This chart works well for offshore deep sea fishing High Resolution Satellite Imagery Provides high resolution satellite images for a realistic view of the land and water on the Navigation chart Show...

Page 11: ...continue vessel tracking the lost target symbol disappears from the chart or the 3D chart view Dangerous target in range The target flashes while an alarm sounds and a message banner appears After the...

Page 12: ...Radio Beacons EPIRB and other man overboard signals Distress signal transmissions are different than standard AIS transmissions so they appear differently on the chartplotter Instead of tracking a dis...

Page 13: ...adjusts the heading line which is a line drawn on the map from the bow of the boat in the direction of travel and sets the data source for the heading line World Map Uses either a basic world map or...

Page 14: ...in which I want to go bearing Navigate using Go To See Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To How do I make the device guide me along a straight line minimizing cross track to a location u...

Page 15: ...ine steering to avoid land shallow water and other obstacles Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB 1 Select Info User Data Waypoints 2 Select a waypoint or an MOB 3 Select Review Delete Deleting All Waypoints...

Page 16: ...estination point used when the route was created to the left of the original route select Backward Port To navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created to the right of...

Page 17: ...lable values for the Shoreline Distance setting are relative not absolute To ensure the Auto Guidance line is placed the appropriate distance from shore you can assess the placement of the Auto Guidan...

Page 18: ...ory During Recording 1 Select Info User Data Tracks Active Track Options 2 Select Record Mode 3 Select an option To record a track log until the track memory is full select Fill To continuously record...

Page 19: ...ng race 1 Mark the starting line Setting the Starting Line 2 From the Sail Racing combination screen select Menu Start Line Guidance Target Speed and select your target speed when crossing the startin...

Page 20: ...delay allows you to delay steering a tack and gybe after you initiate the maneuver 1 From the autopilot screen select Menu Autopilot Setup Sailing Setup Tack Delay 2 Select the length of the delay 3 I...

Page 21: ...ency transducer Panoptix Sonar Views NOTE Not all models support Panoptix transducers To receive Panoptix sonar you need a compatible chartplotter and a compatible transducer ThePanoptix sonar views a...

Page 22: ...onar module Each chartplotter on the network can display sonar data from every compatible sonar module and transducer on the network no matter where the chartplotters and transducers are mounted on yo...

Page 23: ...1 From a sonar view select Menu Zoom 2 Select an option To zoom in on the sonar data from the bottom depth select Bottom Lock To set the depth range of the magnified area manually select Set Zoom sel...

Page 24: ...a different color palette for the bottom select Sonar Setup Bottom Colors and select an option To select a different style for the bottom select Sonar Setup Bottom Style and select an option To hide o...

Page 25: ...r scheme and color gain Overlay Data Sets the data shown on the sonar screen A Scope Displays a vertical flasher along the right side of the screen that shows instantaneously the range to targets alon...

Page 26: ...d slot 2 From a sonar view select Menu Sonar Setup Sonar Recording Record Sonar 15 minutes of sonar recording uses approximately 200 MB of space of the inserted memory card You can record sonar until...

Page 27: ...essary Marking a Waypoint on the Radar Screen 1 From a Radar screen or the Radar overlay select a location 2 Select Create Waypoint Sentry Mode Sentry mode allows you to put the radar into timed trans...

Page 28: ...ls and select the length of the track that appears VRM and EBL The variable range marker VRM and the electronic bearing line EBL measure the distance and bearing from your boat to a target object On t...

Page 29: ...the selected radar mode select Auto The chartplotter does not adjust the gain automatically in response to changing conditions To adjust the gain automatically for changing conditions select Auto Low...

Page 30: ...overlay From a Radar screen or the Radar overlay select Menu Noise Rejection Crosstalk Rej Echo Trails The echo trails feature enables you to track the movement of vessels on the radar display You can...

Page 31: ...ng the Power Saver percentage reduces rudder activity Enabling Shadow Drive NOTE The Shadow Drive feature is available only on hydraulic steering systems From the autopilot screen select Menu Autopilo...

Page 32: ...y physically steering the boat Select or to cancel a pattern using step steering mode Select Standby Digital Selective Calling Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality If you have a NMEA 018...

Page 33: ...To select a color for the trail line select Trail Line Deleting a Position Report Call 1 Select Info DSC List 2 Select a position report call 3 Select Review Clear Report Viewing Vessel Trails on the...

Page 34: ...ine 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 se...

Page 35: ...lestial Information Tide Station Information You can view information about a tide station for a specific date and time including the tide height and when the next high and low tides will occur By def...

Page 36: ...ongs to Repeat From the media screen select Menu Repeat All Setting Songs to Shuffle 1 From the media screen select Menu Shuffle 2 If necessary select an option Listening to the Radio Saving a Channel...

Page 37: ...ntrol feature requires you to enter a passcode to tune to the locked channels Select Browse Parental Lock Unlock A list of channels appears A checkmark indicates a locked channel NOTE When you view th...

Page 38: ...bscriptions Hurricane Information The weather Precipitation chart can show the present position of a hurricane a tropical storm or a tropical depression A red line stemming from a hurricane icon indic...

Page 39: ...cipitation Isobars packed closely together show a strong pressure gradient Strong pressure gradients are associated with areas of stronger winds Pressure units are shown in millibars mb inches of Merc...

Page 40: ...rtplotter as well as supported network IP based video cameras encoders and thermal cameras Select A V Gauges Controls Video Selecting a Video Source 1 From the video screen select Menu Source 2 Select...

Page 41: ...From a video screen touch the screen The video controls appear on the screen 2 Select an option To zoom in and out use the zoom button To pan or tilt the camera use the compass rose TIP Hold in the c...

Page 42: ...of the screen User Data Sharing Allows you to share waypoints and routes over the Garmin Marine Network All chartplotters that share waypoints and routes must have this setting turned on Menu Bar Disp...

Page 43: ...vigation and proceed to step 10 If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles select Settings Preferences Navigation Auto Guidance Shoreline Distance Farthest If the turns in the Auto Guid...

Page 44: ...n enter a keel offset to compensate the surface reading for the depth of a keel making it possible to measure depth from the bottom of the keel instead of from the transducer location Enter a positive...

Page 45: ...e name of your chartplotter wireless network Setting Up the Wi Fi Wireless Network 3 Enter the network password Changing the Wireless Channel You can change the wireless channel if you have trouble fi...

Page 46: ...elect Info User Data Data Transfer Replace from Card Saving System Information to a Memory Card You can save system information to a memory card as a troubleshooting tool A product support representat...

Page 47: ...oint location to transfer and share data from one device to the next If you have manually entered a waypoint using coordinates and the location of the point does not appear where the point should be t...

Page 48: ...FTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY Garmin Ltd and its subsidiaries Garmin grant you a limited license to use the software embedded in this device the Software in binary exec...

Page 49: ...ngine gauges 28 configuring 28 status alarms 28 EPIRB 6 event log 36 F factory settings 39 stations 2 favorites 2 Fish Eye 3D sonar cone 7 suspended targets 7 tracks 7 fishing chart 3 34 boundary line...

Page 50: ...18 gain 16 interference 19 measuring distances 16 noise 16 17 Panoptix 15 16 18 19 recording 20 scroll speed 18 sharing 16 SideV 15 source 16 surface noise 19 suspended targets 19 views 14 16 waypoin...

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