Garmin ECHOMAP PLUS 40 Series Owner's Manual

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Mapping a Body of Water Using the GarminQuickdraw Contours FeatureBefore you can use the Garmin Quickdraw Contours feature,you must have sonar depth, your GPS position, and a memorycard with free space.1 From a chart view, select MENU > Quickdraw Contours >Start Recording.2 When recording is complete, select MENU > QuickdrawContours > Stop Recording.3 Select Manage > Name, and enter a name for the map.Adding a Label to a Garmin QuickdrawContours MapYou can add labels to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours map tomark hazards or points of interest.1 From the Navigation chart, select a location.2 Select Add Quickdraw Label.3 Enter text for the label, and select Done.Garmin Quickdraw CommunityThe Garmin Quickdraw Community is a free, public, onlinecommunity that enables you to share your Garmin QuickdrawContours maps with others. You can also download maps otherusers have created.If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you can use theActiveCaptain app to access the Garmin Quickdraw Community(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community withActiveCaptain, page 11).If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can use theGarmin Connect™ website to access the Garmin QuickdrawCommunity (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Communitywith Garmin Connect, page 11).Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community withActiveCaptain1 From your mobile device, open the ActiveCaptain app andconnect to the ECHOMAP Plus device (Getting Started withthe ActiveCaptain App, page 4).2 From the app, select Quickdraw Community.You can download contours from others in the community(Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps UsingActiveCaptain, page 11) and share the contours you havecreated (Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps withthe Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain,page 11).Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps UsingActiveCaptainYou can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that otherusers have created and shared with the Garmin QuickdrawCommunity.1 From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, selectQuickdraw Community > Search for Contours.2 Use the map and search features to locate an area todownload.The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours mapsthat have been shared for that area.3 Select Select Download Region.4 Drag the box to select the area to download.5 Drag the corners to change the download area.6 Select Download Area.The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to theECHOMAP Plus device, the downloaded contours aretransferred to the device automatically.Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with theGarmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptainYou can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you havecreated with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community.When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared.Your waypoints are not shared.When you set up your ActiveCaptain app, you may haveselected to share your contours with the communityautomatically. If not, follow these steps to enable sharing.From the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, selectQuickdraw Community.The next time you connect the ActiveCaptain app to theECHOMAP Plus device, your contour maps are transferred tothe community automatically.Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community withGarmin Connect1 Go to connect.garmin.com.2 Select Getting Started > Quickdraw Community > GettingStarted.3 If you do not have a Garmin Connect account, create one.4 Sign in to your Garmin Connect account.5 Select Marine in the upper-right to open the GarminQuickdraw widget.TIP: Make sure you have a memory card in your computer toshare Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps.Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps with theGarmin Quickdraw Community Using Garmin ConnectYou can share Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that you havecreated with others in the Garmin Quickdraw Community.When you share a contour map, only the contour map is shared.Your waypoints are not shared.1 Insert a memory card into the card slot (Inserting MemoryCards, page 2).2 Insert the memory card into your computer.3 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to theGarmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect,page 11).4 Select Share Your Contours.5 Browse to your memory card, and select the Garmin folder.6 Open the Quickdraw folder, and select the file namedContoursLog.svy.After the file is uploaded, delete the ContoursLog.svy file fromyour memory card to avoid issues with future uploads. Your datawill not be lost.Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps UsingGarmin ConnectYou can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that otherusers have created and shared with the Garmin QuickdrawCommunity.If your device does not have Wi‑Fi technology, you can accessthe Garmin Quickdraw Community using the Garmin Connectwebsite.If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you should access theGarmin Quickdraw Community using the ActiveCaptain app(Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community withActiveCaptain, page 11).1 Insert the memory card into your computer.2 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to theGarmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect,page 11).3 Select Search for Contours.Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping 11