GPSMAP® 6000/7000 Series Owner’s ManualNavigationNavigationBasic Navigation QuestionsQuestion AnswerHow do I make the chartplotter point me in thedirection in which I want to go (bearing)?Navigate using Go To. See “Setting and Following aDirect Course Using Go To” (page 32).How do I make the device guide me along a straightline (minimizing cross track) to a location using theshortest distance from the present location?Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To(page 35).How do I make the device guide me to a locationwhile avoiding obstacles?Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using RouteTo. See “Creating and Navigating a Route from YourPresent Location” (page 34).How do I make the device steer my automatic pilot? Navigate using Route To (page 35).Can the device create a path for me? If you have a BlueChart g2 Vision data card, navigateusing Auto Guidance. See “Setting and Following aCourse Using Auto Guidance” (page 32).How do I change the Auto Guidance settings for myboat?See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (page 59).Navigation with a ChartplotterTo navigate using a GPSMAP 6000 or 7000 series chartplotter, you must first choose a destination,set a course or create a route, and follow the course or route. You can follow the course or the routeon the Navigation chart, the Fishing chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.Note: The Fishing chart and Mariner’s Eye 3D are available with a preprogrammed BlueChart g2Vision data card.DestinationsYou can select destinations using various charts and 3D chart views, or you can select a destinationusing the Where To? feature.Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.2. Select where you want to go:For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker to select the destination using the cursor( ).For the GPSMAP 7000 series, touch the navigation chart to select the destination using thecursor ( ).Selecting a Destination Using Where To?1. From the Home screen, select Where to?.2. Complete an action:Select Waypoints to view a list of preloaded locations and locations you marked previously(page 34).Select Routes to view a list of routes you saved previously (page 35).Select tracks to view a list of recorded tracks (page 39).•••••