Garmin GPSMAP 5215 Owner's Manual

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26 GPSMAP® 4000/5000 Series Owner’s ManualCharts and 3D Chart ViewsViewing Aerial Photos of LandmarksBefore you can view aerial photos on the Navigation Chart, you must turn on the Photo Points setting(page 13).Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks, marinas, andharbors. Use these photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to acquaint yourself with a marina ora harbor prior to arrival.1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.2. Select a camera icon.• A standard camera icon ( ) indicates an overhead photo.• A camera icon with a cone ( ) indicates a perspective photo. The photo was taken from thelocation of the camera, pointed in the direction of the cone.3. Select Review > Aerial Photo.Note: Press the Range (-/+) keys (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch or (GPSMAP 5000 series), tozoom out and in while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen.Animated Tide and Current IndicatorsYou can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation Chart or the FishingChart. To do so, tide station and current direction information must be available in your preloaded map orBlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for the Tides/Currents setting (page 10).An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an arrow. A redarrow pointing downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow pointing upward indicates arising tide. When you move the cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of the tide at thestation appears above the station indicator.Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The direction of each arrow indicatesthe direction of the current at a specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrowindicates the range of speed of the current at that location. When you move the cursor over thecurrent direction indicator, the specific speed of the current at the location appears above thedirection indicator.DirectionIndicatorColor Current SpeedRangeYellow 0 to 1 knotOrange 1 to 2 knotsRed 2 or more knotsViewing Current Station InformationSee “Current Information” (page 43).Detailed Road and Point of Interest DataBlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and point of interest (POI) data, which includes highly detailedcoastal roads and points of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more.Searching for, and Navigating to, POIsSee “Where To?” (page 39).Auto GuidanceAuto Guidance automatically creates and suggests the best path to a destination, based on available BlueChartg2 Vision chart information. Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a destination using Guide To(page 32).Configuring Auto Guidance SettingsSee “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (page 53).TideStationwith FallingTide