Garmin GPSMAP 700 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP® 700 Series Owner’s Manual 7NavigationNavigationBasic 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 28).How do I make the chartplotter guide me along astraight line (minimizing cross track) to a locationusing the shortest distance from the presentlocation?Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To(page 30).How do I make the chartplotter guide me to alocation while avoiding obstacles?Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using RouteTo. See “Creating and Navigating a Route from YourPresent Location” (page 30).How do I make the chartplotter steer my automaticpilot?Navigate using Route To (page 30).Can the chartplotter create a course 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 50).Navigation with a ChartplotterTo navigate using a GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter, you must first choose a destination, set acourse or create a route, and follow the course or route. You can follow the course or the route on theNavigation 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 the navigation chart or the fishing chart, or you can select adestination using the Where To? feature.Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.2. Touch the navigation chart to select the destination using the cursor ( ).Stopping Navigation while Using the Navigation ChartFrom the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Stop Navigation.Selecting a Destination Using Where To?1. From the Home screen, select Where To?.