Garmin GPSMAP 740 Owner's Manual

Also see for GPSMAP 720: Technical reference Important safety information Owner's manual Installation instructions Quick reference guide

Contents

Garmin GPSMAP 740 Owner's Manual Manual pdf 4 page image

ii GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s ManualIntroductionTable of ContentsIntroduction................................................iTips and Shortcuts ..............................................iManual Conventions ...........................................iGetting Started..........................................1Front and Back Panels ......................................1Turning On the Chartplotter ...............................1Turning Off the Chartplotter ...............................1Initial Chartplotter Settings ................................2GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition ........................2Adjusting the Backlight ......................................2Adjusting the Color Mode ..................................2Inserting and Removing Data and MemoryCards ..............................................................2Viewing System Information ..............................3About the Home Screen ....................................3Charts and 3D Chart Views......................4Navigation Chart ................................................4Automatic Identification System ......................12Perspective 3D ................................................15BlueChart g2 Vision .........................................16Mariner’s Eye 3D .............................................17Fish Eye 3D .....................................................18Fishing Chart ...................................................19Showing Satellite Imagery on theNavigation Chart ...........................................19Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks ...............20Animated Tide and Current Indicators .............21Detailed Road and Point of Interest Data ........21Auto Guidance .................................................21Combinations..........................................22About the Combination Screen........................22Combination Screen Configuration..................22Navigation ...............................................25Basic Navigation Questions.............................25Navigation with a Chartplotter .........................25Waypoints ........................................................26Routes .............................................................28Tracks ..............................................................30Navigating with a Garmin Autopilot..................32Where To? ...............................................33Marine Services Destinations ..........................33Almanac, On-boat, andEnvironmental Data ................................36Almanac Data ..................................................36On-boat Data ...................................................38Environmental Data .........................................41Device Configuration .............................44Basic Device Configuration Questions ............44Simulator Mode ...............................................44Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically .......44Display Configuration ......................................45Navigation Preferences ...................................45Information about Your Boat ............................50Alarms .............................................................51Chartplotter Data Management .......................52Radar .......................................................54Transmitting Radar Signals .............................54Adjusting the Zoom Scale on theRadar Screen ................................................54Radar Display Modes ......................................55Waypoints and Routes on the Radar Screen ..60About the Radar Overlay .................................61Optimizing the Radar Display ..........................62Radar Display Appearance ..............................66Radar Overlay Display Appearance ................69Sonar .......................................................71Sonar Views ....................................................71Depth Log ........................................................73Transducer Temperature Log ..........................73Waypoints on the Sonar Screen ......................74Sonar Display Appearance ..............................74Sonar Alarms ...................................................77Transducer Configuration ................................78Digital Selective Calling .........................79Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality .......79Turning On DSC ..............................................79About the DSC List ..........................................79Incoming Distress Calls ...................................80Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiatedfrom a VHF Radio .........................................80Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiatedfrom the Chartplotter .....................................80Position Tracking .............................................81Individual Routine Calls ...................................83Making an Individual Routine Call to anAIS Target .....................................................83Appendix .................................................84Specifications ..................................................84Calibrating the Touchscreen ............................84Screenshots.....................................................85Viewing GPS Satellite Locations .....................85Using WAAS/EGNOS ......................................85System Information..........................................85NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 ..........................86Registering Your Device ..................................89Contacting Garmin Product Support................89Declaration of Conformity ................................89Software License Agreement...........................89Index ........................................................90