Garmin GPSMAP 7400 Owner's Manual

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A green circle indicates good depth and GPS position, and aspeed under 16 km/h (10 mph). A yellow circle indicates gooddepth and GPS position, and a speed between 16 and 32 km/h(10 and 20 mph). A red circle indicates poor depth or GPSposition, and a speed above 32 km/h (20 mph).You can view Garmin Quickdraw Contours in a combinationscreen or as a single view on the map.The amount of saved data depends on the size of your memorycard, your sonar source, and the speed of your boat as yourecord data. You can record longer when you use a single-beamsonar. It is estimated that you might be able to record about1,500 hours of data onto a 2 GB memory card.When you record data on a memory card in your chartplotter,the new data is added to your existing Garmin QuickdrawContours map, and is saved on the memory card. When youinsert a new memory card, the existing data does not transferonto the new card.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 12).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 12).Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community withActiveCaptain1 From your mobile device, open the ActiveCaptain app andconnect to the GPSMAP device (Getting Started with theActiveCaptain 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 12) and share the contours you havecreated (Sharing Your Garmin Quickdraw Contours Maps withthe Garmin Quickdraw Community Using ActiveCaptain,page 12).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 theGPSMAP device, the downloaded contours are transferred tothe 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 theGPSMAP device, your contour maps are transferred to thecommunity automatically.Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community withGarmin Connect1 Go to connect.garmin.com.2 Select Get Started > Quickdraw Community > Get Started.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 Remove the memory card from the chartplotter.2 Insert the memory card into your computer.3 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to theGarmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect,page 12).4 Select Share Your Contours.5 Browse to your memory card, and select the /Garmin folder.12 Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping