Garmin GPSMAP 7400 Owner's Manual

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and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that maybe in your path.When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course maypass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steerto avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in someareas.Before you can navigate to a waypoint, you must create awaypoint.1 Select Info > User Data > Waypoints.2 Select a waypoint.3 Select Navigate To.4 Select an option:• To navigate directly to the location, select Go To.• To create a route to the location, including turns, selectRoute To.• To use Auto Guidance, select Auto Guidance.5 Review the course indicated by the magenta line.NOTE: When using Auto Guidance, a gray segment withinany part of the magenta line indicates that Auto Guidancecannot calculate part of the Auto Guidance line. This is due tothe settings for minimum safe water depth and minimum safeobstacle height.6 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallowwater, and other obstacles.Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB1 Select Info > User Data > Waypoints.2 Select a waypoint or an MOB.3 Select Review > Delete.Deleting All WaypointsSelect Info > User Data > Clear User Data > Waypoints >All.Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go ToCAUTIONWhen using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course maypass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steerto avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.You can set and follow a direct course from your current locationto a selected destination.1 Select a destination (Destinations, page 14).2 Select Navigate To > Go To.A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line isa thinner purple line that represents the corrected coursefrom your current location to the destination. The correctedcourse is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you areoff course.3 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallowwater, and other obstacles.4 If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course)to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line(direct course).RoutesCreating and Navigating a Route From Your PresentLocationYou can create and immediately navigate a route on theNavigation chart or the Fishing chart. This method does notsave the route or the waypoint data.1 From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select adestination.2 Select Route To.3 Select the location of the last turn before the destination.4 Select Add Turn.5 If necessary, repeat to add turns, working backward from thedestination to the present location of your vessel.The last turn you add should be the first turn you make,starting from your present location. It should be the turnclosest to your vessel.6 If necessary, select Menu.7 Select Done.8 Review the course indicated by the magenta line.9 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallowwater, and other obstacles.Creating and Saving a RouteThis procedure saves the route and all the waypoints in it. Thestarting point can be your present location or another location.You can add up to 250 waypoints, or turns, to one route.1 Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths> New > Route Using Chart.2 Select the starting location of the route.3 Select Add Turn.4 Select the location of the next turn on the chart.5 Select Add Turn.The chartplotter marks the location of the turn with awaypoint.6 If necessary, repeat steps 4 and 5 to add more turns.7 Select the final destination.Viewing a List of Routes and Auto Guidance Paths1 Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths.2 If necessary, select Filter to see routes only or AutoGuidance paths only.Editing a Saved RouteYou can change the name of a route or change the turns theroute contains.1 Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths.2 Select a route.3 Select Review > Edit Route.4 Select an option:• To change the name, select Name, and enter the name.• To select a waypoint from the turn list, select Edit Turns >Use Turn List, and select a waypoint from the list.• To select a turn using the chart, select Edit Turns > UseChart, and select a location on the chart.Browsing for and Navigating a Saved RouteBefore you can browse a list of routes and navigate to one ofthem, you must create and save at least one route.1 Select Info > User Data > Routes & Auto Guidance Paths.2 Select a route.3 Select Navigate To.4 Select an option:• To navigate the route from the starting point used whenthe route was created, select Forward.• To navigate the route from the destination point usedwhen the route was created, select Backward.A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line isa thinner purple line that represents the corrected coursefrom your present location to the destination. The correctedNavigation with a Chartplotter 15