Garmin GPSMAP 7400 Series Owner's Manual

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Sonar Cone: Shows a cone that indicates the area covered bythe transducer.Fish Symbols: Shows suspended targets.Navigation with a ChartplotterCAUTIONIf your vessel has an autopilot system, a dedicated autopilotcontrol display must be installed at each steering helm in orderto disable the autopilot system.The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chartinformation. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottomclearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings,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.NOTE: Mariner's Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views areavailable with premium charts, in some areas.NOTE: The offshore Fishing chart is available with premiumcharts, in some areas.To navigate, you must choose a destination, set a course orcreate a route, and follow the course or route. You can followthe course or the route on the Navigation chart, Fishing chart,Perspective 3D chart view, or Mariner’s Eye 3D chart view.You can set and follow a course to a destination using one ofthree methods: Go To, Route To, or Auto Guidance.Go To: Takes you directly to the destination. This is thestandard option for navigating to a destination. Thechartplotter creates a straight-line course or navigation line tothe destination. The path may run over land and otherobstacles.Route To: Creates a route from your location to a destination,allowing you to add turns along the way. This option providesa straight-line course to the destination, but allows you to addturns into the route to avoid land and other obstacles.Auto Guidance: Creates a path to a destination using AutoGuidance. This option is available only when using acompatible premium chart in a compatible chartplotter. Itprovides a turn-by-turn navigation line to the destination,avoiding land and other obstacles. The navigation line isbased on the chart data and the safe depth, safe height, andshoreline distance user-defined chartplotter settings. Usingthese settings and chart data, the chartplotter creates anavigation line that avoids all areas that cannot be navigatedbetween the present location and the destination.When you are using a compatible Garmin autopilotconnected to the chartplotter using NMEA 2000®, theautopilot follows the Auto Guidance route.Basic Navigation QuestionsQuestion AnswerHow do I make the chartplotterpoint me in the direction inwhich I want to go (bearing)?Navigate using Go To. See Settingand Following a Direct Course UsingGo To.How do I make the deviceguide me along a straight line(minimizing cross track) to alocation using the shortestdistance from the presentlocation?Build a single-leg route and navigate itusing Route To. See Creating andNavigating a Route From Your PresentLocation.Question AnswerHow do I make the deviceguide me to a location whileavoiding charted obstacles?Build a multi-leg route and navigate itusing Route To. See Creating andNavigating a Route From Your PresentLocation.How do I make the devicesteer my automatic pilot?Navigate using Route To. SeeCreating and Navigating a Route FromYour Present Location.Can the device create a pathfor me?If you have premium maps thatsupport Auto Guidance and are in anarea covered by Auto Guidance,navigate using Auto Guidance. SeeSetting and Following an AutoGuidance Path.How do I change the AutoGuidance settings for my boat?See Auto Guidance LineConfigurations.DestinationsYou can select destinations using various charts and 3D chartviews or using the lists.Searching for a Destination by NameYou can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, savedtracks, and marine services destinations by name.1 Select Info > Services > Search by Name.2 Enter at least a portion of the name of your destination.3 If necessary, select Done.The 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteriaappear.4 Select the destination.Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation ChartFrom the Navigation chart, select a destination.Searching for a Marine Services DestinationNOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in someareas.The chartplotter contains information for thousands ofdestinations offering marine services.1 Select Info > Services.2 Select Offshore Services or Inland Services.3 If necessary, select the marine service category.The chartplotter shows a list of the nearest locations and thedistance and bearing to each.4 Select a destination.You can select Next Page or Previous Page to viewadditional information or to show the location on a chart.WaypointsWaypoints are locations you record and store in the device.Marking Your Present Location as a WaypointFrom any screen, select Mark.Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location1 Select Info > User Data > Waypoints > Create Waypoint.2 Select an option:• To create the waypoint by entering position coordinates,select Enter Coordinates, and enter the coordinates.• To create the waypoint using a chart, select Use Chart,select the location, and select Select.Marking an SOS LocationYou can mark an SOS location. When a Garmin VHF radio isconnected using NMEA 2000, you can select different SOStypes, such as Man Overboard and Piracy.1 From the Home screen, select SOS.8 Navigation with a Chartplotter