Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 40 Owner's Manual

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Mapping a Body of Water Using the GarminQuickdraw Contours FeatureBefore you can use the Garmin Quickdraw Contours feature,you must have a supported chartplotter with upgraded software,sonar depth, your GPS position, and a memory card with freespace.NOTE: This feature is not available on all models.1 From a chart view, select MENU > Quickdraw Contours >Start Recording.2 When recording is complete, select 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.To access the Garmin Quickdraw Community, sign in to yourGarmin Connect™ account, and then you can upload anddownload maps using a memory card.Accessing the Garmin Quickdraw CommunityYou can access the Garmin Quickdraw Community usingGarmin Connect website.1 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 withthe Garmin Quickdraw CommunityYou 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 (Accessing theGarmin Quickdraw Community, page 9).4 Select Share Your Contours.5 Browse to your memory card, and select the /Garmin folder.6 Open the Quickdraw folder, and select the file namedContoursLog.svy.After the file is uploaded, delete the ContoursLog.svy file fromyour memory card to avoid issues with future uploads. Your datawill not be lost.Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community MapsYou can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that otherusers have created and shared with the Garmin QuickdrawCommunity.1 Insert the memory card into your computer.2 Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Accessing theGarmin Quickdraw Community, page 9).3 Select Search for Contours.4 Use the map and search features to locate an area todownload.The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours mapsthat have been shared for that region.5 Select Select an Area to Download.6 Drag the edges of the box to select the area to download.7 Select Start Download.8 Save the file to your memory card.TIP: If you cannot find the file, look in the "Downloads" folder.The browser may have saved the file there.9 Remove the memory card from your computer.10Insert the memory card in the chartplotter.The chartplotter automatically recognizes the contours maps.The chartplotter may take a few minutes to load the maps.Garmin Quickdraw Contours SettingsFrom a chart, select MENU > Quickdraw Contours > Settings.Display: Displays Garmin Quickdraw Contours. The UserContours option shows your own Garmin QuickdrawContours maps. The Community Contours option shows themaps you have downloaded from the Garmin QuickdrawCommunity.Recording Offset: Sets the distance between the sonar depthand the contour recording depth. If the water level haschanged since your last recording, adjust this setting so therecording depth is the same for both recordings.For example, if the last time you recorded had a sonar depthof 3.1 m (10.5 ft.), and today's sonar depth is 3.6 m (12 ft.),enter -0.5 m (-1.5 ft.) for the a Recording Offset value.User Display Offset: Sets differences in contour depths anddepth labels on your own contours maps to compensate forchanges in the water level of a body of water, or for deptherrors in recorded maps.Comm. Display Offset: Sets differences in contour depths anddepth labels on the community contours maps to compensatefor changes in the water level of a body of water, or for deptherrors in recorded maps.Survey Coloring: Sets the color of the Garmin QuickdrawContours display. When this setting is turned on, the colorsindicate the quality of the recording. When this setting isturned off, the contour areas use standard map colors.Green indicates good depth and GPS position, and a speedunder 10 mph. Yellow indicates good depth and GPSposition, and a speed between 10 and 20 mph. Red indicatespoor depth or GPS position, and a speed above 20 mph.Depth Range Shading: Specifies the upper and lower limits of adepth range and a color for that depth range.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.Navigation with a Chartplotter 9