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Garmin GPSMAP 8000 Series Owner's Manual

Introduction

See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the

product box for product warnings and other important

information.

GPSMAP 8000 Series Front View

The location of items varies based upon the model. This image

and table are representations of the GPSMAP 8000 series

devices.

Power key

Automatic backlight sensor

Touchscreen

Inserting a Memory Card

You can use optional memory cards in the chartplotter. Map

cards allow you to view high-resolution satellite imagery and

aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other

points of interest. You can use blank memory cards to transfer

data such as waypoints, routes, and tracks to another

compatible Garmin chartplotter or a computer.

Open the door

on the memory card reader.

Insert the memory card

door.

Press the card in until it clicks.

Close the card reader door.

Using the Touchscreen

• Tap the screen to select an item.

• Drag or swipe your finger across the screen to pan or scroll.

• Pinch two fingers together to zoom out.

• Spread two fingers apart to zoom in.

Locking the Touchscreen

You can lock the touchscreen to prevent inadvertent screen

touches.

Select .

Select Lock Touchscreen.

Tips and Shortcuts

• Select Home from any screen to return to the Home screen.

Introduction

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with the label facing away from the

• Select Menu from any main screen to access additional

settings about that screen.

• Press

to adjust the backlight and lock the touchscreen.

• Hold

to turn the chartplotter on or off.

GPS Satellite Signals

When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must

collect satellite data and establish the current location. When

the chartplotter acquires satellite signals,

of the Home screen. When the chartplotter loses satellite

signals,

disappears and a flashing question mark appears

over on the chart.

For more information about GPS, go to

/aboutGPS.

Stations and Station Layouts

When multiple displays are installed on the Garmin ® Marine

Network, you can group them together into a station. A station

enables the displays to work together, rather than as several

separate displays.

When you select Home on one display, each display in the

station returns to the Home screen. With the SmartMode™

feature, when a button is selected from the Home screen, each

display in the station can show unique information. For

example, when Cruising is selected from the Home screen,

one display can show the Navigation chart and another display

can show the Radar screen.

You can customize the layout of the pages on each display,

making each page different on each display. When you change

the layout of a page in one display, the changes appear only on

that display. When you change the name and symbol of the

layout, those changes appear on all displays in the station, to

maintain a consistent appearance.

Customizing the Home Screen

You can add items to and remove items from the Home screen.

Any customization made to one Home screen in the station

appears on all displays in the station.

From the Home screen, select Menu.

Select an option:

• To add an item to the Home screen, select Add Layout,

and select the item to add.

• To remove an item, select Delete Layout, and select the

item to remove.

Customizing the Layout of a Page

When you are using a multi-display station and you change the

layout of a page in the display you are interacting with, the

changes appear only on that display, except for the name and

symbol. If you change the name or symbol for the layout, that

change appears on all displays in the station.

From the Home screen, select an item to edit.

Select Menu > Edit Layout.

Select an option:

• To change the name of the layout, select Name &

Symbol > Name, enter a new name, and select Done.

• To change the symbol for the layout, select Name &

Symbol > Symbol, and select a new symbol.

• To change the number of functions shown, select

Functions, and select a number.

• To change the vertical or horizontal orientation of a multi-

function display, select Split, and select an option.

• To change how data appears on the page, select

Overlays, and select an option.

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