Garmin GPSMAP 8000 Series Owner's Manual - Page 13
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• If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, select
Settings > Preferences > Navigation > Auto Guidance
> Shoreline Distance > Nearest.
9
If you selected Nearest or Farthest in step 8, review the
placement of the Auto Guidance line, and determine
whether the line safely avoids known obstacles and the turns
enable efficient travel.
Auto Guidance maintains a wide clearance from obstacles in
open water, even if you set the Shoreline Distance setting to
Near or Nearest. As a result, the chartplotter may not
reposition the Auto Guidance line, unless the destination
selected requires navigation through a narrow waterway.
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Repeat steps 3 through 9 at least once more, using a
different destination each time, until you are familiar with the
functionality of the Shoreline Distance setting.
Tracks
A track is a recording of the path of your boat. The track
currently being recorded is called the active track, and it can be
saved. You can show tracks in each chart or 3D chart view.
Showing Tracks
From any chart or a 3D chart view, select Menu >
Waypoints and Tracks > Tracks > On.
A trailing line on the chart indicates your track.
Setting the Color of the Active Track
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options >
Track Color.
2
Select a track color.
Saving the Active Track
The track currently being recorded is called the active track.
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Save Active Track.
2
Select an option:
• Select the time the active track began.
• Select Entire Log.
3
Select Save.
Viewing a List of Saved Tracks
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.
Editing a Saved Track
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.
2
Select a track.
3
Select Edit Track.
4
Select an option:
• Select Name, and enter the new name.
• Select Track Color, and select a color.
Saving a Track as a Route
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.
2
Select a track.
3
Select Select > Edit Track > Save Route.
Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track
you can browse a list of tracks and navigate to them, you must
record and save at least one track (Tracks).
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.
2
Select a track.
3
Select Follow Track.
4
Select an option:
• To navigate the track from the starting point used when
the track was created, select Forward.
• To navigate the track from the destination point used
when the track was created, select Backward.
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5
Review the course indicated by the colored line.
6
Follow the line along each leg in the route, steering to avoid
land, shallow water, and other obstacles.
Deleting a Saved Track
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Saved Tracks.
2
Select a track.
3
Select Select > Delete.
Deleting All Saved Tracks
Select Info > User Data > Clear User Data > Saved Tracks.
Retracing the Active Track
The track currently being recorded is called the active track.
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Follow Active Track.
2
Select an option:
• Select the time the active track began.
• Select Entire Log.
3
Review the course indicated by the colored line.
4
Follow the colored line, steering to avoid land, shallow water,
and other obstacles.
Clearing the Active Track
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Clear Active Track.
The track memory is cleared, and the active track continues
to be recorded.
Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options.
2
Select Record Mode.
3
Select an option:
• To record a track log until the track memory is full, select
Fill.
• To continuously record a track log, replacing the oldest
track data with new data, select Wrap.
Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
You can indicate the frequency at which the track plot is
recorded. Recording more frequent plots is more accurate but
fills the track log faster. The resolution interval is recommended
for the most efficient use of memory.
1
Select Info > User Data > Tracks > Active Track Options >
Interval > Interval.
2
Select an option:
• To record the track based on a distance between points,
select Distance > Change, and enter the distance.
• To record the track based on a time interval, select Time >
Change, and enter the time interval.
• To record the track plot based on a variance from your
course, select Resolution > Change, and enter the
maximum error allowed from the true course before
recording a track point.
Stopping Navigation
While navigating, from the Navigation or Fishing chart, select
Before
an option:
• Select Menu > Stop Navigation.
• When navigating with Auto Guidance, select Menu >
Navigation Options > Stop Navigation.
Navigation with a Chartplotter