Garmin GPSMAP 8012 MFD Owner's Manual - Page 28

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Turning On the Weather Overlay on a Chart

From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select Menu >

Chart Setup > Weather > Weather > On.

Weather Overlay Settings on the Navigation Chart

You must turn on the weather overlay

change the settings of the weather overlay on the Navigation

chart.

From the Navigation chart, select Menu > Chart Setup >

Weather.

WX RADAR: Shows WX radar.

Cloud Cover: Shows cloud cover data.

Visibility: Shows visibility data.

WX Buoys: Shows buoys.

Legend: Shows the weather legend.

Weather Overlay Settings on the Fishing Chart

You must turn on the weather overlay

change the settings of the weather overlay on the Fishing chart.

From the Fishing chart, select Menu > Weather.

WX RADAR: Shows WX radar.

Sea Temperature: Shows sea temperature data.

WX Buoys: Shows buoys.

Legend: Shows the weather legend.

Viewing Weather Subscription Information

You can view information about the weather services you have

subscribed to and how many minutes have passed since the

data for each service was updated.

From a weather chart, select Menu > Weather Menu >

Change Weather > Weather Subscription.

SiriusXM Radio

When you have a Garmin SiriusXM receiver connected to the

chartplotter, you may have access to SiriusXM satellite radio,

depending on your subscription.

Customizing the Channel Guide

SiriusXM radio channels are grouped in categories. You can

select the category of channels that appear in the channel

guide.

Select Media > Category.

Select a category.

Saving a SiriusXM Channel to the Presets List

You can save your favorite channels to the presets list.

Select Media.

Select the channel you want to save as a preset.

Select Menu > Presets > Add Current Channel.

Adjusting SiriusXM Satellite Radio Volume

Select Media > Menu.

Select

Device Configuration

Turning On the Chartplotter Automatically

You can set the chartplotter to turn on automatically when the

power is applied. Otherwise, you must turn on the chartplotter

by pressing .

Select Settings > System > Auto Power.

NOTE: When Auto Power is On, and the chartplotter is

turned off using , and power is removed and reapplied

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22) before you can

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within less than two minutes, you may need to press

restart the chartplotter.

System Settings

Select Settings > System.

Simulator: Turns the simulator on or off and allows you to set

the time, date, speed, and simulated location.

Beeper and Display: Adjusts the display and sound settings.

GPS: Provides information about the GPS satellites and

settings.

System Information: Provides information about the devices

on the network and the software version.

Station Information: Adjusts the setup of the station.

Auto Power: Turns the device on automatically when power is

applied.

Viewing System Software Information

You can view the software version, the basemap version, any

supplemental map information (if applicable), the software

version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit

ID number. You may need this information to update the system

software or to purchase additional map data information.

Select Settings > System > System Information.

Viewing the Event Log

The event log shows a list of system events.

Select Settings > System > System Information > Event

Log.

Station Settings

Select Settings > System > Station Information.

Change Station: Sets the entire station to a new set of defaults

based on the location of this station. You can also select to

use this display as a stand-alone, individual display, instead

of grouping it with other displays to make a station.

GRID Pairing: Allows you to pair a GRID™ remote input device

with this station.

Display Order: Sets the order of the displays, which is

important when using a GRID remote input device.

Reset Layouts: Restores the factory default layouts for all

displays in the station.

Preferences Settings

Select Settings > Preferences.

Units: Sets units of measure.

Language: Sets the on-screen text language.

Navigation: Sets navigation preferences.

Keyboard Layout: Arranges the keys on the on-screen

keyboard.

Multi-Touch: Enables advanced touchscreen functionality, such

as pinch-to-zoom.

Units Settings

Select Settings > Preferences > Units.

System Units: Sets the unit format for the device.

Heading: Sets the direction references used in calculating

heading information. Auto Mag Var (automatic magnetic

variation) sets the magnetic declination for your location

automatically. True sets true north as the heading reference.

Grid sets grid north as the heading reference (000º). User

Mag Var allows you to enter the magnetic variation value

manually.

Position Format: Sets the position format in which a given

location reading appears. Do not change this setting unless

you are using a map or chart that specifies a different

position format.

Device Configuration