Garmin gpsmap 720s User Manual
GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual
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Navigation
Navigation
Basic Navigation Questions
Question
Answer
How do I make the chartplotter point me in the
direction in which I want to go (bearing)?
Navigate using Go To. See “Setting and Following a
Direct Course Using Go To” (
How do I make the chartplotter guide me along a
straight line (minimizing cross track) to a location
using the shortest distance from the present
location?
Build a single-leg route and navigate it using Route To
How do I make the chartplotter guide me to a
location while avoiding obstacles?
Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route
To. See “Creating and Navigating a Route from Your
).
How do I make the chartplotter steer my automatic
pilot?
Navigate using Route To (
).
Can the chartplotter create a course for me?
If you have a BlueChart g2 Vision data card, navigate
using Auto Guidance. See “Setting and Following a
Course Using Auto Guidance” (
).
How do I change the Auto Guidance settings for my
boat?
Navigation with a Chartplotter
To navigate using a GPSMAP 700 series chartplotter, you must first choose a destination, set a course or create
a route, and follow the course or route. You can follow the course or the route on the Navigation chart, the
Fishing chart, Perspective 3D, or Mariner’s Eye 3D.
NoTe: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart
NoTe: The Mariner’s Eye 3D chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. The Fishing chart
is available if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 SD card, or if your built-in map
supports Fishing charts.
Destinations
You can select destinations using the navigation chart or the fishing chart, or you can select a destination using
the Where To? feature.
Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart
1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart.
2. Touch the navigation chart to select the destination.
2. Touch the navigation chart to select the destination.
Stopping Navigation while Using the Navigation Chart
From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart > Menu > Stop Navigation.
Selecting a Destination Using Where To?
1. From the Home screen, select Where To?.
2. Complete an action:
2. Complete an action:
• Select Waypoints to view a list of preloaded locations and locations you marked previously (
).
• Select Routes to view a list of routes you saved previously (
).
• Select Tracks to view a list of recorded tracks (
).
• Select offshore Services to view a list of marinas and other offshore points of interest, listed by name
).
• Select Search by Name to search waypoints, routes, tracks, and offshore points of interest by name
).
3. Select a destination.