Garmin echoMAP CHIRP 74cv Owner's Manual

• To switch to a Navigation chart marking the location, 

select  .

• To switch to a Navigation chart marking the location, 

select Next Page.

• To view the position report details, select Previous Page.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select Navigate To.

Select Go To or Route To.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select New Waypoint.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select Edit.
• To enter the name of the vessel, select Name.
• To select a new symbol, select Symbol, if available.
• To enter a comment, select Comment.
• To show a trail line for the vessel if your radio is tracking 

the position of the vessel, select Trail.

• To select a color for the trail line, select Trail Line.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a position-report call.

Select Edit > Clear Report.

You can view trails for all tracked vessels on some chart views. 

By default, a black line indicates the path of the vessel, a black 

dot indicates each previously reported position of a tracked 

vessel, and a blue flag indicates the last reported position of the 

vessel.

From a chart or 3D chart view, select MENU > Other 

Vessels > DSC Trails.

Select the number of hours to show tracked vessels on the 

chart.
For example, if you select 4 Hours, all trail points that are 

less than four hours old appear for all tracked vessels.

When you connect the chartplotter to a Garmin VHF radio, you 

can use the chartplotter interface to set up an individual routine 

call.
When setting up an individual routine call from your chartplotter, 

you can select the DSC channel on which you want to 

communicate. The radio transmits this request with your call.

NOTE: The selection of a DSC channel is limited to those 

channels that are available in all frequency bands. The default 

channel is 72. If you select a different channel, the chartplotter 

uses that channel for subsequent calls until you call using 

another channel.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a vessel or a station to call.

Select Call with Radio > Channel.

Select an available channel.

NOTE: When initiating a call from the chartplotter, if the radio 

does not have an MMSI number programmed, the radio will not 

receive call information.

Select Nav Info > Other Vessels > DSC List.

Select a vessel or a station to call.

Select Call with Radio.

If necessary, select Channel, and select a new channel.

Select Send.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.

On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call.

From a chart or 3D chart view, select an AIS target.

Select AIS Vessel > Call with Radio.

If necessary, select Channel, and select a new channel.

Select Send.
The chartplotter sends information about the call to the radio.

On your Garmin VHF radio, select Call.

NOTE: The media player feature is not compatible with all 

chartplotter models.
NOTE: Not all features are available on all connected media 

players.
If you have a compatible stereo connected to the NMEA 2000 

network, you can control the stereo using the chartplotter. The 

chartplotter should automatically detect the media player when it 

is first connected.
You can play media from sources connected to the media player 

and sources connected to the NMEA 2000 network.

Before you can open the media player, you must connect a 

compatible device to the chartplotter.

Select Media.

NOTE: Not all devices have these icons.

Saves or deletes a channel as a preset

Repeats all songs

Repeats one song

 

Scans for stations

 

Searches for stations or skips songs

Shuffles

When you have multiple media devices connected on a network, 

such as the NMEA 2000 network, you can select the media 

source you want to control from your chartplotter.
NOTE: You can play media only from sources that are 

connected to the device.
NOTE: Not all features are available on all media sources.

From the media screen, select MENU > Source.
NOTE: The source menu appears only for devices that 

support multiple media sources.

Select a source.

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Media Player