Garmin GPSMAP 8000 Manuel D’Utilisation

Before you can view engine and fuel gauges, you must be 

connected to a NMEA 2000 network capable of sensing engine 

and fuel data. See the installation instructions for details.

Select Info > Gauges.

From a gauges screen, hold a gauge.

Select a data type.

Select the data to display.

You can configure the upper and lower limits and the range of 

desired standard operation of a gauge. When a value exceeds 

the range of standard operation, the gauge becomes red.
NOTE: Not all options are available for all gauges.

From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Gauge 

Setup > Set Gauge Limits.

Select a gauge.

Select Gauge Limits > Mode.

Select an option:
• To set the minimum value of the standard operating 

range, select Rated Min..

• To set the maximum value of the standard operating 

range, select Rated Max..

• To set the lower limit of the gauge lower than the rated 

minimum, select Scale Min..

• To set the upper limit of the gauge higher than the rated 

maximum, select Scale Max..

Select the limit value.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to set additional gauge limits.

You can enable the chartplotter to display engine status alarms.

From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Gauge 

Setup > Status Alarms > On.

When an engine alarms is triggered, a gauge status alarm 

message appears and the gauge may become red depending 

on the type of alarm.

From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Gauge 

Setup > Status Alarms > Custom.

Select one or more engine gauge alarms to turn on or off.

You can show information for up to four engines.

From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Gauge 

Setup > Engine Selection > Num. Engines.

Select an option:
• Select the number of engines.
• Select Auto Configure to automatically detect the 

number of engines.

Before you can customize how the engines are shown in the 

gauges, you must manually select the number of engines 

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From the engine gauges screen, select Menu > Gauge 

Setup > Engine Selection > Edit Engines.

Select First Engine.

Select the engine to display in the first gauge.

Repeat for the remaining engine bars.

Select Settings > My Vessel > Fuel Capacity.

Enter the combined total capacity of the fuel tanks.

You can synchronize the fuel levels in the chartplotter with the 

actual fuel in the vessel when you add fuel to your vessel.

Select Info > Gauges > Engine > Menu.

Select an option:
• After you have filled up all the fuel tanks on the vessel, 

select Fill Up All Tanks. The fuel level is reset to 

maximum capacity.

• After you have added less than a full tank of fuel, select 

Add Fuel to Boat, and enter the amount added.

• To specify the total fuel in the vessel tanks, select Set 

Total Fuel Onboard, and enter the total amount of fuel in 

the tanks.

Before you can set a fuel level alarm, a compatible fuel flow 

sensor must be connected to the NMEA 2000 network.
You can set an alarm to sound when the total amount of 

remaining onboard fuel reaches the level you specify.

Select Settings > Alarms > Fuel > Fuel Alarm > On.

Enter the remaining amount of fuel that triggers the alarm.

Trip gauges show information for odometer, speed, time, and 

fuel for your present trip.

Select Info > Trip & Graphs > Trip.

Select Info > Trip.

Select an option:
• To set all the readings for the present trip to zero, select 

Reset Trip.

• To set the maximum speed reading to zero, select Reset 

Maximum Speed.

• To set the odometer reading to zero, select Reset 

Odometer.

• To set all the readings to zero, select Reset All.

Before you can view wind information, you must have a wind 

sensor connected to the chartplotter.

Select Gauges > Wind.

You can configure the sailing wind gauge to show true or 

apparent wind speed and angle.

From the wind gauge, select Menu > Sailing Wind Gauge.

Select an option:
• To show true or apparent wind angle, select Needle, and 

select an option.

• To show true or apparent wind speed, select Wind 

Speed, and select an option.

You can specify whether the vessel speed data displayed on 

the gauge and used for wind calculations is based on water 

speed or GPS speed.

From the wind gauge, select Menu > Compass Gauge > 

Speed Display.

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Gauges and Graphs