Garmin GPSMAP 8000 Manuale Utente

When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must 

collect satellite data and establish the current location. When 

the chartplotter acquires satellite signals, 

 appears at the top 

of the Home screen. When the chartplotter loses satellite 

signals, 

 disappears and a flashing question mark appears 

over   on the chart.
For more information about GPS, go to 

You can select your preferred source for GPS data, if you have 

more than one GPS source.

Select Settings > System > GPS > Source.

Select the source for GPS data.

When multiple displays are installed on the Garmin Marine 

Network, you can group them together into a station. A station 

enables the displays to work together, instead of as several 

separate displays.
When you select Home on one display, each display in the 

station returns to the Home screen.
There are two types of home screens. You can move between 

the two home screens by selecting the arrows. One home 

screen contains menu items for this display only. The other 

home screen contains SmartMode™ menu items, which are 

geared toward an activity, such as cruising or docking.
With the SmartMode feature, when a button is selected from the 

Home screen, each display in the station can show unique 

information. For example, when Cruising is selected from the 

Home screen, one display can show the Navigation chart and 

another display can show the Radar screen.
You can customize the layout of the pages on each display, 

making each page different on each display. When you change 

the layout of a page in one display, the changes appear only on 

that display. When you change the name and symbol of the 

layout, those changes appear on all displays in the station, to 

maintain a consistent appearance.

You can add items to and remove items from the Home screen. 

Any customization made to one Home screen in the station 

appears on all displays in the station.

From the Home screen, select Menu.

Select an option:
• To add an item to the Home screen, select Add Layout, 

and select the item to add.

• To remove an item, select Delete Layout, and select the 

item to remove.

You can restore the factory default layouts for all stations.

Select Settings > System > Station Information > Reset 

Stations.

Before you can control the chartplotter with the Garmin Helm 

application, you must download and install the application, and 

connect the chartplotter to a Wi

‑Fi® router.

Select Settings > Communications > Wireless Devices > 

Helm App.

Select an option.

Use the application to view or control the chartplotter.

You can select your boat type to configure the chartplotter 

settings and to use features customized for your boat type.

Select Settings > My Vessel > Vessel Type.

Select Powerboat or Sailboat.

You change the layout of a page in the display you are 

interacting with, the changes appear only on that display, except 

for the name and symbol. If you change the name or symbol for 

the layout, that change appears on all displays in the station.

Open the page to customize.

Select Menu.

Select Edit Layout or Edit Combo.

Select an option:
• To change the name, select Name & Symbol > Name, 

enter a new name, and select Done.

• To change the symbol, select Name & Symbol > 

Symbol, and select a new symbol.

• To change the number of functions shown, select 

Functions, and select a number.

• To change the vertical or horizontal orientation of a multi-

function display, select Split, and select an option.

• To change how data appears on the page, select 

Overlays, and select an option.

• To change the type of data shown on the page, select 

Overlays > Data, select an option, and follow the on-

screen instructions to change the data shown.

Select Settings > System > Beeper and Display > 

Backlight.
TIP: Press   from any screen to open the backlight settings.

Select an option:
• Adjust the backlight level.
• Select Auto.

Select Settings > System > Beeper and Display > Color 

Mode.
TIP: Press   from any screen to access the color settings.

Select an option.

The charts and 3D chart views that are available depend on the 

map data and accessories used.
You can access the charts and 3D chart views by selecting 

Charts.
Navigation Chart: Shows navigation data available on your 

pre-loaded maps and from supplemental maps, if available. 

The data includes buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings, 

marinas, and tide stations in an overhead view.

Perspective 3D: Provides a view from above and behind the 

boat (according to your course) and provides a visual 

navigation aid. This view is helpful when navigating tricky 

shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, and is beneficial when 

trying to identify entry and exit routes in unfamiliar harbors or 

anchorages.

Mariner’s Eye 3D: Shows a detailed, three-dimensional view 

from above and behind the boat (according to your course) 

and provides a visual navigation aid. This view is helpful 

when navigating tricky shoals, reefs, bridges, or channels, 

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Charts and 3D Chart Views