clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in your path. When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects. NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in some areas. CAUTION Garmin recommends using Guide To only under motor power. Using Guide To while under sail can cause an unexpected gybe, risking damage to the sailboat. Unattended sails and rigging can be damaged or cause injury to any crew or passengers during an unexpected gybe maneuver.
Destinations You can select destinations using various charts and 3D chart views or using the lists. You can set and follow a course to a destination using one of three methods: Go To, Route To, or Guide To. Go To : Takes you directly to the destination. This is the standard option for navigating to a destination. The chartplotter creates a straight line course or navigation line to the destination. The path may run over land and other obstacles. Route To : Creates a route from your location to a destination, allowing you to add turns along the way. This option provides a straight line course to the destination, but allows you to add turns into the route that avoid land and other obstacles.
Guide To : Creates a path to a destination using Auto Guidance. This option is available only when using a compatible premium chart in a compatible chartplotter. It provides a turn- by-turn navigation line to the destination, avoiding land and other obstacles. The navigation line is based on the chart data and the safe depth, safe height, and shoreline distance user-defined chartplotter settings. Using these settings and chart data, the chartplotter creates a navigation line that avoids all areas that cannot be navigated between the present location and the destination.
Searching for a Destination by Name You can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, saved tracks, and marine services destinations by name. 1 Select Navigation Info > Search by Name . 2 Enter at least a portion of the name of your destination. 3 If necessary, select Done . The 50 nearest destinations that contain your search criteria appear. 4 Select the destination. Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart From the Navigation chart, select a destination. Searching for Destination Using User Data 1 Select User Data . 2 Select an option: To view a list of preloaded locations and previously marked locations, select Waypoints .
To view a list of previously saved routes, select Routes . To view a list of recorded tracks, select Tracks . To view a list of slips, moorings, and other offshore points of interest, select Offshore Services . To view a list of marinas and other inland points of interest, select Inland Services . To search for a destination by name, select Search by Name . 3 Select a destination. Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go To CAUTION When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual sightings, and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.
You can set and follow a direct course from your current location to a selected destination. 1 Select a destination ( Destinations , page 8 ). 2 Select Navigate To > Go To . Searching for a Marine Services Destination NOTE: This feature is available with premium charts, in some areas. The chartplotter contains information for thousands of destinations offering marine services. 1 Select Navigation Info . 2 Select Offshore Services or Inland Services . 3 If necessary, select the marine service category. A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the corrected course from your current location to the destination.
The corrected course is dynamic, and it moves with your boat when you are off course. 3 Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and other obstacles. 4 If you are off course, follow the purple line (corrected course) to go to your destination, or steer back to the magenta line (direct course). The chartplotter shows a list of the nearest locations and the distance and bearing to each. 4 Select a destination. Stopping Navigation You can select or to view additional information or to show the location on a chart. From the Navigation chart or Fishing chart, select MENU > Stop Navigation . Courses Waypoints Waypoints are locations you record and store in the device.
CAUTION The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint From any screen, select MARK . 8 Navigation with a Chartplotter Question Answer How do I make the device guide me to a location while avoiding charted obstacles? Build a multi-leg route and navigate it using Route To. See Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location, page 9. Can the device create a path for me? If you have premium maps that support Auto Guidance and are in an area covered by Auto Guidance, navigate using Auto Guidance. See Setting and Following an Auto Guidance Path, page 11.
How do I change the Auto Guidance settings for my boat? See Auto Guidance Line Configurations, page 12.