1 Open a page to customize. 2 Select Options . 3 Select Edit Layout or Edit Combo . 4 Select an option: To change the name, select Name or Name & Symbol > Name , enter a new name, and select Done . To change the SmartMode symbol, select Name & Symbol > Symbol , and select a new symbol. To change the number of functions shown and the layout of the screen, select Layout , and select an option. To change the function of a portion of the screen, select the window to change, and select a function from the list on the right. To change how the screens are split, drag the arrows to a new location. To change the data shown on the page and additional data bars, select Overlays , and select an option.
TIP: While viewing a screen with data overlay, hold an overlay box to quickly change the data in it. To assign a preset to a portion of the SmartMode screen, select Favorites > Include , and select a preset from the list on the right. Deleting a Combination Page 1 Select Combo . 2 Press and hold a combination page to delete. 3 Select Delete Combo > Yes . Customizing the Data Overlays You can customize the data in the data overlays shown on a screen. 1 Select an option based on the type of screen you are viewing: From a full screen view, select Options > Edit Overlays . From a combination screen, select Options > Edit Combo > Overlays .
From a SmartMode screen, select Options > Edit Layout > Overlays . TIP: To quickly change the data shown in an overlay box, hold the overlay box. 2 Select an item to customize the data and data bar: To show the data overlays, select Data , select the location, and select Back . To change the data shown in an overlay box, select the overlay box, select the new data to show, and select Back . To customize the information shown when navigating, select Navigation , and select an option. To turn on other data bars, select Top Bar , Bottom Bar , Left Bar , or Right Bar , and select the necessary options. 3 Select Done .
Resetting the Station Layouts You can restore the layouts in this station to the factory default settings. Select > System > Station Information > Reset Layouts . Customizing the Startup Screen You can personalize the image that is displayed when the chartplotter is turning on. For the best fit, the image should be 50 MB or less and conform to the recommended dimensions ( Recommended Startup Image Dimensions , page 226 ). 1 Insert a memory card that contains the image you want to use. 2 Select > System > Sounds and Display > Startup Image > Select Image . 3 Select the memory card slot. 4 Select the image. 5 Select Set as Startup Image .
The new image is shown when turning on the chartplotter. Customizing the Chartplotter GPSMAP® 8400/8600/8700 Series Owner's Manual 25