ActiveCaptain ® App WARNING This feature allows users to submit information. Garmin ® makes no representations about the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of information submitted by users. Any use or reliance on the information submitted by users is at your own risk. ® chartplotter, maps and charts, and the ActiveCaptain community for a connected boating experience. On your mobile device with the ActiveCaptain app, you can download, purchase, and update maps and charts. You can use the app to easily and quickly transfer user data, such as waypoints and routes, connect to the Garmin Quickdraw Contours Community, update device software, and plan your trip.
You can also control the GPSMAP chartplotter from the app using the Garmin Helm feature. You can connect to the ActiveCaptain community for up-to-date feedback on marinas and other points of interest. The app can push smart notifications, such as calls and texts, to your chartplotter display when paired. The ActiveCaptain app provides a connection to your GPSMAP ® and Garmin BlueNet Considerations All ActiveCaptain features are compatible with Garmin BlueNet devices and legacy Garmin ActiveCaptain ® Marine Network devices. When using the ActiveCaptain app with Garmin BlueNet devices, observe these considerations.
If you have only Garmin BlueNet devices on your boat, you can insert the memory card required for the ActiveCaptain app into any chartplotter connected to the Garmin BlueNet network. If you connected a legacy Garmin Marine Network chartplotter to the Garmin BlueNet network using a Garmin BlueNet 30 gateway, you must insert the memory card required for the ActiveCaptain app into a Garmin BlueNet chartplotter, such as a GPSMAP ® 9000 chartplotter. Inserting the ActiveCaptain memory card into a legacy Garmin Marine Network chartplotter connected to a Garmin BlueNet network can result in poor system performance.
For example, software updates started from the ActiveCaptain app will update only legacy Garmin Marine Network devices, and none of the Garmin BlueNet devices will be updated. Inserting the ActiveCaptain memory card into a Garmin BlueNet chartplotter will result in expected performance. Software updates started from the ActiveCaptain app will update all connected devices, including all Garmin BlueNet devices and all legacy Garmin Marine Network devices. For more information about Garmin BlueNet technology, go to garmin.com/manuals/bluenet . ® Roles Your level of interaction with the GPSMAP ActiveCaptain ® device using the ActiveCaptain app depends on your role.
Getting Started with the ActiveCaptain ® App You can connect a mobile device to the GPSMAP ® device using the ActiveCaptain app. The app provides a quick and easy way for you to interact with your GPSMAP device and complete such tasks as sharing data, registering, updating the device software. When configured, you can also receive mobile device notifications. 1 From the GPSMAP device, select > ActiveCaptain . 2 From the ActiveCaptain page, select Wi-Fi Network > Wi-Fi > On . 3 Enter a name and password for this network. 4 Insert a memory card in the GPSMAP device's card slot ( Memory Cards , page 18 ). 5 Select Set ActiveCaptain Card .
ActiveCaptain ® App GPSMAP® 8400/8600/8700 Series Owner's Manual 33 Feature Owner Guest Register device, built-in maps, and supplemental map cards to account Yes No Update software Yes Yes Automatically transfer Garmin Quickdraw™ contours you have downloaded or created Yes No Push smart notifications Yes Yes Automatically transfer user data, such as waypoints and routes Yes No Begin navigating to a specific waypoint or navigating a specific route, and send that waypoint or route to the GPSMAP device Yes Yes