Charts and 3D Chart Views Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks Before you can view aerial photos on the Navigation Chart, you must turn on the Photo Points setting ( page 13 ). Preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision data cards contain aerial photographs of many landmarks, marinas, and harbors. Use these photos to help orient yourself to your surroundings or to acquaint yourself with a marina or a harbor prior to arrival. 1. From the Home screen, select Charts > Navigation Chart . 2. Select a camera icon. A camera icon with a cone ( A standard camera icon ( ) indicates a perspective photo. The photo was taken from the location of the camera, pointed in the direction of the cone.
) indicates an overhead photo. (GPSMAP 5000 series), to zoom out and in while viewing the aerial photo on the full screen. 3. Select Review > Aerial Photo . Note : Press the Range (-/+) keys (GPSMAP 4000 series) or touch or Animated Tide and Current Indicators You can view indicators for animated tide station and current direction on the Navigation Chart or the Fishing Chart. To do so, tide station and current direction information must be available in your preloaded map or BlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for the Tides/Currents setting ( page 10 ). An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an arrow.
A red arrow pointing downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow pointing upward indicates a rising tide. When you move the cursor over the tide station indicator, the height of the tide at the station appears above the station indicator. Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The direction of each arrow indicates the direction of the current at a specific location on the chart. The color of the current arrow indicates the range of speed of the current at that location. When you move the cursor over the current direction indicator, the specific speed of the current at the location appears above the direction indicator.
Tide Station with Falling Tide Viewing Current Station Information See “Current Information” ( page 43 ). Detailed Road and Point of Interest Data BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and point of interest (POI) data, which includes highly detailed coastal roads and points of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more. Searching for, and Navigating to, POIs See “Where To?” ( page 39 ). Auto Guidance Auto Guidance automatically creates and suggests the best path to a destination, based on available BlueChart g2 Vision chart information. Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a destination using Guide To ( page 32 ).
Configuring Auto Guidance Settings See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” ( page 53 ). 26 GPSMAP ® 4000/5000 Series Owner’s Manual Direction Indicator Color Current Speed Range Yellow 0 to 1 knot Orange 1 to 2 knots Red 2 or more knots