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®
GPSMAP 5000 Series
owner’s manual
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IIntroduct on IIntroduct on This manual includes information for the following products: ® • GPSMAP 5008 ® • GPSMAP 5208 ® • GPSMAP 5012 ® • GPSMAP 5212 Tips and Shortcuts • Touch Home from any screen to return to the Home screen. • Touch Menu from any main screen to access additional settings. • Press and release the Power key (on the right panel) to adjust the display settings (Backlight and Color Mode). Manual Conventions In this manual, when you are instructed to touch something, use your
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IntroductIon t able of c ontents Introduction ...........................................................................................................................i Tips and Shortcuts ........................................................................................................................ i Manual Conventions ..................................................................................................................... i Quick Links ....................................
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IntroductIon Configuring the Unit ..........................................................................................................34 Configuring System Settings .................................................................................................... 34 Changing Units of Measure ....................................................................................................... 34 Configuring Communications Settings .......................................................
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IIntroduct on Warnings Failure to avoid the following potentially • Use the electronic chart in the unit only to hazardous situations could result in an accident facilitate, not to replace, the use of authorized or collision resulting in death or serious injury. government charts. Official government charts and notices to mariners contain all information • When navigating, carefully compare information needed to navigate safely. displayed on the unit to all available navigation • Use this
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GIG GettInG Stedart s GIett nG s artedt arted t ett n To turn on your unit for the first time, refer to the Initializing Unit Settings paragraph, page 61. Front and Rear Panels Power key Automatic backlight sensor SD card slot GPSMAP 5208 shown - Front NMEA 2000 Power Network NMEA Video GPSMAP 5208 shown - Back GPSMAP 5000 Series Owner’s Manual
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GettInG Stedart Power/Backlight To turn the unit on, press and release the Power key. When the Warning screen appears, touch n I Agree to open the Home screen. ett t arted s NOTE: The first time you power on your unit, you must go through a setup sequence. See page 61 for details. Warning Screen Home Screen To turn the unit off, press and hold the Power key. 2 GPSMAP 5000 Series Owner’s Manual GIG
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GIG GettInG Stedart s Adjusting the Backlight arted t ett n 1. Whilethe unit is on,press andrelease the Power key. 2. Touch Backlight. 3. To allow theunit toautomatically adjust the backlightbased on ambient light, touch Auto. To manually adjust the backlight, either touch and drag the brightness bar or touch and hold Up or Down. To return to the previous screen, touch Back. Adjusting the Color Mode 1. Pressand releasethe Powerkey . 2. Touc
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GettIG n Stedart To insert the SD card, open the access door and press it in until it clicks. n ett t arted s Card label GPSMAP 5008 or 5208 To remove the SD card, press in on the card. The card pops out. Restoring Factory Settings You can restore your unit to the original factory settings. CAuTION: This procedure deletes any information you have entered. To restore factory settings: 1. From theHome screen,touch Configure > System> System Information> Factory Settings>
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GIG GettInG Stedart s Understanding the Home Screen arted t ett n Use the Home screen to access all other screens. NOTE: Options on this screen vary based on the unit type and optional connected network devices. • Charts—provides Navigation, Mariner’s Eye 3D, Fish Eye 3D, Fishing Chart, and Radar Overlay charts (page 6). NOTE: Fish Eye 3D, and Fishing Charts are available only if you use a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card. • sonar —provides sonar information (only available if the unit is conne
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u SIG n c S thar u sIG n c harts The GPSMAP 5008 and 5012 units have a basic worldwide imagery map, and the GPSMAP 5208 and 5212 have built-in detailed BlueChart g2 offshore cartography for US waters. • Navigation Chart—shows all relevant navigation data available on your preloaded maps, including buoys, lights, cables, depth soundings, marinas, and tide stations in an overhead n view. s harts u c • Mariner’s Eye—provides an angled perspective from above and behind your boat for a visual nav
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IG u SInG c tS har Overlay Numbers—control how charting numbers appear on the screen. Choose to show or hide the numbers by category. Touch Auto to show navigation, fishing, and sailing numbers. When set to Auto, the overlay numbers appear only when that category is active. • Cruising: GPS position, GPS heading, GPS speed, and depth. Depth is only available if c connected to a sonar unit (page 48). u harts s n • Navigation: GPS position, distance, arrival (time), bearing (to destination), GP
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u SInG c S thar 4. Touch Navigate To. 5. Touch Go To or Guide To(available when using a preprogrammed BlueChart g2 Vision card to use AutoGuidance, page 2 7). 6. Follow thecolored line on the screen tothe destination. Panning the Navigation Chart Touch and drag the Navigation screen to pan away from your current location, and scroll to other n s harts areas on the navigation chart. The position icon ( ) stays at your present location. If the position u c icon leaves the
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IG u SInG c S thar of the pointer. If the point is near several objects and you touch Review, you are presented with a list of the objects near the pointer ( ). Navigate To—allows you to navigate to the selected location (page 7). Create Waypoint—marks a waypoint at the selected location (page 23). c u harts Information—allows you to view tide stations (page 29), current stations (page 29), celestial (page s n 30), weather information (if available, see page 52), or chart information near the
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u SInG c tS har Using Mariner’s Eye Mariner’s Eye provides an angled perspective 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. Toaccess the Mariner’s Eye screenfrom the Home screen, touch Charts > Mariner’s Eye. n s harts u c Mariner’s Eye Naviga
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IG u SInG c S thar show Radar— If you are connected to a Garmin Marine Radar through the Garmin Marine Network, you can overlay your radar readings on the Mariner’s Eye screen. c u harts s n Mariner’s Eye With Radar Information Overlay Numbers—show or hide cruising, navigation, fishing, and sailing numbers as on the navigation chart. Using BlueChart g2 Vision Optional BlueChart g2 Vision preprogrammed SD cards allow you to get the most out of your unit. In addition to detailed marine chartin
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u SInG c tS har Using the SD Card You can insert or remove a BlueChart g2 Vision SD card while your Garmin GPS unit is on or off. Insert the SD card into the open SD card slot on your Garmin GPS unit and press in until it clicks. Press in again to eject the SD card. BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards are not waterproof. When you are not using the card, keep it in the original packaging for safekeeping and store it away from exposure to sun and rain. n s harts u BlueChart g2 Vision SD cards are susc
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IG u SInG c S thar Touch the button to view closer to your boat and lower to the water. Touch the button to move the view away from the boat. This is indicated by the scale ( ) at the bottom of the screen. Mariner’s Eye 3D Settings c u harts To access additional settings or options from the Mariner’s Eye 3D screen, touch Menu. The options s n and additional settings are the same as the Mariner’s Eye screen (page 10), with the exception of Colors. Colors—choose between Normal (Default), W
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u SInG c S thar Fish Eye 3D Settings To access additional settings or options for the Fish Eye 3D screen, touch MENu . sonar Cone —turn a cone on or off that shows the area covered by your transducer. sonar Data —visually show the sonar readings received by your transducer for the best combination of sonar and mapping. The setting is either on or off. n s Tracks—turn the track log on or off. harts u c Overlay Numbers—show or hide cruising, navigation, or fishing numbers just as on the navigatio
