ii GPSMAP 5000 Series Owner’s Manual
IntroductIon
table of contents
Introduction ...........................................................................................................................i
Tips and Shortcuts ........................................................................................................................i
Manual Conventions .....................................................................................................................i
Quick Links ....................................................................................................................................i
Warnings ......................................................................................................................................iv
Important Information .................................................................................................................iv
Getting Started .....................................................................................................................1
Front and Rear Panels .................................................................................................................1
Power/Backlight ...........................................................................................................................2
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals ................................................................................................. 3
Inserting and Removing SD Cards .............................................................................................3
Restoring Factory Settings .........................................................................................................4
Viewing System Information .......................................................................................................4
Using the Simulator Mode ...........................................................................................................4
Understanding the Home Screen ................................................................................................ 5
Using Charts ........................................................................................................................6
Using the Navigation Chart .........................................................................................................6
Using Mariner’s Eye ...................................................................................................................10
Using BlueChart g2 Vision ........................................................................................................ 11
Using Mariner’s Eye 3D .............................................................................................................12
Using Fish Eye 3D ......................................................................................................................13
Changing the Chart Settings .....................................................................................................14
Using Tracks ...............................................................................................................................15
Using Fishing Charts .................................................................................................................16
Enabling High Resolution Satellite Imagery ............................................................................16
Viewing Aerial Photos ................................................................................................................17
Viewing Current Station Information ........................................................................................18
Detailed Road and POI Data ......................................................................................................18
Using Automatic Guidance ........................................................................................................18
Using Combinations ..........................................................................................................19
Where To ............................................................................................................................21
Navigating to a Destination .......................................................................................................21
Creating and Using Waypoints .................................................................................................23
Creating and Using Routes .......................................................................................................26
Viewing Information ..........................................................................................................29
Viewing Tide Station Information ..............................................................................................29
Viewing Current Information .....................................................................................................29
Viewing Celestial Information ...................................................................................................30
Viewing User Data ......................................................................................................................30
Viewing Information on Other Boats ........................................................................................32
Viewing Gauges ..........................................................................................................................33
Viewing Video .............................................................................................................................33
