Garmin 740 S Owners Manual

GPSMAP
®
 700 series
owner’s manual 

All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided herein, no part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, transmitted, disseminated, downloaded 
or stored in any storage medium, for any purpose without the express prior written consent of Garmin. Garmin hereby grants permission to 
download a single copy of this manual onto a hard drive or other electronic storage medium to be viewed and to print one copy of this manual or 
of any revision hereto, provided that such electronic or printed copy of this...

GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual i
Introduction 
Introduction
 WARNING
See the Important Safety and Product Information guide in the product box for product warnings and other 
important information.
This manual includes information for the following products:
•  GPSMAP
® 720/720s
•  GPSMAP 740/740s
•  GPSMAP 750/750s
Tips and Shortcuts
• Select  Home from any screen to return to the Home screen.
•  Select  Menu from any main screen to access additional settings.
•  Press and release 
 to adjust the...

ii GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual
Introduction
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................................ i
Tips and Shortcuts .............................................. i
Manual Conventions  ........................................... i
Getting Started .......................................... 1
Front and Back Panels ...................................... 1
Turning On the Chartplotter  ............................... 1
Turning Off the Chartplotter...

GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 1
Getting Started 
Getting Started
Front and Back Panels
        
➊
➋
➌
GPSMAP 700 Series Front View
➊Power key
➋Automatic backlight sensor
➌SD card slot
GPSMAP 700 Series Back View
➊
➌
➋
➍
➊ NMEA 2000 connector
➋ Power/data connector
➌Radar Port
➍External GPS antenna connector
Turning On the Chartplotter
Press and release . 
Turning Off the Chartplotter
Press and hold . 

2 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual
Getting Started
Initial Chartplotter Settings
The first time you turn on the chartplotter, you must configure a series of initial settings. You must also 
configure these settings when restoring original factory settings (page 86). You can update each of these 
settings later. Follow the on-screen directions to configure the initial settings.
GPS Satellite Signal Acquisition
When you turn on the chartplotter, the GPS receiver must collect satellite data and establish...

GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 3
Getting Started 
Viewing System Information
You can view the software version, the basemap version, any supplemental map information (if applicable), 
the software version for an optional Garmin radar (if applicable), and the unit ID number . You may need this 
information to update the system software or to purchase additional map data information.
From the Home screen, select  Configure > System > System Information.
About the Home Screen
You can use the Home screen...

4 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual
Charts and 3D Chart Views
Charts and 3D Chart Views
The GPSMAP 700 series chartplotters have a basic imagery map. The charts and 3D chart views listed below 
are available on the chartplotter.
NoTe: Mariner’s Eye 3D and Fish Eye 3D chart views are available only if you use a BlueChart g2  Vision 
SD card (page 16). The Fishing chart is available if you use a BlueChart g2  Vision SD card or a BlueChart g2 
SD card, or if your built-in map supports Fishing charts.
•...

GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 5
Charts and 3D Chart Views 
Chart Symbols
BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision charts use graphic symbols to denote map features, which follow the 
standards for US and international charts. Some other common symbols you might see include, but are not 
limited to, those shown below.
Icon Description IconDescription IconDescription
Current stationMarine servicesOverhead photo 
available
InformationTide stationPerspective photo 
available
Other features common to most...

6 GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual
Charts and 3D Chart Views
Configuring the Appearance of Waypoint Symbols
1. From the Home screen, select  Charts.
2.  Select  Navigation Chart or Fishing Chart.
3.  Select  Menu > Waypoints & Tracks > Waypoint Display.
4.  Select a waypoint symbol.
5.  Complete an action:
• Select  Label to display the name and symbol.
•  Select  Symbol only to display only the symbol.
•  Select  Comment to display any comments you have added ( page 27).
•  Select  Hide to hide the...