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Device Configuration 
9. Complete an action:
• If the placement of the Auto Guidance line is satisfactory, select  Menu > Stop Navigation. Proceed to 
step 11.
•  If the Auto Guidance line is too close to known obstacles, from the Home screen, select  Configure > 
Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance  > Farthest.
•  If the turns in the Auto Guidance line are too wide, from the Home screen, select  Configure > 
Navigation > Auto Guidance > Shoreline Distance...

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Units of Measure
You can set the units of measure the chartplotter shows, using a standardized system of measurements or 
creating a customized system of measurements.
Selecting a Standardized System of Measurement 
1. From the Home screen, select  Configure > Units > System Units.
2.  Select  Statute (mh, ft, ºF), Metric  (kh, m, ºC), or Nautical (kt, ft, ºF).
Creating a Customized System of Measurement
You must be receiving NMEA Sonar depth data...

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Selecting a Data Overlay
1. From the Home screen, select  Charts.
2.  Select a chart or a 3D chart view.
3.  Select  Menu.
4.  Complete an action:
• Select  Navigation Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.
•  Select  Fishing Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.
•  Select  overlay Numbers.
5.  Select 
 or  to select a data overlay.
Configuring Data Fields on a Chart
You can select the type of data shown within a data field.
1. From the Home screen, select...

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4. Complete an action:
• Select  Navigation Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.
•  Select  Fishing Chart Setup > overlay Numbers.
•  Select  overlay Numbers.
5.  Select  Show Compass Tape.
Using the  Speed Filter
The speed filter averages the speed of your boat over a short period of time for smoother speed values.
1. From the Home screen, select  Configure > System > GPS.
2.  Complete an action:
• Select  Speed Filter  > on to keep the speed filter on...

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Setting the Fuel Capacity of Your Boat
1. From the Home screen, select  Configure > My Boat > Fuel Capacity.
2.  Enter the combined fuel capacity of all the engines on your boat.
3.  Select  Done.
Alarms
By default, all alarms are turned off, except the destination and weather alarms. The chartplotter must be on for 
the alarms to work.
NoTe: See the  GPSMAP 700 Series XM WX Satellite Weather
® and XM Satellite Radio Supplement  (North 
America...

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Setting the GPS Accuracy Error Alarm
You can set an alarm to sound when the GPS location accuracy falls outside the user-defined value.
1. From the Home screen, select  Configure > Alarms > System > GPS Accuracy > on.
2.  Enter the GPS location accuracy that triggers the alarm.
3.  Select  Done.
Setting the Total Fuel Onboard Alarm
The chartplotter must be connected to an external fuel sensor to capture fuel data.
You can set an alarm to sound when...

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Device Configuration 
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card
1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.
2.  From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save To Card.
3.  Select an action to indicate the name of the new file:
• Select a file name from the list.
•  Select  Add New File to create a new file enter the file name, and select  Done.
4.  Select  Save To Card. 
The file name is saved...

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Radar
Radar
 WARNING
The marine radar transmits microwave energy that has the potential to be harmful to humans and animals. 
Before beginning radar transmission, verify that the area around the radar is clear. The radar transmits a beam 
approximately 12° above and below a line extending horizontally from the center of the radar . Avoid looking 
directly at the radar, because the eyes are the most-susceptible parts of the body.
When you connect your chartplotter to...

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Radar 
Radar Display Modes
The Radar screen has four standard operating modes. Each mode is available for use only with a compatible 
radar.
• Cruising mode—shows a full-screen image of the gathered radar information.
•  Harbor mode—intended for use in inland waters, this mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 
nm or less). 
•  offshore mode—intended for use in open waters, this mode works best with long-range radar signals. 
•  Sentry mode—allows you to put...

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Harbor Mode
Harbor mode is the standard radar operation for use in inland waters, with a GMR 604 xHD, 606 xHD, 1204 
xHD, or 1206 xHD radar. Harbor mode works best with short-range radar signals (2 nm or less).
NoTe: If you switch from Sentry mode to Harbor mode, the radar switches to full-time transmission and 
disables all guard zones.
Showing Harbor Mode
From the Home screen, select Radar > Harbor.
Harbor Mode
Offshore Mode
Offshore mode is the standard radar...