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ECHOMAP
™
UHD2 6/7/9 SV
Owner’s Manual
2
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
3
Introduction
11
Front View
11
Device Keys
11
Connector View
12
Tips and Shortcuts
13
Accessing Owner's Manuals on the Chartplotter
13
Accessing the Manuals from the Web
13
Garmin Support Center
13
Inserting Memory Cards
14
Acquiring GPS Satellite Signals
14
Selecting the GPS Source
14
Customizing the Chartplotter
15
Menu Bar
15
Hiding and Showing the Menu Bar
15
Home Screen
16
Rearranging the Category Items
17
Assigning a Shortcut Key
17
Setting the Vessel Type
17
Adjusting the Backlight
17
Adjusting the Color Mode
17
Turning on the Chartplotter Automatically
17
Automatically Turning off the System
17
Customizing Pages
18
Customizing the Startup Screen
18
Customizing the Layout of a Combination Page
18
Creating a New Combination Page
19
Deleting a Combination Page
19
Customizing the Data Overlays
19
Activecaptain App
20
Activecaptain Roles
20
Getting Started with the Activecaptain App
20
Updating Software with the Activecaptain App
21
Updating Charts with Activecaptain
21
Chart Subscriptions
21
Purchasing a Chart Subscription with Activecaptain
22
Activating the Chart Subscription Card
22
Renewing Your Subscription
22
Wireless Sharing
22
Setting up the Wi-Fi Network
22
Connecting Two ECHOMAP UHD2 Devices to Share User Data and Sonar
23
Connecting a Wireless Device to the Chartplotter
23
Managing the Wi-Fi Network
24
Wireless Wind Sensor
24
Connecting a Wireless Sensor to the Chartplotter
24
Adjusting the Wind Sensor Orientation
24
Viewing Boat Data on a Garmin Watch
25
Charts and 3D Chart Views
25
Navigation Chart and Fishing Chart
26
Chart Symbols
26
Zooming in and out Using the Touchscreen
26
Measuring a Distance on the Chart
27
Creating a Waypoint on the Chart
27
Viewing Location and Object Information on a Chart
27
Viewing Details about Navaids
27
Navigating to a Point on the Chart
28
Premium Charts
29
Fish Eye 3D Chart View
29
Viewing Tide Station Information
30
Showing Satellite Imagery on the Navigation Chart
31
Viewing Aerial Photos of Landmarks
31
Automatic Identification System
31
AIS Targeting Symbols
32
Heading and Projected Course of Activated AIS Targets
33
Activating a Target for an AIS Vessel
33
Setting the Safe-Zone Collision Alarm
34
Viewing a List of AIS Threats
34
AIS Aids to Navigation
34
AIS Distress Signals
35
Turning off AIS Reception
36
Chart Menu
36
Chart Layers
37
Chart Settings
41
Fish Eye 3D Settings
41
Supported Maps
41
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping
42
Mapping a Body of Water Using the Garmin Quickdraw Contours Feature
42
Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map
42
Garmin Quickdraw Community
43
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Activecaptain
43
Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect
43
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings
45
Navigation with a Chartplotter
45
Basic Navigation Questions
46
Route Color Coding
46
Destinations
47
Searching for a Destination by Name
47
Selecting a Destination Using the Navigation Chart
47
Searching for a Marine Services Destination
47
Setting and Following a Direct Course Using Go to
47
Stopping Navigation
48
Waypoints
48
Marking Your Present Location as a Waypoint
48
Creating a Waypoint at a Different Location
48
Marking an MOB Location
48
Projecting a Waypoint
48
Viewing a List of All Waypoints
48
Editing a Saved Waypoint
49
Moving a Saved Waypoint
49
Browsing for and Navigating to a Saved Waypoint
50
Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB
50
Deleting All Waypoints
50
Routes
50
Creating and Navigating a Route from Your Present Location
51
Creating and Saving a Route
51
Viewing a List of Routes and Auto Guidance Paths
51
Editing a Saved Route
51
Finding and Navigating a Saved Route
52
Browsing for and Navigating Parallel to a Saved Route
52
Initiating a Search Pattern
53
Deleting a Saved Route
53
Deleting All Saved Routes
53
Auto Guidance
53
Setting and Following an Auto Guidance Path
53
Creating and Saving an Auto Guidance Path
54
Adjusting a Saved Auto Guidance Path
54
Canceling an Auto Guidance Calculation in Progress
54
Setting a Timed Arrival
54
Auto Guidance Path Configurations
55
Tracks
56
Showing Tracks
56
Setting the Color of the Active Track
57
Saving the Active Track
57
Viewing a List of Saved Tracks
57
Editing a Saved Track
57
Saving a Track as a Route
57
Browsing for and Navigating a Recorded Track
57
Deleting a Saved Track
57
Deleting All Saved Tracks
58
Retracing the Active Track
58
Clearing the Active Track
58
Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
58
Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
58
Boundaries
58
Creating a Boundary
59
Converting a Route to a Boundary
59
Converting a Track to a Boundary
59
Editing a Boundary
59
Setting a Boundary Alarm
59
Disabling All Boundary Alarms
59
Deleting a Boundary
59
Deleting All Saved Waypoints, Tracks, Routes, and Boundaries
59
Sailing Features
60
Setting the Vessel Type for Sailing Features
60
Sail Racing
60
Starting Line Guidance
60
Starting the Race Timer
61
Stopping the Race Timer
61
Setting the Distance between the Bow and the GPS Antenna
61
Laylines Settings
61
Polar Tables
62
Importing a Polar Table Manually
62
Showing Polar Data in Data Fields
62
Setting the Keel Offset
63
Sailboat Autopilot Operation
63
Wind Hold
64
Tack and Gybe
64
Heading Line and Angle Markers
65
Setting the Heading Line and Angle Markers
65
Sonar Fishfinder
65
Stopping the Transmission of Sonar Signals
66
Traditional Sonar View
66
Split-Frequency Sonar View
66
Split-Zoom Sonar View
66
Garmin Clearvü Sonar View
67
Garmin Sidevü™ Sonar View
68
Sidevü Scanning Technology
69
Measuring Distance on the Sonar Screen
69
Panoptix Sonar Views
69
Livevü down Sonar View
70
Livevü Forward Sonar View
71
Realvü 3D Forward Sonar View
72
Realvü 3D down Sonar View
73
Realvü 3D Historical Sonar View
74
Frontvü Sonar View
75
Livescope™ Sonar View
75
Perspective View
76
Flasher View
76
Selecting the Transducer Type
77
Selecting a Sonar Source
77
Renaming a Sonar Source
77
Creating a Waypoint on the Sonar Screen
78
Pausing the Sonar Display
78
Viewing Sonar History
78
Zooming in a Panoptix Livevü or Livescope Sonar View
78
Adjusting the Level of Detail
79
Adjusting the Color Intensity
79
Sonar Setup
79
Setting the Zoom Level on the Sonar Screen
80
Setting the Scroll Speed
80
Adjusting the Range
80
Sonar Noise Rejection Settings
81
Sonar Appearance Settings
81
Sonar Alarms
82
Advanced Sonar Settings
82
Transducer Installation Settings
82
Sonar Frequencies
83
Turning on the A-Scope
84
Panoptix Sonar Setup
84
Adjusting the Realvü Viewing Angle and Zoom Level
84
Adjusting the Realvü Sweep Speed
84
Livevü Forward and Frontvü Sonar Settings
85
Realvü Appearance Settings
87
Panoptix Transducer Installation Settings
87
Livescope and Perspective Sonar Settings
89
Livescope and Perspective Sonar Setup
89
Livescope and Perspective Appearance Settings
90
Livescope and Perspective Layout Settings
90
Livescope and Perspective Transducer Installation Settings
90
Autopilot
91
Autopilot Configuration
91
Selecting the Preferred Heading Source
91
Opening the Autopilot Screen
91
Autopilot Screen
92
Adjusting the Step Steering Increment
92
Setting the Power Saver
92
Enabling the Shadow Drive™ Feature
93
Autopilot Overlay Bar
93
Engaging the Autopilot
93
Adjusting the Heading Using the Helm
94
Adjusting the Heading with the Chartplotter in Step Steering Mode
94
Steering Patterns
94
Following the U-Turn Pattern
94
Setting up and Following the Circles Pattern
94
Setting up and Following the Zigzag Pattern
94
Following the Williamson Turn Pattern
95
Following an Orbit Pattern
95
Setting up and Following the Cloverleaf Pattern
95
Setting up and Following a Search Pattern
95
Cancelling a Steering Pattern
95
Adjusting the Autopilot Response
95
Enabling the Autopilot Controls on a Garmin Watch
96
Customizing the Autopilot Button Actions
96
Reactor™ Autopilot Remote Control
96
Pairing a Reactor Autopilot Remote Control with a Chartplotter
96
Changing the Functions of the Reactor Autopilot Remote Control Action Keys
96
Updating the Reactor Autopilot Remote Control Software
97
Yamaha Autopilot
97
Yamaha Autopilot Screen
98
Yamaha Autopilot Overlay Bar
99
Force Trolling Motor Control
99
Connecting to a Trolling Motor
99
Adding the Trolling Motor Controls to Screens
100
Trolling Motor Control Bar
100
Trolling Motor Settings
101
Assigning a Shortcut to the Trolling Motor Remote Control Shortcut Keys
101
Calibrating the Trolling Motor Compass
101
Setting the Bow Offset
102
Digital Selective Calling
102
Networked Chartplotter and VHF Radio Functionality
102
Turning on DSC
102
DSC List
102
Viewing the DSC List
102
Adding a DSC Contact
103
Incoming Distress Calls
103
Navigating to a Vessel in Distress
103
Man-Overboard Distress Calls Initiated from a VHF Radio
103
Position Tracking
103
Viewing a Position Report
103
Navigating to a Tracked Vessel
103
Creating a Waypoint at the Position of a Tracked Vessel
104
Editing Information in a Position Report
104
Deleting a Position-Report Call
104
Viewing Vessel Trails on the Chart
104
Individual Routine Calls
104
Selecting a DSC Channel
104
Making an Individual Routine Call
105
Making an Individual Routine Call to an AIS Target
105
Gauges and Graphs
105
Viewing the Gauges
105
Engine Alert Icons
106
Changing the Data Shown in a Gauge
106
Customizing the Gauges
106
Customizing Engine Gauge and Fuel Gauge Limits
106
Selecting the Number of Engines Shown in Gauges
107
Customizing the Engines Shown in Gauges
107
Enabling Status Alarms for Engine Gauges
107
Enabling some Engine Gauge Status Alarms
107
Yamaha Engine Gauges
108
Engine Condition Icons
109
Engine Alert Icons
109
Setting up the Gauges
110
Mercury Engine Gauges
111
Setting the Fuel Alarm
112
Synchronizing the Fuel Data with the Actual Vessel Fuel
112
Viewing the Wind Gauges
112
Configuring the Sailing Wind Gauge
112
Configuring the Speed Source
112
Configuring the Heading Source of the Wind Gauge
113
Customizing the Close-Hauled Wind Gauge
113
Viewing Trip Gauges
113
Resetting Trip Gauges
113
Viewing Graphs
113
Setting the Graph Range and Time Scales
114
Disabling Graph Filtering
114
Digital Switching
114
Adding and Editing a Digital Switching Page
114
Controlling Third-Party Equipment Installed on Your Boat
114
Power-Pole Anchor System
114
Enabling the Power-Pole Anchor Overlay
115
Setting up the Power-Pole Anchor
115
Power-Pole Overlay
115
Mercury Troll Control Features
116
Adding the Mercury Troll Control Overlay
116
Mercury Troll Overlay
116
Mercury Cruise Control
116
Enabling the Mercury Cruise Control Overlay
117
Mercury Cruise Control Overlay
117
Mercury Engine Details
117
Adding the Mercury Engine Overlay
117
Mercury Engine Overlay
118
Enabling the Mercury Engine Sport Exhaust Setting
118
Dometic Optimus Features
118
Activating the Optimus Overlay Bar
118
Optimus Overlay Bar Overview
119
Optimus Overlay Symbols
119
Optimus Limp Home Mode
119
Tide, Current, and Celestial Information
120
Tide Station Information
120
Current Station Information
120
Celestial Information
120
Viewing Tide Station, Current Station, or Celestial Information for a Different Date
120
Viewing Information for a Different Tide or Current Station
120
Viewing Almanac Information from the Navigation Chart
121
Warning Manager
121
Viewing Messages
121
Sorting and Filtering Messages
121
Saving Messages to a Memory Card
121
Clearing All of the Messages
121
Media Player
121
Opening the Media Player
122
Media Player Icons
122
Selecting the Media Device and Source
122
Adjusting the Volume and Audio Levels
122
Adjusting the Volume
122
Adjusting the Audio Level
123
Muting the Media Volume
123
Stereo Zones and Groups
123
Selecting the Home Zone
123
Adjusting the Zone Volume
124
Disabling a Speaker Zone
124
Creating a Group
124
Playing Music
124
Browsing for Music
124
Setting a Song to Repeat
125
Setting All Songs to Repeat
125
Setting Songs to Shuffle
125
Radio
125
Setting the Tuner Region
125
Changing the Radio Station
125
Changing the Tuning Mode
126
Presets
126
DAB Playback
126
Setting the DAB Tuner Region
126
Scanning for DAB Stations
127
Changing DAB Stations
127
DAB Presets
127
Siriusxm Satellite Radio
127
Locating a Siriusxm Radio ID
128
Activating a Siriusxm Subscription
128
Customizing the Channel Guide
128
Saving a Siriusxm Channel to the Presets List
128
Parental Controls
128
Setting the Device Name
129
Updating the Media Player Software
129
Device Configuration
129
System Settings
129
Sounds and Display Settings
130
Satellite Positioning (GPS) Settings
130
Station Settings
131
Viewing System Software Information
131
Viewing E-Label Regulatory and Compliance Information
131
Preferences Settings
131
Units Settings
132
Navigation Settings
132
Communications Settings
135
Viewing Connected Devices
135
NMEA 2000 Settings
135
Setting Alarms
135
Navigation Alarms
135
System Alarms
136
Sonar Alarms
136
Setting the Fuel Alarm
136
My Vessel Settings
137
Setting the Keel Offset
138
Setting the Water Temperature Offset
139
Fuel Settings
139
Calibrating a Water-Speed Device
139
Other Vessels Settings
140
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory Settings
140
Sharing and Managing User Data
140
Selecting a File Type for Third-Party Waypoints and Routes
140
Copying User Data from a Memory Card
141
Copying User Data to a Memory Card
141
Updating Built-In Maps with a Memory Card and Garmin Express
141
Backing up Data to a Computer
142
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter
142
Saving System Information to a Memory Card
142
Appendix
143
Activecaptain and Garmin Express
143
Garmin Express App
143
Installing the Garmin Express App on a Computer
143
Registering Your Device Using the Garmin Express App
144
Updating Your Charts Using the Garmin Express App
145
Software Updates
145
Cleaning the Screen
146
Viewing Images on a Memory Card
147
Screenshots
147
Capturing Screenshots
147
Copying Screenshots to a
147
Computer
147
Troubleshooting
147
My Device will Not Acquire GPS
147
Signals
147
My Device will Not Turn on or Keeps Turning off
148
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Brand
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Model
ECHOMAP UHD2 6 SV
Category
Marine GPS System
Language
English
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