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6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual
Device Conguration
Turning the Chartplotter On Automatically
From the Home screen, select Congure > System > Auto Power Up.
When you select On, the chartplotter automatically turns on whenever power is applied. When
you select Off, the chartplotter must be turned on with the Power key.
NOTE: If Auto Power Up is On and the chartplotter is turned off using the Power key, and
power is removed and reapplied within less than two minutes, you may have to press the
Power key to restart the chartplotter.
Display Conguration
Setting the Sound
You can set when the chartplotter makes audible sounds.
1. From the Home screen, select
Congure > System > Beeper/Display > Beeper.
2. Complete an action:
Select Alarms Only to have the chartplotter beep only when alarms are triggered (default).
Select Key and Alarm to have the chartplotter beep when keys are pressed and when alarms
are triggered.
Setting the Language
You can select the language that appears on the chartplotter.
1. From the Home screen, select
Congure > Preferences > Language.
2. Select a language.
Navigation Preferences
Route Settings
Selecting a Route Label Type
You can select the type of labels shown with route turns on the map.
1. From the Home screen, select
Congure > Preferences > Navigation > Route Labels.
2. Complete an action:
Select Show Name to identify route turns using waypoint names.
Select Show Number to identify route turns using numbers, such as Turn 1 and Turn 2.
Conguring Route Turn Transitions
You can set how much time or how far before a turn in a route that you transition to the next leg.
Raising this value can help improve the accuracy of the autopilot when navigating a route or an Auto
Guidance line with many frequent turns, or at higher speeds. For straighter routes or slower speeds,
lowering this value can improve autopilot accuracy.
1. From the Home screen, select
Congure > Preferences > Navigation > Turn Transition >
Activation.
2. Complete an action:
Select Time. Select Change Time. For the GPSMAP 6000 series, use the Rocker or
the Numeric Keypad to enter the time. For the GPSMAP 7000 series, use the on-screen
keyboard.
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