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Garmin GPSMAP 7215 User Manual

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GPSMAP

®

6000/7000 Series Owner’s Manual

55

Almanac, Environmental, and On-boat Data

Viewing Video

The chartplotter can show video if you are connected to one or more video sources using the supplied video

cable. A GPSMAP 7015 or 7215 chartplotter can also display real-time data from a PC if the chartplotter is

connected to the PC through the VGA input port (

page 2

). See the GPSMAP 6000/7000 Series Installation

Instructions for details.

From the Home screen, select

Information

>

Video

.

Selecting a Video Source

1. From the Home screen, select

Information

>

Video

>

Menu

.

2. Select

Source

.

3. Indicate the source of the video feed:

• For the GPSMAP 6008, 6208, 6012, 6212, 7012, or 7212, select

Video 1

or

Video 2

to display video

input. For the GPSMAP 7015 or 7215, select

Video 1

,

Video 2

,

Video 3

, or

Video 4

.

• For the GPSMAP 7015 or 7215, select

S-Video

if you are using an S-Video connector.

• For the GPSMAP 7015 or 7215, select

VGA Input

to display real-time data from a PC. The

chartplotter display mimics the appearance of a computer monitor, and does not contain Home, Mark,

or Menu buttons.

• For the GPSMAP 7015 or 7215, select

Quad Video

to display four RCA video inputs simultaneously.

Configuring the Video Appearance

Before you can configure the video appearance, you must set the video Source setting to S-Video, Video 1,

Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, or Quad Video (

page 55

).

1. From the Home screen, select

Information

>

Video

>

Menu

.

2. Complete an action:

• Select

Aspect

>

Stretch

to show the video using a stretched aspect ratio. The video cannot be stretched

beyond the dimensions provided by the connected video device, and it may not fill the entire screen.

• Select

Aspect

>

Standard

to show the video using a standard aspect ratio.

• Select

Brightness

. Select

Up

,

Down

, or

Auto

.

• Select

Saturation

to adjust the color saturation. Select

Up

,

Down

, or

Auto

.

• Select

Contrast

. Select

Up

,

Down

, or

Auto

.

• Select

Standard

. Select the source format of the video (PAL or NtSC). Select

Auto

to allow the

chartplotter to select the source format automatically.

Alternating Among Multiple Video Sources

If you have two or more video sources, you can alternate between them using a specific time interval.
1. From the Home screen, select

Information

>

Video

>

Menu

>

Source

>

Alternate

2. Select the amount of time each video appears.