Interacting with objects on the navigation chart, Accessing additional object or chart information – Garmin GPSMAP 640 User Manual
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Marine Mode: Using Charts
Interacting with Objects on the Navigation
Chart
1. Touch a point on the Navigation chart.
2. Touch an option:
Note: The options that appear are dynamic and depend on the
point you touched.
•
Review
—view details of the chart objects near the pointer.
(
Review only appears if the pointer is near multiple objects
on the chart—if the pointer is near only one object, the name
of the object appears instead of
Review.)
•
Navigate To
—view the navigation options (
).
•
Create Waypoint
—marks a waypoint at the location of the
pointer (
•
Information
—view additional information about an object or
an area of the chart.
•
Measure Distance
—view the distance and bearing of the
object from your current location. The information appears
in a window on the upper-left corner of the screen. Touch
Set Reference
to measure from a location other than your
current location.
Note: You can touch and drag the pointer to a new location.
Accessing Additional Object or Chart
Information
1. Touch an object on the chart or an area of the chart.
2. Touch
Information
, and choose from the following options:
•
Tides
—view tide information provided by the tide station
closest to the object or area of the chart (
•
Currents
—view current information provided by the current
station closest to the object or area of the chart
•
Celestial
—view sunrise and sunset almanac data for the
object or area of the chart
(
•
Local Services
—view a list of the marinas and marine
services closest to the object or area of the chart.
•
Chart Notes
—view National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) information associated with the chart
containing the object.