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GP7000 Chart Optimization

The GP 7000 chart plotter allows users to customize display settings for optimal performance in various applications like fishing. Recommended settings include adjusting the palette to 'Normal' or 'NOAA', setting the time line to 10 minutes, and selecting 'Icon 3' for the ship icon. Additional features such as Dynamic NavAids and chart orientation can also enhance the user experience by providing clearer navigation aids and reducing screen clutter.

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GP7000 Chart Optimization

The GP 7000 chart plotter allows users to customize display settings for optimal performance in various applications like fishing. Recommended settings include adjusting the palette to 'Normal' or 'NOAA', setting the time line to 10 minutes, and selecting 'Icon 3' for the ship icon. Additional features such as Dynamic NavAids and chart orientation can also enhance the user experience by providing clearer navigation aids and reducing screen clutter.

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GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR MAX POWERED CHART PLOTTER!

GP 7000 ONLY

The GP 7000 chart plotters are shipped setup with default settings to optimize the chart
presentation for normal operation. With simple setting changes, the chart presentation
may be customized to specific applications, such as sport or commercial fishing.

Most plotters offer a simple chart configuration to change the display selection: FULL,
MEDIUM, LOW and CUSTOM (allows user to select personal preferences). If you feel
you are missing important chart data select FULL and review.
MENU => MAP => MAP CONFIGURATIONS => DISPLAY MODE

Below are some recommended setups to optimize your chart plotter display.

Palette => The chart plotter has different options for the colors displayed on the chart
screen. It is recommended to set the palette to “Normal” or “NOAA.” Changing this
setting will improve chart display in various light conditions.

MENU => GENERAL => PALETTE => NORMAL

Time Line => The line represents the course over ground; the end of the line is where
your position will be based upon time selected. It can be as short as two minutes, or as
long as infinite (all the way across the screen all the time). C-MAP recommends a ten-
minute setting.
MENU => GENERAL => TIME LINE => 10 min
Flexi-Zoom => In normal mode of operation standard zoom would be used. As the
chart is zoomed it can display various scaled charts with, possibly, different detail.
When using Flexi-zoom mode and the zoom key is depressed, the chart presentation
will be amplified by a factor (i.e. X4) with no change in chart detail.
MENU => MAP => ZOOM TYPE

This feature is useful when using with bathymetric charts and allows over-zooming to a
plotter mode.

*Note* With Flexi-Zoom selected the chart redraw will be slower.

Time Setup => It is important to adjust the time zone reference so the GPS fix, the
Tidal and Current predictions and the time stamps on Marks and Waypoints are all
accurate. Base time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)/UTC and the offset is based on
such. For example -4:00 for Eastern Standard Time (EST) and -7:00 for Pacific Coast
Time (PCT).
MENU => GENERAL => TIME REFERENCE

Ship Icon => Several options are available for displaying your fixed position in the chart
plotter. We recommend the “Icon 3” setting, which is a black arrowhead.

MENU => GENERAL => SHIP ICON


Dynamic NavAids => This setting will bring your NavAids to life! When turned ON, the
NavAids will flash based on their signal and period, as long as your GPS fix is within
range of the NavAid. So if you are within a mile of a NavAid, and it has a 2 mile range
and a 4 second flashing red light, you will see a small red tear drop flash every 4
seconds from the NavAid icon on the screen.
MENU => MAP => DYNAMIC NAVAIDS => ON

LAT/LON Grid => Overlays a latitude and longitude grid on the chart. With a GPS fix
reporting your position, this is not necessary to have on.

MENU => MAP => MAP CONFIGURATIONS => LAT/LON GRD => OFF

Chart Boundaries => This setting toggles the gray ‘ticked’ boxes representing the
charts in the C-card. On the larger C-cards they can cause quite a bit of clutter and
should be turned off.
MENU => MAP => MAP CONFIGURATIONS => CHART BOUNDARIES => OFF

Chart Orientation => The chart plotter can be adjusted to display the chart in either a
“Course Up” or “North Up” mode.” In “Course Up” mode, your boat position always
points up. In “North Up” mode, the chart is always drawn north up.
MENU => ADVANCED => NAVIGATE => MAP ORIENTATION => COURSE UP
Bearing => The chart can be oriented based on “True” or “Magnetic” bearing. When
set to “True” the chart will be oriented to True North up. With it set to “Magnetic” local
magnetic variation is applied. Any displays of heading will match the vessel’s compass.
MENU => ADVANCED => COMPASS => BEARINGS => MAG

Depth Range Max => Altering this setting will affect the display of depth areas and spot
soundings. It is suggested to set the max depth to 300ft. This will effectively eliminate
any spot soundings that have a greater value than 300ft, thus, reducing screen clutter.
The same holds true for the max depth setting for rocks.
MENU => MAP => MAP CONFIGURATIONS => DEPTH SETTINGS

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