Main Menu Tools
Select MENU twice.
- Tracking
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Allows you to share and view details about the tracks you travel.
- SOS
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Allows you to initiate an SOS rescue.
- Messages
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Allows you to send a preset or original inReach® message.
- inReach Utilities
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Allows you to view details about your inReach subscription, check mail, and perform a communications test (inReach Features).
- inReach Weather
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Allows you to request basic, premium, or marine weather forecasts using your inReach subscription (Requesting an inReach Weather Forecast).
- Recording Controls
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Allows you to view details about the current activity and control the current activity recording (Viewing the Current Activity).
- Notifications
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Alerts you to incoming calls, texts, social network updates, and more, based on your smartphone notification settings (Phone Notifications).
- Active Weather
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Displays the current temperature, temperature forecast, weather forecast, weather radar, cloud cover, and wind conditions (Viewing an Active Weather Forecast).
- Waypoint Manager
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Displays all waypoints saved to the device (Waypoints).
- Connect IQ
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Displays a list of installed Connect IQ™ apps (Connect IQ Features).
- BirdsEye Direct
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Allows you to download BirdsEye Satellite Imagery to your device (BirdsEye Imagery).
- Geocaching
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Displays a list of downloaded geocaches (Geocaches).
- Recorded Activities
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Displays your current activity and a list of recorded activities (Recordings).
- Active Route
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Displays your active route and upcoming waypoints (Routes).
- Route Planner
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Displays a list of saved routes and allows you to create new routes (Creating a Route).
- Saved Tracks
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Displays a list of saved tracks (Creating a Track from a Saved Activity).
- Sight 'N Go
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Allows you to point the device at an object in the distance, and navigate using the object as a reference point (Navigating with Sight 'N Go).
- Proximity Alarms
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Allows you to set alerts to sound within range of particular locations (Setting a Proximity Alarm).
- Share Wirelessly
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Allows you to wirelessly transfer files to another compatible device (Sending and Receiving Data Wirelessly).
- Profile Change
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Allows you to change the device profile to customize your settings and data fields for a particular activity or trip (Selecting a Profile).
- Area Calculation
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Allows you to calculate the size of an area (Calculating the Size of an Area).
- Calendar
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Displays a calendar.
- Hunt and Fish
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Displays the predicted best dates and times for hunting and fishing at your current location.
- Sun and Moon
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Displays sunrise and sunset times, along with the moon phase, based on your GPS position.
- Photo Viewer
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Displays saved photos.
- Waypoint Averaging
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Allows you to refine a waypoint location for more accuracy (Increasing the Accuracy of a Waypoint Location).
- Calculator
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Displays a calculator.
- Alarm Clock
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Sets an audible alarm. If you are not currently using the device, you can set the device to turn on at a specific time.
- VIRB Remote
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Provides camera controls when you have a VIRB® device paired with your GPSMAP® 86 device (Using the VIRB Remote).
- Stopwatch
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Allows you to use a timer, mark a lap, and time laps.
- Flashlight
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Turns on the flashlight (Using the Flashlight).
- XERO Locations
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Displays laser location information when you have a Xero® bow sight paired with your GPSMAP 86 device.
- Satellite
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Displays your current GPS satellite information (Satellite Page).