Garmin GPSMAP 700 - Chartplotter Data Management

58 GPSMAP
®
700 Series Owner’s Manual
Device Conguration
Setting Weather Alarms
See the GPSMAP 700 Series XM WX Satellite Weather
®
and XM Satellite Radio Supplement
(North America only).
Chartplotter Data Management
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Chartplotter
Before you copy MapSource
®
or HomePort data to a chartplotter, you must complete the following
actions:
The rst time that you use a memory card to copy HomePort or MapSource
®
data to a
chartplotter, you must prepare the memory card by inserting it into the chartplotter and allowing
the chartplotter to place a le on it. This le provides information to HomePort or to MapSource
to format the data.
Check the MapSource version on your computer by clicking Help > About MapSource. If the
software version is older than 6.12.2, update to the current version by clicking Help > Check for
Software Updates, or go to www.garmin.com.
1. Complete an action:
Copy the data from HomePort to the prepared memory card (using an SD card reader attached
to the computer) according to the process described in the HomePort Help system.
Copy the data from MapSource to the prepared memory card (using an SD card reader
attached to the computer) according to the process described in the MapSource Help system.
2. Copy the data from the data card to the chartplotter. See “Copying Data from a Data Card”
(page 58).
Copying Data from a Data Card
1. Insert a data card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.
2. From the Home screen, select
Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card.
3. Complete an action:
Select Merge From Card to transfer data from the data card to the chartplotter and combine
it with existing user data.
Select Replace From Card to transfer data from the data card to the chartplotter and
overwrite existing user data on the chartplotter.
4. Select the le name from the list if multiple les are listed.
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card
1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.
2. From the Home screen, select
Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save To
Card.
3. Select an action to indicate the name of the new le:
Select a le name from the list.
Select Add New File to create a new le. Enter the le name. Select Done.
4. Select
Save To Card.
The le name is saved with a .ADM extension.
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