Purchasing a Chart Subscription with ActiveCaptain
1 Connect your mobile device to the internet and open the ActiveCaptain app.
2 Select Chart > > My Charts > Add a Subscription.
3 Select a chart.
4 Select Subscribe Now.
NOTE: It might take a few hours to display the new subscription.
Activating the Chart Subscription Card
If you purchased a chart subscription memory card, you must activate it before you can use it.
1 Insert the purchased chart subscription card into a memory card slot on the chartplotter.
2 Open the ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device, and connect it to the internet.
3 Disconnect your mobile device from the internet, and connect it to the chartplotter (Getting Started with the
ActiveCaptain App, page 20).
The ActiveCaptain app activates the subscription automatically after it connects to the internet and then to
the chartplotter. The ActiveCaptain app displays the new subscription in the My Charts list.
NOTE: It might take a few hours to display the new subscription.
Downloading Updated Charts
If you have a chart subscription, you can download updated content regularly. You can use the ActiveCaptain
app to download and transfer the latest chart updates for your device. To save space on your mobile device,
space on the ActiveCaptain card, and download time, consider using the ActiveCaptain app to download only
the areas of the chart you need.
If you purchased the subscription using the ActiveCaptain app, the content is downloaded automatically each
day you open the ActiveCaptain app.
If you purchased a subscription card or are updating a built-in chart, you need to follow the steps below once.
Then, the content is downloaded automatically each day you open the ActiveCaptain app.
1 When a chart update is available, and you have internet access on your mobile device, open the
ActiveCaptain app on your mobile device.
2 Select Chart > > My Charts.
3 Select the map to update.
4 Select the area to download.
5 Select Download.
The ActiveCaptain app downloads the update to the mobile device.
6 Connect the mobile device to the GPSMAP device (Getting Started with the ActiveCaptain App, page 20).
7 From the GPSMAP device, select Vessel > ActiveCaptain > OneChart.
The chart update is transferred to the ActiveCaptain device. After the transfer is complete, the updated
charts are available for use.
Renewing Your Subscription
Your cartography subscription expires after one year. After the subscription expires, you can continue using the
downloaded charts, but you are not able to download the latest chart updates or additional content.
1 Connect your mobile device to the internet and open the ActiveCaptain app.
2 Select Chart > > My Charts.
3 Select the chart to renew.
4 Select Renew Now.
NOTE: It might take a few hours to display the renewed subscription.
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