Owner's Manual

3
Select a file name from the list, or select Add New File.
4
Select Save to Card.
5
Remove the memory card, and insert it into a card reader
attached to a computer.
6
Open the Garmin\UserData folder on the memory card.
7
Copy the backup file on the card and paste it to any location
on the computer.
Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter
1
Insert a memory card into a card reader that is attached to
the computer.
2
Copy a backup file from the computer to the memory card,
into a folder named Garmin\UserData.
3
Insert a memory card into the card slot.
4
Select Nav Info > Manage Data > Data Transfer > Replace
from Card.
Saving System Information to a Memory
Card
You can save system information to a memory card as a
troubleshooting tool. A product support representative may ask
you to use this information to retrieve data about the network.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot.
2
Select Settings > System > System Information > Garmin
Devices > Save to Card.
3
If necessary, select the memory card to save system
information to.
4
Remove the memory card.
Clearing Saved Data
You can remove saved user data from the device memory. User
data includes waypoints, routes, Auto Guidance paths, tracks,
and boundaries.
1
Select Nav Info > Manage Data > Clear User Data.
2
Select an option.
NOTICE
If you select All, all the data you have saved will be removed,
except Garmin Quickdraw contours data.
If you are connected to another device and User Data
Sharing is enabled, data is removed from all connected
devices.
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Registering Your Device with Garmin
Express
NOTE: You should use the ActiveCaptain app to register the
device (Getting Started with the ActiveCaptain App, page 3).
Help us better support you by completing our online registration
today. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe
place.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot (Inserting Memory
Cards, page 1).
2
Wait a few moments.
The chartplotter opens the card management page and
creates a file named GarminDevice.xml in the Garmin folder
on the memory card.
3
Remove the memory card.
4
Insert the memory card into your computer.
5
On your computer, go to garmin.com/express.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions to download, install, and
open the Garmin Express application.
7
Select > Add a Device.
8
While the application searches, select Sign In next to Have
marine charts or devices? near the bottom of the screen.
9
Create or sign in to your Garmin account.
10
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your vessel.
11
Select > Add.
The Garmin Express application searches the memory card
for the device information.
12
Select Add Device to register the device.
When registration is complete, the Garmin Express
application searches for additional charts and chart updates
for your device.
When you add devices to the chartplotter network, repeat these
steps to register the new devices.
Software Update
NOTE: You can use the ActiveCaptain app to update the device
software (Updating Software with the ActiveCaptain App,
page 3).
You may need to update the device software when you install
the device or add an accessory to the device.
This device supports up to a 32 GB memory card, formatted to
FAT32.
Before you update the software, you can check to the software
version installed on your device (Viewing System Software
Information, page 36). Then, you can go to garmin.com/support
/software/marine.html, select See All Devices in this Bundle, and
compare the installed software version to the software version
listed for your product.
If the software on your device is older than the one listed on the
website, follow the steps to load the software on a memory card
(Loading the New Software on a Memory Card, page 40), and
then update the device software (Updating the Device Software,
page 41).
Loading the New Software on a Memory Card
You can copy the software update to a memory card using a
computer that is running Windows
®
software or a Mac
®
computer.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot on the computer.
2
Go to garmin.com/support/software/marine.html.
3
Select echoMAP Series with SD Card.
4
Select Download next to echoMAP Series with SD Card.
5
Read and agree to the terms.
6
If you are on a Mac computer, select Go to Mac download
page.
7
Select Download.
8
If necessary, choose a location, and select Save.
9
Double-click the downloaded file.
10
If you are on a computer running Windows software, select
Next, select the drive associated with the memory card, and
select Next > Finish.
A Garmin folder containing the software update is created on
the memory card. The software update can take several
minutes to load onto the memory card.
11
If you are on a Mac computer, copy the Garmin folder to the
root directory of the memory card.
The software update can take several minutes to load onto
the memory card.
After loading the update onto the memory card, install the
software on the chartplotter (Updating the Device Software,
page 41).
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