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GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 39
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To copy the built-in maps to an SD card:
1. Insert an SD card (at least 4 GB) into the SD card slot on the
front of the unit.
2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data
Transfer > Copy Built-In Map to copy the maps loaded onto
your chartplotter to the SD card.
To transfer data to or from a NMEA 2000 network:
1. Connect the unit to a NMEA 2000 network. (Refer to the
GPSMAP 400/500 Installation Instructions.)
Only the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible:
GPSMAP 441/441s GPSMAP 536/536s
GPSMAP 541/541s GPSMAP 546/546s
2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data
Transfer > Network.
3. Complete one of the following:
• Select Clone User Data to transfer waypoints, routes,
and tracks to other chartplotters connected to the network.
Existing data is overwritten on those chartplotters.
• Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all the
chartplotters connected to the network. Unique data is
combined with existing data on every chartplotter.
To back up data to a computer:
1. Insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the unit.
2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data
Transfer > Save To Card.
Note: If your unit is NMEA 2000 compatible, select Card instead
of Save To Card.
3. Complete one of the following:
• Select the le name from the list.
• Select Add New File to create a new le. Enter the le name
using the Rocker, and press SELECT.
4. Remove the SD card from the unit, and insert it into an SD card
reader attached to a computer.
5. From Windows
®
Explorer, open the Garmin\UserData folder on
the SD card.
6. Copy the appropriate .ADM le on the card, and paste it to any
location on the computer.
To restore backup data to your chartplotter:
1. Copy the appropriate .ADM le from the computer to an SD card
in the Garmin\UserData folder.
2. Insert the SD card into your chartplotter.
3. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select Information >
User Data > Data Transfer > Replace From Card.