Mel Grindol wrote: [in response to John F's request:] >> Is it possible to load multiple maps (assuming the >> unit has enough memory) and switch maps using the unit? > Yes it is. Since I have the older 76CS (got it when it first came > out) loading all the maps I need and then selecting which map to view > is what I have done. There is also a ranking the unit uses to select > which map to show by default (you can't change it). Street maps come > first, then the topo maps, then the base map that comes with the > unit. Not sure where the bluecharts rank since I don't have any (I > don't paddle the coast). I think the BlueCharts trump all the others, but have no direct experience with an -X unit. John, this may not apply to the units you are considering, but on my (now outdated) Map60C, if you download a BlueChart chart, it overwrites the corresponding portion of the basemap (which comes with the unit); when you decide to paddle in a different BlueChart region, and download it, MapSource (the Garmin SW for handling charts) displaces the _first_ BlueChart, restores the basemap for the _old_ BlueChart chart area, and wipes out the corresponding portion of the basemap for the _new_ chart's area. Woof. As you might imagine, this can be pretty inconvenient; I expect it is one of the reasons people favor the -X units. The other is the better antenna. I would not care if Garmin left the basemap out of the unit -- I don't use a GPS as a navigation tool when driving. But, it does bug me that I can't have BlueCharts from different regions simultaneously on my GPS. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jan 05 2007 - 07:57:44 PST
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