> From: John Fereira <jaf30_at_cornell.edu> > 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). When I go the BWCA I load the street maps for the drive there and the topo maps for my canoe trip. When I go to put in I go through and turn off the street maps for upper MN so that the topo maps will appear. On the map screen bring up the menu, move over to the menu item that shows what maps are loaded. Then scroll through the individual maps and toggle off the street maps covering up your topo maps. Mel I'm not insane, but my other personality is. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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 John, this may not apply to the units you are considering, but on my (now outdated) Map60C, if you download a BlueChart chart, it overwrites the corresponding portion of the basemap (which comes with the unit); when you decide to paddle in a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/ ***************************************************************************
Dave Kruger wrote: > > 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. I mentioned this backchannel to someone but I ordered and should receive any day now, a 76Cx. I found it on a mailorder site for $329 US, which, oddly enough was same price they quoted for the 60Cx. I'm not sure why the prices are the same but considering that the 76Cx floats and has a 128MB card instead of a 64MB card I went with the 76Cx instead of the 60Cx. I think the Garmin site had a page for ordering the mini-SD cards and offered 32MB, 64MB, and 128MB versions. Does anyone know if the 76Cx will take a 32 or 64MB card? If I am going to buy extra cards to store different map sets for different regions if they'll all fit on a smaller card I can save some money. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I'm not sure what problems you were having with different bluechart areas wiping each other out. I've tried my 60CS with topo data, road data, and the basemap data - you can use menu options on the device to choose which map to display. I'm assuming that it'd work the same with bluechart data (although I haven't actually tried it). On my 60CSx, however, I have tried it and it works fine. Be sure to get a micro-sd card (not mini-sd, those are different). I got a 1GB card for ~$29 earlier this year and was able to put 3 bluechart regions (with *all* the maps for each!), routing road data and topo data in it, and it still has a ton of free space. You can can select which map is displayed at any given time using the menu options on the gps itself (press menu while looking at a map then scroll around to find the options). It will do things like "show all, hide all, show basemap, hide basemap, show XXX, hide XXX (where XXX is one map of your downloaded data), etc.". *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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