JDP Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 9 hours ago, GPSguru said: If you now go to 'download charts (3 boxes inside the circle, and halfway down the menu) you are no longer presented with the 'tiles grid map', instead there is a box that you can select what area of the chart to download. I need to know from Garmin how that relates to the original tiles. I was told you have to upload them all again on both the Active captain and the Garmin head unit. Certainly a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 11 minutes ago, JDP said: I was told you have to upload them all again on both the Active captain and the Garmin head unit. Certainly a pain. You download onto the phone, then connect phone to head unit and transfer the data ! JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said: You download onto the phone, then connect phone to head unit and transfer the data ! Ok, I have had a meaningful conversation with tech support at Southampton, and confirmed my suspicions. If you have the vision + chart card, you cant just plug it in, because although the basic chart will work, a lot of the other stuff like birds eye view, relief shading, and guidance will not work. The only way all the functionality can be achieved is to load the area of interest via active captain. Yes, Garmin have changed the ‘tiles’ in favour of a ‘selected area’. Both myself and the support guy preferred the tile system. Neil, you will need to register your chart via active captain, or Garmin express, then upload the area of interest to your active captain sd card in the plotter. The tech guy said it is best if you ring them as you may need to delete a file on the Garmin card to make life easier. TBH daily updates on the vision + will be a PITA as you will need to reload the selected area on each update ! However, stuff doesn't change that much so I would only do it every 6 months or so. Hope that helps …. Edited April 20, 2022 by GPSguru JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 13 minutes ago, GPSguru said: Ok, I have had a meaningful conversation with tech support at Southampton, and confirmed my suspicions. If you have the vision + chart card, you cant just plug it in, because although the basic chart will work, a lot of the other stuff like birds eye view, relief shading, and guidance will not work. The only way all the functionality can be achieved is to load the area of interest via active captain. Yes, Garmin have changed the ‘tiles’ in favour of a ‘selected area’. Both myself and the support guy preferred the tile system. Neil, you will need to register your chart via active captain, or Garmin express, then upload the area of interest to your active captain sd card in the plotter. The tech guy said it is best if you ring them as you may need to delete a file on the Garmin card to make life easier. TBH daily updates on the vision + will be a PITA as you will need to reload the selected area on each update ! However, stuff doesn't change that much so I would only do it every 6 months or so. Hope that helps …. Thanks Ian, it does. Last night I managed to down load 4.14gb of data from 4 squares stretching along the south coast and Channel Islands. This I will take to the boat and transfer to the plotter but will ring Garmin support before I do it! I love the simplicity of the Garmin instruction sheet that accompanies the card. Shame the reality is a polar opposite 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Also I noticed that the new software update has completely changed the layout of the menu functions which is a complete PITA. After two years I was just getting used to the layout as it was!! 🙄 GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Thanks Ian, it does. Last night I managed to down load 4.14gb of data from 4 squares stretching along the south coast and Channel Islands. This I will take to the boat and transfer to the plotter but will ring Garmin support before I do it! I love the simplicity of the Garmin instruction sheet that accompanies the card. Shame the reality is a polar opposite 🤣 If you need to call them …… +44 23 8052 4000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 15 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Thanks Ian, it does. Last night I managed to down load 4.14gb of data from 4 squares stretching along the south coast and Channel Islands. This I will take to the boat and transfer to the plotter but will ring Garmin support before I do it! I love the simplicity of the Garmin instruction sheet that accompanies the card. Shame the reality is a polar opposite 🤣 What’s a shame is that the installation team is so slow. My transducer is still sitting in the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, JonC said: What’s a shame is that the installation team is so slow. My transducer is still sitting in the box Call the number above and lodge your complaint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, JonC said: What’s a shame is that the installation team is so slow. My transducer is still sitting in the box Wot, you forgotten how to use a screwdriver, or is that beyond the intelligence of essex clowns 🤷♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 35 minutes ago, GPSguru said: Wot, you forgotten how to use a screwdriver, or is that beyond the intelligence of essex clowns 🤷♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 My impact driver isn’t waterproof and the sealant doesn’t cure so well submerged. GPSguru and captin slows old outlaw 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 32 minutes ago, JonC said: My impact driver isn’t waterproof and the sealant doesn’t cure so well submerged. thats a shame. plus you might catch some thing from being in the water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 22 minutes ago, captin slows old outlaw said: thats a shame. plus you might catch some thing from being in the water He is from essex, so I expect he already has crabs, syphilis, and herpes 🤔🤣🤣🤣 suzook12 and Geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, GPSguru said: He is from essex, so I expect he already has crabs, syphilis, and herpes 🤔🤣🤣🤣 Don't forget the fake tan, silicone implants and an IQ under 80! GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Reads this thread and pats Lowrance kit #itjustworks Odyssey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 hours ago, GPSguru said: He is from essex, so I expect he already has crabs, syphilis, and herpes 🤔🤣🤣🤣 Haven’t you got some apples to pick or something you fucking bumkin? GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Reads this thread and pats Lowrance kit #itjustworks 🖕 Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: silicone implants Hah, he doesn't need them, he is a big enough tit already 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Just now, GPSguru said: 🖕 Watch you don’t fall out of your tree or off the village gate. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Andy135 said: Reads this thread and pats Lowrance kit #itjustworks So does my Commodore 64. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 So I spent an hour and a half today sat on my boat tidying up shit that didn't need tidying, whilst the charts transferred. Got to 98% and got an error message saying I had insufficient space on the active captain card !!!! FFS I'd just got off the phone to Garmin and nobody mentioned a potential lack of storage! 😩🤬 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: So I spent an hour and a half today sat on my boat tidying up shit that didn't need tidying, whilst the charts transferred. Got to 98% and got an error message saying I had insufficient space on the active captain card !!!! FFS I'd just got off the phone to Garmin and nobody mentioned a potential lack of storage! 😩🤬 We all said about storage. At least yor boat is nice and tidy. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, JonC said: We all said about storage. At least yor boat is nice and tidy. 👍 Yeah, but what I don't get is this.... You get a 32gb card. The file transfer is approx 5gb. So how the hell can I be out of storage? What am I not understanding here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Yeah, but what I don't get is this.... You get a 32gb card. The file transfer is approx 5gb. So how the hell can I be out of storage? What am I not understanding here? Maybe you need another floppy disc thing? Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 I had it wrapped around my head, I’m only onG3 vision. GPSguru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: Yeah, but what I don't get is this.... You get a 32gb card. The file transfer is approx 5gb. So how the hell can I be out of storage? What am I not understanding here? If it has been there a while, it may well have stored software updates and other stuff. Format it on a PC and then put it back in and recreate an active captain card. Edited April 20, 2022 by GPSguru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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