GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual 45
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To copy or merge HomePort data to your chartplotter:
1. Insert an SD card into an SD card reader that is attached to the
computer.
2. From within HomePort, click the folders or items you want to
transfer.
3. Click File > Export.
Click Export [Folder Name] to export all items in the selected
folder.
Click Export Selection to export only the selected items.
4. Browse to the location on the SD card where you want to save
the le, select a le format, and type a le name.
5. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the unit.
6. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select Information >
User Data > Data Transfer.
7. Complete one of the following:
Select Card > Merge From Card to transfer data from the SD
card to the chartplotter and combine it with existing user data.
Select Card > Replace From Card to overwrite the data on
your chartplotter.
8. Select the le name from the list. The data is transferred from the
SD card to the chartplotter.
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To transfer data (waypoints, routes, tracks) to an SD card:
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 select Done.
4. Select Yes to save waypoints, routes, and tracks to the SD card.
The le name is saved with an .ADM extension. To use the card
in MapSource, name the le <userdata.adm>.
To transfer data (waypoints, routes, tracks) from an SDtransfer data (waypoints, routes, tracks) from an SD
card:
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.
NOTE: If your unit is NMEA 2000 compatible, select Card
instead of Data Transfer.
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