Copying or merging mapsource, Marine data to the, Gpsmap 620 or gpsmap 640 – Garmin GPSMAP 640 User Manual

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GPSMAP 620 and GPSMAP 640 Owner’s Manual 

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Marine Mode: Managing User Data

Restoring Backup Marine Data to your Device

1. Copy the <filename>.ADM file from your computer to an SD

card in a folder named Garmin\UserData.

2. Insert the SD card into your device.
3. From the Home screen on your device, touch

Information

>

User Data

>

Data Transfer

>

Replace From Card

.

4. Touch the name of the data file you want to restore.

Copying or Merging MapSource

®

Marine

Data to the GPSMAP 620 or GPSMAP 640

Using an SD card:

1. Insert the SD card into your GPSMAP 620 or GPSMAP 640

device. The unit places a file on the card that provides

information to MapSource to format data. This only needs to be

done the first time you copy or merge MapSource data to your

device from a specific SD card.

2. Check your MapSource version on your PC by clicking

Help

>

About MapSource

. If the version is older than 6.12.2, update to

the most-current version by clicking

Help

>

Check for Software

Updates

or check the Garmin Web site at

www.garmin.com

.

3. Insert the SD card into an SD card reader that is attached to the

PC.

4. From MapSource, click on

Transfer

>

Send to Device

.

5. From the Send to Device window, select the drive for the

SD card reader, and select the types of data you want to copy to

your device.

6. Click

Send

. MapSource transfers a file named USERDATA.adm

to the SD card.

7. Insert the SD card into your device.
8. From the Home screen on your device, touch

Information

>

User Data

>

Data Transfer

.

9. Touch

Replace From Card

or

Merge From Card

to copy or

merge the data into your device.

Connecting the device directly to the PC:

1. Power on the unit in marine mode, or switch to marine mode.
2. Connect the device to your computer using a mini-USB cable.
3. From MapSource, click on

Transfer

>

Send to Device

.

4. From the Send to Device window, select the GPSMAP 620 or

GPSMAP 640.

5. Click

Send

.

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