40 GPSMAP 400/500 Series Owner’s Manual
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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�
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 transfer 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�
3� Complete one of the following:
• Select Merge From Card to transfer data from the SD card to
the chartplotter and combine it with existing user data�
• Select Replace From Card to overwrite items on your
chartplotter�
4� Select the le name from the list� The data is transferred from the
SD card to the chartplotter�
To copy the built-in maps to an SD card:
1� Insert an SD card (at least 4 GB) into the SD card slot on the
front of the unit�
2� From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data
Transfer > Copy Built-In Map to copy the maps loaded onto
your chartplotter to the SD card�
To transfer data to or from a NMEA 2000 network:
1� Connect the unit to a NMEA 2000 network� (Refer to the
GPSMAP 400/500 Installation Instructions�)
2� From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data
Transfer > Network�
3� Complete one of the following:
• Select Clone User Data to transfer waypoints, routes,
and tracks to other chartplotters connected to the network�
Existing data is overwritten on those chartplotters�
• Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all the
chartplotters connected to the network� Unique data is
combined with existing data on every chartplotter�
To back up data to a computer:
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�