Parent Topic: Garmin Quickdraw Contours Mapping. Enter text for the label, and select Done. Browse to your memory card, and select the /Garmin folder. You can use the app to easily and quickly transfer. ![]() Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community (Connecting to the Garmin Quickdraw Community with Garmin Connect ). Via your mobile device with the ActiveCaptain app, you can download, purchase, and update maps and charts. From the Navigation chart, select a location. Insert the memory card into your computer. Just log in and select the marine profile. Seems there may be a size limitation and my svy files are 100 to 200mb.Īny suggestions for a fix welcome. You can add labels to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours map to mark hazards or points of interest. The Quickdraw Community on Garmin Connect is where you can easily share data with others. Also unable to upload svy file to Garmin contours community site either from faulty or working cards. Garmin customer service might as well be a brick wall. It was nice knowing where I’d scouted without pulling my unit out of my sled. For an ice fisherman that was my favorite feature. I can upload them to the QuickDraw community, but I can’t replicate my maps on my phone. Have found little documentation on this issue.īeen emailing back and forth with Garmin support no luck yet. The chart plotter allows me to see my maps. Step 5: Click Select an Area to Download and drag the corners to select a specific area. Select Manage > Name, and enter a name for the map. When recording is complete, select > Quickdraw Contours > Stop Recording. From a chart view, select > Quickdraw Contours > Start Recording. From the Navigation chart, select a location. Before you can use the Garmin Quickdraw Contours feature, you must have sonar depth, your GPS position, and a memory card with free space. You can add labels to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours map to mark hazards or points of interest. Step 4: Search for a body of water by typing in the name of the lake in the search bar, or by zooming in to an area. Adding a Label to a Garmin Quickdraw Contours Map. ![]() I am not sure if this is card problem or an issue with Garmin firmware updates that no longer support the original map format.Ī couple cards I started more recently still work fine on the Garmin. Step 3: Once you’re on the Quickdraw Community page inside of Garmin Connect, click on Search for Contours. ![]() I would love to hear from someone who has some experience/knowledge on this.Įspecially if you've made a working duplicate card. I have been able to view and copy the cards files to my PC but my efforts to make a new card that will work in Garmin have failed. My original Garmin, an 840xs, and now my new one, 1042xsv, just started showing error messages saying the map format is not supported.this card (Duracell 8g) dates back to when quickdraw first released. I have apparently lost 4 years of extensive bottom mapping on contours.
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