Garmin GPSMAP 740 Owner's Manual

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GPSMAP 700 Series Owner’s Manual 53Device ConfigurationCopying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to a Memory Card1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save To Card.3. Select an action to indicate the name of the new file:• Select a file name from the list.• Select Add New File to create a new file enter the file name, and select Done.4. Select Save To Card.The file name is saved with a .ADM extension.Copying Built-in Maps to a Memory CardYou can copy maps from the chartplotter to a memory card for use with HomePort.1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card.3. Select Copy Built-In Map to copy the maps loaded onto your chartplotter to the memory card.Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks to or from all Chartplotters on a NMEA 2000NetworkYou can transfer information for waypoints, routes, and tracks from one chartplotter connected to a NMEA2000 network to every other chartplotter connected to the network. The transfer may take a long time,depending on the number of waypoints being transferred.1. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > NMeA 2000.2. Complete an action:• Select Clone User Data to transfer data from the chartplotter to the other chartplotters connected to thenetwork. Existing data is overwritten on those chartplotters.• Select Merge User Data to transfer data between all the chartplotters connected to the network. Uniquedata is combined with existing data on every chartplotter.Backing Up Data to a Computer1. Insert a memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.2. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Save to Card.3. Complete one of the following actions to indicate the name of the file to be backed up:• Select a file name from the list.• Select Add New File to create a new file, enter the file name, and select Done.4. Select Save To Card.The file name is saved with a .ADM extension.5. Remove the memory card from the chartplotter and insert it into an SD card reader attached to a computer.6. From Windows® Explorer, open the Garmin\UserData folder on the memory card.7. Copy the backup file on the card and paste it to any location on the computer.Restoring Backup Data to a Chartplotter1. Insert a memory card into an SD card reader that is attached to the computer.2. Copy a backup file from the computer to the memory card, into a folder named Garmin\UserData.3. Insert the memory card into the SD card slot on the chartplotter.4. From the Home screen, select Information > User Data > Data Transfer > Card > Replace From Card.