apemilix.blogg.se - Garmin homeport program

#Garmin homeport program how to#
#Garmin homeport program windows 10#
#Garmin homeport program software#
#Garmin homeport program series#

from Main Menu, select Route Planner / Create Route / Select First Point.Either first ensure you have all the relevant waypoints already entered in your GPS or select them off the map page as you go.

#Garmin homeport program series#

Creating a Route from a set of WaypointsĪ route is a series of two or more waypoints that leads you to your destination.

Return to map or other page or use Go to navigate to this waypointģ.

For ease of use, if naming waypoints in an area use a meaningful prefix, eg.

Use rocker button to navigate through various field and add notes or descriptive waypoint name.

Make sure the units are the same when copy/pasting Lat/Longs, eg deg & dec minutes

Read Lat/Long off chart / atlas / Google Earth or other record (eg.

Setting a waypoint from known Lat/Long to navigate to:

Use rocker button to navigate through various fields to add notes or descriptive waypoint name.

Hold down the Enter/Mark button and the waypoint screen is opened, recording Lat/Long.

Setting a waypoint for the location you are currently at: Also this is the menu where you should Calibrate the compass function. it is easier to leave as True and be aware of what the magnetic variation is.

Heading - North reference - you can choose True, Magnetic, Grid or User.

Instead reduce battery consumption by reducing Backlighting (reduce Backlight Timeout) and reduce backlight brightness by quickly pressing the power button and use the toggle.

Display - Battery Saver - leave OFF - otherwise screen will blank and you will waste time pressing buttons to wake it up.

Lat/Long - use decimals rather than seconds (hddd°mm.mmm’) - align with your paper charts.

Charts - will be preloaded & enabled in this model & correct map series selected (WGS 84).

Batteries - use Lithiums - will last 2 days for longer crossings if used with Compass/Trip Computer screen, less for Map page.

degrees & decimal minutes) and map series (WGS 84)

#Garmin homeport program software#

When working between your GPS, paper charts, Homeport software and Google Earth, make sure you are using the same Lat/Long units (eg.Use Google Earth to plan your trip - useful for finding beaches and landing sites.

#Garmin homeport program how to#

Do not rely on technology 100%! Each person on an expedition should have and know how to use independent GPS units, in case one fails Understand how to also use a Base plate and Deck-mounted compass, and carry Charts copied onto waterproof paper.While on the water place GPS unit in an Aquapac 348 waterproof case.Do not leave open on Map pages as this burns valuable battery life.Replace GPS unit’s batteries each day on an expedition, otherwise every 2 days.So far tge program is useless as far as using sonar recordings. The solution to that is to start Google Earth first. Plus, it gives me a Google Earth viewing option but then tells me I dont have Google Earth installed - but I do have it installed! I cant find anywhere in the program to tell it where Google Earth is installed either. Same issue with sideviews - its stuck on what ever the max depth you had during the playback. That means all my shallow recording are almost invisible crammed into the top tiny bit of the screen on traditional and downviews. The play back is stuck at a depth of 260 ft. I started my recording in 12 ft of water then went out to 260 ft. Its also very annoying not to be able to change the depth scale on the play back. When that happens the program stops responding completely most of the time. Sometimes when playing back a recording, the chart view will start flickering back and forth between two different zoom levels. Ever tried waiting 30 seconds for one of your mouse clicks to work? My recording is only 80 megs. IF you wait a loooooooong time, the program will respond to the clicks, but it takes like 30 seconds or more. Well, it doesnt stop altogether, but it lags so badly you give up and have to force a close on the program via the task bar. It installs fine but as soon as I start to play a recorded track the program stops responding to any clicks of the mouse.

#Garmin homeport program windows 10#

Im having major issues with Homeport on a 6 month old windows 10 machine.