Standard Horizon I want to.......

[AlloyToy]

Save all my data (waypoints & routes) on a chip........anyone know what's involved in doing this? or how to do this?

[Jim McQuade]

A memory card can be purchased from the vendors here on the board. They would need your exact plotters model number to make sure they get you the correct one. List price is $40. On the current models like a CP 180 / CP300 the procedure can be found under Menu > user points.

Their Tech support line is 1.714.827.7600.

[mboy]

Buy a blank chip for about $50.
Put chip in an empty slot on unit

From the owner's manual:

9.0.1 Transferring files to the optional User C-CARD
1. Remove a C-MAP NT+ C-CARD if present and insert the optional User C-CARD
into the slot.
2. Press [MENU], select USER POINTS and press [ENTER].
3. Select USER C-CARD and press [ENTER]. A screen will appear. Move the
ShuttlePoint knob to the left to select SAVE and press [ENTER]. A popup SAVE
FILE window will appear. In this window you can change the name and the file type
by using the ShuttlePoint knob and pressing [ENTER], when finished press
[CLEAR] once.
4. To save the file to the User C-CARD.

9.0.2 Loading a file
If you have a problem and accidentally loose the User Points in the chartplotter with
the optional User C-CARD it is possible to load the data back into the chartplotter using
the following procedure:
1. Press [MENU], select USER POINTS and press [ENTER].
2. Select USER C-CARD and press [ENTER]. Select the saved file from the USER
C-CARD list by using the ShuttlePoint knob and press [ENTER].
3. Move the Shuttlepoint knob to highlight LOAD and press [ENTER].
4. A popup information window will appear when loading is complete.
5. Press [ENTER] key to confirm.


I have done it many times and takes seconds.

You will need it if you do any software updates or anything to the unit that requires wiping everything out and defaulting the unit.

[AlloyToy]

Thanks for your help guys