{"id":2352,"date":"2012-11-05T11:00:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/50.87.248.94\/~backwop5\/wp3\/?page_id=2352"},"modified":"2022-11-23T07:44:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T12:44:04","slug":"downloading-maps-using-garmin-mapinstall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/backwoodsgpstrails.com\/wp3\/downloading-maps-using-garmin-mapinstall\/","title":{"rendered":"Downloading Maps with MapInstall"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Combine and Download Maps with Garmin MapInstall<\/h2>\n

Download and install Garmin programs you may need.<\/h3>\n

Download Garmin BaseCamp from the Garmin website here<\/a>. Run the downloaded program to install BaseCamp on your PC.<\/p>\n

You need to download and install BaseCamp to qualify to download and install the MapInstall and MapSource programs.<\/p>\n

You can download Garmin MapInstall for free from the Garmin website here.<\/a> Run the downloaded program to install.<\/p>\n

Our trail maps are made known to Garmin BaseCamp, MapInstall and MapSource when your run our trail map installer programs that you download from our website.<\/p>\n

Much of our documentation references Garmin MapSource,\u00a0 <\/span>MapSource can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Select multiple maps for Download from your PC to a GPS<\/h2>\n

The following screen shots illustrate how to use Garmin MapInstall to select maps for download to your GPS.<\/p>\n

In this example, we will select map segments from some free topographical maps.\u00a0 <\/span>We combine these topographical maps with our snowmobile trail maps for NewHampshire, Maine and Vermont that we ordered from here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To run MapInstall use your Windows Start button<\/h3>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Start->All Programs->Garmin->MapInstall <\/b><\/p>\n

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Figure 1<\/span> – Run Garmin MapInstall<\/p>\n

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Connect your PC to your GPS<\/h3>\n

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Connect your GPS to your PC with a USB cable. Wait until your GPS enters interface mode. Some older GPS models require that you issue commands on the GPS to enter interface mode. Refer to your the instruction manual for your GPS to learn how to enable interface mode.<\/p>\n

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Figure 2<\/span> – Connect GPS – Select storage drive<\/p>\n

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Select a target Storage drive – main storage or micro-sd<\/h3>\n

Figure 3<\/span> – Micro-sd card drive selected<\/p>\n

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Select map products and map segments for download<\/h3>\n

The dropdown menu at the bottom center of the screen is used to select from the maps that are installed on your PC.<\/p>\n

n this example, the New England Topographic map is selected.<\/p>\n

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Figure 4<\/span> – Continue to display maps installed on PC<\/p>\n

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Use the Pan and Zoom controls to bring the map areas you are interested in into view.<\/h3>\n

Figure 5<\/span> – Pan and\u00a0 <\/span>Zoom to area of interest<\/p>\n

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Select map areas<\/h3>\n

You can select all or a portion of large maps. For example, you could select Maine, and New Hampshire and Vermont areas from the New England topographic map and skip Massachusetts as shown in figure 6<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Figure 6<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>– Click and Drag box to select<\/p>\n

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Figure 7<\/span> – Selected map areas are highlighted \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Use the map product dropdown to select another map<\/h3>\n

Figure 8<\/span> – Select different map with dropdown<\/p>\n

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Figure 9<\/span> – Click and drag to select map areas<\/p>\n

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Figure 10<\/span> – Selected Map areas indicated<\/p>\n

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Click continue after all desired maps are selected<\/h3>\n

The map products that you selected from are listed, along with the target drive where they will be saved. Ignore the comment that says that it could take hours. It usually takes minutes. Click on the Install<\/b> button to begin downloading the maps to your GPS.<\/p>\n

Figure 11<\/span> – Lists maps selected and target drive<\/p>\n

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Figure 12<\/span> – Building map sets progress bar<\/p>\n

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Figure 13<\/span> – Downloading maps to GPS progress<\/p>\n

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Click on Finish when the program indicates successful completion<\/h3>\n

You can now disconnect your GPS from your PC. The maps will be visible on your GPS and ready for use.<\/p>\n

Figure 14<\/span> – Download to\u00a0 <\/span>GPS completed<\/p>\n

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