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    boat BlueChart compatibility for different Garmin devices

    G2 Vision has a lot of extra features i.e. Fish Eye, Mariner’s Eye view, and tides etc....
    Has anyone done a list of compatible units? (Which include firmware levels)

    I'm running BlueChart on my "car" gps so I know some wild combos are possible.

    First post for me by the way
    Last edited by catymag; 3rd September 2010 at 12:11 AM. Reason: moved to proper section

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    BlueChart®

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    BlueChart® g2

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    Compatible products for this item are:

    microSD™/SD™ card-compatible products

    Colorado® 300
    Colorado® 400c
    Colorado® 400i
    Colorado® 400t
    Dakota® 20
    GPSMAP® 6012
    GPSMAP® 6212
    GPSMAP® 7212
    GPSMAP® 4008
    GPSMAP® 4010
    GPSMAP® 4012
    GPSMAP® 420/420s
    GPSMAP® 4208
    GPSMAP® 421/421s
    GPSMAP® 4210
    GPSMAP® 4212
    GPSMAP® 430/430s
    GPSMAP® 431/431s
    GPSMAP® 440/440s
    GPSMAP® 441/441s
    GPSMAP® 5008
    GPSMAP® 5012
    GPSMAP® 5015
    GPSMAP® 520/520s
    GPSMAP® 5208
    GPSMAP® 521/521s
    GPSMAP® 5212
    GPSMAP® 5215
    GPSMAP® 525/525s
    GPSMAP® 526/526s
    GPSMAP® 530/530s
    GPSMAP® 531/531s
    GPSMAP® 535/535s
    GPSMAP® 536/536s
    GPSMAP® 540/540s
    GPSMAP® 541/541s
    GPSMAP® 545/545s
    GPSMAP® 546/546s
    GPSMAP® 6008
    GPSMAP® 60CSx
    GPSMAP® 60Cx
    GPSMAP® 620
    GPSMAP® 6208
    GPSMAP® 62s
    GPSMAP® 62st
    GPSMAP® 640
    GPSMAP® 7012
    GPSMAP® 7015
    GPSMAP® 720/720s
    GPSMAP® 7215
    GPSMAP® 740/740s
    GPSMAP® 76CSx
    GPSMAP® 76Cx
    GPSMAP® 78
    GPSMAP® 78s
    GPSMAP® 78sc
    nüvi® 500
    nüvi® 550
    Oregon® 200
    Oregon® 300
    Oregon® 400c
    Oregon® 400i
    Oregon® 400t
    Oregon® 450
    Oregon® 450t
    Oregon® 550
    Oregon® 550t
    Rino® 520HCx
    Rino® 530HCx

    Garmin card-compatible products

    GPSMAP® 192C
    GPSMAP® 198C Sounder
    GPSMAP® 2106
    GPSMAP® 2110
    GPSMAP® 2206
    GPSMAP® 2210
    GPSMAP® 276C
    GPSMAP® 278
    GPSMAP® 292
    GPSMAP® 298 Sounder
    GPSMAP® 3006C
    GPSMAP® 3010C
    GPSMAP® 3205
    GPSMAP® 3206
    GPSMAP® 3210
    GPSMAP® 376C
    GPSMAP® 378
    GPSMAP® 392
    GPSMAP® 396
    GPSMAP® 398 Sounder
    GPSMAP® 478
    GPSMAP® 492
    GPSMAP® 498 Sounder





    BlueChart® g2 Vision

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    microSD™/SD™ card-compatible products

    GPSMAP® 6012
    GPSMAP® 6212
    GPSMAP® 7212
    GPSMAP® 4008
    GPSMAP® 4010
    GPSMAP® 4012
    GPSMAP® 420/420s
    GPSMAP® 4208
    GPSMAP® 421/421s
    GPSMAP® 4210
    GPSMAP® 4212
    GPSMAP® 430/430s
    GPSMAP® 431/431s
    GPSMAP® 440/440s
    GPSMAP® 441/441s
    GPSMAP® 5008
    GPSMAP® 5012
    GPSMAP® 5015
    GPSMAP® 5208
    GPSMAP® 521/521s
    GPSMAP® 5212
    GPSMAP® 5215
    GPSMAP® 525/525s
    GPSMAP® 526/526s
    GPSMAP® 530/530s
    GPSMAP® 531/531s
    GPSMAP® 535/535s
    GPSMAP® 536/536s
    GPSMAP® 540/540s
    GPSMAP® 541/541s
    GPSMAP® 545/545s
    GPSMAP® 546/546s
    GPSMAP® 6008
    GPSMAP® 620
    GPSMAP® 6208
    GPSMAP® 640
    GPSMAP® 7012
    GPSMAP® 7015
    GPSMAP® 720/720s
    GPSMAP® 7215
    GPSMAP® 740/740s

    note:Not all features of BlueChart® g2 and BlueChart® g2 Vision maps will work with all devices
    There are certain elements of these mapping products that were designed for use on dedicated Marine GPS products that will not be displayed on a nuvi, zumo ,Colorado 62s,Dakota or StreetPilot or other outdoor device. If you would like to use these mapping products and experience the highest level of detail and functionality, it is recommended that they be used on a dedicated Marine GPS product.

    In addition, when viewing this mapping on your device, please ensure that you have disabled your City Navigator mapping and changed your Map View from the default 3D view to either Track Up or North Up:

    From the main menu touch Tools
    Touch Settings (Not required for all devices)
    Touch Map
    Touch Info/Map Info
    Uncheck City Navigator to disable the street mapping (please remember to check this box after use to restore street mapping)
    Touch Back
    Change your Map View either North Up or Track Up
    Press and hold Back to return to the main menu
    Your nuvi, zumo or StreetPilot is now ready for use with Marine mapping. Please remember that many automotive devices are not waterproof and should be treated carefully when being used near water.

    The nuvi 500 and 550 will not experience many of these limitations
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    You cant see Bluechart G2 and BlueChart® g2 Vision in Mapsource, you need Homeport to see them on pc-
    copy any Bluechart G2 img in an sd and insert it in your pc, Bluecharts G2are made for SDs, one per sd, you cant merge them, your Homeport will see just one map per sd-




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    Arrow BlueChart usage with Garmin HomePort & GMPC

    About Garmin HomePort

    It's possible to view as many marine IMG files as you have room for on your memory card or USB stick.
    HomePort detects maps from the path "[X]:\Garmin\*.img". The file name(s) might be something like "VPC410S.img" instead of the common "gmapsupp.img".
    If there's also a "[X]:\Garmin\GarminDevice.xml" file there could be IMG files in paths like "[X]:\.System\*.img" and "[X]:\Map\*.img" depending on the GarminDevice.xml structure.

    HomePort example with VPC410S v10.50
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    Marine units and BlueChart compatible units shows marine charts with correct marine colors. The other units like nüvi for car usage & StreetPilot plus software products GMXT and GMPC shows water areas in quite dark blue. There's also lack of details for spot soundings and other marine chart details (tide water etc.).
    The newer BlueChart g2 Vision v11.50 from 2010 are hard to use with GMXT & GMPC. Guessing that it would be problems with road navigators also.

    GMPC distorted example with VPC410S v10.50
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    It might be sligtly better results with BlueChart g2 Vision in some of the Garmin car navigators. The color palette will most likely be wrong anyway and it's not easy to correct with TYP-files.
    Some units (GPSMAP 620/640 & nüvi 5xx) can switch between car mode and marine mode and show a correct marine chart in the marine mode.

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    Question: Is my Garmin Marine Device capable of displaying Safety Shading and/or Fishing Charts?

    Answer:
    Garmin Marine Software BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision offer many features that enhance a boater's experience when used in conjunction with a compatible Garmin Marine Device. While these features are intended to improve a users experience, only certain features of the mapping are compatible with specified devices. In this case, the Safety Shading and Fishing Charts features have specific criteria that needs to be met before they can be considered compatible with a Garmin Marine Device.

    Safety Shading is a feature offered in both BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision products. This feature allows a user to enable contour shading for all depth contours shallower than user-defined safe depth.

    Fishing Charts is a feature offered in both BlueChart g2 and g2 Vision products as well. Fishing Charts aid in viewing the bottom contours and depth soundings with less visual clutter on the display.

    To determine whether your device can display one or both of these features, please consider the following:

    If your device uses a microSD* card for expandable memory and mapping, your device is compatible with both Safety Shading and Fishing Charts.
    If your device uses a proprietary Garmin Data Card for expandable memory or mapping and is BlueChart g2 compatible, your device is compatible with Safety Shading but NOT Fishing Charts.
    *The Garmin GPSMAP 62s, GPSMAP 78, and Montana series of devices are compatible with both safety shading and fishing charts. The Colorado, Dakota, and Oregon series of devices are compatible with Fishing Charts, but not Safety Shading. All other Garmin handheld devices are not compatible with either Safety Shading or Fishing Charts.

    If you would like to know if your proprietary Garmin Data Card device is compatible with BlueChart g2, please visit the following link

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    and view the Compatible Devices tab.

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    All sea maps, either traditional Bluechart, G2 or G2 Vision, work without TYP files, as these do not display particularly detailed or multi-coloured images on shore. The Bluechart version does not offer green meadows, brown fields or even tree symbols in a forest. However, outdoor devices were designed to be used in a car or on a boat as well. For this reason, a partial support for NT and Bluechart (G2) was implemented.
    So far, Garmin marine devices do not support TYP files (for freely definable symbols, colours and textures). In order to display polygons, only a few clearly defined colours and textures are available. Without TYP files, however, the priority of polygons cannot be defined. Maps that are displayed perfectly on Garmin outdoor or travel devices generally do have the same quality on marine devices and are therefore unusable.
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    Mapping precision Bluechart ® g2 Vision


    The sophisticated BlueChart g2 Vision, thanks to the faithful reproduction of the coast and points of reference, is the ideal solution for the most demanding customers who want to know and see 360 ° the characteristics of the sea and the surrounding environment while navigating.
    Thanks the use of advanced features and functionality such as high-resolution satellite images, three-dimensional perspective views and dynamic display above and below the waterline, Auto Guidance technology for the automatic calculation of the route chosen, aerial photos of ports, marinas, and other points of interest, it is finally possible to obtain navigation data extremely realistic.

    g2vision 01

    Mariner's Eye 3D

    The functionality Mariner's Eye 3D provides a dynamic view in three-dimensional perspective of the land and compliance profiles of the fund.

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    g2vision 02
    Fish Eye 3D

    This innovative feature displays the conformity of the seafloor in 3D perspective below the water line and provide accurate depth data.

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    Auto Guidance

    The Auto Guidance allows the automatic route calculation surest route to the destination chosen, through the reading of detailed map data in the Bluechart ® g2 Vision cartography.

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    g2vision 04

    Satellite Imagery

    Due to the overlapping of images on the high-resolution satellite maps, you can finally see precisely the morphology of the coast and get a realistic view of the surroundings.

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    g2vision 05

    Fishing Maps

    This function is extremely useful for fishermen provides detailed bathymetric data of the seabed to identify more precisely the most important fishing areas.

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    g2vision 06

    Photos of ports

    The cartography Bluechart ® g2 Vision has a large database containing detailed photographs and high-resolution ports, marinas and other conspicuous points.
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