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HowtoinstallT4AGPSMaps
Option1:Plug&PlaySDCardT4AGPSMapsaredistributedonaPlug&PlaySDcard.ThisisanSDcardwithT4AGPSMapspreloadedandreadytouseinyourcompatibleGarminGPS.Compatibleunitsare:GarminDrive,Nuvi,Montana,eTrex,Dakota,Zumo,Colorado,Oregonandsomeofthenewer‘x’rangeunits,e.g.60csxaswellastheGPSMap62and78seriesofrecreationalunits.
Step1:InsertSDCard• SwitchoffyourGPS,removeanyexistingSDcards(keepinsafeplace)• InserttheT4AGPSMapsSDcard.UseeithertheMicroSDortheMicro
SDplusStandardadapterdependingonwhattypeofSDcardreaderyouhaveonyourGPS
Step2:SelectT4AGPSMaps • SwitchonyourGPS,browsetoMapInfoonyourmenuandensurethatT4A
GPSMapsareswitchedon.ForNuvi,DriveandZumounits,thiscanbefoundbyclickingonthe‘spanner’(Tools).ThenselectSettings>MapandVehicle>MyMapstogettothescreenwheremapselectionismade. StepsonthenewerGarminNuviandDriverange:(PleasenotethattheolderGarminNuvirangewillworkdifferentlytothenewerunits).
• SwitchonyourGPSandselectSettingsonthehomepage.
• ThenselectMap&Vehicleonthenextpage.
• Onthenextpage,scrolldownandselectmyMaps.AllyourinstalledGPSMapswillbelistedhere.
EnablethemapyouwishtouseonyourGPSbyselectingthetickboxRememberthatyoumayonlyhaveonemapproductenabled(ticked)otherwisetheGPSwon'tknowwhichmaptouseandwillgivenavigationerrors.
Stepsonhowtoremovetheoldermapsfromyourinternalmemory/SDCardunit.
IfyouhaveanolderversiononyourinternalmemoryoftheGPSoranSDCardthen,youmustremoveitbeforetransferringthenewmapstoyourGPSunit.Exploretheinternalmemory/SDCardandlookeitherundertheGarminfolderormapfolderforthefileendingwithimg.Cutthisfileandplaceitonyourdesktopforsafety.Afterfollowingthestepsbelow,wherethenewmapsareplacesuccessfullyonyourGPS.Youmayremovetheimgfilefromyourdesktop. StepsonhowtouninstallmapsfromyourPC
• GotoStart(atthebottomleftsideofyourtaskbar).ClickonAllprograms. • LookforaTracks4Africa/T4AMapsProfolder. • Highlightit(Tracks4Africa/T4AMapsProFolder). • ThedropdownlistwillshowallT4Amapsthatcanbeuninstalled. • Uninstallallunwantedmap/sbyclickingonthemapoptiontouninstall.(Ie.ifallmaps
mustbeuninstalled,thereisanoptionto“UninstallT4AMapsComplete”).
Option2:LoadfromyourcomputerForolderGPSunitswhichdonotacceptaPlug&PlaySDcard,youwillneedtoinstallT4AGPSMapsonyourcomputerandtransferthemapstoyourGPS,usingMapSource,BaseCamporMapInstall.TheseareallapplicationsprovidedbyGarmin.IfyouhaveaGPSwhichwasmanufacturedin2011orlaterthenyouareadvisedtousethelatestversionofMapInstalltotransfermapsfromyourMacorPCtoyourGPS.ExamplesofolderunitsthatdonotuseanSDcardare276c,76cand60c.Note:IfyouhaveanolderversionofTracks4Africainstalledonyourcomputer,itisgoodpracticetofirstuninstallthisfromyourcomputer.
HowtoobtainMapSource&Basecamp:DownloadBaseCampfromtheGarminwebsite.Installtheapplication.YoucannowuseBaseCamp,oryoucanalsodownloadthelatestMapSourceupgradefromtheGarminwebsiteandsimplyruntheupgradeafteryouhaveinstalledBaseCamp.NowyouwillhaveBaseCampandMapSourceinstalledonyourPC.Ifyouareunsurewheretofindthesedownloads,doaGooglesearchfor“garminbasecamp”or“garminmapsource”FormoreinformationonhowtouseBasecamp,pleaserefertoGarmin’shelptutorialswhichcanbefindontheirwebsite.Attimeofthispublicationthisinformationwasavailablefromtheinternetlocationbelow:
http://www8.garmin.com/learningcenter/training/basecamp/
MapsourceisonlyavailableforWindows,notforMac.
Windowsusers:
YoucanuseMapsourceorBasecampwithMapInstall
MapsourceOption
STEP1:InstallMapSource• IfyoualreadyhaveMapSourceinstalledonyourPCthenskipthisstep.• IfyoudonothaveMapSourceinstalled,obtainacopyandinstallitbefore
yougoahead.SeeendofdocumentforwaystoobtainacopyofMapSource.MapsourcewillonlyworkifapreviousversionofGarminsoftwareisinstalled,forthatyoucaninstallBasecamp.
STEP2:InstallT4AGPSMapstoyourPC1. OntheSDcardthereareinstallfilesforyourPC.InserttheSDcardinto
anSDcardreader.SomeGPSunits,digitalcamerasandmobilephonescanbeusedasSDCardreaderswhenconnectedtoyourPC.ThebestoptionwouldbetouseadedicatedSDcardreaderifyourPCdoesnotalreadyhaveone.
2. UseWindowsExplorertobrowsethecontentsoftheSDcard,lookinthefoldercalled“PCInstallFiles”.Youwillfindtheinstallationfileinthisfolder.
3. SelectT4AGPSMaps_TravellersAfrica_1705.exeandrunit.4. Followtheinstructionsontheinstallwizard;thenpressExit.NowT4A
GPSMapsareinstalledonyourPC.
STEP3:TransferT4AGPSMapsfromyourPCtoyourGPSusingMapSourceREMEMBER!IfyoualreadyhavemapsinstalledonyourGPS,theaboveoperationwilldeletethosemapsandinstalltheselectedones.
1. OpenMapSource2. SelectT4AGPSMapsViewerfromtheProductmenu3. ConnectyourGPStoyourPCandmakesureitisswitchedon4. UsetheMapTooltoselectthemapsyouwanttotransfer(Dragabox
aroundtheentiremapcoverage.
Atotalof23mapsshouldbeselected.
FromtheTransfermenu,selectSendtodevice...SelectyourdevicefromthelistandclickonSend.Thetransferprocesswilltakeacoupleofminutes.DonotoperateorunplugyourGPSbeforethisoperation
hascompleted.
BaseCampwithMapInstallOption
MapsareviewedinBaseCampandthentransferredviaMapInstallfromyourPCtotheGPS.
STEP1:InstallBaseCampVisithttp://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4435andfollowtheonscreeninstructions.
STEP2:InstallMapInstallVisithttp://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3291andfollowtheonscreeninstructions.Younowhavealegal,workingcopyofGarminBaseCampandMapInstall.
IfyoualreadyhaveBaseCamponyourPC,gotoHELP–CHECKFORSOFTWAREUPDATEStomakesureyouareusingthelatestversion.ThestepsbelowareapplicabletoBaseCampv3.3.3(orlater)andMapInstallv4.0.1(orlater):
Whensendingthemap/s,MapInstallshouldbeopenandyourGPSsystemswitchedonandpluggedin.
EachtimeamapsetissenttoaGarminGPSthepreviouslyloadedmapsareerasedfromtheGPS.
Ifyouhaveothermapsonyourinternalmemory,thensendTracks4AfricamapstoyourSDcardorviceversa.
STEP3:TransfermapsusingMapInstallTotransfermapstoyourdevice,openMapInstall.
TheGPSdevice+SDcardshouldbelistedinoneline.Ifyouwanttotransfermapstotheinternalmemoryofyourdevice,makesurethatnoSDcardisinsertedinthedevice.
IfyouwanttotransfermapstotheSDcardinyourdevice,simplyinserttheSDcardintotheGPS.
ForsomeolderunitstheSDcardandunitnamewillbelistedseparately.Inthatcase,makesureyouselectthedestinationwhereyouwanttosendthemaps.ClickonContinueandselectthemapsyouwanttosend:
Ifyouareusinganewerdevice,clickonCUSTOMIZEtoselectthemap(s)youwanttosendtoyourdevice.
Clickonthemapnameofthemapthatyouwanttosendtoyourdevice.Yourmapwillbehighlightedonthescreen.Clickoncontinue:
Clickoninstall:
Thefollowingscreenwillappear:
Tocheckwhetherthemapsweresuccessfullysent,switchonyourGarminGPSdevice,gotoTOOLS>SETTINGS>MYMAPSandcheckwhetherT4Aislisted(notestepstocheckwhetherthemapsareloadedmayvarydependingonwhichGPSyou’reusing).
Thiscantakeafewminutes(noteitshouldn’ttakehours).Whentheinstallationisdone,clickFINISH.
Macusers:
YoucanuseBasecampwithMapInstall
TransferT4AGPSMapsfromyourMactoyourGPSusingBaseCamp&MapInstallREMEMBER!IfyoualreadyhavemapsinstalledonyourGPS,thisoperationwilldeletethosemapsandinstalltheselectedones.
BasecampissoftwarefromGarminwhichisfreelyavailablefromtheGarminwebsite.
1. Download&installBasecampforMac:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4450orGooglesearch“basecampdownload”
Or,ifyoualreadyhaveBaseCampinstalled,makesureyouareusingthelatestversionofGarminBaseCampbygoingtoHELP–CHECKFORSOFTWAREUPDATES.
2. Download&installMapInstall&MapManagerforMac:
http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3825/
Boththeseapplicationsaredownloadedandinstalledtogether.MapManagerallowsyoutoinstallyourmapsfromourSDCardtoyourcomputer.MapInstallisusedfortransferringmapsfromyourcomputertotheGPS.
ThestepsbelowareapplicabletoMapInstallv4.0.1(orlater).
3. Transferthemap(s)toyourGarminGPSusingGarminMapInstall
EachtimeamapsetissenttoaGarminGPSthepreviouslyloadedmapsareoverriddenontheGPS.
YouhavetwochoicesofwheretoloadthemapsonyourGPS,oneistheinternalmemoryoftheGPSandthesecondisonanadditionalSDcardinsertedtotheGPS.IfyouhaveothermapsloadedonyourSDcard,thensendT4Amapstotheinternalmemoryofyourdeviceorviceversa.
PleasenotethattheSDcardhastobeinsertedintheGPSdeviceifyouwanttotransfermapstotheSDcard.
YourGPSdeviceshouldbeconnectedtotheMacandswitchedonwhentransferringmaps.
Step1:OpenMapInstallbyclickingonGoonyourtoolbarandselectingApplications>GarminMapInstall.
Step1A:Totransfermapstoyourdeviceinternalmemory,removetheSDCardfromyourGPSandconnecttheGPSunittoyourMac.TheGPSwillbelistedasshownbelow.WehaveusedaNuvi3790(unitID3820880631)asanexample.
Step1B:IfyouwanttotransfermapstotheSDcardinyourdevice,theninserttheSDCardinyourGPSandconnectittoyourMac.TheGPSwillbelistedasshownbelowWehaveusedaNuvi3790(unitID3820880631)+SDCardasanexample.
Step2:ClickonCustomize…toselectthemap(s)youwanttosendtoyourdevice.
Step3:Clickonthenameofthemapthatyouwanttosendtoyourdevice.Theselectedmapwillbehighlightedonthescreen.
Step4:ClickonSendMapsonthebottomrighthandcornerofMapInstalltotransferthemapstoyourGPSdevice.
Step5:Thefollowingscreenwillappearbelow.ClickonConfirm.Pleasenotethatthetransfershouldnottakehoursasindicatedbelow,butinsteadacoupleofminutesonly.
Step6:Oncethetransferissuccessfulyouwillseethepagebelow.ClickonDoneoncetheinstallationiscomplete.
OntheGPS:SelectT4AGPSMapsonyourGPS1. UnplugandswitchonyourGPS.Gotothemenuwhereyouselectthe
mapsandmakesurethatT4AGPSMapsisselected.
Neveruseanytwomapproductsforthesameareaatthesametimeasitmayresultinconflicts.Simplyselectwhichoneyouneedandswitchtheotheroff.
ForNuviandZumounits,theabovecanbefoundbyclickingonthe‘spanner’(Tools).ThenselectSettings>Map>MapInfotogettothescreenwheremapselectionismade.
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