Humminbird and SD Card - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Kailolo · 08-23-2012, 10:12 PM

I've a 500 series HUmminbird. It can export waypoints/tracks to an SD card. I can edit those tracks on the PC via Hbird software. But how is the data on the SD card uploaded to the Hbird unit? Nor does the Hbird unit "read" the SD card. So there seems no use in editing Waypoints on the PC. And any Export of waypoints from the Hbird to the SD card, OVERWRITES the file on the SD card! Any suggestions?
Thanks

Tim

Divad · 08-24-2012, 07:04 AM

Once you edit your way points on the SD card, turn on fish finder and insert card. The unit should then read the card and give you the options to load the info on the SD card to the fish finder.

To make sure you don't lose the way points on the Unit, save them to the SD Card before you remove the card. Then open it up on the Hbird computer program and save it.

Hope this helps. I have the 385Ci and find out most things by trial & error, thats why I say save first!

Kailolo · 08-28-2012, 03:03 PM

Thanks. Yes the trick is to power on and THEN insert the card.
And it' s much easier to use the Hbird PC software to edit, group, rename, and even add GPS points, than do it with the unit itself. Not very intuitive. What I'm not seeing with the Hbird PC software is a image filed when saved with a waypoint. I can see the image file when I look at the file using DOS or Windows explorer, but not via the Hbird PC software. Oh well. Adds another step or two when decidng what waypoints to keep or delete.

Divad · 08-28-2012, 04:15 PM

Good to know it helped out.

08-23-2012, 10:12 PM	#1
Kailolo Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 64	Humminbird and SD Card I've a 500 series HUmminbird. It can export waypoints/tracks to an SD card. I can edit those tracks on the PC via Hbird software. But how is the data on the SD card uploaded to the Hbird unit? Nor does the Hbird unit "read" the SD card. So there seems no use in editing Waypoints on the PC. And any Export of waypoints from the Hbird to the SD card, OVERWRITES the file on the SD card! Any suggestions? Thanks Tim

08-24-2012, 07:04 AM	#2
Divad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Oceanside Posts: 112	Once you edit your way points on the SD card, turn on fish finder and insert card. The unit should then read the card and give you the options to load the info on the SD card to the fish finder. To make sure you don't lose the way points on the Unit, save them to the SD Card before you remove the card. Then open it up on the Hbird computer program and save it. Hope this helps. I have the 385Ci and find out most things by trial & error, thats why I say save first!

08-28-2012, 03:03 PM	#3
Kailolo Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 64	Thanks. Yes the trick is to power on and THEN insert the card. And it' s much easier to use the Hbird PC software to edit, group, rename, and even add GPS points, than do it with the unit itself. Not very intuitive. What I'm not seeing with the Hbird PC software is a image filed when saved with a waypoint. I can see the image file when I look at the file using DOS or Windows explorer, but not via the Hbird PC software. Oh well. Adds another step or two when decidng what waypoints to keep or delete.

08-28-2012, 04:15 PM	#4
Divad Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Oceanside Posts: 112	Good to know it helped out.