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Garmin GPSMAP 546s User Manual

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3. Complete one of the following:

• Select Merge from Card to transfer data from the SD card to the

chartplotter and combine it with existing user data.

• Select Replace from Card to overwrite items on your chartplotter.

4. Select the file name from the list. The data is transferred from the SD card

to the chartplotter.

To copy the built-in maps to an SD card:

1. Insert an SD card (at least 4 GB) into the SD card slot on the front of the

unit.

2. From the Home screen, select information > User data > data Transfer

> Copy built-in Map to copy the maps loaded onto your chartplotter to

the SD card.

To transfer data to or from a nMEA 2000 network:

1. Connect the unit to a NMEA 2000 network. Refer to the GPSMAP 400/500

Installation Instructions.
Only the following units are NMEA 2000 compatible:
• GPSMAP 441/441s
• GPSMAP 536/536s
• GPSMAP 541/541s
• GPSMAP 546/546s

2. From the Home screen, select information > User data > data Transfer

> Network.

3. Complete one of the following:

• Select Clone User data to transfer waypoints, routes, and tracks

to other chartplotters connected to the network. Existing data is

overwritten on those chartplotters.

• Select Merge User data to transfer data between all the chartplotters

connected to the network. Unique data is combined with existing data

on every chartplotter.

To back up data to a computer:

1. Insert an SD card into the SD card slot on the front of the unit.
2. From the Home screen, select information > User data > data Transfer

> Save To Card.

3. Complete one of the following:

• Select the file name from the list.
• Select add New file to create a new file. Enter the file name using the

Rocker, and press SELECT.

4. Remove the SD card from the unit, and insert it into an SD card reader

attached to a computer.

5. From Windows

®

Explorer, open the Garmin\UserData folder on the SD

card.

6. Copy the appropriate .ADM file on the card, and paste it to any location on

the computer.