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Garmin GPSMAP 545s User Manual

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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

.

Note: If your unit is NMEA 2000 compatible, select

Card

instead

of

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.

To restore backup data to your chartplotter:

1. Copy the appropriate .ADM file from the computer to an SD card

in the Garmin\UserData folder.

2. Insert the SD card into your chartplotter.
3. From the Home screen on your chartplotter, select

Information

>

User Data

>

Data Transfer

>

Replace From Card

.