If you are viewing this topic on your chartplotter screen, you are in the right place. You are presently viewing the version of the owner's manual loaded onto your chartplotter with the most-recent software update you installed. 1 Select > Owner's Manual . 2 Select a manual. 3 Select Open . ® website. The owner's manual includes instructions for using device features and accessing regulatory information. If you are viewing this topic on your chartplotter screen, you can follow the link below using a web browser or your mobile device to access the latest version of the manual. If you are viewing this topic on the Garmin website, then you are in the right place.
You can click the link below to go to the front page of the manual. 1 Go to garmin.com/manuals/GPSMAP7x3-9x3-12x3-16x3 . 2 Select the Owner's Manual . A web manual opens. You can download the entire manual by selecting Download PDF. Accessing the Manuals from the Web You can get the latest owner's manual and translations of manuals from the Garmin Garmin ® Support Center Go to support.garmin.com for help and information, such as product manuals, frequently asked questions, videos, software updates, and customer support. Memory Cards You can use optional memory cards with the chartplotter.
Map cards allow you to view high-resolution satellite imagery and aerial reference photos of ports, harbors, marinas, and other points of interest. You can use blank memory cards to record Garmin Quickdraw Contours mapping, record sonar (with a compatible transducer), transfer data such as waypoints and routes to another compatible chartplotter or a computer, and use the ActiveCaptain ® app. The internal card readers on GPSMAP ® 7x3, 9x3, 12x3, and 15x3 series chartplotters support up to 32 GB memory cards, formatted to FAT32 with speed class 4 or higher 1 . Use of an 8 GB or larger memory card with speed class 10 is recommended.
As of software version 34.00, GPSMAP 16x3 series chartplotters support up to a 1 TB memory card, formatted to exFAT with speed class 10 or higher. NOTE: When you insert a new memory card into the chartplotter, the chartplotter starts writing private information onto the newly-added card. Inserting Memory Cards The internal card readers onGPSMAP ® 7x3, 9x3, 12x3, and 15x3 series chartplotters support up to a 32 GB microSD ® memory card, formatted to FAT32 with speed class 4 or higher 1 . Use of an 8 GB or larger memory card with speed class 10 is recommended.
As of software version 34.00, GPSMAP 16x3 series chartplotters support up to a 1 TB microSD memory card, formatted to exFAT with speed class 10 or higher. NOTE: When you insert a new memory card into the chartplotter, the chartplotter starts writing private information onto the newly-added card. 1 Open the weather cap 1 on the back of the chartplotter. 1 As of software version 34.00, you can connect an external USB card reader to a GPSMAP 7x3, 9x3, 12x3, and 15x3 series chartplotter and use a memory card up to a 1 TB, formatted to exFAT with speed class 10 or higher. Introduction GPSMAP® Owner's Manual Owner's Manual 17