Restoring The Original Chartplotter Factory Settings; Sharing And Managing User Data; Copying Waypoints, Routes, And Tracks From Homeport To A Chartplotter; Selecting A File Type For Third-Party Waypoints And Routes - Garmin GPSMAP A12 Owner's Manual

• Deep Water (Not available in the GPSMAP 8400/8600
series)
• Water Temp.
• Contour (Not available in echoMAP 70s and GPSMAP
507/701 series)
• Fish
• Collision Alarm
General Settings:
• Auto Guidance Preferred Depth
• Auto Guidance Vertical Clearance
• Beeper
• Color Mode
• Keyboard Layout
• Language
• Map Datum
• North Reference
• Position Format
• System Units
• Calibrate Water Speed
• Radar Antenna Size
Chart Settings:
• Chart Borders
• Hazard Colors
• Heading Line
• Land POIs
• Light Sectors
• Navaid Size
• Navaid Type
• Photo Points
• Preferred Depth
• Shallow Shading
• Service Points
• Vessel Icon (Cannot be synced between all models)
Restoring the Original Chartplotter Factory
Settings
NOTE: This affects all devices on the network.
1
Select Settings > System > System Information > Reset.
2
Select an option:
• To reset the device settings to the factory default values,
select Reset Default Settings. This restores the default
configuration settings, but does not remove saved user
data, maps, or software updates.
• To reset all settings in all devices in the station to the
factory default values, select Reset Station Settings. This
restores the default configuration settings, but does not
remove saved user data, maps, or software updates
• To clear saved data, such as waypoints and routes, select
Delete User Data. This does not affect maps or software
updates.
• To clear saved data and reset device settings to the
factory default values, disconnect the chartplotter from the
Garmin Marine Network, and select Delete Data and
Reset Settings. This does not affect maps or software
updates.

Sharing and Managing User Data

You can share data between compatible devices.
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• You can share data across the Garmin Marine Network.
• You can share and manage user data using a memory card.
You must have a memory card installed in the device. This
device supports up to a 32 GB memory card, formatted to
FAT32.
Copying Waypoints, Routes, and Tracks
from HomePort to a Chartplotter
Before you can copy data to the chartplotter, you must have the
latest version of the HomePort software program loaded on your
computer and a memory card installed in the chartplotter.
Copy the data from HomePort to the prepared memory card.
For more information, see the HomePort help file.
Selecting a File Type for Third-Party
Waypoints and Routes
You can import and export waypoints and routes from third-party
devices.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot.
2
Select Info > User Data > Data Transfer > File Type.
3
Select GPX.
To transfer data with Garmin devices again, select the ADM file
type.

Copying User Data from a Memory Card

You can transfer user data from a memory card to transfer from
other devices. User data includes waypoints, routes, Auto
Guidance paths, tracks, and boundaries.
NOTE: Only boundary files with an .adm extension are
supported.
1
Insert a memory card into a card slot.
2
Select Info > User Data > Data Transfer.
3
If necessary, select the memory card to copy data to.
4
Select an option:
• To transfer data from the memory card to the chartplotter
and combine it with existing user data, select Merge from
Card.
• To transfer data from the memory card to the chartplotter
and overwrite existing user data, select Replace from
Card.
5
Select the file name.

Copying User Data to a Memory Card

You can save user data to a memory card to transfer to other
devices. User data includes waypoints, routes, Auto Guidance
paths, tracks, and boundaries.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot.
2
Select Info > User Data > Data Transfer > Save to Card.
3
If necessary, select the memory card to copy the data to.
4
Select an option:
• To create a new file, select Add New File, and enter a
name.
• To add the information to an existing file, select the file
from the list, and select Save to Card.

Copying Built-In Maps to a Memory Card

You can copy maps from the chartplotter to a memory card for
use with HomePort.
1 Insert a memory card into the card slot.
2
Select Settings > System > System Information > Copy
Built-In Map.
Sharing and Managing User Data