Software Updates; Loading The New Software On A Memory Card Using Garmin Express; Updating The Device Software Using A Memory Card; Pairing The Grid Device With The Chartplotter From The Chartplotter - Garmin Volvo Penta Glass Cockpit B7 Owner's Manual

Software Updates

You may need to update the software when you install a
new device or add an accessory.
You can use the ActiveCaptain mobile app to update the
device software (Updating Software with the
ActiveCaptain App, page
You can also use the Garmin Express desktop app to
update your chartplotter software
Software on a Memory Card Using Garmin Express,
page 85).
This device supports up to a 32 GB microSD memory
card, formatted to FAT32 with speed class 4 or higher.
Use of an 8 GB or higher memory card with speed class
10 is recommended. An 8 GB memory card is included.
Before you update the software, you should check the
software version installed on your device
Software Information, page
garmin.com/support/software/marine.html, select See All
Devices in this Bundle, and compare the installed
software version to the software version listed for your
product.
If the software version installed on your device is older
than the version listed on the website, you should update
the software using the ActiveCaptain mobile app
(Updating Software with the ActiveCaptain App, page
or the Garmin Express desktop app
Software on a Memory Card Using Garmin Express,
page 85).
Loading the New Software on a Memory Card Using
Garmin Express
You can copy the software update to a memory card
using a computer with the Garmin Express app.
This device supports up to a 32 GB microSD memory
card, formatted to FAT32 with speed class 4 or higher.
Use of an 8 GB or higher memory card with speed class
10 is recommended. An 8 GB memory card is included.
Downloading the software update may take from a few
minutes up to a few hours.
You should use a blank memory card for software
updates. The update process erases the content on the
card and reformats the card.
1 Insert a memory card into the card slot on the
computer.
2 Install the Garmin Express app
Express App on a Computer, page
3 Select your vessel and device.
4 Select Software Updates > Continue.
5 Read and agree to the terms.
6 Select the drive for the memory card.
7 Review the reformat warning, and select Continue.
8 Wait while the software update is copied to the
memory card.
NOTE: Copying the update file onto the card may take
from a few minutes up to a few hours.
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9 Close the Garmin Express app.
10 Eject the memory card from the computer.
After loading the update onto the memory card, install the
software on the chartplotter
Software Using a Memory Card, page

Updating the Device Software Using a Memory Card

To update the software using a memory card, you must
obtain a software-update memory card or load the latest
software onto a memory card using the Garmin Express
app (Loading the New Software on a Memory Card Using
Garmin Express, page
1 Turn on the chartplotter.
2 After the home screen appears, insert the memory
card into the card slot.
NOTE: In order for the software update instructions to
appear, the device must be fully booted before the
card is inserted.
3 Select Update Software > Yes.
4 Wait several minutes while the software update
process completes.
5 When prompted, leave the memory card in place, and
restart the chartplotter.
6 Remove the memory card.
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NOTE: If the memory card is removed before the
device restarts fully, the software update is not
complete.
Pairing the GRID Device with the
Chartplotter from the Chartplotter
NOTE: These steps are applicable to both the GRID
device and the GRID 20 device.
Before you can pair the GRID 20 device with the
chartplotter to make the data connection, you must supply
power using batteries, the included power cable, or a
NMEA 2000 network connection.
Before you can pair the GRID device with the chartplotter,
you must connect it to the Garmin Marine Network.
1 Select Settings > System > Station Information >
GRID™ Pairing > Add.
2 Select an action:
• On the GRID remote input device, press SELECT.
• On the GRID 20 remote input device, press
until the remote control beeps three times.
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