Registering Your Device; Software Update; Loading The New Software On A Memory Card; Updating The Device Software - Garmin ECHOMAP PLUS 40 Series Owner's Manual

Sentence Description
PGRMZ Z: Altitude
SDDBT DBT: Depth below transducer
SDDPT DPT: Depth
SDMTW MTW: Water temperature
SDVHW VHW: Water speed and heading
Receive
Sentence Description
DPT Depth
DBT Depth below transducer
MTW Water temperature
VHW Water speed and heading
WPL Waypoint location
DSC Digital selective calling information
DSE Expanded digital selective calling
HDG Heading, deviation, and variation
HDM Heading, magnetic
MWD Wind direction and speed
MDA Meteorological composite
MWV Wind speed and angle
VDM AIS VHF data-link message
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Registering Your Device

NOTE: If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you should use the
ActiveCaptain app to register the device
the ActiveCaptain App, page
Help us better support you by completing our online registration
today. Keep the original sales receipt, or a photocopy, in a safe
place.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot on the chartplotter.
2
Wait a few moments.
The chartplotter opens the card management page and
creates a file named GarminDevice.xml in the Garmin folder
on the memory card.
3 Remove the memory card.
4
Insert the memory card into your computer.
5 On your computer, go to garmin.com/express.
6
Follow the on-screen instructions to download, install, and
open the Garmin Express application.
7
Select > Add a Device.
8 While the application searches, select Sign In next to Have
marine charts or devices? near the bottom of the screen.
9 Create or sign in to your Garmin account.
10
Follow the on-screen instructions to set up your vessel.
11 Select > Add.
The Garmin Express application searches the memory card
for the device information.
12
Select Add Device to register the device.
When registration is complete, the Garmin Express
application searches for additional charts and chart updates
for your device.
When you add devices to the chartplotter network, repeat these
steps to register the new devices.
Appendix
(Getting Started with
4).

Software Update

NOTE: If your device has Wi‑Fi technology, you should use the
ActiveCaptain app to update the device software
Software with the ActiveCaptain App, page
You may need to update the device software when you install
the device or add an accessory to the device.
This device supports up to a 32 GB memory card, formatted to
FAT32.
Before you update the software, you can check to the software
version installed on your device
Information, page 35). Then, you can go to
/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 on your device is older than the one listed on the
website, follow the steps to load the software on a memory card
(Loading the New Software on a Memory Card, page
then update the device software
page 41).

Loading the New Software on a Memory Card

You must copy the software update to a memory card using a
computer that is running Windows software.
NOTE: You can contact Garmin customer support to order a
preloaded software update card if you do not have a computer
with Windows software.
1
Insert a memory card into the card slot on the computer.
2
Go to garmin.com/support/software/marine.html.
3
Select echoMAP Series with SD Card.
4
Select Download next to echoMAP Series with SD Card.
5
Read and agree to the terms.
6
Select Download.
7
Choose a location, and select Save.
8
Double-click the downloaded file.
A Garmin folder containing the software update is created in
the selected location. A dialog box opens to assist in
transferring the software update to a memory card.
9
Select Next.
10
Select the drive associated with the memory card, and select
Next > Finish.
A Garmin folder containing the software update is created on the
memory card. The software update can take several minutes to
load onto the memory card.

Updating the Device Software

Before you can update the software, you must obtain a
software-update memory card or load the latest software onto a
memory card (Loading the New Software on a Memory Card,
page 41).
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
Follow the on-screen instructions.
4
Wait several minutes while the software update process
completes.
5
When prompted, leave the memory card in place and restart
the chartplotter manually.
6
Remove the memory card.
NOTE: If the memory card is removed before the device
restarts fully, the software update is not complete.
(Updating
4).
(Viewing System Software
garmin.com/support
41), and
(Updating the Device Software,
41