
specifically name with a number does not have a corresponding automatically numbered name. That is, the program
assigns names such as "0001" to any waypoint you do not enter a name for. Therefore if you name a waypoint you can
use "001" or "W0001" but not "0001". By the way, Raymarine may require that names begin with a letter if you use
groups.
Some GPSs like Lowrance allow you to name the export file and have many exported files on the same SD data card.
That allows you to easily change the waypoint file while at sea. Others do not allow this option. So, you ask, how can I
put these three files on the card if they are all named the same? The answer is to load multiple cards with one file each.
Then label the cards as to their contents. These cards are small and therefore cheap, as the files are small. Old camera
cards will do. By the way, certain Furunos only accept up to 128-MB cards and an 8 GB card will probably not work in
most current GPSs.
Export a CSV (text) File
To export a comma delimited text (CSV) file in an arbitrary format; you first set up the format with the fields you want
in the export using the Export Choices form that pops up when you choose this export type. Internationally, other
programs use the international standard of a negative number for W Longitude, so you can change the longitude sign if
you need to. This is actually more correct than our use of a positive sign, but since the vast majority of our customers are
at West longitudes, it was decided to not use the negative sign.
Once you have a CSV file, it can be read by Excel, Open Office Calc, Word, Notepad, WordPad, and others.
Export to Furuno
For Furuno, see the import section for details. Depending on the model, this export to GPS operation will replace all
waypoints in the GPS with the new ones. In some models, this is the only way to delete more than one waypoint at a
time. If for example, you wanted to delete all waypoints but not put in new ones, you have two options. You can do a
hard reset and lose all personalized setup information along with the waypoints, or load a file with just one waypoint and
then delete it. Other models like the GP1870F allow full deletion of points from the Points List.
On those models using C-Map cartography, you can use the C-MAP export. This creates a file that the C-MAP PC
Planner software can load onto a C-Map card for insertion into the GPS. If the model uses Navionics maps, these cards
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