Regret updating to 2.280

[hwklife]

AND you can check the coverage that Navionics has but looking at the actual maps on the Navionics website's Chart Viewer.

THEN there is Auto Chart and Auto Chart Live to make your own contour maps if there is not a digital map where you want one.

Sounds like basemap isnt even needed if lakemaster is the source. So that isnt too bad. Using Auto Chart and Auto Chart live will help since basemap wont be there. At least I have options.

Just a little ticked spending $1500 on a unit and something as simple as updating isnt working. HB needs to figure out a way to have the unit attach directly to the PC/MAC to do the update instead of sd cards.

[Wayne P.]

Sounds like basemap isnt even needed if lakemaster is the source. So that isnt too bad. Using Auto Chart and Auto Chart live will help since basemap wont be there. At least I have options.

Just a little ticked spending $1500 on a unit and something as simple as updating isnt working. HB needs to figure out a way to have the unit attach directly to the PC/MAC to do the update instead of sd cards.

There is another way, the FishSmart App Bluetoothed to your Helix. BUT the basemap has to be done via memory card.

[hwklife]

There is another way, the FishSmart App Bluetoothed to your Helix. BUT the basemap has to be done via memory card.

Yep, I checked the FishSmart app and it showed my unit is updated to 2.280. I did read the directions that basemap 1.031 can not be updated through the app the HB website. So i did the 2.280 and basemap update through sd card. It read the 2.280 update just fine and installed it. The HB directions said it would automatically ask if I was to update basemap to 1.031 after the 2.280 update, but it never did.

[Wayne P.]

Yep, I checked the FishSmart app and it showed my unit is updated to 2.280. I did read the directions that basemap 1.031 can not be updated through the app the HB website. So i did the 2.280 and basemap update through sd card. It read the 2.280 update just fine and installed it. The HB directions said it would automatically ask if I was to update basemap to 1.031 after the 2.280 update, but it never did.

I installed the 2.280 software in several units.
The basemap file for the Helix 7 is 1.6GB and was no problem to download and install.
The base map for the 9, 10, 12 is over 5GB and I could not download it with my internet connection it would time out at 3.5 GB.
Robert put it on Google Drive and that worked so I have installed the basemap in a couple of units with no issue. Still have the files on a memory card to do other units.

[hwklife]

I installed the 2.280 software in several units.
The basemap file for the Helix 7 is 1.6GB and was no problem to download and install.
The base map for the 9, 10, 12 is over 5GB and I could not download it with my internet connection it would time out at 3.5 GB.
Robert put it on Google Drive and that worked so I have installed the basemap in a couple of units with no issue. Still have the files on a memory card to do other units.

Yeah, it was like 5.4 GB. I have fast internet so it didn't take much time. It didn't time out or anything. I was able to download it one our MAC and Windows and extract the files. I am willing to try anything at this point. Anyway to get access to the google drive?