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[Bob B]

HMMMM.....I didn't know the walleye fishing was all that great in south america......What the heck is that.......must be something the aliens built when they were down there...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z0ym1p4kp8...sThis.jpg?dl=0

[CamoHunter]

Haha, thought you'd like that

[fishfood]

HMMMM.....I didn't know the walleye fishing was all that great in south america......What the heck is that.......must be something the aliens built when they were down there...

https://www.dropbox.com/s/z0ym1p4kp8...sThis.jpg?dl=0

Now that's an engineer with a sense of humor

[mxmike]

Not to hi jack but I have a question. Does Auto Charts only work with the Lakemasters card? I assume it will not work with Navionics correct?. Thanks.

[Bob B]

Not to hi jack but I have a question. Does Auto Charts only work with the Lakemasters card? I assume it will not work with Navionics correct?. Thanks.

Autocharts creates a customized Lakemaster card with all the features of their normal charts.....except it is just your data.

You have to purchase the Autochart program and a Zero Lines Card. The Zero Lines Card becomes your custom Lakemaster card after you process your recordings and write the maps to it.

[mxmike]

Autocharts creates a customized Lakemaster card with all the features of their normal charts.....except it is just your data.

You have to purchase the Autochart program and a Zero Lines Card. The Zero Lines Card becomes your custom Lakemaster card after you process your recordings and write the maps to it.

Thanks Bob but I'm still confused. Don't you still have to have a LM base map of the lake you want to map? Lakemasters does not have any of my lakes on any of their cards yet is why I ask.

[Wayne P.]

Thanks Bob but I'm still confused. Don't you still have to have a LM base map of the lake you want to map? Lakemasters does not have any of my lakes on any of their cards yet is why I ask.

The Zero Line card has a bunch of these thingies:





That you turn into these thingies:

[mxmike]

Ok. Now I think I understand. Thanks!!

[CamoHunter]

mxmike,
Wayne described it accurately. You do not need a lakemaster card. Nor do you need any lakes to be previously surveyed in any way.

When you buy autocharts, it comes with an sd card that has millions of lake outlines, with no depth data (they refer to this as a 'zerolines sd card'). Essentially, any lake that you want to map, you have to be the one to survey the lake and take sonar recordings. In the computer program, you import those recordings, and the program converts those into your own customized lake map chip of the lakes you've surveyed. That data is yours to keep, or share, however you wish.

Hope that helps!

[mxmike]

mxmike,
Wayne described it accurately. You do not need a lakemaster card. Nor do you need any lakes to be previously surveyed in any way.

When you buy autocharts, it comes with an sd card that has millions of lake outlines, with no depth data (they refer to this as a 'zerolines sd card'). Essentially, any lake that you want to map, you have to be the one to survey the lake and take sonar recordings. In the computer program, you import those recordings, and the program converts those into your own customized lake map chip of the lakes you've surveyed. That data is yours to keep, or share, however you wish.

Hope that helps!

Yes that helped. I understand now. Thanks!

[Gordon_G]

Double Post

[Gordon_G]

No, You can do many lakes. It would take a whole lot of mapping to fill up the card. The lake you want probably had zero lines but if not you can create the zero lines yourself. If you can tell me which lake I can try look on my program and send you a screen shot.

It called cameron Lake in Ontario, it's the fourth lake (going east) from Lake Simcoe on the trent waterway.

Thank you very much for the info on this!! I'm going to try and attach a JEPG as well.

CameronLake.jpg

[bassman6805]

I will check this evening when I get home unless someone else beats me to it.

[Jdw2u]

Doug, will does the Autochart use SI to actually help map, or is it just the 200khz sonar that it uses to build the map? I understand the overlay... just asking if I'm recording an area on my 1198 will the actual SI sonar be used to build the contours?

[bassman6805]

Looks like it's there to me!

bbc_1.jpg

It called cameron Lake in Ontario, it's the fourth lake (going east) from Lake Simcoe on the trent waterway.

Thank you very much for the info on this!! I'm going to try and attach a JEPG as well.

CameronLake.jpg

[Doug Vahrenberg]

Doug, will does the Autochart use SI to actually help map, or is it just the 200khz sonar that it uses to build the map? I understand the overlay... just asking if I'm recording an area on my 1198 will the actual SI sonar be used to build the contours?

The 200kHz data is what is used to create the depth lines in AutoChart

[K-DAWG]

OK over an hours worth of recordings recorded and when I got home nothing saved on the card. I made a recording of a oxbow lake then stopped recording traveled about 20 minutes to the next oxbow lake recorded it. Prior to shutting the boat and unit off I checked to see how much time had expired while recording. It was well over and hour. Pulled the boat out came home pulled the card and nothing on the card. I took the card back to the unit scrolled to where I done the recordings and it shows recording R0012 and R0013 on the screen but, nothing on the card. I don't remember saving the last time before I shut the unit off. AM I suppose to save?

[Bob B]

All you should have to do is stop the recording.....This should close it out properly.

You should always shut the unit off with it's powers button.......but that is probably not the problem here.

[K-DAWG]

I did shut it off with the power button. The idea of how this is suppose to work is great but, it hasn't worked as advertised for yet. I've had nothing but, problems. It takes a lot of time (money) to get out and make a recording. I have had so many problems I was very cautions and careful to make sure I was recording. This really makes me want to cuss this product. I wouldn't buy it again. Maybe its because I had both cards in at the same time?

[fishfood]

I did shut it off with the power button. The idea of how this is suppose to work is great but, it hasn't worked as advertised for yet. I've had nothing but, problems. It takes a lot of time (money) to get out and make a recording. I have had so many problems I was very cautions and careful to make sure I was recording. This really makes me want to cuss this product. I wouldn't buy it again. Maybe its because I had both cards in at the same time?

I assume you checked the other card??

Someone had to ask ..... lol