Navionics charting questions - need help with charting?

[skeeternuthead]

Hello Bandit53 thanks for the info about it working at other lakes. Just got home and read your post and headed to the garage and your are correct I went to Choke Canyon and Falcon and the shading and satellite overlay works on those two lakes. Looks like an Navionics problem. will try to contact them tomorrow. If you hear anything let me know Thanks

[fishin couillon]

Hey Jeremy, Just happened to see your message. If you still have my phone number, give me a call and we can step through this one setting at a time. I am working in office today, have a 12 on my desk and I can put in a Plat S card and walk thru this and see what we can do. T

Hey Tommy, late reply but it was great talking to you on the phone about this and you gave me some great advice.

[JDFishing]

Sorry Guys, was traveling pretty hard last week. This is a bit more technical for me but I sent this question off for review. Want to at least point you in the right direction.

[jmt870]

Is there a video that goes over the shading features? Are you guys getting several color options with shading? Thanks

[prostaff1]

On some lakes I have up to 7 different colors, however, every lake is different and has different setups. Toledo Bend is totally different from Guntersville which is different from KY Lake or Lake Anna...so there is no accurate answer for that question.
For some setup info, go to my thread I did in March of 2014 "Navionics and shaded depth 2". that is pretty basic but will help some. But there are hundreds of different combinations of setups and every single increment change on one setting affects many others and totally changes the picture. If it is just a map the user wants, that is easy, well not really depending on fishing vs full navigation and in between.

This is a very valuable tool for different conditions, times of year, current vs non current lakes, deep vs shallow lakes, ledge lakes etc...Locating "productive" water vs non based on patterns, movements, paths, staging Yada, etc....That is a way different level of understanding of fishing patterns and customization of the maptool to guide the search setup. To be of max value you must customize it for your lake, conditions and what "you" want it to do within your knowledge of how the fish react to all of those changing criteria. It gets complicated. Navionics has recently asked me to do a video so I am thinking over at the moment how to condense a 2 hour seminar into a 5 minute video. Hummm
Tommy
Prostaff Lowrance/Navico
Prostaff Marine Specialist/Navionics

[JDFishing]

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[beck125]

Random question here, I am trying to figure out how to get the photo overlay and the shallow water imaging to show up on my hds 10 gen2, currently have a premium card.. I know how to turn the feature on but im assuming I need a platinum chip to show this feature...

[prostaff1]

The discontinued Premium card will not do those features. You need to get the Platinum Regional card for your area. Navionics.com has the info to help you find what you need. Only the Platinum will do the full customization of the mapping. Navionics+ cards are great for their purpose but also do not have the full custom features of the Platinum.
Check out my thread I did in March of 2014.."Navionics and shaded depth 2" , in the archives here. That will give you basic starting info to get you going.
Tommy
Prostaff Lowrance/Navico
Prostaff Marine Specialist/Navionics

[beck125]

Is there a way to use my premium card and update to the platinum with that purchase ?,

[prostaff1]

You can update to the Navionics+ card for $99 by using your Premium as the key to unlock the update. You will have a Navionics+ card when completed, not a Platinum. I would check with some board sponsors here for a price on the Platinum cards. I have nothing to do with anything retail so I am no help there, but a call to Three Rivers or BBG (there are others as well), may be worth the call when time to purchase.
Tommy
Prostaff Lowrance/Navico
Prostaff Marine Specialist/Navionics

[haftafish22]

Tommy,

i just bought a nav plat plus for my dad off of the boards. Dad says it is a full size as card and not a mini. He is trying to put it in a hds 12 gen 3. I have asked him if he is positive it's not an adaptor with the mini sd inside and he swears it's not. I believe it says s6 on the card. Is there anyway to put info on a mini to use or did I just waste a 100 bucks?

[prostaff1]

Tommy,

i just bought a nav plat plus for my dad off of the boards. Dad says it is a full size as card and not a mini. He is trying to put it in a hds 12 gen 3. I have asked him if he is positive it's not an adaptor with the mini sd inside and he swears it's not. I believe it says s6 on the card. Is there anyway to put info on a mini to use or did I just waste a 100 bucks?

All of the newer cards have the micro card inserted. If it does not have that, then it is an older card, determined by what is printed on the label. I have never heard of any way to transfer the data on a standard SD to a micro. The Navionics card information is copyrighted data and cannot be copied and would not be legal to do so.
If it happens to be a much older card, the data will obviously be old also and out of date.

IF that is the case then I would just suggest you call one of the board sponsors and get a new card...OR...THE good news! Use that card as the key to the Navionics+ update card for $99. His new card will not be a Platinum card but your money will not have been wasted since by using that card and the $99 update...you can get a new regular priced $199 Nav +, and you are about even. AND, that new Nav+ will have the most updated data...free updates for one year. Navionics does about 2000 updates a day so he will always be current anytime he wants. Note you must register that card when you get it within 60 days (free) at Navionics.com to be able to get the free year of updates. At the end of the year, if he likes and wants to continue the daily update subscription, just resubscribe for $99 and good to go...If he does not, then the card stays exactly as it was on his last update and he can keep it as it is at no further cost.

One thing you should realize is that the Platinum + card and the Hotmaps Platinum card are two different cards for different purposes. Depending on location, available to you to research on Navionics.Com, I would highly suggest you make sure you are buying the correct card. Once opened they cannot be returned. The Platinum cards are regional so make sure to check that out before you buy. The Navionics+ card is good for all of the US and Canada. The Brand NEW Regional Navionics+ card is only $149 and is REGIONAL (same regions defined on the Hotmaps Platinum cards) but with the same features and benefits of the full USA card...but just for a region at a reduced price.

Hope that helps a little, If not, lots of guys here with good info and we all can clarify further if you need.
Tommy
Prostaff Lowrance/Navico
Prostaff Marine Specialist/Navionics

[haftafish22]

All of the newer cards have the micro card inserted. If it does not have that, then it is an older card, determined by what is printed on the label. I have never heard of any way to transfer the data on a standard SD to a micro. The Navionics card information is copyrighted data and cannot be copied and would not be legal to do so.
If it happens to be a much older card, the data will obviously be old also and out of date.

IF that is the case then I would just suggest you call one of the board sponsors and get a new card...OR...THE good news! Use that card as the key to the Navionics+ update card for $99. His new card will not be a Platinum card but your money will not have been wasted since by using that card and the $99 update...you can get a new regular priced $199 Nav +, and you are about even. AND, that new Nav+ will have the most updated data...free updates for one year. Navionics does about 2000 updates a day so he will always be current anytime he wants. Note you must register that card when you get it within 60 days (free) at Navionics.com to be able to get the free year of updates. At the end of the year, if he likes and wants to continue the daily update subscription, just resubscribe for $99 and good to go...If he does not, then the card stays exactly as it was on his last update and he can keep it as it is at no further cost.

One thing you should realize is that the Platinum + card and the Hotmaps Platinum card are two different cards for different purposes. Depending on location, available to you to research on Navionics.Com, I would highly suggest you make sure you are buying the correct card. Once opened they cannot be returned. The Platinum cards are regional so make sure to check that out before you buy. The Navionics+ card is good for all of the US and Canada. The Brand NEW Regional Navionics+ card is only $149 and is REGIONAL (same regions defined on the Hotmaps Platinum cards) but with the same features and benefits of the full USA card...but just for a region at a reduced price.

Hope that helps a little, If not, lots of guys here with good info and we all can clarify further if you need.
Tommy
Prostaff Lowrance/Navico
Prostaff Marine Specialist/Navionics

tommy, thanks for the reply. I have the card number, maybe you can shed some more insight on this card? Msd/hmpt-s6.

[Wayne P.]

tommy, thanks for the reply. I have the card number, maybe you can shed some more insight on this card? Msd/hmpt-s6.

That is a South Region Hotmaps Platinum card that started in mid 2010. S6 means it is updateable, and is a microSD with a SD adapter.

To see the maps dates, put the card in your computer, click on the card drive, then click on the Navionic folder to see the maps dates.

It has to be 2015 or newer to have all the features discussed.

[haftafish22]

Edit to Tommy and Wayne,

i talked with with dad and said look in the bottom of the card... Brief silence and an "I'll be damned" on the other end of the phone. This is the micro, all is well. I apologize for wasting anyone's time, but I do appreciate some insight I received on this. Thanks fellas

[prostaff1]

Too Funny :))) That happens all the time...pretty much the same scenario and words every time it is discovered :) Glad that worked out and a little insight never hurts.
Tommy
Prostaff Lowrance/Navico
Prostaff Marine Specialist/Navionics

[haftafish22]

New question,

So I paid for the updates on the card, and downloaded the chart installer. When I click the option to download, it says my card is full. Do I need to use another card? I'm pretty sure if I format it, navionics won't recognize it. Need some help fellas

[Wayne P.]

New question,

So I paid for the updates on the card, and downloaded the chart installer. When I click the option to download, it says my card is full. Do I need to use another card? I'm pretty sure if I format it, navionics won't recognize it. Need some help fellas

Did you check the card size to see if it is a 16 GB? If it is not, contact Navionics to get a replacement card.

Do NOT format that card.

Your Chart Installer selection should be UPDATE.
You download to add Sonar Charts maps that you select the locations to download.

[haftafish22]

It's an 8gig card

[Wayne P.]

It's an 8gig card

Contact Navionics for a replacement. You have paid for the subscription.