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HowtoinstallT4AGPSMaps

Option1:Plug&PlaySDCardT4AGPSMapsaredistributedonaPlug&PlaySDcard.ThisisanSDcardwithT4AGPSMapspreloadedandreadytouseinyourcompatibleGarminGPS.Compatibleunitsare:GarminDrive,Nuvi,Montana,eTrex,Dakota,Zumo,Colorado,Oregonandsomeofthenewer‘x’rangeunits,e.g.60csxaswellastheGPSMap62and78seriesofrecreationalunits.

Step1:InsertSDCard• SwitchoffyourGPS,removeanyexistingSDcards(keepinsafeplace)• InserttheT4AGPSMapsSDcard.UseeithertheMicroSDortheMicro

SDplusStandardadapterdependingonwhattypeofSDcardreaderyouhaveonyourGPS

Step2:SelectT4AGPSMaps • SwitchonyourGPS,browsetoMapInfoonyourmenuandensurethatT4A

GPSMapsareswitchedon.ForNuvi,DriveandZumounits,thiscanbefoundbyclickingonthe‘spanner’(Tools).ThenselectSettings>MapandVehicle>MyMapstogettothescreenwheremapselectionismade. StepsonthenewerGarminNuviandDriverange:(PleasenotethattheolderGarminNuvirangewillworkdifferentlytothenewerunits).

• SwitchonyourGPSandselectSettingsonthehomepage.

• ThenselectMap&Vehicleonthenextpage.

• Onthenextpage,scrolldownandselectmyMaps.AllyourinstalledGPSMapswillbelistedhere.

EnablethemapyouwishtouseonyourGPSbyselectingthetickboxRememberthatyoumayonlyhaveonemapproductenabled(ticked)otherwisetheGPSwon'tknowwhichmaptouseandwillgivenavigationerrors.

Stepsonhowtoremovetheoldermapsfromyourinternalmemory/SDCardunit.

IfyouhaveanolderversiononyourinternalmemoryoftheGPSoranSDCardthen,youmustremoveitbeforetransferringthenewmapstoyourGPSunit.Exploretheinternalmemory/SDCardandlookeitherundertheGarminfolderormapfolderforthefileendingwithimg.Cutthisfileandplaceitonyourdesktopforsafety.Afterfollowingthestepsbelow,wherethenewmapsareplacesuccessfullyonyourGPS.Youmayremovetheimgfilefromyourdesktop. StepsonhowtouninstallmapsfromyourPC

• GotoStart(atthebottomleftsideofyourtaskbar).ClickonAllprograms. • LookforaTracks4Africa/T4AMapsProfolder. • Highlightit(Tracks4Africa/T4AMapsProFolder). • ThedropdownlistwillshowallT4Amapsthatcanbeuninstalled. • Uninstallallunwantedmap/sbyclickingonthemapoptiontouninstall.(Ie.ifallmaps

mustbeuninstalled,thereisanoptionto“UninstallT4AMapsComplete”).

Option2:LoadfromyourcomputerForolderGPSunitswhichdonotacceptaPlug&PlaySDcard,youwillneedtoinstallT4AGPSMapsonyourcomputerandtransferthemapstoyourGPS,usingMapSource,BaseCamporMapInstall.TheseareallapplicationsprovidedbyGarmin.IfyouhaveaGPSwhichwasmanufacturedin2011orlaterthenyouareadvisedtousethelatestversionofMapInstalltotransfermapsfromyourMacorPCtoyourGPS.ExamplesofolderunitsthatdonotuseanSDcardare276c,76cand60c.Note:IfyouhaveanolderversionofTracks4Africainstalledonyourcomputer,itisgoodpracticetofirstuninstallthisfromyourcomputer.

HowtoobtainMapSource&Basecamp:DownloadBaseCampfromtheGarminwebsite.Installtheapplication.YoucannowuseBaseCamp,oryoucanalsodownloadthelatestMapSourceupgradefromtheGarminwebsiteandsimplyruntheupgradeafteryouhaveinstalledBaseCamp.NowyouwillhaveBaseCampandMapSourceinstalledonyourPC.Ifyouareunsurewheretofindthesedownloads,doaGooglesearchfor“garminbasecamp”or“garminmapsource”FormoreinformationonhowtouseBasecamp,pleaserefertoGarmin’shelptutorialswhichcanbefindontheirwebsite.Attimeofthispublicationthisinformationwasavailablefromtheinternetlocationbelow:

http://www8.garmin.com/learningcenter/training/basecamp/

MapsourceisonlyavailableforWindows,notforMac.

Windowsusers:

YoucanuseMapsourceorBasecampwithMapInstall

MapsourceOption

STEP1:InstallMapSource• IfyoualreadyhaveMapSourceinstalledonyourPCthenskipthisstep.• IfyoudonothaveMapSourceinstalled,obtainacopyandinstallitbefore

yougoahead.SeeendofdocumentforwaystoobtainacopyofMapSource.MapsourcewillonlyworkifapreviousversionofGarminsoftwareisinstalled,forthatyoucaninstallBasecamp.

STEP2:InstallT4AGPSMapstoyourPC1. OntheSDcardthereareinstallfilesforyourPC.InserttheSDcardinto

anSDcardreader.SomeGPSunits,digitalcamerasandmobilephonescanbeusedasSDCardreaderswhenconnectedtoyourPC.ThebestoptionwouldbetouseadedicatedSDcardreaderifyourPCdoesnotalreadyhaveone.

2. UseWindowsExplorertobrowsethecontentsoftheSDcard,lookinthefoldercalled“PCInstallFiles”.Youwillfindtheinstallationfileinthisfolder.

3. SelectT4AGPSMaps_TravellersAfrica_1705.exeandrunit.4. Followtheinstructionsontheinstallwizard;thenpressExit.NowT4A

GPSMapsareinstalledonyourPC.

STEP3:TransferT4AGPSMapsfromyourPCtoyourGPSusingMapSourceREMEMBER!IfyoualreadyhavemapsinstalledonyourGPS,theaboveoperationwilldeletethosemapsandinstalltheselectedones.

1. OpenMapSource2. SelectT4AGPSMapsViewerfromtheProductmenu3. ConnectyourGPStoyourPCandmakesureitisswitchedon4. UsetheMapTooltoselectthemapsyouwanttotransfer(Dragabox

aroundtheentiremapcoverage.

Atotalof23mapsshouldbeselected.

FromtheTransfermenu,selectSendtodevice...SelectyourdevicefromthelistandclickonSend.Thetransferprocesswilltakeacoupleofminutes.DonotoperateorunplugyourGPSbeforethisoperation

hascompleted.

BaseCampwithMapInstallOption

MapsareviewedinBaseCampandthentransferredviaMapInstallfromyourPCtotheGPS.

STEP1:InstallBaseCampVisithttp://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4435andfollowtheonscreeninstructions.

STEP2:InstallMapInstallVisithttp://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3291andfollowtheonscreeninstructions.Younowhavealegal,workingcopyofGarminBaseCampandMapInstall.

IfyoualreadyhaveBaseCamponyourPC,gotoHELP–CHECKFORSOFTWAREUPDATEStomakesureyouareusingthelatestversion.ThestepsbelowareapplicabletoBaseCampv3.3.3(orlater)andMapInstallv4.0.1(orlater):

Whensendingthemap/s,MapInstallshouldbeopenandyourGPSsystemswitchedonandpluggedin.

EachtimeamapsetissenttoaGarminGPSthepreviouslyloadedmapsareerasedfromtheGPS.

Ifyouhaveothermapsonyourinternalmemory,thensendTracks4AfricamapstoyourSDcardorviceversa.

STEP3:TransfermapsusingMapInstallTotransfermapstoyourdevice,openMapInstall.

TheGPSdevice+SDcardshouldbelistedinoneline.Ifyouwanttotransfermapstotheinternalmemoryofyourdevice,makesurethatnoSDcardisinsertedinthedevice.

IfyouwanttotransfermapstotheSDcardinyourdevice,simplyinserttheSDcardintotheGPS.

ForsomeolderunitstheSDcardandunitnamewillbelistedseparately.Inthatcase,makesureyouselectthedestinationwhereyouwanttosendthemaps.ClickonContinueandselectthemapsyouwanttosend:

Ifyouareusinganewerdevice,clickonCUSTOMIZEtoselectthemap(s)youwanttosendtoyourdevice.

Clickonthemapnameofthemapthatyouwanttosendtoyourdevice.Yourmapwillbehighlightedonthescreen.Clickoncontinue:

Clickoninstall:

Thefollowingscreenwillappear:

Tocheckwhetherthemapsweresuccessfullysent,switchonyourGarminGPSdevice,gotoTOOLS>SETTINGS>MYMAPSandcheckwhetherT4Aislisted(notestepstocheckwhetherthemapsareloadedmayvarydependingonwhichGPSyou’reusing).

Thiscantakeafewminutes(noteitshouldn’ttakehours).Whentheinstallationisdone,clickFINISH.

Macusers:

YoucanuseBasecampwithMapInstall

TransferT4AGPSMapsfromyourMactoyourGPSusingBaseCamp&MapInstallREMEMBER!IfyoualreadyhavemapsinstalledonyourGPS,thisoperationwilldeletethosemapsandinstalltheselectedones.

BasecampissoftwarefromGarminwhichisfreelyavailablefromtheGarminwebsite.

1. Download&installBasecampforMac:

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=4450orGooglesearch“basecampdownload”

Or,ifyoualreadyhaveBaseCampinstalled,makesureyouareusingthelatestversionofGarminBaseCampbygoingtoHELP–CHECKFORSOFTWAREUPDATES.

2. Download&installMapInstall&MapManagerforMac:

http://www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=3825/

Boththeseapplicationsaredownloadedandinstalledtogether.MapManagerallowsyoutoinstallyourmapsfromourSDCardtoyourcomputer.MapInstallisusedfortransferringmapsfromyourcomputertotheGPS.

ThestepsbelowareapplicabletoMapInstallv4.0.1(orlater).

3. Transferthemap(s)toyourGarminGPSusingGarminMapInstall

EachtimeamapsetissenttoaGarminGPSthepreviouslyloadedmapsareoverriddenontheGPS.

YouhavetwochoicesofwheretoloadthemapsonyourGPS,oneistheinternalmemoryoftheGPSandthesecondisonanadditionalSDcardinsertedtotheGPS.IfyouhaveothermapsloadedonyourSDcard,thensendT4Amapstotheinternalmemoryofyourdeviceorviceversa.

PleasenotethattheSDcardhastobeinsertedintheGPSdeviceifyouwanttotransfermapstotheSDcard.

YourGPSdeviceshouldbeconnectedtotheMacandswitchedonwhentransferringmaps.

Step1:OpenMapInstallbyclickingonGoonyourtoolbarandselectingApplications>GarminMapInstall.

Step1A:Totransfermapstoyourdeviceinternalmemory,removetheSDCardfromyourGPSandconnecttheGPSunittoyourMac.TheGPSwillbelistedasshownbelow.WehaveusedaNuvi3790(unitID3820880631)asanexample.

Step1B:IfyouwanttotransfermapstotheSDcardinyourdevice,theninserttheSDCardinyourGPSandconnectittoyourMac.TheGPSwillbelistedasshownbelowWehaveusedaNuvi3790(unitID3820880631)+SDCardasanexample.

Step2:ClickonCustomize…toselectthemap(s)youwanttosendtoyourdevice.

Step3:Clickonthenameofthemapthatyouwanttosendtoyourdevice.Theselectedmapwillbehighlightedonthescreen.

Step4:ClickonSendMapsonthebottomrighthandcornerofMapInstalltotransferthemapstoyourGPSdevice.

Step5:Thefollowingscreenwillappearbelow.ClickonConfirm.Pleasenotethatthetransfershouldnottakehoursasindicatedbelow,butinsteadacoupleofminutesonly.

Step6:Oncethetransferissuccessfulyouwillseethepagebelow.ClickonDoneoncetheinstallationiscomplete.

OntheGPS:SelectT4AGPSMapsonyourGPS1. UnplugandswitchonyourGPS.Gotothemenuwhereyouselectthe

mapsandmakesurethatT4AGPSMapsisselected.

Neveruseanytwomapproductsforthesameareaatthesametimeasitmayresultinconflicts.Simplyselectwhichoneyouneedandswitchtheotheroff.

ForNuviandZumounits,theabovecanbefoundbyclickingonthe‘spanner’(Tools).ThenselectSettings>Map>MapInfotogettothescreenwheremapselectionismade.