Garmin 010-10680-50 Transferring Map Products from a PC to a Mac Computer

Transferring Map Products from a PC to a Mac

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Computer

Overview

This document provides instructions for transferring Garmin map products from Microsoft Windows

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operating system to Mac

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OS 10.4 or

later. Transferred maps will remain fully accessible on your Windows PC. You do not need to use MapConverter if your maps are already in a

Mac compatible format. Mac compatible maps can be installed directly on your Mac without using MapConverter.

Getting Started

Carefully read all information and instructions to ensure that your maps transfer properly.

NOTE

: To transfer maps to a Mac computer, you must have one or more Garmin map products installed on a PC running Microsoft Windows

2000

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operating system or later.

Locked and Unlocked Map Products

Many Garmin map products must be unlocked in order to use detailed map data. If you have previously unlocked your map products on your

Windows PC, those products will remain unlocked when transferred to your Mac computer. Unlock all map products before starting the transfer

process. See the owner’s manual for your mapping software for more information about unlocking maps.

Patching MapSource

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United States Topo

Versions of MapSource United States TOPO prior to TOPO US 2008 contain an error that can cause applications to crash. If you want to

transfer one of these products, you must first install a software patch. Go to

www.garmin.com/topopatch

to download the software patch.

Step 1: Convert Maps

Use Garmin MapConverter to convert maps on your Windows PC to Mac format.

Installing MapConverter

1. On your Windows PC, go to

www.garmin.com/mapconverter

.

2. Read and accept the license agreement to proceed to the download page.

3. Click

Download

.

4. Follow the installation instructions on the MapConverter Web page to install MapConverter.

Converting Maps with MapConverter

1. If MapConverter does not launch automatically after installation, click

Start

>

Programs

>

Garmin

>

MapConverter

to launch the

application.

2. Click

Next

.

3. Select

Yes

to check for software updates or

No

to skip, and click

Next

. If you already have Mac compatible maps installed, MapConverter

displays a list of Mac compatible maps.

4. Click

Next

. MapConverter displays a list of all non-converted map products installed on your PC.

5. Select map products you want to convert, and click

Next

.

6. Select a location where you want to save the converted map files, and click

Next

.

Step 2: Transfer Converted Maps to Your Mac Computer

Transfer or copy the converted map files to your Mac computer. The files can be found in the folder you selected in MapConverter. You can

transfer maps using any of the following methods:

Local area network (LAN) connection

USB thumb drive / flash drive

Flash memory card

Writeable DVD

External hard drive