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AQUAMAP™ 10x2/12x2 SERIES
Downloading Garmin Quickdraw Community Maps
You can download Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that other users have
created and shared with the Garmin Quickdraw Community.
1
Insert the memory card into your computer.
2
Access the Garmin Quickdraw Community.
3
Select
Search for Contours
.
4
Use the map and search features to locate an area to download.
The red dots represent Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps that have been
shared for that region.
5
Select
Select an Area to Download
.
6
Drag the edges of the box to select the area to download.
7
Select
Start Download
.
8
Save the file to your memory card.
TIP:
If you cannot find the file, look in the “Downloads” folder. The browser
may have saved the file there.
9
Remove the memory card from your computer.
10
Insert the memory card in the AQUAMAP.
The AQUAMAP automatically recognizes the contours maps. The
AQUAMAP may take a few minutes to load the maps.
Garmin Quickdraw Contours Settings
From a chart, select
MENU
>
Quickdraw Contours
>
Settings
.
Display
: Displays Garmin Quickdraw Contours. The User Contours option
shows your own Garmin Quickdraw Contours maps. The Community
Contours option shows the maps you have downloaded from the Garmin
Quickdraw Community.
Recording Offset
: Sets the distance between the sonar depth and the
contour recording depth. If the water level has changed since your last
recording, adjust this setting so the recording depth is the same for both
recordings.
For example, if the last time you recorded had a sonar depth of 3.1 m
(10.5 ft.), and today’s sonar depth is 3.6 m (12 ft.), enter -0.5 m (-1.5 ft.)
for the a Recording Offset value.
User Display Offset
: Sets differences in contour depths and depth labels on
your own contours maps to compensate for changes in the water level of a
body of water, or for depth errors in recorded maps.
Comm. Display Offset
: Sets differences in contour depths and depth labels
on the community contours maps to compensate for changes in the water
level of a body of water, or for depth errors in recorded maps.
