C-Map Software Issues. Need Tutor

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David M

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I just purchased the C-Map software / card reader and a blank card. I already had the map card.

I can plot courses. That's it. If I reverse a course both show up on the computer despite naming them differently. If I try to plot a new course the software just keeps adding user points to a table. Despite the fact the software has a windows appearance, it is not very intuitive to me.

For example:

File: New: Track:...or the like does not exist as it would in an MS Office suite. I'm sure it's a pretty robust product. Are there any online sites of "for Dummies" books that would allow me to take more advantage of what it has to offer? I could not find anything on line.

TIA
 
Out of curiosity, have you tried the help file? ( aka: Read the Fine Manual )

It may not help. Some help features are really bad. ( I am unfamiliar with the product, so I can't help ), but many are quite useful.

In a very generic sense, you have likely not "closed the route" and your problems extend from there.
 
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Originally posted by Radioactive

Out of curiosity, have you tried the help file? ( aka: Read the Fine Manual )

It may not help. Some help features are really bad. ( I am unfamiliar with the product, so I can't help ), but many are quite useful.

In a very generic sense, you have likely not "closed the route" and your problems extend from there.

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Read the instructions? Give me your Man Card!!:D

The help file is quite voluminous. What I did read was not of much help. Some of the stuff I searched for was not there at all, e.g. tracks or routes.
 
David,
I have PC Planner version 11.0.4. I use it with a SD card for a Furuno NavNet Vx2.

I do all route creation and manipulation via the tool buttons circled in the image below. I just created and manipulated the route on the map with no issues that you describe. One issue that I had with Furuno was that routes are limited to "only" 35 waypoints. PC-Planner will allow to make the routes as long as you want. Furuno will simply not load them without any indication of any error.
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Originally posted by deerows

David,
I have PC Planner version 11.0.4. I use it with a SD card for a Furuno NavNet Vx2.

I do all route creation and manipulation via the tool buttons circled in the image below. I just created and manipulated the route on the map with no issues that you describe. One issue that I had with Furuno was that routes are limited to "only" 35 waypoints. PC-Planner will allow to make the routes as long as you want. Furuno will simply not load them without any indication of any error.
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I have managed to do that, however when I do a reverse plot, they both show up even though I have named them differently. This has been done strictly on the PC. The boat is an hour away, so I have not loaded anything into the GPS. Maybe that is what gives me the option to load different routes.
 
Mine does the same thing. You really don't need to reverse the route on the pc. I just use that function on the plotter and it works fine. This software is a little on the clunky side in my opinion also.
 
i also plot a course once and use the "reverse" feature on my chartplotter. it beats driving long distances in reverse.

agree the software is less than intuitive or user friendly. that said, i've called them a few times and they're very helpful on the phone.
 
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