2021 275SD - Update Charts

[bradb21]

I'm wondering if I had the Chart Installer software on my laptop with laptop connected directly to the boats USB if it would recognize it. My dock is out of WiFi coverage from my house, so I'd have to try my hotspot. I think this is progress... I just need to get on a plane and head for Florida for the next steps.

 

[poidog]

Not 100% sure yet... I'm at work on my work computer and I don't have an USB drive handy that I can format at the moment. Looking around for one now.

haha, right! Who uses USB drives anymore!

 

[poidog]

So I found this on Navi's website. It sounds like you do have to buy an SD card (at a reduced rate for the Murphy units through the dealer) in order to get the updates. So then I wonder instead of using a USB drive, you have to use an SD to USB reader and thats what you plug into the USB port in the back of the unit and it reads off the updated SD card then.

Getting Chart Updates for Bundled Plotter Cards

Find out the options available for updating bundled plotter cards

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[bradb21]

I think you can use their software and blank media to start from scratch without buying their card, but you do have to activate a subscription. That's at least have I've read the prompts in their software. I just got home from work, so I'm playing with the software again and various USB sticks.

 

[bradb21]

You might be right... I don't know. The only problem is, our system does not take an SD card. I ordered a USB-A (male to male) cord so I can try to connect my laptop with Navionics software directly to the USB (female) on the boat. See if I can activate and update it directly that way.

 

[anmut]

I updated my non-pod SD card this summer on my 2020 212S - at least for inland lakes it didn't make a F of difference on the maps. I used the Actia version.

 

[bradb21]

The software does not like any of my USB sticks, and I don't have one of those USB-SD card dealios. I've tried 8, 32, & 128GB USB sticks with eXFAT, NTFS, & FAT32. It doesn't like any of them.

 

[anmut]

The software does not like any of my USB sticks, and I don't have one of those USB-SD card dealios. I've tried 8, 32, & 128GB USB sticks with eXFAT, NTFS, & FAT32. It doesn't like any of them.

I remember I had issues when I updated my card, it didn't like the high memory card I was trying to use, had to use a 1gb or less.

 

[poidog]

I'm wondering/starting to think that this may not be updatable at all via a usb drive and/or an SD card. This may be dealer only accessible or if there is a way to access the head unit's directories when you do plug in a computer directly to head unit. You'd then have to find the folder that the map file is stored and then do a drag and drop replacement of that file. Without a dedicated SD card that they system is always reaching out to for the map file, it would have to be programed that upon start up it sees if there is an external device first, if that external device has a dot-map file on it it will take it and replace what it has internally. This would be good software design, but I'm having doubts these units are that smart. This would be something that Enovation would need to confirm how to do, and then Navi to confirm how to get the darn dot-map file.

Its really too bad Yamaha has switched to these enovation units. Its a step down in terms of the audio from fusion and it provides the same water-down map layers the actia only allowed.

 

[bradb21]

Navionics was not any help... I wish I could play with it, but not until 12/20. I live in the Chicago suburbs and my boat is in Florida.

 

[poidog]

Navionics was not any help... I wish I could play with it, but not until 12/20. I live in the Chicago suburbs and my boat is in Florida.

Which burb? I'm from the city and moved to FL. No more cold weather or heavy taxes for me!

 

[bradb21]

I live in Geneva. Haha... I wish I could do the same, but it's probably 10 years off. It may happen sooner if Illinois goes further down the toliet. (Sorry to other Illinois folks out there).

 

[bradb21]

I have bad news to report so far. I bought a USB A Male to USB A Male cord and tried to connect my Windows laptop to the boat with console power on or off and new external devices or drive get detected. I can't get the Navionics software to detect any of my USB drives or SD cards. I've tried FAT32, NTFS, and exFAT with no success. I tried various sizes from 220GB to 2GB. No dice!

 

[poidog]

I have bad news to report so far. I bought a USB A Male to USB A Male cord and tried to connect my Windows laptop to the boat with console power on or off and new external devices or drive get detected. I can't get the Navionics software to detect any of my USB drives or SD cards. I've tried FAT32, NTFS, and exFAT with no success. I tried various sizes from 220GB to 2GB. No dice!

That’s too bad. It could be such a great system. I cancelled my order due to the dealer playing games and situations like this that is leading me to believe of the use of inferior elements. The whole purpose of a large 12” display with chart plotter is to actually have a functional chart plotter! With a floating helm like that, there is no way to install an additional simrad or garmin cleanly.

 

[mrcleanr6]

thanks for the update brad. when i get some time i think i am going to call yamaha directly and find out. my dealer is closed for a couple months now for the winter plus its just going to be easier rather than using the dealer as a go between. the usb is there so im sure updates can be done it just a matter of finding out the exact process or procedure from ennovation.

 

[Toni]

has anyone managed to update their GPS?

 

[bradb21]

I tried a whole bunch of stuff and then gave up. I figured as the new system matured we'd eventually figure out how it's done.
I've found my maps very accurate so far, so I've had less of a need to update.

 

[mrcleanr6]

I have not called ennovation but i uave talked to a marine electronics guy about it and he said he was not familiar with ennovation but on some other brands that just have the usb port in the back, you need to get the navionics sd card and you get an sd to usb adapter, plug it all in and boot up the system.

 

[Toni]

Ok, I will try with the USB adapter and the Navionics app.

 

[mrcleanr6]

Ok please let us know how that works out