+Accordiongal Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Greetings, I am attempting to install Garmin TOPO US 100k to laptop, with intentions to copy to 4 GB Micro SD card to use in 60CSX. Placed DVD into drive, automatically ran installation. Suspect I do not know how to use product correctly. In all programs noticed Garmin Basemap In collection shows TOPO Something seems wrong, but have no idea what. Should Basemap really be there? Accordiongal Quote Link to comment
MtnHermit Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 All Garmin or 3rd party maps are just that MAPS, not a map viewer. To view any Garmin map you must install a map viewer, either Garmin MapSource or BaseCamp. Those programs in turn load the selected map tiles to your 60CSx. Here's a webpage that goes over the process: http://abovethetimber.com/index.php/support/install-windows BTW, Windows and Mac are different, fancy that. Quote Link to comment
+Accordiongal Posted May 11, 2013 Author Share Posted May 11, 2013 MtnHermit, Thanks for the link, explaining the DVD contains maps, and no viewer, which I had not anticipated. What is the differnece between MapSource and BaseMap? Hate to say this, but I need detailed step by step to understand how to VIEW the maps. Accordiongal Quote Link to comment
MtnHermit Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 What is the differnece between MapSource and BaseMap? NOT BaseMap . . . BaseCamp!!!! MapSource is light, nimble, and obsolete. BaseCamp is new, slow to load, require MS Net Framework which is huge by itself, but BC will do things MS will not, the reverse is also true. Most have both on their PC's. Hate to say this, but I need detailed step by step to understand how to VIEW the maps. Accordiongal Go here: Demo Maps and download any Windows demo map Run the download and a few dialogs in you will see a STOP with instructions to download and install Training Center and MapSource. TC is just a gateway. Run your 100K Topo DVD Use the link from my previous post to understand MapSource and load maps to your SD card. Quote Link to comment
+coggins Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Suspect I do not know how to use product correctly. In all programs noticed Garmin Basemap In collection shows TOPO BaseCamp comes with TOPO US 100K now, earlier versions came with MapSource. You need to unlock it to your GPS to use the detailed TOPO maps, before this all you will see in BaseCamp is the World Basemap. Quote Link to comment
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