How to Update a Garmin Echomap with your PHONE, WIFI & ActiveCaptain App!

[@DanRichardFishing]

Thanks so much for your support everyone! This was a video a bunch of folks asked about and I promised I would do and it was a BIG one to edit with all the little click effects and arrows and fast forwarding etc. Was fun to edit but most of all, I hope it helps you figure out how to dive in to the ActiveCaptain app and how to update your Echomap via WIFI with your phone! For those of you that do use ActiveCaptain, what do you think of the app? Don't forget to smash the like and subscribe! Thanks ya'll! ✌

[@darinradke9736]

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[@mamihamid8187]

In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens kzbin.infoUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.

[@SavageVoyageur]

Keep in mind everyone that the last Garmin update was so large that they removed the simulator files in your unit. If you like the simulator will need to reinstall the files later after you update your software. I uploaded the simulator files on my iPad then transferred to a card and then took the card out of my reader and into the unit and loaded it back in. Thanks Dan for the great video on this.

[@SurvivaLust]

thanks you just saved me from reading the manual...you know guys don't read manuals especially if they are instructions.... new sub. and LIKE

[@DanRichardFishing]

Haha I am definitely one of those guys, which doesn't always work out 😂 glad you found the video useful and thank you so much for the like and sub!

[@dennisrudloff2071]

Wow, been struggling with our Garmin unit. I think the Garmin documentation is terrible, this is really helpful. We are pretty dialed in using the operational modes to target fish but feel like we aren't using all the capabilities.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Glad you find the videos helpful Dennis, I want to continue making a bunch more showing off things that many folks don't know about the units :)

[@bradamaral3062]

great video , i just bought a GPSMAP 1243XSV my vessel is out of the water for a while I want to register this new system to my Garmin express & active captain ,so what battery are u using to fire up the garmin in your work station, is it a 12v marine battery or a 18V lithium battery ,also the power cord to the system & red power & black groun wires to the battery correct ? THANKS Brad

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Brad, congrats on your new Garmin unit and thank you for watching my video! In pretty much all of my videos where I power the units in my office, I am using a 5AH AGM 12v battery I bought from Amazon typically used for the backup on an alarm system, and you can find all kinds of these on Amazon for $25. For the power, you are correct - I connect the black wire to the negative and the red wire to positive. You can ignore the brown and blue wires on the power cord, those are the old school networking wires for 1st and 2nd gen echomaps (assuming your power cord has those wires on it). Hope that helps, enjoy your new unit!

[@oconeemagic]

Thank you so very much. This was extremely helpful in setting up my Garmin. You answered questions I could not find answers to anywhere else

[@DanRichardFishing]

Thank you so much, glad it was helpful!

[@SouthFloridaAutoSales24]

Great video. Quick question I bought a boat and the owner through in the Garmin UHD 74cv. I have tried registering the unit to my garmin account but it say registered to someone else. It's been a while since I bought it, looks like the previous owner switched phones. Any recommendations?

[@DanRichardFishing]

The unit would be registered via his email so he should be able to log in with his email and password and if he forgot his password he should be able to do a forget password retrieval with his email then he can log in and delete the unit from his account and then you should be able to add it to yours. Hope that helps!! 😊

[@SouthFloridaAutoSales24]

@@DanRichardFishing Bad news is his wife is the one who set it up and can't remember log in info. Could be that, or they don't want to take the time to do it.

[@blindhogadventures_Cory.F]

Just subscribed after just seeing 1 video.. you rock man and have info no one else shares. What kind of batter do you have to run your unit in the house like that to use the unit indoors?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Wow thank you so much for subscribing, I really appreciate it! I've actually taken a break the last couple of months but I'm back at it this week with more content coming soon. For the office battery I actually use a 3.5 amp hour 12 volt alarm system backup battery, you can get them on Amazon for like 25 bucks :) Hope that helps!

[@blindhogadventures_Cory.F]

@@DanRichardFishing It does thanks! What cable do you use to connect it from the battery to the unit? I saw it was just 1. Can you get that off of Amazon as well? New to this part. If you have a recommendation or a link it would be appreciated.

[@pmaertens]

this is the most informative video on Garmin Echomap that I have found thank you so much. I would like to have more accuracy whit my UHD 95sv and I get no information I have found a steady cast but not sure if it will really help? I was planning on getting one more unit but also not too sure on the networking !?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Pascal, thank you so much, I am glad you've found the videos to be helpful! Using your electronics is a constant learning process and the more you use them, the more you will understand what they do. It gets easier with time, I promise! So Steadycast is a heading sensor that makes sure your units always know which way your boat is pointed via the sensor, rather than your GPS direction. Unfortunately you need to setup a whole NMEA network for this to work and I decided myself not to bother. I wish Garmin would just make a heading sensor that connects to the NMEA 2000 port and it's done! So when you say you want to have more accuracy, what exactly do you mean? What accuracy are you looking to improve? Networking is super easy, you just have to get a network cable and connect the units and it all pretty much automatically detects the other unit. I found it very simple. The only pain in the butt is if you want to add Panoptix Livescope, you will have to get the GMS10 Network Hub because the Panoptix GLS10 black box requires a network plug on your unit to connect. So if you have both units connected, you don't have an available plug for the black box. That's one of the reasons I went with the Ultra units, they have 2 network plugs on each unit, so no need for the network hub. Hope that helps, all the best and feel free to ask more questions!

[@przemysaw124]

Hello Can you help me choose a fish finder? Is GARMIN ECHOMAP ULTRA 102sv + GT56UHD-TM TRANSDUCER or LOWRANCE Elite FS9 better? I use side sonar and traditional downscan Which one shows better in your opinion? Which one is better to buy? Can you advise me? I have been using Lowrance Elite 5 HDI for 10 years and now I want something newer and better

[@victordanilo7104]

is there a special Micro SD card i need to purchase? Echomap UDH 72sv is not recognizing the card. I formatted on my computer in hopes this would help. No luck. Please advise. ty

[@mikeeubanks2844]

Thank you for this video. I am a new subscriber and have just purchased a new Echomap UHD74sv with the GT56UHD-TM transducer. So I'm not only new to your channel, but I'm new to Garmin marine electronics as well. My unit will arrive in 4 days, and I'm wondering how to provide power to the Garmin unit inside my house (vs. on my boat). I'm just trying to get ahead of the learning curve. Thanks again!

[@timexum743]

You can buy a spare power cord off Amazon.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Mike, thank you so much for subscribing to my channel and welcome to the world of Garmin! I power mine by keeping a small 12v alarm system backup battery in my office and an extra Garmin power cord. When I want to use the unit in my office, I pull the cradle section off the RAM mount in my boat and just plug it in my office.

[@mikeeubanks2844]

@@DanRichardFishing thank you for your reply. I'm going to create a way to seamlessly do this and your response puts me well down that road. Here's to tomorrow!

[@rg2514]

Mike: Same question - I'm on the same learning curve as you, couple months behind you. I found a 12V DC 2A wall wart in my basement "used equipment department", cut the DC plug off and wired that to the EchoMap 93SV power cord. Works well powering the unit for the past week... Wal wart model # HK-AX-120A200-US. Dan - thanks for the high quality content!

[@mikeeubanks2844]

@@rg2514 I bought an extra power cable fr Garmin sand for a little 12v rechargeable battery from Walmart. About 60 bucks to get up and running.

[@badkarma2202]

I have echo 72sv, how are you powering it? Any adapters, I have to do it on board.

[@rashadal-safar1931]

Great video! Can you get anchor drag and shallow water alarms on your phone through active captain?

[@michaelclymer5272]

Thank you for the info, very informative, my only question is, can I use the same cards that came with my units for updates, or should I buy new cards, I have 2 units

[@ericvincent8784]

Great, informative video... 1 question though. Can you use the SD card that has the Active Captain loaded to it or do you use a separate SD card to load maps from Garmin Express. I have a 73sv and a 54cv and to save on Data charges from phone I'd like to use the Express for map and updates... Thanks

[@burnettsforge]

Dan, how do you have the GARMIN unit powered, while working on it "inside" your home?

[@johnhenri4150]

How did you hook up your fish finder to a battery at home I have my boat in the storage I did install my active captain at the storage but when am home I can’t do anything on ActiveCaptain

[@DanRichardFishing]

I have an extra power cord in my office with a small 12v alarm system battery I bought on Amazon for $25. I have my units mounted on Ram Mounts so they are easy to pull off the boat and just bring in to my office and plug it in :)

[@brandongomez9845]

great video helped me a lot, do you have a video explaining how to connect to garmin helm?

[@dbereziuk]

How do attach the battery to the garmin echo map chart plotter to use at home what kind of cables. I know I need a 12 v battery but I am unsure of what to buy so I can use it in my computer room at home by my computer thank you.

[@DanRichardFishing]

I detach the cradle from the ram mount and I have a small battery and extra power cable in the house :) You can see it in action here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYjQqpZuhNmCaq8 and there's links to the cable and stuff used in the description. Any small 12v battery will work :)

[@Hurleysellscars]

So I just got my garmin machine and I was wondering if I need to add an additional active captain card or will the Florida Coastal card be fine

[@DanRichardFishing]

So that depends on what you want to do. If you bought a physical Garmin branded map card, then you should not be using that for updates or as your AC card. So you will definitely want to use a separate card for doing your updates data exports or for Active Captain connectivity. If you are downloading the maps with Garmin Express and creating your own map card, you can use that for AC.

[@hbs187]

Liked channel. I bought a 2024 uhd sv93. It comes with US maps but I’m in Canada so I need to buy an SDcard with Canadian maps. Does this mean I can’t use active captain since my SD slot will be taken up with the maps card? Thanks

[@cowboysnation1594]

Got the year membership for nevionics will it transfer to the garmin?

[@rodneyjacoby5788]

When you're network to your bow and your console do both units have to be on if you're updating the app the captain app

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Rodney, the units do not have to be on if you want to update your ActiveCaptain app, but they do need to be on if you're updating the units via the app. Either way when they're networked when you power one on the other one powers on automatically.

[@dtf907downtofish]

I got 4 garmin units going on to 4 different boats was wondering if you had any tips and tricks for connectivity between them

[@williammoore6952]

Great video! I don't know much about my echo map 73sv. I normally just turn it on and go with the auto settings. But I'm interested in learning more about how to use it. Can I look up to see if the lake is preloaded Without being at the lake? Thanks William

[@michaelgallagher6024]

How do I power up unit to update what plug or battery do I need to do the update like you did In my house?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Michael, I simply have an extra power cable for the Garmin in my office with an inexpensive 12v alarm battery. I bring the unit and crdle in my office and just connect it to the cable and good to go! If your unit cradle is screwed in to your boat, you would also need to get yourself a spare cradle.

[@jorgemilburn2847]

Dan, thank you very much, It has been of Greta help both videos, active captain and Garmin Express. I made it work. Best regards

[@DanRichardFishing]

You are very welcome Jorge, thanks for the comment!

[@stevendefiori5262]

Great videos! What do you do if you have an Androiid 7 phone and it will not load Active Captain?

[@DanRichardFishing]

You'll have to use the manual upgrade method with a microSD card in that case.

[@mbrewer69]

When you have two unit on the same boat do you use the same WIFI address for both devices or should they e separate addresses

[@DanRichardFishing]

That's a great question, I honestly don't know because I only have 1 unit installed on my boat with Wifi. However I will be adding more soon so I'll find out and do a video on it for sure! I would however assume that each unit requires it's own IP address, just like any other wifi device in your house.

[@mbrewer69]

I hooked both up with the same WIFI and it works fine, the only thing is you can only download while one of the two units is off.

[@903environment]

Nice video, do the echomap plus 93sv have new color appearances,like the flood lights,aqua view the rusted .....I've already found that it doesn't

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi there, do you mean the color palettes for the sonar views like sideview and downview?

[@AsleepAtTheReel]

Good video. I want to make a note on a correction though. You are correct on the must have an Echomap product, BUT this works with non touch screen as well. You stated that it only works with touch screen and that is incorrect. I run both 1022 and 1222 and it works just fine, plus I do updates for people with the non touch screens. Great video, just that information was incorrect.

[@DanRichardFishing]

I'm not sure what you mean exactly, Wi-Fi is only available in Echomap touch screen models, not in the older first gen models that have non-touch screens. What is an Echomap 1022 and 1222? I think you might be referring to GPSmaps not Echomaps.

[@AsleepAtTheReel]

@@DanRichardFishing Thanks for the reply. First in no way am I arguing with you, so please do not take it that way. The way you said it and now that you explained it above it sounded like you were saying that ONLY echomap touch screens have Wi-Fi and not other models like GPS map have it. I am using both GPSmap 1022 and 1222 and they have Wi-Fi. Sorry for the confusion. I also watched this in the middle of the night when I could not sleep so probably misunderstood your comment. Thanks for the reply and great content!

[@DanRichardFishing]

Ahhh OK I got you! Yeah sorry if it was confusing, this video was focusing on Echomaps only as I only work with Echomaps and I don't know anything about GPSMaps. I was about to go dig out my older CHIRP unit to see if it had Wifi, I thought I was losing my mind haha! All good, thanks for replying and clarifying what you meant :) And thank you for the kind words on the content, I really appreciate it. Tight lines!!

[@wernerfogel1504]

Jolly good show. 72sv plus can i show sonar on a phone in the boat?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Werner, thank you so much for the kind words and for the question! Unfortunately at this time, the Active Captain app doesn't support Helm functions with Echomap products, which is what is needed to display and record your sonar right on your phone or other mobile device. This only works with certain GPSMap models. Take care!

[@jamesuy7158]

@@DanRichardFishing Do i have to buy the charts so that i can see it on my garmin plus 7sv? when i got it out of the box there were no maps and i having trouble so appreciate if you respond

[@FishYourHeartOut]

How often does Garmin update these maps? I just updated my unit for the first time today. Also Min size SD Card is now 8GB per Garmin website. Thanks for the video!

[@able8310]

If I have 3 echomap ultra's can i register them at different times so it can be 3 years of updates/upgrades?

[@DanRichardFishing]

You can if you do all your updating etc manually. If you use the Active Captain app, they will all register automatically.

[@johngwilson730]

very informative.. I hope most of this works on a 73sv echomap plus.. thanks bud...subscribed.!!

[@Himawari56]

Hi Dan, i want to ask what is different garmin echomap plus 92SV and garmin echomap plus 95SV?

[@DanRichardFishing]

This is a great question! When you see all these different Echomaps with the same first number like 92SV, 93SV, 95SV etc they are the same units but with different pre-loaded maps. So a 92SV has the worldwide base maps, 93SV has the US inland lake maps and the 95sv has the Canadian lake maps. Hope that helps! :)

[@shawnmcgrath4465]

Hi Dan, I love the videos as they are very informative and entertaining. I have 2 9” garmin echo map units, one on console and one on bow connected by a data cable My question is when I update as you did in this video will it update both units at one time due to data cable connection or will I need to put std card into each unit separately to update. Thanks for all your help.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Shawn, I am going to assume you are talking about Plus or UHD models and they are connected via the network cable. Assuming you have at least software version 12.00, then you can update it through the ActiveCaptain app by connecting to just one unit. You simply need to decide which unit is your WIFI unit and then on the other unit, shut off WIFI. In the WIFI unit, make sure you have your AC SD Card in there and then connect. Both units should appear in the AC App and from there you can update both. If you use the old school method using an SD Card to do your updates, you will need to do each unit one by one. Hope that helps! :)

[@winfredclayton1425]

Do you have a video on how you power up your monitor when it’s not on your boat and you have it at home

[@DanRichardFishing]

I don't have one specifically but I do get the question a lot! Basically I use a 12v alarm battery that cost me $25 from Amazon and I have an extra power cable. When I want to use it in the office, I just remove the cradle from the boat and bring it upstairs :)

[@Mike-es5fj]

Awesome video. As a new boater and Garmin user, this was extremely helpful. My question has nothing to do with anything talked about in this video. I wanna know what the setup is that you have to run your Garmin inside lol. You have a battery and extra Garmin wire or something?

[@jennig8219]

I have the same question lol

[@markhraba2647]

Do you have to do this method for each unit if you have multiple garmib units? I have 2- 126sv's new and ready to register after I install.

[@flipper2473]

Hi Dan , can you go fishing and use the echomap while it is in the processing of downloading?

[@darrenfisherman3838]

Is there a video to sync every gps marks on my sounder to my activecaptain app? I’m sick of putting in on my phone one by one.

[@marijovagner6593]

Hi! Perfect video :). Is it recommended that my garmin bluechart card become active captain card? So, in this case I can use BC card for updates? Thanks

[@DanRichardFishing]

So this has come up a couple of times, I may make a video of this. If you bought a physical Garmin branded map card, then you should not be using that for updates or as your AC card. (It will format the card and erase everything on it) So you will definitely want to use a separate card for doing your updates data exports or for Active Captain connectivity. If you are downloading the maps with Garmin Express and creating your own map card, you can use that for AC, just create the AC card first then add the maps.

[@jimkaneko1692]

Will a Bluechart SD microcard work in a GPS 64sx handheld model?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Jim, yes they should work! When I go to the 64sx product page and look up what maps are available, some of them are the Bluechart G3 maps :)

[@LttlBelowAverage]

Any way to get ActiveCaptain “hull” on the echomap uhd 2?

[@mr.payne1384]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to make videos like this. These videos helped me out a lot. I have a question. In activecaptain, on the upper right side (on your Garmin). Where it say owner and have a name. Where did the name come from. I did not name it, but a name popped up there. How do I change that name.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm really glad these videos are helpful! OK so this is a little complicated because I'm not sure how it grabs it or how to edit it, but I know where it comes from! In order to register your units and get updates etc, you need a Garmin account. So you first have to create a Garmin account. After that you use Garmin Express to down map updates, register a unit, activate your unit etc. In my case, it seems to have grabbed my email associated to my Garmin account and that is what it displays next to OWNER on the Echomap at the top left in Active Captain. I looked ALL OVER the place and I do not see anywhere that lets me edit that. Now, if you bought a used Garmin echomap and it's someone else's name showing up there, the old owner needs to remove it from their list of devices OR you may be able to reset it by doing a factory reset. I hope that helps, I apologize if that doesn't answer your question as well as you wanted.

[@mr.payne1384]

@@DanRichardFishing yes that helps. Pointed my in the right direction. I appreciate your reply! Thanks and have a blessed day!

[@DanRichardFishing]

You're very welcome, you as well!

[@SuperKatama]

Thanks, super easy and very helpful. Ready to tear up the Narragansett Bay.

[@michaelcambiano2998]

I’ve never updated my 2yr old unit. Do I install the latest or older updates first?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Only need to update with the latest :)

[@billwarne9334]

Dan could you show a video of how you hook up the garmin to the battery

[@DanRichardFishing]

Do you mean how I hook it up in my office when working on it?

[@jennig8219]

Yes, I’d like to know also. I’ve been struggling to keep my pontoon powered on in my yard, while trying to learn to use it.

[@jasonirby4177]

If I have 2 of the ultra 106sv units networked I and i download the update will it automatically update both units and the lvs34 transducer at the same time? Or will you have to do each unit separately?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Having everything on the network makes it much easier, you only need one SD card in one of the units to install Active Captain and that will act as the master for your entire network. Once the app connects to the main unit it will see everything on your network and update everything at the same time! I'll be making a new video exactly on how to do that very soon, I'm almost done all of my spring renovating and will be back to doing videos :)

[@edwinlaing9834]

How can you restore software back to factory and reinstall the update? Got a 93sv uhd and the sonar simulators are not working with the new update 19.10 . only the panoptix simulators work. Pop up message says missing simulator content! Or did they take it away? Or an issue with my update?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Wow you're the second person to mention this to me today! It looks like a lot of people are experiencing issues with this new update, I highly recommend you give Garmin customer service a call (they're really good) and let them know ASAP! Please let me know what they say if you can. By the way yes there is a way to downgrade the firmware on an Echomap, I need to try and find the instructions on how to do it. It's very risky though, you could brick the unit and then that unit is toast. You also void your warranty if it breaks from doing this. I've done it once and it worked fine. EDIT - Found it... support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=MtVQGKuPkXAjRpH9FhJ1u8

[@DanRichardFishing]

OK I see what's going on... you need to download the simulator and manual update for your unit to get the simulator working again: www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=7717

[@gregmatz1156]

Hey great video! I noticed as I was watching the video that your phone said discontinued above your Echomap Plus 95sv , what's that mean because I have the same thing on my Echomap plus 94sv and on the plotter by the smart notifications I don't get the green check mark. So been trying to figure what this means. thanks for your help!!!

[@DanRichardFishing]

That's a great question Greg, it means those models are discontinued and no longer sold. The current models are the UHD and Ultra models :)

[@gregmatz1156]

@@DanRichardFishing are they still doing updates for and thanks for answering question. I love your channel it really helps that you use some of the equipment that I do Thanks

[@grazvydassipkauskas4292]

Hello What typical card usage is when downloading maps and all fw? does for example 4/8/16 gb will be enough also?

[@DanRichardFishing]

I'd go with an 8 gig card minimum, the updates can be about 1 gig and updated maps range and size the biggest one I've seen personally is about 2 GB but some are twice that size. The 32 gig cards are so cheap you might as well just get the maximum size if you can.

[@GmGarlo]

I saw your link for the SD card and i noticed they have a new generation sd card , which one do you get , the new generation sd card or the old generation one

[@jamesmutters8741]

Wow this answered so many questions. Thank you

[@DanRichardFishing]

Thanks so much James, appreciate the kind words :)

[@gregfitzgerald8462]

Dan, I have a EM uhd 93sv. I followed your video when I purchased it last November to get the most current update at that time 18.0 and everything went well. There has been 2 software versions since then and I'm now trying to update to the 20.0 version. When I open the Active Captain app it shows the head unit with the ID # and the current software version as 18.0. for some reason it will not recognize needing the update to 20.0 software. Any advise?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Greg, I have not run in to this issue *yet* but I've definitely seen some people on the forums complaining about this exact issue. The only way they fixed it was by simply upgrading the old fashioned way with the SD Card :/ Maybe give Garmin a call and see if they have a better suggestion, they have great service - just don't call on a Monday, wait times are mental lol!

[@gregfitzgerald8462]

@@DanRichardFishing Figured out a work around. Garmin web site and app were both down over the weekend. Thanks for the reply.

[@pmaertens]

I do have a problem whit the Active Captain on my phone or tablet it will show the detail on the but if I zoom in they dessaper ?!

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Pascal, sorry I wasn't sure what you mean. Do you mean if you are looking at the maps on ActiveCaptain?

[@dbereziuk]

Thank you so much now I understand I can buy the cable from Amazon and Cabelas has the 12v battery.

[@DanRichardFishing]

You're very welcome!

[@dennisd6180]

Dan how do I convert my waypoints from my garmin to use on my hummingbird thank u.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Dennis, it should be fairly easy. You can export your waypoints as a GPX file and then open that file in Humminbird PC. From there you can export the waypoints as a .HWR file on an SD Card and when you put that in your HB unit, it should pull the waypoint file and import them. Hope that helps!

[@kizzjd9578]

Sorry for hijacking your question but would you know how to transfer trails and waypoints from lowrance to garmin?

[@timexum743]

Can you import sonar recordings from your unit to your phone?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Unfortunately you cannot with the Echomaps at this time :(

[@maritimetees2315]

Question for you. Does the Active Captain support AIS? I cant see my targets on my ipad or phone once I connect to my Garmin Chartplotter? I see the targets on my Garmin but not my mobile devices. My guess, it does not show the targets on the mobile devices. Odd they wouldn't integrate it into the Echo series.

[@DanRichardFishing]

This is actually my number one complaint about the echomaap series, the active captain integration with mobile devices is horrible. So no this is not supported, and you also cannot do any kind of screen recording or screen mirroring. It really is the biggest weakness of this series of chartplotters.

[@maritimetees2315]

@@DanRichardFishing thank you so much for answering. Bummer

[@powrider911]

great video dude very helpful! love my garmins!

[@DanRichardFishing]

Awesome, glad to help!! I love them too! :)

[@steviewondering]

Thanks Dan! Very useful content - one question, I haven't updated my Garmin Echomap Plus 73cv since purchasing it a couple of years ago. While watching the update process, is it normal to see the Software Update process go through many iterations of "Transferring..." to "Validating..." and back again? It looks like it's just transferring the same file over and over again and it's stuck in some infinite loop... Thank you!

[@DanRichardFishing]

Yes, it's definitely done that for me before especially if I'm way overdue for an update. Did it finally update or did it just keep doing it over and over again?

[@FishnFrank420]

If I update with the card does that start the 1yr of free updates? I would like to save my free updates for a year or 2 down the line.

[@jasonperry1719]

What do you do if you are buying the unit used and there is another owner on the unit?

[@MrLeonides1000]

Will that work on the Plus striker 7cv . Not touch screen.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Yes this will work with the Striker Plus series! :)

[@morenothing4u]

So wait like 2-3 years before you register to get your 1 time free map upgrade?

[@DanRichardFishing]

You can definitely do that, but bear in mind as soon as you use the Active Captain app, you've registered the unit. This was a good trick before the active captain app was around but now it's getting less relevant as people start using the wifi and apps.

[@trueoutdoorsman]

Hi Dan- how are you powering up you chart plotter in your office? Do you have a special cord?

[@DanRichardFishing]

I actually show it in a couple of videos, you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYjQqpZuhNmCaq8 basically I have a small 12v AGM battery in my office for testing, and then I have a Garmin power cable with the alligator clips that I connect to the power cable and that just connects to the cradle. My cradle is on a RAM mount so it just pops off. Hope that helps :)

[@trueoutdoorsman]

Could you point me the the Garmin cord? Thanks for video and reply!

[@DanRichardFishing]

@@trueoutdoorsman no problem at all, you're going to want the large four-pin: amzn.to/2Wd2rUl

[@trueoutdoorsman]

Thanks I found it on your other video! Appreciate the help!

[@DanRichardFishing]

@@trueoutdoorsman no problem! ✌️

[@abnergarcia6252]

I keep getting this message even though I have a memory card in there “no activecaptain memory card detected” I taking it and out it back in. Deleted the all and reinstalled again. I don’t know what to do. This is the same memory card I used when I originally updated the first time. I’ve only updated my equipment one time after I bought it. I have Garmin Echomap 93SV UHD and Livescope.

[@DanRichardFishing]

If you insert the SD Card in the unit and you tap on the ActiveCaptain menu, does it offer you to format it?

[@leewiles3075]

Great timing on your video Dan. I have the same ECHOMAP and my ActiveCaptain is telling me that version 13.30 is ready to download. I’ve saved your video which will certainly help when I’m ready to download it.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Haha awesome! Good luck with your update an thanks so much for the comment! :)

[@ananyamore8746]

It’s awesome! Just what I was looking for!!

[@carlosjohnson9993]

wonderful, simple instruction, thanks

[@dreamfishingtv]

Hello dan!! Can i ask to u? Why can't I see the helm icon?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Helm functions do not work on Echomaps unfortunately, only GPSMaps.

[@dreamfishingtv]

@@DanRichardFishing Thank u for reply! ahh~ that's too bad. I wanted to record the LiveScope screen 😀

[@DanRichardFishing]

@@dreamfishingtv yeah me too :( it's one of the biggest complaints I have about the echo map series is not being able to video record the screen.

[@dreamfishingtv]

@@DanRichardFishing I want Garmin to provide service 😭

[@chrispeterson1247]

Any idea why I can use simulator mode after installing active captain?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Chris, sorry do you mean simulator mode and are you asking why you can or can't use it?

[@chrispeterson1247]

@@DanRichardFishing sorry my original message should have said “can’t” not can. I just installed active cap. Now when I try going into simulator mode it’s says “simulator content missing, download the latest software” my software is completely up to date. If I clear that message and go into my sonar it’s a black screen that says “not available” spent a few hrs trying to figure it out but no luck. Any ideas ?

[@gerardfranco4985]

I purchased a navionics vision + sd card for $250. to install in my new uhd 74cv garmin. I'm in the Hawaiian islands. I had a super hard time getting it to work. I was thinking all I had to do was activate the vision+ card on active capt. It was not the case. Then downloading just my county of three islands killed my battery on my phone that is pretty new. So I finally down loaded on my computer it took four hours using garmin express. I've been seeing a lot of complaints about this issue. I'm guessing that even when you pay for a card that is supposed to be loaded with data of your choice it's blank. The older units you could just plug in the card and it worked perfectly. I have an old 1040 series garmin with the g3vision on a boat I skipper for work and its great. Kinda bummed on new garmin stuff. They should of made the unit connect direct to your wifi instead of the middle man device. Thanks for great information.

[@esad187]

My new android didnt come w sd card slot, do i need to do it via computer?

[@DanRichardFishing]

If you're doing it via the app, then you only need to have an SD Card in the Echomap and you can just leave it in there the entire time. If you are using your PC to update, then you'll need the SD Card.

[@coltking9324]

Question: is there a way to merge the auto charting I’ve done on my two units? I have separate memory cards for each unit. They both have done recording at different times and was hoping that I could load the mapping I’ve done off each memory card to make one map. Is there any way that’s possible? Thanks for the informative videos, for me, they have been very helping in understanding and upgrading my units. Cheers

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Colt! I just want to clarify, are you referring to the QuickDraw maps that you create yourself? Unfortunately Garmin does not support merging separate QD files together :( The only suggestion I've seen is to upload your QuickDraw file to the community cloud and then download them to your card and it will add them, but then you've shared your maps with the entire world. Sorry I don't have a better solution on that one! I'm super happy to hear you like the videos and find them useful, I've got more one the way! Tight lines :)

[@coltking9324]

Ok. Makes sense. Thanks for the reply.

[@coltking9324]

@@DanRichardFishing hello. Another question; any idea why my SD card would save my contour files as a “bin” file and not the “svy” format? My sad is should be Formatted properly. It’s formatted to be a MS-DOT (Fat 32) file. I went to upload my QuickDraw contours and when doing so I was unable to upload my maps because the countour file is saved as a “bin” I thought I did it properly. Apparently not. I’m using a Mac book. Thank you

[@dennisd6180]

Dan do i just change the extension on the file or do i have to run the file thru a piece of software like GPS visualizer?? Thank your your videos are great keep them coming.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Dennis, thanks so much for the nice comments and I definitely will do my best to keep the videos coming! So you need to actually load the .GPX file into the computer software called Humminbird PC. From there you can save it as the Humminbird file format. Then you can import that onto your units via an SD card. Hope that helps!

[@DoubleTFishing]

Well done!!! Great video

[@DanRichardFishing]

Thank you so much!!

[@douglasgroom6317]

Your very helpful….thx so much for the videos

[@DanRichardFishing]

You're very welcome!

[@abdel-salamtartoussy9699]

It will work on garmin echomap 70s?

[@johncherry2163]

Thanks for the video very helpful

[@ricoguidicelli9289]

Your voice sounds like Tony Roberts...cool videos.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Haha thank you Rico!

[@edwardlee5213]

What size sd card is suggested?

[@Robert-Siciliano]

Hey Dan, can you do a Garmin video on "Rocks"? The chartplotter depth #s and rocks asterisks look almost the same. Is there a way to accentuate rocks or even eliminate depth #s?

[@bowdzbeaudoin5770]

Very informative video ! Thanks so much Dan for all your help !

[@DanRichardFishing]

You're very welcome, I'm glad you found the video helpful! Thanks so much for the comment!

[@thomaskristoff7112]

How do you hook up to a battery at your house

[@bugtussle7475]

Can I use the Active Captain update card for my Quick Draw maps or do I need a separate memory card?

[@DanRichardFishing]

You can absolutely use the exact same card no problem. :)

[@hudsonjohnson4437]

How can I connect my garmin echo map to my multi function dis play?

[@yosvy305]

How to hook up the garming to the work station?

[@DanRichardFishing]

I have an extra powercord in my office and a small 12v alarm system battery that I connect it to.

[@clintwhidden]

I did the update via Wi-Fi and did not need to do it the old way. I have a non touch screen model.

[@DanRichardFishing]

Which model Echomap do you have?

[@josephharris8371]

So I did your method and no longer can access simulator mode how do I get it back

[@DanRichardFishing]

Hi Joe, I just replied to you on Facebook, but if it's easier I can reply here too :) Sorry to hear you're having issues with the update, I noticed a lot of people are complaining on the Bass Boat Central forum that they are experiencing issues with this new update although the simulator being broken is a new one. I suggest you give Garmin a call directly, it definitely sounds like a bug in their update. I generally wait abut 30 days before installing an update myself just to avoid unexpected issues with an update. Give them a shout (they have amazing customer service) and if you can, can you let me know what they say? Thanks again!

[@DanRichardFishing]

OK I see what's going on... you need to download the simulator and manual update for your unit to get the simulator working again: www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=7717

[@totarim]

My Huawei mobile phone does not support Google Play and I have a problem with the application, can you help me

[@DanRichardFishing]

Oh no! You're right, I never realized it but yeah Huawei uses a dedicated unix based OS right? I would give Garmin a call and see what they say but you may have to find yourself an Android or iOS device if you want to use the app.

[@BILLIONAIRE1SH]

Great content 👍🏼

[@DanRichardFishing]

Thank you so much!

[@jasonsodyssey]

Very informative

[@DanRichardFishing]

Thank you sir!

[@lukeflannery6405]

I purchased vison plus and the relief shading is on my active captain ohone app but will not transfer through to the plotter has anyone had this issue

[@diggerdoug4733]

What size memory card do you recommend?

[@DanRichardFishing]

Go with a 32 GB card, which is the biggest one you can put :)

[@diggerdoug4733]

I had to stop watching for a bit. Once I went back to watch the rest of the video, I got it. Thanks.

[@maximalniy]

Active Capitan doesn't prompt me to Create Active Capitan Memory Card in the application though the application says I have latest updates (