Garmin 162 Question

I just purchased the Garmin 162 from Joly Ann Marine and Outdoor and I have purchased the MapSource U.S. Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots v5 . I have picked out a couple of ares on the software and uploaded them to my unit…Now for the life of me I can’t find where to pull the info out from?

Any tips ? I have the instructions, and have read them(believe it or not) but I just can’t seem to find where it says how to bring this mapping info to the screen..

Thanks in advance,

Dave, Page 25 of the Garmin 162 Manual explains the FHS use. I’m sure you’ve already read that. I believe the map detail should be present once you’ve loaded the data to the unit. Have you taken it out on the water since you’ve loaded the data? My thinking is that it should appear on the GPS if you are in a location that you loaded to the unit. If you’re at home I think you shold be able to use the cursor to “go to” the area where you loaded the FHS data and see if it’s there. Also, I think Adam Adler runs this unit with FHS if I remember correctly and he may have some input. I don’t think James uses any software on his 162, just the basemap. If all else fails, give Garmin a call at 1-800-800-1020 or you can email them at THIS LINK. Let me know if you get it solved please.

Thanks!

Could this be the reason why ? I think so……….

MapSource U.S. Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots v5

I’m looking for info on the river and I’m looking at software for Lakes

Dave, There’s river info on there too. You should see the river info when you load the CD on your computer. Recall what you viewed on the MapSource Viewer on Garmin’s website (when you viewed the map of your area). That same detail is what you’ll have on your CD-Rom.

I’ll have to look it up on my unit. I loaded from L/D 10 to L/D 7 . I’ll pull it up again tonight or tomorrow. Thanks Wade !!

This just back from Garmin,

Quote:

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Thank you for contacting Garmin International. I’d be happy to help you
with that. This software title will only cover tournament fishing lakes and
some recreational lakes, it does not cover rivers. We do not have any
software at this time that covers rivers.

Best Regards,

Ryan M.
GARMIN International
Product Support Specialist
[email protected]
) 1-800-800-1020

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Dave,

I’ll be giving Garmin a call soon. That information is not in line with what is shown on their website. I’ll let you know what I find.

Also, what happens when you try to access the lake information for the area you loaded?

Thanks Wade, I really appreciate what your doing for me…(great service )

The lakes show up real nice…I pulled up Mille Lacs and it shows contours and locations and stuff…

You bet Dave… You should be seeing something like this on the river…

The above pic is from the Garmin website taken from the “map viewer”. Do you see something like that when on the river?

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I think we need to ask Ryan M. of Garmin why the heck their MapSource Map Viewer shows these river images if they do not cover any rivers??? I know it does not provide depth contours but you were interested in the map outline for navigation and that outline should be on there. I’m confused. I’ll try to get this figured out tomorrow. Hang in there Dave. Sorry for the trouble…

I wish i could show you what the garmin was showing….

I really think this might be something I’m not doing too…

My mapsource software shows just what your looking at in the pix above but it wasn’t showing that on my unit after i downloaded it to the unit…

Dave, just drive on over to my house. What’s a few hundred miles between friends??

I got the PM too… All you’re going to get on the river is the outline. And, because river data is so inconsistent and the river changes, there will be times (maybe many times) that it shows you on land. On my Lowrance basemap I get the same thing on smaller lakes, but when I use the Navionics chip it keeps me located on the water like you’d want it to do. Now, on Mille Lacs or other lakes that are actually listed on the CD you should not have this problem. On the river you should still be able to mark your waypoints/icons, etc and follow your plotter trail, even if it shows you’re on land. As long as it replicates your trail and can accurately return you to your marked locations it should serve as a helpful tool.

When the Garmin support emailed you and said there is no river info that is not correct. But it is true that the river detail is not going to be nearly as good as the detail for listed lakes. I believe I will be seeing you at Mille Lacs later this year and and love to take a look at this product on the big pond. It’s not going to compare to the 1′ contours but I’m hoping it will be a big help in locating structure on the water.

Lastly, you might be better off taking the time to sit on hold and talk to a Garmin tech about it. Maybe they have some tricks we don’t know about??? Let me know if there’s anything you need from me. Be glad to help.

YOU my friend,

Are the Greatest !!