Navionics Plus chip in linked lowrance units

  • Deadeye9
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 8
    March 29, 2018 at 10:17 pm #1763829

    I just recently purchased a new boat with 3 HDS lowrance graphs linked together on it. I need to buy a navionics plus chip for them, but I was wondering if I only need to buy one card to get maps on all 3 units or if I need to get a card for all 3 if I want maps on all of them?

    Let me know if you guys have any past experience with this.

    igotone
    Posts: 1746
    March 30, 2018 at 12:18 am #1763849

    if they are all gen 2’s and newer — I believe it’s one chip.

    Deadeye9
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 8
    March 30, 2018 at 8:52 am #1763900

    One is a HDS 7 gen 2, second is an HDS 9 gen 3, and the third one is a HDS 9 Carbon.

    Deadeye9
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 8
    March 30, 2018 at 8:52 am #1763901

    Thanks for the reply.

    Waxy
    Calgary, AB
    Posts: 280
    April 9, 2018 at 8:33 am #1766197

    Deadeye9,

    Your Navionics+ map chip will share the map between all three of your units.

    HOWEVER, if you want to be able to use the Sonar Charts Live option (and you do, it’s an awesome feature) you CANNOT have a Gen 2 or older unit connected to your network via ethernet or it won’t work on any of your units.

    In order for the SonarCharts Live to work, you’d either have to leave the Gen 2 HDS 7 disconnected from the other two units (no ethernet cable), or replace it with a Gen 3 or newer unit.

    Waxy

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