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lavocat
07-21-2010, 09:22 AM
I need to know if anyone knows how to take info from a Lowrance LCX113CHD and put it on a Garmin 4212 without having to enter every location manually.

specktator
07-21-2010, 09:57 AM
SD card?

Jordan
07-21-2010, 10:01 AM
SD card?


i was gonna say that :cry:

lavocat
07-22-2010, 06:59 AM
No you can't just puit it on a card and then into the other unit.

longsidelandry
07-22-2010, 07:59 AM
Can you plug the units into your computer? If so, you can find the folders that contain your GPS coordinates and copy them over to the folders they should be in on the new unit.

LaAngler
07-22-2010, 10:49 AM
any pics of the new rig yet?

lavocat
07-23-2010, 06:39 AM
New rig has not come in yet. It appears that Yamaha did not ship the motor when they were supposed to. This GPS question is for a friend and it appears that the info you collect from the Lowrance onto the computer is not compatible with the Garmin.

Wag
07-23-2010, 09:10 AM
You can use http://www.easygps.com/ to convert from lowrance to garmin...just load lowrance info into easygps then save using garmin format to SD disk and load.

lavocat
07-23-2010, 09:46 AM
According to Easy GPS, it does not support Garmin 4212. Any other info out there about programs that will take data saved in Lowrance LCX 113CHD format and convert to Garmni GPSMAP 4212 format would be appreciated.

longsidelandry
07-23-2010, 09:55 AM
What type of file does the Lowrance save the files as and what type of file does the Garmin need?

Wag
07-23-2010, 01:48 PM
What type of file does the Lowrance save the files as and what type of file does the Garmin need?
Lowrance is usr and I think garmin is gpx format

Wag
07-23-2010, 01:49 PM
I have never tried this but you may want to check it out and see if it might work for you.

http://www.gpsbabel.org/

Wag
07-23-2010, 02:02 PM
Here is a tread talking about it also

http://forums.floridasportsman.com/forum/general-fishing-information/how-convert-lowrance-gps-waypoints-garmin-format