The Worldwide basemap shows only a few more roads than the 2MB map, but does have contour lines. Cġ6MB version has many large roads and river details. A majority of the road detail is deleted and it has a limited number of points-of-interest (POI). This map comes in North American, European, and Australian version with both standard and marine flavors available. It can hold a standard base map only (no detailed maps). Standard Base Map – This memory size is 2MB in the yellow/green models and 16MB in all other models.
#HOW TO MOVE EXPERTGPS MAP TILES UPDATE#
Typically come from the Magellan Support website, Firmware update CDs, or the occasional tech support email response. With a Meridian, you can upload multiple map files to the SD card and change between the files on the unit (handy if you’re going on a long driving vacation and you don’t have a laptop along to reload your GPS. With a SporTrak, only one detailed map can be uploaded at a time, and it is not possible to save waypoint or track files to an SD card. However, is that the SporTrak has no SD card support, which means they are limited to internal memory for storing detailed maps.
If you have an earlier version, we strongly suggest that you upgrade. Some sections of this FAQ that discussed problems with firmware previous to 4.02 have been removed. At the time of the writing of this document, the most current firmware version was 5.12 for the Gold/Platinum/Marine, 4.05 for the Green/Yellow, and 5.12 for the Color. 27 57) Troubleshooting - Mapsend won’t read tracks/waypoints from SD card 27 58) Troubleshooting – SanDisk SD Card Incompatibility 28 59) Troubleshooting - COM Port is ‘Busy’ 28 60) Troubleshooting - Mapsend is taking forever to generate a map 28 61) Troubleshooting - Topo Map Size 28 62) Troubleshooting - 128MB and larger SD Cards 29 63)ġ) Introduction This document covers the most commonly asked questions about the Magellan Meridian line of mapping GPS receivers. 27 56) Troubleshooting – The contact area on my unit is missing its cover. Table of Contents: 1) Introduction 4 2) Which model for me? 4 3) Various Models - What's the Difference? 4 4) Difference between Magellan SporTrak and Meridian GPS receivers? 4 5) What does the compass and barometer on the Platinum do? 5 6) Memory and Maps – The Overview 5 7) Base Maps - What's the deal? 6 8) Where do I find basemaps? 7 9) Memory Expansion (SD Card) - How do I do it, and what's it for? 7 10) Memory Usage – How much memory is left? 8 11) Detailed Maps - How do Iĥ5) Troubleshooting – My Battery Compartment Door does not fit right.