HDS Background Charts updates are recommended for early production (Jan-Jun 2009) HDS units that do not display Navionics charts.
Your unit needs this update if you get a white background when Chart data is set to Navionics and you are zoomed all the way out.
HDS Background Chart Update is a 149 MB file and may take a while to download. Please be patient.
System Requirements: Java must be installed on your computer for the installers to operate. If you do not already have a Java installed, please visit the Java website. Lowrance HDS update software will run on any Java-enabled machine running Windows® 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7, Mac OS X, or Linux.
Copy the update to your SD/MMC card
- Make sure the SD/MMC card reader is properly connected to your computer (and, if necessary, that the drivers are installed).
- Insert a blank SD/MMC card that is 512MB or larger into the MMC/SD card reader.
- Click on the "- Copy the update to your SD/MMC card - " link below.
- Wait for the Java web installer to download and run. Follow the Lowrance update installation instructions. If you are not sure about a step, just select the default choice. When the installer finishes you will be prompted to click Finish to exit.
Installing the update on your HDS
- Turn your Lowrance HDS unit off.
- Place the MMC/SD card containing the updated operating software in the unit's MMC/SD card tray.
- Turn your HDS unit on. The software update will automatically install.
- After the install is complete, remove the SD card from the unit, and restart the unit.
Troubleshooting
Please first try to download the stand-alone installer for your operating system. Choose the appropriate operating system below:
PC Win98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 |
Mac OS X* |
Linux *Mac OS X users may need to reapply the execute permissions to the stand-alone installer after it has finished downloading. To reapply the execute permissions, open a Terminal window, and type the following command (this assumes you downloaded the file to your desktop): chmod +x desktop/HDS_Navionics_Background_Chart_Update.command
Still having problems? Please contact Customer Support based on your location:
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