Is it possible to view a Navionics map card on my PC ?? If so, how do I do it ??
I have tried and keep getting an error message telling me that Word cannot open this file because they don't know what program created it.

Any & All help is appreciated !

Bill at SOB Lures

I found this on the Navionics website:

>When we insert our Navionics MMC chip into our MMC reader or directly into the MMC slot on our PC nothing happens. Our PC then tried to go online to find a program and nothing happened. What's wrong?

A: Please note that Navionics charts are NOT PC compatible in just any card reader and are NOT formatted to be read on a PC (as the files are not PC compatible files). You may corrupt the files on your chart by placing it in a card reader and trying to open it on your PC without the proper software and card reader.
There are card readers and software programs that will read a Navionics chart on a PC.
1. Navionics NavPlanner, http://www.navionics.com/NavPlanner.asp (a Navionics card reader and software package that will allow you to read your current Navionics charts on a PC) $129 US list


http://www.navionics.com/PlatinumFAQs.asp?CategoryID=5

MBradford,

Thanks a TON for the quick and knowledgable reply. I guess I should have known it would be costly to do this.....LOL...

Bill at SOB Lures

You're welcome,B. Dee.

Hopefully nothing bad happened to your card by putting it in your pc.

I read here on the TFF where someone had accidentally formatted their card and completely erased all info on it.

Yes, but you have to buy a program and a card reader. Iwent through this myslef. I picked on up on ebay for $110. It is really a nice thing to have since you can do a lot of searching on a bigger screen. You can set waypoints then save back to a seperate SD card like your camera uses. These can then be loaded onto the unit in your boat. You can also capture the map like a photo on your computer and print it out.

Interesting reading, folks. Is this program and card reader like the Mapcreate that Lowrance has for sale?

No, Navplanner just lets you read the Nav chip on your PC and save waypoints via the PC. You can't create anything new.