All you to know your location, velocity and course on the water, with gpsenabled navigation. Click on the sd card icon once more, in the humminbidpc window, upload the new, converted file r. Learn how to dial up target separation, dial down clutter. By combining sonar imagery with gps and charts, you can mark a large fish return as a waypoint and return to that spot. Key features of the new humminbird waypoint management tools include. To install the program, download the humviewer for mac application. Use the joystick to move the cursor to a waypoint icon. By using your heading or course extension while navigating, you can aim towards the next waypoint icon. This style is based on thin twopixel lines and is optimized for 50x50 px. Unlike other vector icon packs that have merely hundreds of icons, this icon pack contains 8,755 icons, all in the same style and quality. The software version on your unit will determine the appropriate steps to export waypoints to a sd card. This video shows how to change the waypoint icon on your humminbird helix via the waypoint settings option in the navigation menu. Id like to know if humminbird made any changes for editing waypoints. You can view waypoints, tracks or routes now, on your computer, if you want to.
I am a humminbird man, but i have always loved the idea of lowrance that has the icons for the waypoints brushtop,fish,etc. The waypoints are listed on the sd card and visible through the humminbird pc, however when i install the sd card into the unit, i get a message that says no new nav data found and the new waypoints are not listed under the units waypoint menu. Using your phones gps, the app displays your realtime location on the map, and lets you easily mark, import or export waypoints, routes and tracks to your humminbird fish finder. See your humminbird waypoint management guide for more information about groups and the other great features of the waypoint management dialog box.
I need to convert the older lowrance lcx icons into lowrance hds waypoints so i can then use the hummingbird program to convert to waypoints i searched a few other forums and the best i have is a maybe if you save the icons on a mmc card in load into a hds unit, the icons will transfer into waypoints. I do like lowrances waypoint management better than the solix but i dont think that alone is worth the p. Also, be sure that the unit is turned on and booted up before placing the sd card in to upload targets or fishing log waypoints. Weve made it in ios style, first introduced in ios version 7 and supported in all later releases up until now at least ios 11. I have no idea how i did this and there was only one. You will then see the progress back from the importing. Specifiy which waypoint files you would like to switch to the humminbird format and the files will be converted automatically. I understand changing waypoint icons but why when i zoom out i still see nothing but blue dots. With the helix or solix, is it possible to get to icon choices in one step while marking a waypoint. Humminbird solix waypoint management the technological. Use the waypoint info menu to edit the waypoint name, icon, color, and more see. Create new routes and waypoints, organize your gpx files with your favorite tracks and routes, and add icons to your waypoints. There you will see humminbird icon list in each icon category. There are 30 icons to choose from on the hb unit itself under nav top menu bar then down to waypoints create waypoint then arrow down to icon then side arrow to select the different icon for each waypoint.
My impression after talking with the electronics guy at reeds is that waypoints transfer easily from lowrance to garmin or humminbird, but trails or icons do not transfer. Can you transfer waypoints from lowrance to humminbird. What format do my waypoints need to be in to load to. Choose from over 1,800 lake maps, each with full humminbird compatibility for all exclusive lakemaster features, including depth highlight, shallow. For this example i will be transferring from a humminbird 1198 to a lowrance hds9. Most of my wps are blue dots but i also have several other icons saved as wps but when i zoom out on map all i see is blue dots. All nonsra labeled waypoints were dropped in choke points between timbered areas and it is important to drive directly over each waypoint coordinate as you follow them in a series. If they cant transfer, it looks like my options are to stay with lowrance or to run both the lcx and a new unit, using the lcx for navigation and the new garmin or. This symbol weee wheelie bin on product indicates the product.
Purchase, download, and view maps through chartselect. The icon method in previous lowrance models saved icons differently than waypoints, you could identify the icon only by symbol so you couldnt find them in a list like waypoints, you couldnt navigate to them like you can with a waypoint. Humminbird offers a couple ways to edit waypoints and the icon and ways to enter or create new waypoints. A program group and a desktop icon will be created for you. Humminbird must be selected lake list as the map source. With waypoint management youll be in complete control of all your saved data, and back to that hot spot time and again. Beyond the exporting of your waypoints i would expect that the rest of the procedure is pretty much the same for all of us using any of the the lowrance units. This video will show you how to use the cursor to waypoint feature on your humminbird helix via the xpress menu shortcut. Before exporting to a humminbird, there are a few important things to know. Humminbird helix 5 series operation manual pdf download. Download humminbird fishsmart for pc windows and mac apk.
Humminbird fishsmart on the app store itunes apple. Then i was looking at my mapping yesterday and i saw i had a fish icon down as a waypoint. Registered owners of these units can download humminbird pc from the humminbird website, as quickly and easily as you would download a software update for your unit. Data and gps navigation get a head start on fishing trips with waypoints and routes. I thought i was somewhat tech savy, but i was quickly put in my place when trying to transfer some brush pile waypoints from my computer over to my cardunit. These are the only icons interchangeable between humminbird pc, auto chart, and your humminbird unit. Page 7 set the waypoint icon default use the following instructions to set the waypoint icon category and the waypoint icon for all new waypoints.
Cursor to waypoint allows you to locate any waypoint. Not going to be in my boat this weekend and the other boat has an hds 8. In order to get a head start on your fishing trips, you can also plan the waypoints. The files will then appear in the left hand column as a. Can the latest helix or solix models choose waypoint icons. Humminbirdpc waypoint listlegend unofficial humminbird.
Humminbird units with gps capabilities will accept waypoints from a sd card in the. I never did it myself but ive seen it a few times on this. E humminbird fishsmart app take the lake home with you using the free ios and android app. In some cases, you might even predict the movement of a school by dropping waypoints each time a. From here you will use humminbirdpc to convert the lowrance version 1 to humminbird format. View and download humminbird helix 9 operation manual online. This past monday i did some cleanup on my interlink and offloaded all of my navigation data waypoints, routes to a sd card and dropped them into humminbird pc.
Features of humminbird for pc humminbird pc for mac. Plug the sd card into your humminbird unit, power the unit, and the new waypoints should automatically load up. You can even overlay your maps with satellite images. Humminbird pc is a waypoint management program that is available to owners of humminbird chartplotters and gpssonar combo units.
Can anyone walk me through how i can convert my humminbird waypoints to lowrance. It will have the same name as the orginal file with the. Export or save your existing waypoint data so it can be transferred to your computer. Apple, iphone, and macintosh are registered trademarks of apple inc. To select the humminbird pc software download, move the mouse to the right of the product and click on humminbirdpc version x. But when i it came to picking the icon that best matches what is at that w. The humviewer is a program that can be used to view sonar recordings created on a humminbird sonar sideimaging or quadrabeam. Onix and solix are not recommended for use with this products.
Tips for managing your waypoints and other nav data on the humminbird solix. It does not support the same icon, groups or notes. Check out the features of humminbird waypoint management and how easy it. Humminbird waypoint management offers some added features like setting the default waypoint icon or allowing you select an icon each time. When using a unlocked sd card that has never had humminbird waypoints stored on it. If the waypoint management dialog box is open, press the exit key to close the. Now available are species specific icons such as bass, walleye, and troutand structure oriented icons for rock piles and weedbeds. Humminbird technical support is also a good resource, theyve helped me a couple times on things i couldnt figure out. On chartselect, you can select, purchase and download individual high definition lakemaster lake maps for use with your humminbird fish finder or humminbird fishsmart app. Download humminbird fishsmart for pc windows and mac can be easily installed and used on a desktop computer or laptop running windows xp, windows 7, windows 8, windows 8. Humminbird gps models give you the ability to sort waypoints alphabetically, buy nearest location, or by most recently saved.
Humminbird 798898 waypoints info marine electronics. How do i transfer targets or fishing log waypoints to my. Navigate through each category for icon and icon name. Humminbirdpc will display the waypoint icon list or legend thus. Im able to get an icon to show by using the go to button and the anchor icon also shows up when using that function via the trolling motor remote but the mark key doesnt create a waypoint either by itself or when using the cursor. Settings dialog box to set the waypoint icon category and the waypoint icon for all new waypoints. Marking waypoints, routes, and tracks with fishsmart. Humviewer viewer of humminbird sonar recording files. Versions available for both windows and mac the current version is 86 release date 1004 08. Move the mouse over and click on the humminbirdpc version 2.
Stealth nonencrypted icon name snmac 01 shortname is mac address. The lowrance hds does not have icon only choice like the lcxlms models. Create waypoints and user tracks from the recordings. From there, they can highlight depth contours and shallow water, offset the water depth based on seasonal changes, or even mark waypoints or. We were marking waypoints while scouting a lake and he was surprised that there wasnt a simple popup during waypoint creation that allows you to choose what icon you want to use for a given waypoint. That information will be removed from your waypoints and it cannot be retrieved. I have created several waypoints in humminbird pc by entering the longitude and latitude and installed them on an sd card. Humminbird is not responsible for the loss of data files waypoints, routes, tracks, groups, recordings, etc. Humminbird helix how to change waypoint icon youtube. Beyond that, there are numerous options that allow for further organization by icon color, location, date, speciesspecific icons and even custom waypoint grouping.
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