What card to use for memory card on helix 9?

Finally got me a Helix 9 si gps for my boat and had it installed yesterday. It's the first semi fancy unit I've had and new to what chips and memory cards to get for it. I ended up ordering the smart strike card for it but since that will mostly only be used when I go to ky lake, was wondering about what memory card it takes. Will just a regular sd card like what I use in my trail cameras work? And if so, what size will the unit take up to? Sorry if it's a dumb question but I'm new to this stuff since I'm coming from a elite 5 HDI unit. Thanks

HELIX 9 accepts regular SD or SDHC Cards up to 32gb ... (not SDXC) ...

HB recommends Sandisk brand ...

It's a good idea to format the SD Card in your PC before use in the HB ...

Rickie

Rickie, could you explain what you mean when you say "format the SD Card before use in the HB?

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Originally Posted by armyman

Rickie, could you explain what you mean when you say "format the SD Card before use in the HB?

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Same here

Formatting a SD Card is function of erasing any data on the card and preparing the file system on the SD Card for use in an SD Card capable device ... new cards are supposed to be formatted from the manufacturer ... but it doesn't hurt to format again before use ...

Most PC's come with a formatting program ...

In a Window's PC ...:

*Insert the SD Card in the card reader (built in or external thru USB) ...
*Open My Computer ...
*Right click on the SD Card (or drive that an external reader is plugged into) ..
*Choose the "Format" selection ...
*When the format window opens make sure "Quick Format" is un-selected ...
*Click Format ...
*Confirm popup to format ...
*Wait for "Format Complete" ...

Larger SD Cards take longer to format ...

Rickie

Thanks, Rickie!