Importing GPS to a HB 768

I give up. In the faint hope that one of you knows some magic...........

I made .gpx files for the lakes on the AGFC website, for the brushpiles/tops/whatever they have listed.

I saved the Greeson .gpx file to an SD card.

I put the SD card into the card slot on my Humminbird 768. I turned it on.

Nothing.

There is NO menu option for 'importing files'. None. There is one for exporting, which I find weird.

Man, it's hard to be poor.

I know how to manually enter, but there are 900 of 'em!!!

Any clues?? Leaving tomorrow.

Thanks.

Load the gpx file into humminbird pc, then send to SD card. I'll look to see the exact language it uses.

Once you see your .gpx file in humminbird pc, right click it and select upload (to your sd destination).
Select replace.
If you get a waypoint name error, stop, figure out what is wrong and correct it or it may corrupt your memory in your depth finder. (don't ask how I know this)
This will create a file on your sd card with a .hwr extension. It may be under a misc folder.
You can then plug the card into your unit and it will upload.

Easy peasy

Load the gpx file into humminbird pc,

um........how? That's what I can't do!

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Originally Posted by Buckrub

Load the gpx file into humminbird pc,

um........how? That's what I can't do!

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Humminbird pc is a program for your computer. Do you have it?

OK, hold on. I figured out "humminbirdpc" is not what I thought. It's a download to my pc.

I may not get this tonight, a bummer. But I'm closer. thanks.....

No I didn't. But that was the missing (duh) piece. I'm dowloading and installing it now.

Well crap.

I got so far.........and when i right click the GPX file, "upload" is grayed out......it won't let me select that option. Don't know how to get it to SD card.

welcome to my world!!! Lol !!!!!

Put an SD card in your pc and it will ungray. Either that or make a folder on your sd card named matrix. Go to here.

http://home.centurytel.net/rcurt/matrix/

Save the .hwr file into that folder named matrix on your sd card.

OK never mind.

It didn't work the way you said, but I used my extensive IT training over many years to figure out to put an SD card in the COMPUTER slot, then Humminbirdpc saw that and let me upload from the F: drive (the SD card), but NOT the .gpx file.

Whatever, I now have the .hwr extension file for Greeson on an SD card and am about to go out into the dark night and plug in my HB DF and see if I can upload this file.

back in a few

Thank you guys.

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Originally Posted by Buckrub

OK never mind.

It didn't work the way you said, but I used my extensive IT training over many years to figure out to put an SD card in the COMPUTER slot, then Humminbirdpc saw that and let me upload from the F: drive (the SD card), but NOT the .gpx file.

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Originally Posted by RCC

Put an SD card in your pc and it will ungray.

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I hate it didn't work out the way we said:Rofl

I'm deleting the matrix folder I created on my server space. Save me a little bandwidth.

Well, I finally got it. I appreciate it. I owe bofya a tall frosty one.

BUT..........man...........first, it downloaded then it said "Only downloading 858 waypoints, out of memory". I don't know if that means I can't download any more lakes, or what....because I scrolled through them all and they are all there.

Second, not knowing this lake that well (it's been years and I'm not in an area I've ever fished), I had hoped the HB 768 would allow me to "go to nearest" but it won't. Heck, my Rino will do that!!! So once again, I'm hampered by old technology.

Third, this is my TM DF, not the console one! So, I'm going to have to get in the general area, figure out WHICH waypoint is in that area, and then "go to" it directly via trolling motor.

STILL, I'm way ahead of just flopping around blind, which is what I've basically done for years.

P.S.
I need to borrow $5,850, please. Thank you. I need new stuff.

Glad you got it worked out. Have fun and catch a bunch of fish.

If a bunch is 3, will do.

Again, thanks for your patience and help! This is a good place.