I love your videos on these Garmin unit! The boat I bought has a 93 SV plus unit. Which me and the guy I bought it from couldn't get to power up. Once I got it home I was able to test and find out that the Cradle was bad and have since replaced it. What a lifesaver that video was. Definitely a new subscriber. And now I have to check for updates. And you make it very easy to follow and understand what you're doing. Thank you very much
I just found your site. You are a huge time saver. I am new to Garmin marine products (retired truck driver) and have a new Echomap UHD 74CV for my Kayak. Being a non Techie, I figured I would need help and your have provided it. I am grateful; keep up the good work.
Tank yo so much Don, I appreciate the kind words and feedback! I do try to keep things as simple as possible so everyone can follow the steps. Why make it complicated if it doesn't have to be right? All the best and enjoy your retirement! Must be nice being able to fish any time you want ;)
Haha yes you're very welcome and the first time I did it and there was that huge pause I was panicking lol! Save you guys from the same heartache ;) Thanks so much for the comment!
Thank you for the video it was awesome I own my units for 3 years did know I need to update him when I tried to connect them both together they wouldn't connect your video was awesome really helped me a lot thank you
Great video . I think you should mention about not interrupting the update earlier before updating in case some people do not realize how crucial it is but thank you for the update
Hahah that's fair, I hope people watch this video before they do the update. I guess I figured most folks know that every single electronic device out there that has firmware updates says not to disconnect or power down during an update. lol!
Thank you so much for the comment and I post at least 1 new video a week! I try to do a mix of How-to videos as well as share my love of fishing :) Make sure you subscribe for more and have a good one!
Thanks Dan. Great Job! I was wondering if you could show your inhouse desktop setup for your echomap updating mount if possible please? How did you mount the echomap on your desk? Thanks for your time.
I've actually shown it a couple of times in some of my other videos but I'll do a quick one specifically showing just that next time I do a Garmin video :)
So when you powered on your units to install update...were your transducers pinging and all hooked up to the black box. Livescope ducer does not like to be out of water running. Sorry if this is a dumb question!
Not a dumb question at all! This has been discussed extensively on forums and fishing groups, but here is what Todd Driscoll from Garmin says and that's good enough for me: _"All Panoptix transducers including LiveScope keep pinging when you put the MFD in sleep mode. If you want it to stop, you need to use the Disable All Sonar button from the power menu. But, as we have talked before, per our engineers there is no concern regarding overheating as they have built-in protection. However, nothing wrong with being conservative and disabling the Panoptix sonar when out of the water either."_ Hope that helps!
Dan, really finding the videos useful, with right level of detail for me. I'm wanting to try the home battery setup, as the boat is on a marina 90 minutes away. The rear of my 75SV has three ports. Do I need just the one data/power cable? If so, which port does it attach to on the back of the Garmin? Can't seem to find the answer in your videos or user manual.
Thanks so much for the kudos on the videos, glad they are helpful! For your 75SV, it depends on which model/generation you have. Is it the original Echomap or one of the newer ones like the UHD or Plus? The original version of the Echomap, the first generation, didn't have the single big connector on the back of the unit that plugged in to the cradle and then the cradle had all the connections. In that case, the power wire was a 4 pin power connector that simply passed through the cradle and plugged directly in to the unit itself. So with that version, you only need this power cable and you don't even need a cradle: amzn.to/3DQ07Wo Now for the newer generations (CHIRP, PLUS and UHD) the power cable plugs in to the cradle itself, and then the unit plugs in to the cradle. For that setup, the power cable is the one with the round red plug, which is this one: amzn.to/2Xp0lEi Just bear in mind when you remove the unit from the boat, you also need to bring the cradle with you, or buy a second one for at home. Hope that helps!! :)
@@DanRichardFishing Thanks for the quick answer. I think it is a 'newer' CHIRP (on the boat when I bought it). It fits in to the cradle on the boat, which has three plugs, which plug into the corresponding ports on the rear of the Garmin. I'll have a closer look when I'm down there next. Keep up the good work.
Hi Dan thanks for the tutorials. Just received my Garmin GPSmap xs and along with micro sd card for Hawaii and Northern Mariana Islands waters. Btw I’m residing out here in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands about a few hundred miles north of Guam . My unit has two slots to insert the sd card, does it matter as to which slot to inert the sd card? Appreciate your advice.
Hi Pedro, congrats on your new unit, the GPSMap series are beautiful but unfortunately out of my budget! I can't be 100% sure but if it's anything like dual slots on camera, it should not matter at all. Give it a try and let me know!
@@DanRichardFishing I actually got two. Installed one on the driver console and one up front on the trolling motor and linked the two. First Garmins for me so I’ll probably have lots of questions. Thanks for the quick reply!
I'm french from Québec, many tanks to you I have purchast a Plus 97sv on dec 2020, it is very generous from you useful information ! I would have one question for you ; is it possible to change the transducer to have 800 or more mhz mi unit is only 455 mhz ?
Salut JP! Garmin definitely do have 800mhz transducers available, the GT20 CHIRP transducer for example has a 800Mhz setting as well as the GT22 and GT30. It depends on if you want just DV or do you want Sideview as well. You can find the entire transducer catalog at www8.garmin.com/marine/PDF/transducer_selection_guide.pdf Your 97SV probably came with a GT51 (which is a really good transducer) but will only go to 455. Thanks!
This is a great question to ask. I've been working with computers since the eighties and professionally since the nighties and if there's anything that I've learned is that when it comes to storage devices you want redundancy. You just never know when something might go wrong. So while it is not necessary to have a second card I highly recommend that you do just in case while creating the update file you corrupt your personal profile files. If you prefer to just have one, I recommend that you make a backup on your computer of the contents of your SD card before you add the update file to it. Hope that clarifies my opinion on having a secondary card, thanks so much for the question!
Great video I like it when you keep it simple but I have a question hopefully you can help me out I have the Garmin 73sv And my side imaging is distort is like I can see the line in the middle that represents the boat and both sides are real light and I can't make it out I don't know how to fine tune it can you help me out I would appreciate it thanks
Would you be able to post a screenshot of your sideview image? You can host t online with a free image host and just post the URL right here in the comments :)
Dan, thank you for the great informative video. Do you have any information on the latest April 27, 2022 Garman update? I just updated my new UHD Eco map 73SV when I purchased it using Garmin Express . The update moved me from version 16.0 to 20.0. With that update to 20.0 , I lost my sonar simulator. I like having that for practice, especially since I’m coming from 30 years of owning Lowrance units. When I try to run the simulator I get a prompt that says I need to download software bundle version 2022.0426.0. I have tried downloading that three times using Garmin Express and every time it fails to update the software. I decided I would use active captain. I still get no software updates for the unit both on my phone app and on the unit itself. The message reads “no software updates available” . The messages on both the phone and unit just keep saying I’ve got the current version 20.0 while on the Garmin website it shows 2022.0426.0 is now available. Any tips , tricks, or suggestions would be appreciated. I have tried to call customer service but my Pacific time work schedule does not align with Garmin’s Central time customer service work schedule. Thanks
Hi there! So after the last update, the simulator became a separate install. You need to download it separately on your PC and install it to an SD Card and then use that to load it on to your unit. You can find that pack and install instructions at www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=7717 Hope that helps!!
You can only have one map card in the unit at a time, unfortunately you can't "upload" a map to the unit (the only map stored n the unit is the map that came pre-loaded when you bought it), it has to be on the card. So let's pretend you have the US Bluecharts G2 maps on your card and now you bought the US Bluechart G3 maps, you would have to keep that G3 card in any time you want to use it. If you have any custom items like screenshots or quickdraw maps, you can copy those to the new card. Now let's pretend you have a card for US lakes and one for Canadian lakes, then you would have to switch the cards out depending on where you're fishing. Now there is a way to combine maps on a single card, but it's a bit of a pain. The map file that the unit reads is actually the same name no matter what map it is, and that's "gmapsupp.img". So you can't just directly copy it on to the card because both maps will have the same name and you can't rename it. So what you have to do is use a special software tool called GMapTool and that will combine your maps in to a single gmapsupp.img file that you can use. You can probably find tutorials online on how to do it, I only did it once 3 years ago so I don't remember exactly how. Now just a word of warning. If your map file is too big, it will severely impact the speed of your unit like when you scroll around on the map and zoom in/out etc. When I did it, I only imported a small section of map to the standard Canadian Lakes map I had from Garmin, but I was told by the company that made that supplemental map to not go too crazy or it would slow down my unit big time. Hope that helps answer your question!
Dan Richard Fishing Update: Went and got a card, loaded the updates flawlessly on to the card. Process is very easy. I must say, USB 3.0 is pretty darn fast!! Heading down to my boat today. Will update once complete. Thx again.
You can use the active captain app on your phone wirelessly to a plus or ultra unit but not a chirp or first gen. So if your Echo map has wireless connectivity then you can do it directly without an SD card. I wanted to make a video on how to do this process with the app but unfortunately my plus unit recently died on me and I'm trying to get it fixed.
Hi, Have echomap plus 93sv, lake vu g3 ultra east, registered on Garmin express, using ActiveCaptain. I Like the idea of pre planning fishing spots ahead of time Using an iPhone or iPad. I would like it even more if I could use my 32” pc screen as opposed to my iPad 8” screen. Is there a way of doing this on my pc with windows 10? Thanks Al
Hi Al, I actually have a video on how to edit and upload waypoints from your PC with Homeport and you can also it to add new ones! Check it out at ua-cam.com/video/zuZBZvRD9H8/v-deo.html
You can use BlueStacks For Windows. BlueStacks is an Android emulator. You can download Active Captain from the Google Play store. You'll need Wi-Fi on your PC to connect to the Chart Plotter/Fish Finder
Hey Dan, purchased the power cable online and the 12 V battery with charger from Bass Pro... its is an 8 amp unit... not a problem says Bass Pro... what say you? Also as a recently retired new freshwater fisherman I’m really struggling with all of the functionality with Minn Kota I - Pilot Remote .... Not much out there I can find to help🙁🙁🙁‼️
Hi Dale! Yeah you're definitely good with an 8 amps, more than enough :) Congratulations on the retirement by the way, you get the coveted status of NOT having to fish on the weekends when the boat ramps get nuts, congrats!! :) For the remote, I wouldn't stress too much with it, it's a matter of time on the water and getting used to it. Did you get the foot pedal and the remote? I have the slightly older generation of remote, so the remote is the only way I can engage the spot lock so I use it quite a bit. It if wasn't for that and I had the newer pedal with the spotlock button on it, I would barely use the remote. It is nice to use it for cruising and stuff like that but just the style I fish, I don't rely on the remote too much. Now one feature that is handy is the spot-lock job function. If you have a newer unit with the built in heading sensor, you can do this. Basically let's say you want to move your locked in spot 5 feet to the front, back or either side, you just tap a button and it will move you automatically. Check out this video from Minn Kota: ua-cam.com/video/TQHmbaolMO4/v-deo.html Just take your time and don't be afraid to take your boat out for a couple of hours and play with the remote and see what the functions do. You'll probably find a ton of them you won't even use. I hope to upgrade to a new motor very soon and I'll definitely do a video on the new functions and how they work. Happy retirement and tight lines!
Thanks for the video, so after the update can I remove the SD card and insert the one in which I store my maps, waypoints etc? Thanks a lot in advance! :)
Hi Dan, I am buying a battery for my home setup, is there a max amp suggested. The battery I was looking at Canadian tire, and the only one they had was 10 amps Thanks
Sorry, you were probably asking for the model of the battery, not sure as it is a Canadian Tire brand, however now that I know up to 10 ah will not hurt it, I am good to go; thanks for the help
Hi Dan I`ve tried with 4 and 16 GB formatted and download the update on those cards and nothing happen I`ve put the card in the unit and nothing ........... only 3 option came up Manage user date, copy built in map and create active captain............ TKS for your help
That is REALLY strange. When you go to format the cards, what file system are you using? Go in to Windows Explorer (Win key + E) and put the card reader in your computer and it should show up as a drive letter like D or E etc. You can right-click on the drive letter and a little menu pops up, click on properties. When the properties opens, you will see "File System" just above where it shows you the used and available space on the card. What is it saying the file system is? (apologies if you already knew how to do all this)
hi Dan I have an Echomap plus 75sv I was trying to update the software ,on my screen I don`t have the update software window option is there an other way, bought in 2019 software version 7.30 copyright 2017-2018 GPS SW version 64.67
Hi Ronald, just to confirm are you using the SD card method to update? If so what size is your SD card? Super important that it is 32 GB or less and that it's formatted correctly otherwise the unit will not read the card. When you plug in the card with the update into your unit it should detect it automatically and start the update process.
Unfortunately Vessel View was developed for Lowrance and will not work directly with Garmin gear. You need MercMonitor connected to your NMEA network an the Merc Gateway. I looked in to it and it was such a pain in the butt and expensive, I didn't bother. You also need to go in the settings and make sure MM is using NMEA 2000. Good luck!
@@DanRichardFishingFishing Thank you, well I finally went whit vessel view it work's whit my iPhone and tablette but I witch It would have work whit my Garmin unit
hey dan, your videos are great and thanks for the informations. so my dad has a garmin echomap 72sv chirp and he recently had a problem with it so he turn the gps on and a white blank screen show up and after a couple of minutes an error pop in screen with a beep sound says “transfer failed” and then no button works and doesn’t go any forward any idea? sorry for bad english btw
Hi there! Thank you very much for watching my videos and don't worry your English is fantastic! Sounds like you definitely have some kind of software issue, I would recommend trying a hard reset on the device. Here's how you do it: 1. Press and hold the Home and Power buttons. 2. Continue to hold both buttons until "Delete all user settings?" appears. 3. Release the buttons. 4. Select Yes. Try that and let me know if it works!
@@DanRichardFishing hey there again, i really appreciate your reply, that means a lot to me. i tried doing that hard reset but it only turn on and off the gps repeatedly. my dad is a fisherman and he fishes in the persian golf, since we’re from iran unfortunately because of the economy situation it’s really hard to afford another good gps it cost like hell also even fixing it. long story short, i was trying to find a way that maybe it could be fixed by something simple? cause google doesn’t really give me anything. a lot of love from here♥️
There's definitely something messed up in the software, I'm surprised the hard reset didn't work. Have you tried starting it up with an micro sdcard in the unit with the software upgrade file on it? Another thing I would try is if you are doing this with a card inside, try removing the card and disconnecting the power cable for a minute, plug it back in, do NOT put the card back in and try to power it up.
@@DanRichardFishing hey dan sorry for late reply i’ve been busy lately. guess what…i took your guide and i fixed it!!!! omggg you have no idea how grateful i am, i am very happy i could do something for my dad, now he is happy thanks to you i really really appreciate you and your job you’re doing awesome! thanks for your help♥️ love from iran 🇮🇷
Ignore the links I provided earlier, they were for 73sv not 93sv, still learning how to read apparently. I'm afraid the maps are not free, so you would have to pay for the ones you want if you go with a 74sv with BlueCharts. It seems like a TON of units are on backorder, I know Humminbird is having a hell of a time with their inventory as well. Look around different sites you may find some in stock - Also try contacting Brian an BBG Marine bbgmarine.com he runs a great shop and good guy to deal with, ships all over the place. Tell him I referred you :)
Hey I am going to update my unit again since a new update just came out. Do I have to use a new sd card or can I use the same one that I downloaded the update to before and downloaded it to my unit ? Thanks !
Do I Need to delete the old update that is on it?? Or I don’t have to do anything to it ? I plan on downloading the update onto the sd card from the computer again just like I did the first time with it. But I don’t know if there is anything I need to delete or do to the sd card before I download the new update onto it.
Do you mean the transducer? The transducer will only run if you open a sonar related menu item so there's nothing to do, just go in and run the update and you're good to go :)
So it looks like Garmin has been fighting off some kind of hacker attack the last couple of days and their entire website is down! As soon as the site is back up and running I'll check it out for you and reply back :)
@@DanRichardFishing Thank you mate. I have just brought my first Garmin echomap and had the shits as I could not get onto the Garmin site to sign up or log in. Just keeps telling me the site is down. Very new to echomaps so thanks for the update video. I will see what else i can find on your channel.
OK Garmin is finally running! You are running the latest version of the Garmin software for your unit. You sure you're not running the CHIRP model btw? The first gen will only go to 4.10 and CHIRP goes to 4.20. So you're up to date!
Thanks for sharing this with us. Do you leave the SD card inside after the software update? I am looking for a slightly smaller unit for my kayak...any suggestions?
Hi Kali, thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment! You can definitely leave the SD card in there if you want and just take it out the next time you do an update, but you certainly don't have to. You can safely remove it after the update is done and store it someplace for next time. In terms of size, honestly I would get the biggest screen you can fit in to your budget. I had a nice little 5" Garmin unit that worked great on my Jon boat that would be perfect for a Kayak. Check out the Striker Plus 5CV at amzn.to/2LCQTUb and if you want even more compact, there's a 4" LCD version as well that is very small and only costs $176 on Amazon at amzn.to/2LCQTUb You can also go bigger with a 7" LCD model at amzn.to/2WFfSwk and bear in mind that the 7" screen version is only $85 more than the 5" screen. I would suggest using RAM Mounts for the mounts, they make bases for all of these models that are perfect for a Kayak. It's what I use to mount all my sonar units. The main difference between the Striker series and Echomap series from Garmin is that that Striker series do not have a touchscreen, can't be networked and don't have the NMEA port needed to connect a Panoptix system. Echomap does have a 6" Plus unit, but only the 7" or larger screens have touchscreens, and they're about double the price of a Striker. Hope that helps!
@@DanRichardFishing Yes that helps tremendously because I kept trying to figure out which one came first....so I guess striker, striker plus, echomaps, echomaps plus, echomap UHD, and then ultra? I am afraid to spend $500+ and end up not using the unit. I mean it should help find fish right? I am leaning more towards the echomap or the plus but looking for affordability. I want a unit that can do low frequency as well..say 73...77 etc but also 200. Do all the echomap series have touchscreen?
@@DanRichardFishingI just ordered the echomap plus 73sv! It says it comes with the preloaded lakes in the US. Is there anything I need to do to launch that software on the device? Also I am interested in the coastal water map: bluechart g3 but I don't know how I would go about downloading that on the device. I don't see it available for US. Can you please help me with that Dan?
@@popaki9484 Congrats, you just bought an awesome unit! The pre-loaded maps are in your unit by default, there is nothing to do and they will load automatically when you start your unit. The map packs are very simple to use generally, you download them to your PC and run the installation program. You will need a SD Card for this and the installation will automatically load the maps to your card. Put the card in the unit and when you start it up, it will detect the card and load the new maps. I'll have to doublecheck but I am positive it runs like the older Echomaps and that you have to keep the card in to use those added maps. The internal storage will only allow updates to the preloaded maps. I would suggest you try your unit out first and see if it has all the maps you need, they are REALLY impressive and the default ones on mine were all I needed. If you still decide to buy the coastal water maps, you can buy it from the Garmin site at buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/37703 and either download the installation like I explained above or you can have an SD card mailed to you. But like I said, try your built in maps before you decide! Congrats, you will LOVE this unit. Once you get used to a touchscreen, there's no going back!
@@DanRichardFishing Thank you Dan! I hope its user friendly and I enjoy it. I will try the preloaded maps first. I know its the US lakes but would those preloaded maps have the intercoastal waters too? I will check when it arrives prior to looking into the other maps. They are running a deal at the moment, buy a garmin unit and the maps and get $200 mail in rebate. It's kind of a sweet deal considering my timing. If the preloaded maps need updating say in a year or so, that will cost extra eh? Yea there wont be any going back...this is my first fish finder. ;-)
Hey buddy I’m new to all this.. And i live in Australia.. I just got my seadoo fishpro with a garmin It doesn’t come with a sd card So my question is can i buy a 32gb sd card and do exactly what you did in your tutorial and then I’ll have the updated maps etc of Australia?
hello random question here while watching your video. My brother has a Echomap 95sv and i was looking to update the unit is this the one you call Chirp in a video? And cause we have AUS/NZ map installed on it, will maps stay same or will it reset? cause curious about this before we mess anything up. maybe theres a site where to download theses maps too? Thank you so much!
Hi Viktor, thanks so much for the question and for being a subscriber! So the CHIRP model is the second gen Echomap and the last generation before they went to touchscreens. Now a 95SV is normally Canadian maps, but I'm not really familiar with the map versions outside of Canada and the US. So assuming your Aus/NZ maps are the built-in maps, then updating your firmware will NOT affect your maps at all. Have you registered your unit with Garmin yet? You can use Garmin Express to download your maps but you have to register your unit via Express first. From there you can download the default maps in your unit AND you get 1 year free upgrades from the time you register online :) Hope that helps!
I believe you can update your Echomap Plus or UHD through wifi/mobile but not the CHIRP or first gen versions. I wanted to make a video that applies to everything and active captain tends to be a bit twitchy so I prefer using the card method :)
I believe you still need an SD card in the unit to update from Active Captain. In fact, I believe it prompts you to create one....or it did on my unit.
Followed your instruction here, but that software never popped up. Instead, I extracted the software file and just copied the Garmin folder over to my sd. Never got the cool option you did after it downloaded/extracted.
Can you explain how set up for reading thermals in lakes? I know I can increase the sensitivity but is there another set or a setting you prefer. Have a Echomap94SV with Navionics
I actually very rarely hunt the thermocline so I am not an expert on that at all but I can tell you the higher the frequency, the better bottom detail you will get and increased visibility on the thermocline. The negative effect is that you narrow your cone. You should be able to see it with CHIRP, but it will stand out more if you manually set it to a higher freq. Hope that helps and thanks for the question!
You would need to get the card and put it inside the unit for you to get the new maps. If you own both and both are registered with Garmin you can actually create a card and use it in the other unit no problem so you can use either maps on either units at no extra charge.
If you have an echomap Plus, UHD or Ultra you can do it via the app and Wi-Fi. I'll be shooting a video on how to do it very soon but it's pretty easy to do!
Nope you can take it out unless you are running updates maps, in that case you need to leave the card in. But for the firmware update, you can remove the card afterwards :)
I honestly believe they are extremely important because they tend to fix issues with the units. I really only have 2 things I update the firmware on religiously... My GoPro and my chart plotters :)
Updating the software should most definitely not affect your maps at all! Were they part of the built-in maps or did you create them yourself with Garmin Quickdraw?
Hi Al! You don't have to do anything, all your waypoints are loaded on your maps at all times, so as you near those areas on the map on your screen, you'll see all relevant waypoints in the area :)
I downloaded an update a couple of years ago but a salesman at Bass Pro said “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” There have been a bunch of updates since then. Do I have to update each one in the order it was posted with the newest one cover everything?
If I'm being honest, that is not very good advice. I always recommend updating your electronics to the very latest update because it fixes all kinds of bugs an inaccuracies within the device. No need to install all of them just do the latest and that will cover everything :)
I've never owned a Striker but I believe you need to install the Active Captain app on your mobile device, and then connect to the unit via Wifi (The Striker has built in Wifi if I remember right) and then from the app, you can run the update. Check out www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/strikerplus/EN-US/GUID-0992784D-EA66-4F01-A0D1-573A9A925EB9.html
Dan, have you come across error message "Built in Garmin Maps incompatible" If I click OK it ignores the error. For once Google wasn't my friend. Cheers
@@DanRichardFishing tbh I don't know. I've removed my full purchased map which is on a SD card as well as a separate Active Captain SD card. I'll have to boot it up again and see if the error still exists. Due to our current lockdown rules I can't get back to my boat! I was concerned about doing a full reset, just in case the unit gets corrupted.
You can definitely do a full reset worse comes worse! If you still run in to isses, DM me on Instagram or FB on my Dan Richard Fishing pages and I'll help you out as best I can :)
You can purchase them right from the Garmin website and you can either download them to your own SD Card or you can have them ship it to you already pre-loaded. You can shop from here: maps.garmin.com/en-US/marine/
Brother maybe you can help me I did all the steps s as you explained but when I put the mini disk in my Fish finder is says that the disk is empty when it isn’t.
@@DanRichardFishing yes sir, lol well I hope. The last time I was successful with it saying update. I just have to learn how to use it. I know about the depth mark and when it shows fish on the screen. This might be a dumb question but when it shows fish is there really fish? I took the boat out after the upload but I didn’t even get one bite in 8 hours even though it was marking fish on the screen. Any input would be greatly helpful and appreciated. Have a Blessed day, Frank.
Hi Jose, I'm afraid you do need to pay for the maps, they're about $150 for a regional map pack. Just bear in mind they do sell fake maps online, but I know many people have been scammed by fakes that don't work. Overall, I think it's worth it to buy the packs and you know you are getting the latest data from a trusted source that will offer you customer service if you run in to any issues (And Garmin CS is awesome btw). You can find mas of the Caribbean at buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/c452-c455-p0.html (Scroll down a little bit). Hope that helps!
I need your help. I’m trying to set up my Garmin 73sv. It asks me to select powerboat or sailboat. I will be fishing out of a kayak. Does it matter which one I select?
Select powerboat I am almost positive that the sailboat selection is so that the navigation system compensates for the very long keel of a sailboat and configures the depth alarm accordingly, which is completely customizable anyway.
If you want something you can plug in, you could get something like this: amzn.to/3IPM85y Then just get a spare power cord and a cigarette lighter adapter and you're good to go :)
Hi Joe, this is a easy YES!!! Having the touch screen plus a bigger screen makes a HUGE difference and you'll NEVER go back to non-touch screen again, I promise you. The 73SV Plus has also gone down in price since the UHD models came out. If you plan on buying it on Amazon, here's a link you can use and your purchase helps support the channel: amzn.to/3ihFdoV Thanks and enjoy! I had just about the same unit as yours and was SOOOOO happy when I moved to a 93sv CHIRP and then even MORE happy when I picked up the Plus and had touchscreen.
I have a 74cv. When I am running slow, less than 10 mph my depth works. Over that speed it just flashes. It worked fine prior and just started to do this. Any ideas?
Dan Richard Fishing it is still tight. I talked with garmin and they said the same thing. Advised me to put one notch down. Will try this weekend when back at the boat. Hope this fixes it.
@@arweller33 normally what you're experiencing is usually air bubbles from the boat wash coming off the bottom of the boat out the back and passing through the transducer. It's typical if the transducer is too high, especially with aluminum boats like mine that have a line of rivets along the bottom where it meets the transom. What weird is that it was fine then started acting up afterwards so that's why I wonder what changed. Definitely try dropping down a bit of you can and retest. Let me know what happens, I'd love to know of that resolves it!! Good luck!
Dan Richard Fishing I will do. It’s a fiberglass boat. 21 foot Hydra Sport with a 175. Hope it fixes it. He gave me some other things to check in settings as well. Will keep you up to speed. Love the videos. Very helpful!
@@arweller33 that really is strange, I look forward to hearing the results. Just something about it always working first is bugging me. And thank you so much for the kind words on my videos, really appreciate :)
This is a bit older of a video so I'm not sure if there's chapters, but generally on my videos you can use the chapters to skip directly to the parts you're interested in.
I love your videos on these Garmin unit! The boat I bought has a 93 SV plus unit. Which me and the guy I bought it from couldn't get to power up. Once I got it home I was able to test and find out that the Cradle was bad and have since replaced it. What a lifesaver that video was. Definitely a new subscriber. And now I have to check for updates. And you make it very easy to follow and understand what you're doing. Thank you very much
I just found your site. You are a huge time saver. I am new to Garmin marine products (retired truck driver) and have a new Echomap UHD 74CV for my Kayak. Being a non Techie, I figured I would need help and your have provided it. I am grateful; keep up the good work.
Tank yo so much Don, I appreciate the kind words and feedback! I do try to keep things as simple as possible so everyone can follow the steps. Why make it complicated if it doesn't have to be right? All the best and enjoy your retirement! Must be nice being able to fish any time you want ;)
Just updated my 94SV to v13.40. Great video and many thanks for taking the time for the detailed explanations.
Awesome I'm glad it was helpful!
Excellent , clear concise easy. Thank you!
Great video man! I’ll be trying to update my Garmin units now that I have watched this.
Hope it helped!! :)
Huge help...best instruction on how to ESILY get this done. Thanks for commenting on the time it takes vs worrying something s wrong!
Haha yes you're very welcome and the first time I did it and there was that huge pause I was panicking lol! Save you guys from the same heartache ;) Thanks so much for the comment!
Thanks for answering my question about using a separate card for updating. Great video!
You're very welcome, thank you for the comment! :)
@@DanRichardFishing Got my new 73SV updated today thanks to you! Had to go back and watch the video again, lol.
@@jeffrowland7978 Excellent! My next video will be on how to do it without an SD Card on UHD, Ultra and Plus models :) All the best!
Yes, these vids are great for us non technical people!!
Thank you so much for the comment, glad they are helpful!
Life saver, Garmin sucks at making the process easy! Thanks!!
Yeah I get that feedback a lot lol! You're very welcome!
Thank you for the video it was awesome I own my units for 3 years did know I need to update him when I tried to connect them both together they wouldn't connect your video was awesome really helped me a lot thank you
Awesome I'm glad you found it helpful!! Thanks for the feedback :)
Great video . I think you should mention about not interrupting the update earlier before updating in case some people do not realize how crucial it is but thank you for the update
Hahah that's fair, I hope people watch this video before they do the update. I guess I figured most folks know that every single electronic device out there that has firmware updates says not to disconnect or power down during an update. lol!
Thanks. Look forward to checking and upgrading.
Thank you!
Richard in Toronto, love you vedios, my Garmin is an older EchoMap chirp 95 Sv, is my old notouch model
Great info as usual! Thanks again
Thanks so much Jim :) Btw I love your avatar!
Thanks I just bought mine echomap 73sv uhd chirp this weekend very helpful as all this new technology is confusing to me thanks
My pleasure Lance, thank you so much for comments!
Thanks for the update - just getting started with my unit, appreciate the detailed update.
You're very welcome Joe, glad it was helpful!
Great and usefull information in an easy understadable maner...
Thank you so much!
Nice video. Made it EASY!
Awesome I'm glad it was helpful, thank you for the feedback!
Yes please do more videos. Thanks for contributing to the world of learning.
Thank you so much for the comment and I post at least 1 new video a week! I try to do a mix of How-to videos as well as share my love of fishing :) Make sure you subscribe for more and have a good one!
Great video.. big help and got me on my way with the update.. Thanks
Awesome, glad it was helpful Marc!
Love your videos, great work.
Thank you very much!
I appreciate the video. Very well done. Please make a video on backing up user data. I don't know what to do with my present inserted cards?
Thanks for the idea, I'll add that to my list of videos!
Great information! Keeping it simple the way I like it! Keep up the good work.
Thanks so much, really appreciate the kind feedback :)
wonderful explaination
Thank you!
Thank you, this was very helpful
You're very welcome sir!
Hey Dan. Fabulous vid, now I know woop woop
haha thanks so much! :)
Hi Thank you I was able to use your tutorial to do the latest and first update on my unit. Thanks.
That's awesome, I'm glad it helped, thanks so much for watching and for the comment!
Thanks Dan. Great Job! I was wondering if you could show your inhouse desktop setup for your echomap updating mount if possible please? How did you mount the echomap on your desk? Thanks for your time.
I've actually shown it a couple of times in some of my other videos but I'll do a quick one specifically showing just that next time I do a Garmin video :)
Hello excellent video. With an ECHOMAP Plus 42cv, Is it possible to download the bottom depth data, to view on the PC? Thank you
Great video’s keep them coming, a lot of great information
So when you powered on your units to install update...were your transducers pinging and all hooked up to the black box. Livescope ducer does not like to be out of water running. Sorry if this is a dumb question!
Not a dumb question at all! This has been discussed extensively on forums and fishing groups, but here is what Todd Driscoll from Garmin says and that's good enough for me:
_"All Panoptix transducers including LiveScope keep pinging when you put the MFD in sleep mode. If you want it to stop, you need to use the Disable All Sonar button from the power menu.
But, as we have talked before, per our engineers there is no concern regarding overheating as they have built-in protection. However, nothing wrong with being conservative and disabling the Panoptix sonar when out of the water either."_
Hope that helps!
Dan, really finding the videos useful, with right level of detail for me. I'm wanting to try the home battery setup, as the boat is on a marina 90 minutes away. The rear of my 75SV has three ports. Do I need just the one data/power cable? If so, which port does it attach to on the back of the Garmin? Can't seem to find the answer in your videos or user manual.
Thanks so much for the kudos on the videos, glad they are helpful! For your 75SV, it depends on which model/generation you have. Is it the original Echomap or one of the newer ones like the UHD or Plus? The original version of the Echomap, the first generation, didn't have the single big connector on the back of the unit that plugged in to the cradle and then the cradle had all the connections. In that case, the power wire was a 4 pin power connector that simply passed through the cradle and plugged directly in to the unit itself. So with that version, you only need this power cable and you don't even need a cradle: amzn.to/3DQ07Wo
Now for the newer generations (CHIRP, PLUS and UHD) the power cable plugs in to the cradle itself, and then the unit plugs in to the cradle. For that setup, the power cable is the one with the round red plug, which is this one: amzn.to/2Xp0lEi
Just bear in mind when you remove the unit from the boat, you also need to bring the cradle with you, or buy a second one for at home.
Hope that helps!! :)
@@DanRichardFishing Thanks for the quick answer. I think it is a 'newer' CHIRP (on the boat when I bought it). It fits in to the cradle on the boat, which has three plugs, which plug into the corresponding ports on the rear of the Garmin. I'll have a closer look when I'm down there next. Keep up the good work.
Hi Dan thanks for the tutorials. Just received my Garmin GPSmap xs and along with micro sd card for Hawaii and Northern Mariana Islands waters. Btw I’m residing out here in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands about a few hundred miles north of Guam . My unit has two slots to insert the sd card, does it matter as to which slot to inert the sd card? Appreciate your advice.
Hi Pedro, congrats on your new unit, the GPSMap series are beautiful but unfortunately out of my budget! I can't be 100% sure but if it's anything like dual slots on camera, it should not matter at all. Give it a try and let me know!
I just got the Echomap UHD 93SV with the 54 transducer. Is this the procedure I should use? Thanks
Congrats on the new unit! Yes, you can use this method to update your graph :)
@@DanRichardFishing I actually got two. Installed one on the driver console and one up front on the trolling motor and linked the two. First Garmins for me so I’ll probably have lots of questions. Thanks for the quick reply!
Great video, have 93 sv and UHD units... portable battery, formatting and software update instructions exactly what I need.. new subscriber‼️
Thanks so much for the comment and for subscribing Dale! Glad this was helpful, I'll do more Garmin videos soon :)
I'm french from Québec, many tanks to you I have purchast a Plus 97sv on dec 2020, it is very generous from you useful information ! I would have one question for you ; is it possible to change the transducer to have 800 or more mhz mi unit is only 455 mhz ?
Salut JP! Garmin definitely do have 800mhz transducers available, the GT20 CHIRP transducer for example has a 800Mhz setting as well as the GT22 and GT30. It depends on if you want just DV or do you want Sideview as well. You can find the entire transducer catalog at www8.garmin.com/marine/PDF/transducer_selection_guide.pdf
Your 97SV probably came with a GT51 (which is a really good transducer) but will only go to 455.
Thanks!
Just got a unit and was a little apprehensive about the update until I saw your video! Great job hoser! Eh!
HAHA Glad to help! Now if you'll excuse me, my poutine is getting cold and I need to get the moose out of my pool eh? Sorry!
I'm confused, I have a dedicated sd card that has my profile on it that I keep in my unit all the time. Do I need a separate sd card just for updates?
This is a great question to ask. I've been working with computers since the eighties and professionally since the nighties and if there's anything that I've learned is that when it comes to storage devices you want redundancy. You just never know when something might go wrong. So while it is not necessary to have a second card I highly recommend that you do just in case while creating the update file you corrupt your personal profile files. If you prefer to just have one, I recommend that you make a backup on your computer of the contents of your SD card before you add the update file to it. Hope that clarifies my opinion on having a secondary card, thanks so much for the question!
Great video I like it when you keep it simple but I have a question hopefully you can help me out I have the Garmin 73sv And my side imaging is distort is like I can see the line in the middle that represents the boat and both sides are real light and I can't make it out I don't know how to fine tune it can you help me out I would appreciate it thanks
Would you be able to post a screenshot of your sideview image? You can host t online with a free image host and just post the URL right here in the comments :)
@@DanRichardFishing I will have to contact Tech Support at Verizon to figure that 1 out never did it before thank you
Dan please do a tutorial of your EchoMap Chirp 95 at the bow of your boat , thank John in the Kawartha Lakes
Dan, thank you for the great informative video. Do you have any information on the latest April 27, 2022 Garman update? I just updated my new UHD Eco map 73SV when I purchased it using Garmin Express . The update moved me from version 16.0 to 20.0. With that update to 20.0 , I lost my sonar simulator. I like having that for practice, especially since I’m coming from 30 years of owning Lowrance units. When I try to run the simulator I get a prompt that says I need to download software bundle version 2022.0426.0. I have tried downloading that three times using Garmin Express and every time it fails to update the software. I decided I would use active captain. I still get no software updates for the unit both on my phone app and on the unit itself. The message reads “no software updates available” . The messages on both the phone and unit just keep saying I’ve got the current version 20.0 while on the Garmin website it shows 2022.0426.0 is now available. Any tips , tricks, or suggestions would be appreciated. I have tried to call customer service but my Pacific time work schedule does not align with Garmin’s Central time customer service work schedule. Thanks
Hi there! So after the last update, the simulator became a separate install. You need to download it separately on your PC and install it to an SD Card and then use that to load it on to your unit. You can find that pack and install instructions at www8.garmin.com/support/download_details.jsp?id=7717
Hope that helps!!
@@DanRichardFishing Thanks!
If you have a Garmin Maps Card in a 94SV. Would you take that card out, put the new update card in, update and then put the maps card back?
You can only have one map card in the unit at a time, unfortunately you can't "upload" a map to the unit (the only map stored n the unit is the map that came pre-loaded when you bought it), it has to be on the card. So let's pretend you have the US Bluecharts G2 maps on your card and now you bought the US Bluechart G3 maps, you would have to keep that G3 card in any time you want to use it. If you have any custom items like screenshots or quickdraw maps, you can copy those to the new card. Now let's pretend you have a card for US lakes and one for Canadian lakes, then you would have to switch the cards out depending on where you're fishing.
Now there is a way to combine maps on a single card, but it's a bit of a pain. The map file that the unit reads is actually the same name no matter what map it is, and that's "gmapsupp.img". So you can't just directly copy it on to the card because both maps will have the same name and you can't rename it. So what you have to do is use a special software tool called GMapTool and that will combine your maps in to a single gmapsupp.img file that you can use. You can probably find tutorials online on how to do it, I only did it once 3 years ago so I don't remember exactly how. Now just a word of warning. If your map file is too big, it will severely impact the speed of your unit like when you scroll around on the map and zoom in/out etc. When I did it, I only imported a small section of map to the standard Canadian Lakes map I had from Garmin, but I was told by the company that made that supplemental map to not go too crazy or it would slow down my unit big time.
Hope that helps answer your question!
Heading to BestBuy for a few SD cards! Thx for this video... 👍👍👍
You're very welcome, thanks for the comment!! Remember don't buy one bigger than 32GB, the Echomaps won't read one larger for some reason.
Dan Richard Fishing Update: Went and got a card, loaded the updates flawlessly on to the card. Process is very easy. I must say, USB 3.0 is pretty darn fast!! Heading down to my boat today. Will update once complete. Thx again.
Awesome, glad it went nice and easy for you and yes usb3 is so much faster than the previous generation of USB ports!
Great video thanks
No problem 👍
Wish I had a touch screen but the Echo map chirp 95SV
I have Garmin EchoCHIRP 74sv 2016 model. Like see detail video on Fuel tank setup. I have GFS-10 connected to NEMA2000. Help?
Great video
Thanks!
Great video but why is a card need for the active caption
You can use the active captain app on your phone wirelessly to a plus or ultra unit but not a chirp or first gen. So if your Echo map has wireless connectivity then you can do it directly without an SD card. I wanted to make a video on how to do this process with the app but unfortunately my plus unit recently died on me and I'm trying to get it fixed.
Hi,
Have echomap plus 93sv, lake vu g3 ultra east, registered on Garmin express, using ActiveCaptain.
I Like the idea of pre planning fishing spots ahead of time Using an iPhone or iPad. I would like it even more if I could use my 32” pc screen as opposed to my iPad 8” screen.
Is there a way of doing this on my pc with windows 10?
Thanks
Al
Hi Al, I actually have a video on how to edit and upload waypoints from your PC with Homeport and you can also it to add new ones! Check it out at ua-cam.com/video/zuZBZvRD9H8/v-deo.html
You can use BlueStacks For Windows. BlueStacks is an Android emulator. You can download Active Captain from the Google Play store. You'll need Wi-Fi on your PC to connect to the Chart Plotter/Fish Finder
Hey Dan, purchased the power cable online and the 12 V battery with charger from Bass Pro... its is an 8 amp unit... not a problem says Bass Pro... what say you? Also as a recently retired new freshwater fisherman I’m really struggling with all of the functionality with Minn Kota I - Pilot Remote .... Not much out there I can find to help🙁🙁🙁‼️
Hi Dale! Yeah you're definitely good with an 8 amps, more than enough :) Congratulations on the retirement by the way, you get the coveted status of NOT having to fish on the weekends when the boat ramps get nuts, congrats!! :) For the remote, I wouldn't stress too much with it, it's a matter of time on the water and getting used to it. Did you get the foot pedal and the remote? I have the slightly older generation of remote, so the remote is the only way I can engage the spot lock so I use it quite a bit. It if wasn't for that and I had the newer pedal with the spotlock button on it, I would barely use the remote. It is nice to use it for cruising and stuff like that but just the style I fish, I don't rely on the remote too much.
Now one feature that is handy is the spot-lock job function. If you have a newer unit with the built in heading sensor, you can do this. Basically let's say you want to move your locked in spot 5 feet to the front, back or either side, you just tap a button and it will move you automatically. Check out this video from Minn Kota: ua-cam.com/video/TQHmbaolMO4/v-deo.html
Just take your time and don't be afraid to take your boat out for a couple of hours and play with the remote and see what the functions do. You'll probably find a ton of them you won't even use. I hope to upgrade to a new motor very soon and I'll definitely do a video on the new functions and how they work. Happy retirement and tight lines!
Thanks for the video, so after the update can I remove the SD card and insert the one in which I store my maps, waypoints etc? Thanks a lot in advance! :)
Exactly :) I actually use the same card for both.
@@DanRichardFishing Awesome, thanks a lot!! 😎
Hi Dan, I am buying a battery for my home setup, is there a max amp suggested. The battery I was looking at Canadian tire, and the only one they had was 10 amps
Thanks
Can you link me to the model you were looking at? 10 AH would be completely fine :)
It is a Garman 95sv unit
Sorry, you were probably asking for the model of the battery, not sure as it is a Canadian Tire brand, however now that I know up to 10 ah will not hurt it, I am good to go; thanks for the help
Hi Dan I`ve tried with 4 and 16 GB formatted and download the update on those cards and nothing happen I`ve put the card in the unit and nothing ........... only 3 option came up Manage user date, copy built in map and create active captain............ TKS for your help
That is REALLY strange. When you go to format the cards, what file system are you using? Go in to Windows Explorer (Win key + E) and put the card reader in your computer and it should show up as a drive letter like D or E etc. You can right-click on the drive letter and a little menu pops up, click on properties. When the properties opens, you will see "File System" just above where it shows you the used and available space on the card. What is it saying the file system is? (apologies if you already knew how to do all this)
hi Dan I have an Echomap plus 75sv I was trying to update the software ,on my screen I don`t have the update software window option is there an other way, bought in 2019 software version 7.30 copyright 2017-2018 GPS SW version 64.67
Hi Ronald, just to confirm are you using the SD card method to update? If so what size is your SD card? Super important that it is 32 GB or less and that it's formatted correctly otherwise the unit will not read the card. When you plug in the card with the update into your unit it should detect it automatically and start the update process.
Enjoyed the vid, look forward to learning more about the Garmin, keep up the great work👍
Thank you so much, there's more Garmin to come for sure!
one more will the mercury vessel view work with this unit Plus 97sv ?
Unfortunately Vessel View was developed for Lowrance and will not work directly with Garmin gear. You need MercMonitor connected to your NMEA network an the Merc Gateway. I looked in to it and it was such a pain in the butt and expensive, I didn't bother. You also need to go in the settings and make sure MM is using NMEA 2000. Good luck!
@@DanRichardFishingFishing Thank you, well I finally went whit vessel view it work's whit my iPhone and tablette but I witch It would have work whit my Garmin unit
hey dan, your videos are great and thanks for the informations.
so my dad has a garmin echomap 72sv chirp
and he recently had a problem with it
so he turn the gps on and a white blank screen show up and after a couple of minutes an error pop in screen with a beep sound says “transfer failed” and then no button works and doesn’t go any forward
any idea?
sorry for bad english btw
Hi there! Thank you very much for watching my videos and don't worry your English is fantastic! Sounds like you definitely have some kind of software issue, I would recommend trying a hard reset on the device. Here's how you do it:
1. Press and hold the Home and Power buttons.
2. Continue to hold both buttons until "Delete all user settings?" appears.
3. Release the buttons.
4. Select Yes.
Try that and let me know if it works!
@@DanRichardFishing hey there again, i really appreciate your reply, that means a lot to me.
i tried doing that hard reset but it only turn on and off the gps repeatedly.
my dad is a fisherman and he fishes in the persian golf, since we’re from iran unfortunately because of the economy situation it’s really hard to afford another good gps it cost like hell also even fixing it.
long story short, i was trying to find a way that maybe it could be fixed by something simple? cause google doesn’t really give me anything.
a lot of love from here♥️
There's definitely something messed up in the software, I'm surprised the hard reset didn't work. Have you tried starting it up with an micro sdcard in the unit with the software upgrade file on it? Another thing I would try is if you are doing this with a card inside, try removing the card and disconnecting the power cable for a minute, plug it back in, do NOT put the card back in and try to power it up.
If all else fails, you can try this to force an update: support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=MtVQGKuPkXAjRpH9FhJ1u8
@@DanRichardFishing hey dan sorry for late reply i’ve been busy lately.
guess what…i took your guide and i fixed it!!!!
omggg you have no idea how grateful i am, i am very happy i could do something for my dad, now he is happy thanks to you
i really really appreciate you and your job
you’re doing awesome!
thanks for your help♥️
love from iran 🇮🇷
I can’t find a echomap uhd 93sv on Amazon but I can a 94sv . I want the lake maps. Are the maps free?
Ignore the links I provided earlier, they were for 73sv not 93sv, still learning how to read apparently. I'm afraid the maps are not free, so you would have to pay for the ones you want if you go with a 74sv with BlueCharts. It seems like a TON of units are on backorder, I know Humminbird is having a hell of a time with their inventory as well. Look around different sites you may find some in stock - Also try contacting Brian an BBG Marine bbgmarine.com he runs a great shop and good guy to deal with, ships all over the place. Tell him I referred you :)
Like to know how organize way points. Have an older 73sv chirp
Sounds good, I'll start working on that video soon! Thanks so much for watching and posting a comment :)
Hey I am going to update my unit again since a new update just came out. Do I have to use a new sd card or can I use the same one that I downloaded the update to before and downloaded it to my unit ? Thanks !
Absolutely use the same one :)
Do I Need to delete the old update that is on it?? Or I don’t have to do anything to it ? I plan on downloading the update onto the sd card from the computer again just like I did the first time with it. But I don’t know if there is anything I need to delete or do to the sd card before I download the new update onto it.
@@jordanpadilla99 Nope, the update file is the same name so I believe the update packager simply overwrites the old file for you :)
Awesome. Thanks a lot I appreciate it
@@jordanpadilla99 no problem!
Awesome video. Thanks Dan!
You're very welcome, thanks so much for watching and for taking the time to drop some comments :)
do you cut off the sonar if updating on the trailer?
Do you mean the transducer? The transducer will only run if you open a sonar related menu item so there's nothing to do, just go in and run the update and you're good to go :)
@@DanRichardFishing Thank you
_Great tips unfortunately i'm using old model echoMAP 52dv software version 4.20 copyright 2015-2017 i hv no idea can update or not_
So it looks like Garmin has been fighting off some kind of hacker attack the last couple of days and their entire website is down! As soon as the site is back up and running I'll check it out for you and reply back :)
@@DanRichardFishing - I really appreciate your help. Thank you.
@@DanRichardFishing Thank you mate.
I have just brought my first Garmin echomap and had the shits as I could not get onto the Garmin site to sign up or log in.
Just keeps telling me the site is down. Very new to echomaps so thanks for the update video. I will see what else i can find on your channel.
OK Garmin is finally running! You are running the latest version of the Garmin software for your unit. You sure you're not running the CHIRP model btw? The first gen will only go to 4.10 and CHIRP goes to 4.20. So you're up to date!
Thanks for sharing this with us. Do you leave the SD card inside after the software update? I am looking for a slightly smaller unit for my kayak...any suggestions?
Hi Kali, thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment! You can definitely leave the SD card in there if you want and just take it out the next time you do an update, but you certainly don't have to. You can safely remove it after the update is done and store it someplace for next time.
In terms of size, honestly I would get the biggest screen you can fit in to your budget. I had a nice little 5" Garmin unit that worked great on my Jon boat that would be perfect for a Kayak. Check out the Striker Plus 5CV at amzn.to/2LCQTUb and if you want even more compact, there's a 4" LCD version as well that is very small and only costs $176 on Amazon at amzn.to/2LCQTUb
You can also go bigger with a 7" LCD model at amzn.to/2WFfSwk and bear in mind that the 7" screen version is only $85 more than the 5" screen.
I would suggest using RAM Mounts for the mounts, they make bases for all of these models that are perfect for a Kayak. It's what I use to mount all my sonar units.
The main difference between the Striker series and Echomap series from Garmin is that that Striker series do not have a touchscreen, can't be networked and don't have the NMEA port needed to connect a Panoptix system. Echomap does have a 6" Plus unit, but only the 7" or larger screens have touchscreens, and they're about double the price of a Striker.
Hope that helps!
@@DanRichardFishing Yes that helps tremendously because I kept trying to figure out which one came first....so I guess striker, striker plus, echomaps, echomaps plus, echomap UHD, and then ultra? I am afraid to spend $500+ and end up not using the unit. I mean it should help find fish right? I am leaning more towards the echomap or the plus but looking for affordability. I want a unit that can do low frequency as well..say 73...77 etc but also 200. Do all the echomap series have touchscreen?
@@DanRichardFishingI just ordered the echomap plus 73sv! It says it comes with the preloaded lakes in the US. Is there anything I need to do to launch that software on the device? Also I am interested in the coastal water map: bluechart g3 but I don't know how I would go about downloading that on the device. I don't see it available for US. Can you please help me with that Dan?
@@popaki9484 Congrats, you just bought an awesome unit! The pre-loaded maps are in your unit by default, there is nothing to do and they will load automatically when you start your unit. The map packs are very simple to use generally, you download them to your PC and run the installation program. You will need a SD Card for this and the installation will automatically load the maps to your card. Put the card in the unit and when you start it up, it will detect the card and load the new maps. I'll have to doublecheck but I am positive it runs like the older Echomaps and that you have to keep the card in to use those added maps. The internal storage will only allow updates to the preloaded maps.
I would suggest you try your unit out first and see if it has all the maps you need, they are REALLY impressive and the default ones on mine were all I needed. If you still decide to buy the coastal water maps, you can buy it from the Garmin site at buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/37703 and either download the installation like I explained above or you can have an SD card mailed to you. But like I said, try your built in maps before you decide!
Congrats, you will LOVE this unit. Once you get used to a touchscreen, there's no going back!
@@DanRichardFishing Thank you Dan! I hope its user friendly and I enjoy it. I will try the preloaded maps first. I know its the US lakes but would those preloaded maps have the intercoastal waters too? I will check when it arrives prior to looking into the other maps. They are running a deal at the moment, buy a garmin unit and the maps and get $200 mail in rebate. It's kind of a sweet deal considering my timing. If the preloaded maps need updating say in a year or so, that will cost extra eh? Yea there wont be any going back...this is my first fish finder. ;-)
Hey buddy I’m new to all this..
And i live in Australia..
I just got my seadoo fishpro with a garmin
It doesn’t come with a sd card
So my question is can i buy a 32gb sd card and do exactly what you did in your tutorial and then I’ll have the updated maps etc of Australia?
You go it! Get yourself a 32GB card and follow the instructions to get the aps you want and you're all set! Good luck! :)
@@DanRichardFishing thank you👍
hello random question here while watching your video.
My brother has a Echomap 95sv and i was looking to update the unit is this the one you call Chirp in a video?
And cause we have AUS/NZ map installed on it, will maps stay same or will it reset? cause curious about this before we mess anything up.
maybe theres a site where to download theses maps too?
Thank you so much!
Hi Viktor, thanks so much for the question and for being a subscriber! So the CHIRP model is the second gen Echomap and the last generation before they went to touchscreens. Now a 95SV is normally Canadian maps, but I'm not really familiar with the map versions outside of Canada and the US. So assuming your Aus/NZ maps are the built-in maps, then updating your firmware will NOT affect your maps at all. Have you registered your unit with Garmin yet? You can use Garmin Express to download your maps but you have to register your unit via Express first. From there you can download the default maps in your unit AND you get 1 year free upgrades from the time you register online :) Hope that helps!
I've owned two GoPro cams, and both failed. No more gopro for me. Got the Sony X3000. Still works after three years.
I actually looked at that camera but it doesn't shoot 4K in 60p :(
@@DanRichardFishing yep. That is the only thing I wish it had, 60fps.
Do you have to use a sd card to update?? Can't you update through your mobile device's active captains app?
I believe you can update your Echomap Plus or UHD through wifi/mobile but not the CHIRP or first gen versions. I wanted to make a video that applies to everything and active captain tends to be a bit twitchy so I prefer using the card method :)
I believe you still need an SD card in the unit to update from Active Captain. In fact, I believe it prompts you to create one....or it did on my unit.
Followed your instruction here, but that software never popped up. Instead, I extracted the software file and just copied the Garmin folder over to my sd. Never got the cool option you did after it downloaded/extracted.
Can you explain how set up for reading thermals in lakes? I know I can increase the sensitivity but is there another set or a setting you prefer. Have a Echomap94SV with
Navionics
I actually very rarely hunt the thermocline so I am not an expert on that at all but I can tell you the higher the frequency, the better bottom detail you will get and increased visibility on the thermocline. The negative effect is that you narrow your cone. You should be able to see it with CHIRP, but it will stand out more if you manually set it to a higher freq. Hope that helps and thanks for the question!
Do you keep the SD card in after updating?
Personally I keep mine in there all the time because I also have my updates maps on it. :)
@@DanRichardFishing Gotcha thanks for the help!
@@woody_865 My pleasure! Be sure to sub for more Garmin videos coming :)
Do you know if I can change a 94sv to lake maps. Like the 93sv?
You would need to get the card and put it inside the unit for you to get the new maps. If you own both and both are registered with Garmin you can actually create a card and use it in the other unit no problem so you can use either maps on either units at no extra charge.
Can you update the echomap plus through the app or does it have to be through card?
If you have an echomap Plus, UHD or Ultra you can do it via the app and Wi-Fi. I'll be shooting a video on how to do it very soon but it's pretty easy to do!
@@DanRichardFishing I don't have the UHD
@@claytonbrown2656 which model do you have?
Plus or UHD or Ultra will work. Gen 1 or CHIRP won't. Basically if you have a touch screen model, you're good :)
@@DanRichardFishing ok 73sv plus
After the update do you need to keep the sd card in the unit ? Or can you remove it.??
Nope you can take it out unless you are running updates maps, in that case you need to leave the card in. But for the firmware update, you can remove the card afterwards :)
Thanks. So what about having the g3 ultra map card. That must stay in the unit ?
I have a g3 ultra map card and put it in my unit and it said “cannot unlock maps” it’s brand new too.
@@jordanpadilla99 for the G3 map card is it a original Garmin SD card or did you download the map and install it to a blank SD Card?
It’s an original g3 map card sent by garmin. I didn’t download anything. I bought it from a store online
Great video. I'm just curious. How important are the updates?
I honestly believe they are extremely important because they tend to fix issues with the units. I really only have 2 things I update the firmware on religiously... My GoPro and my chart plotters :)
I updated my garmen Sv echomap 9 inch plus when I updated my unit I lost my lakes
So I see my marks but I can’t see the water
Updating the software should most definitely not affect your maps at all! Were they part of the built-in maps or did you create them yourself with Garmin Quickdraw?
Great info. If I have 20 underwater hazard waypoints marked how do I show them all at same time so I don’t hit them while running the lake?
Hi Al! You don't have to do anything, all your waypoints are loaded on your maps at all times, so as you near those areas on the map on your screen, you'll see all relevant waypoints in the area :)
Very informative and well done video. You have a new subscriber. Thanks !
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the feedback and thank you so much again for subscribing!
I downloaded an update a couple of years ago but a salesman at Bass Pro said “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” There have been a bunch of updates since then. Do I have to update each one in the order it was posted with the newest one cover everything?
If I'm being honest, that is not very good advice. I always recommend updating your electronics to the very latest update because it fixes all kinds of bugs an inaccuracies within the device. No need to install all of them just do the latest and that will cover everything :)
I have a Garmin Striker 7sv. There is no slot for memory card. How do I upgrade?
I've never owned a Striker but I believe you need to install the Active Captain app on your mobile device, and then connect to the unit via Wifi (The Striker has built in Wifi if I remember right) and then from the app, you can run the update.
Check out www8.garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/strikerplus/EN-US/GUID-0992784D-EA66-4F01-A0D1-573A9A925EB9.html
Thanks for the help.
Dan, have you come across error message "Built in Garmin Maps incompatible" If I click OK it ignores the error. For once Google wasn't my friend. Cheers
Hey Trevor I've actually seen that before and it's when I tried to import invalid maps. Can you tell me exactly what you did to get that error?
@@DanRichardFishing tbh I don't know. I've removed my full purchased map which is on a SD card as well as a separate Active Captain SD card. I'll have to boot it up again and see if the error still exists. Due to our current lockdown rules I can't get back to my boat! I was concerned about doing a full reset, just in case the unit gets corrupted.
You can definitely do a full reset worse comes worse! If you still run in to isses, DM me on Instagram or FB on my Dan Richard Fishing pages and I'll help you out as best I can :)
Did everything step by step but the unit does not initiate the update automatically - don’t know why
Hmmm that's definitely not normal. Are you using a 32GB card or smaller?
CAN I DOWN LOAD THE MARINE CARDS TO AN SD.... IF YES, WHERE?
You can purchase them right from the Garmin website and you can either download them to your own SD Card or you can have them ship it to you already pre-loaded. You can shop from here: maps.garmin.com/en-US/marine/
I have an echomap plus 62 CV. can you show the set up for the alligator clips?
You mean for when I'm in my office working on it? Sure! Watch tomorrow's video ;)
Brother maybe you can help me I did all the steps s as you explained but when I put the mini disk in my Fish finder is says that the disk is empty when it isn’t.
Hi Frank, are you absolutely sure you formatted it correctly and it is not bigger than 32GB in size?
@@DanRichardFishing Hey Dan Thank you for replying I finally figured it out. Thank you for the videos really appreciate you sharing your knowledge.
@@DanRichardFishing yes sir, lol well I hope. The last time I was successful with it saying update. I just have to learn how to use it. I know about the depth mark and when it shows fish on the screen. This might be a dumb question but when it shows fish is there really fish? I took the boat out after the upload but I didn’t even get one bite in 8 hours even though it was marking fish on the screen. Any input would be greatly helpful and appreciated. Have a Blessed day, Frank.
i cant find this update page on Garmin and i dont see the link in the description of your video
What the heck?! I could have sworn it was there, weird! I just updated the description with the link, sorry about that!
hi i last week i bought echomap i need the caribbean maps where can i download it for free?
pls let me know
Hi Jose, I'm afraid you do need to pay for the maps, they're about $150 for a regional map pack. Just bear in mind they do sell fake maps online, but I know many people have been scammed by fakes that don't work. Overall, I think it's worth it to buy the packs and you know you are getting the latest data from a trusted source that will offer you customer service if you run in to any issues (And Garmin CS is awesome btw). You can find mas of the Caribbean at buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/c452-c455-p0.html (Scroll down a little bit). Hope that helps!
@@DanRichardFishing hi thank you very much i will buy the maps...if i buy it will still get a free update? I never have updated it yet
@@JoseReyes-yd6cp You're very welcome! Yes, you get the free update within a year of you first registering your unit :)
like to get more info on Canadian maps on the Echomap Plus 75CV
What kind of information were you interested in for the Canadian waters?
How to download maps to memory? How do I define the country?
I'll be doing a map video very soon!
I need your help. I’m trying to set up my Garmin 73sv. It asks me to select powerboat or sailboat. I will be fishing out of a kayak. Does it matter which one I select?
Select powerboat I am almost positive that the sailboat selection is so that the navigation system compensates for the very long keel of a sailboat and configures the depth alarm accordingly, which is completely customizable anyway.
Dan Richard Fishing ok I figured you’d know! Lol thank you Dan
I don't understand why they don't have a 12-volt adapter to use in your house? Just have to have a Transformer
If you want something you can plug in, you could get something like this: amzn.to/3IPM85y
Then just get a spare power cord and a cigarette lighter adapter and you're good to go :)
Mine is EchoMap Chirp 95sv
Come on we're here for garmin
Come for the Garmin, stay for the chit chat. :)
Wizard doesn’t open for me when I extract
Have echo map plus 45 cv looking the get 7sv your thought please
Hi Joe, this is a easy YES!!! Having the touch screen plus a bigger screen makes a HUGE difference and you'll NEVER go back to non-touch screen again, I promise you. The 73SV Plus has also gone down in price since the UHD models came out. If you plan on buying it on Amazon, here's a link you can use and your purchase helps support the channel: amzn.to/3ihFdoV
Thanks and enjoy! I had just about the same unit as yours and was SOOOOO happy when I moved to a 93sv CHIRP and then even MORE happy when I picked up the Plus and had touchscreen.
So, my Garmin EchoMap Chirp 95SV is never to be up dated
did not work for my plus 93sv help
Where did you get stuck exactly?
@@DanRichardFishing First thank you for your reply , i got it now
it just took a while. Thank you so much for your info great work.
@@keithtidwell3644 OK awesome glad you got it figured out and the video was helpful! All the best! :)
I have a 74cv. When I am running slow, less than 10 mph my depth works. Over that speed it just flashes. It worked fine prior and just started to do this. Any ideas?
Are you 100% sure that you didn't hit the transducer or the transducer Mount? Is it still tight secure and in no way bent?
Dan Richard Fishing it is still tight. I talked with garmin and they said the same thing. Advised me to put one notch down. Will try this weekend when back at the boat. Hope this fixes it.
@@arweller33 normally what you're experiencing is usually air bubbles from the boat wash coming off the bottom of the boat out the back and passing through the transducer. It's typical if the transducer is too high, especially with aluminum boats like mine that have a line of rivets along the bottom where it meets the transom. What weird is that it was fine then started acting up afterwards so that's why I wonder what changed. Definitely try dropping down a bit of you can and retest. Let me know what happens, I'd love to know of that resolves it!! Good luck!
Dan Richard Fishing I will do. It’s a fiberglass boat. 21 foot Hydra Sport with a 175. Hope it fixes it. He gave me some other things to check in settings as well. Will keep you up to speed. Love the videos. Very helpful!
@@arweller33 that really is strange, I look forward to hearing the results. Just something about it always working first is bugging me. And thank you so much for the kind words on my videos, really appreciate :)
Any chance you could focus on the item you are doing the video on? So much extra talk about unrelated items to wade through. Thanks for doing these.
This is a bit older of a video so I'm not sure if there's chapters, but generally on my videos you can use the chapters to skip directly to the parts you're interested in.
HOW CAN I UPDATE A ECHOMAP 74DV SOFTWARE VERSIO 2.90
You should be able to follow these instructions and do it no problem, the updated version of your software is 4.10.