Hi Guy,

Don't be dissapointed......i have a similar setup (though with the 60CS and
MGA) and seem to have no trouble :-)

Answered below........


"Guy" wrote in message
...
The Australian dealer successfully uploaded part of bluechart Pacific V
6.5
plus city navigation Australia V5 in my 60C -Software version 3.50.


Not hard to do it yourself..........

I think the quality of the GPSMAP60C is great but there is a serious lack
of documented manual from Garmin.


All manuals should come with it....the other fun thing to do is to explore
:-)

In a rough estimate, my GPSMAP60C has about 25% more "undocumented
screen"
than Color_Map_Navigator_Owner's_Manual describes.


What about in the 60C manual or the mapsource user's manual?

I have NOT been to get an explanation about these screens.

Plus the Color_Map_Navigator_Owner's_Manual explains about road navigation
but mentions hardly anything about Marine Navigation.


Bluecharts are predominately just maps.....nothing else.....
They are use for waypoints, tracks and routes. You cannot use it the same as
CN :-)

BTW bluecharts are designed for navigational reference only. In a marine
environment they are not accurate enough to use as the only form of
navigation aid. If you have an accident due to their use, Marine Safety Qld
(or state equivalents) would be questioning your use of these charts. For
example, they do NOT include Notice To Mariners (NTM) information which is
vital in some cases. Read the warnings about "......and it must not be used
to assist in navigation".

1) Would anyone know where I can find more marine explanations for the
MAP60C?
Like a "Reference Manual" or webpages for the MAP60C?

They should have come with your new purchase? Anyway........

GPSMAP 60C reference manual ==
http://www.garmin.com/manuals/GPSMAP...nersManual.pdf

BlueCharts basic manual ==
http://www.garmin.com/manuals/MapSou...UsersGuide.pdf


2) Because my MAP60C is loaded with the Basemap(original) plus 2 types of
charts ( bluechart Pacific V 6.5 plus city navigation Australia V5 ) I
have
problem to "hide" and "unhide" the bluechart and city navigation.
Menu SetupMenu
then it displays
"Menu"
--restore defaults
-- restore ALL map defaults
--Show All
--Show None
-- Show Basemap
-- hide Bluechart Pacific
--show citynavigator
( this is only one example - there are more undocumented screens like
this)


Just be aware that this feature (hide/unhide) has just been added to version
3.50. The feature was added after your gps was manufactured and packaged
and therefore will not show up in your manual. Check out
http://www.garmin.com/support/downlo...ils.jsp?id=547 for the change
history, alll of which probably would not be in your manual.

The last three are NOT toggle switches. This wording (SHOW or HIDE) make
it
very difficult to understand what type of map is ON or OFF.
"SHOW" and "HIDE" are not friendly toggles.


And neither would i assume were they ever intended to be.........That whole
menu (described above) does not contain "toggle" switches (i take it you
mean check boxes).


When I toggle the Bluechart Pacific by having it set to HIDE the PAGES do
NOT seem to change if BASEMAP is on HIDE.


??

Do you mean " the basemap is hidden" ? If it says Hide Basemap, then it is
being displayed currently.......I think you getting confused with
terminology and menus.;-)

They remain City Navigation PAGES instead of MARINE navigation PAGES.


CN will override Bluecharts which override Basemap.....you cannot have one
showing through the other.....

Is there a way my PAGES can default automatically to MARINE or
CITYnavigation?


No

Guy


Regards

Andrew