"Jack Erbes" schreef in bericht
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Cole Maze wrote:
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Ever tried to make a personal copy of the Navionics Gold charts?
I did, to find that the Navionics software had destroyed the original
chart
automatically and without warning. Although there is a warning on the
package saying that copying is not allowed, I did not expect it to mean
that
it is was also if you make a copy for your self as a back-up. After all,
these charts cost a fortune ($300) and it seems prudent to make a copy
in
case you loose the original.

What kind of media was that on? And what hardware were you using to try
to copy them? Those are available on SD, MMC, NavChart, or Compact
Flash. The NavChart is the Navionics proprietary memory cartridge.
Media SD or MMC, one of those, don't remember, it's on the boat right now.
I was copying it on my Lowrance 7500C plotter that has 2 slots for SD/MMC
cards.


If there was write protect tab on the memory card, I'd think that may
have prevented that from happening.
Probably, but I did not check. Stupid, I know, but I did not expect it to be
destroyed.


Can you normally write anything to the card that was erased? Like
waypoints and routes?
Have not tried that because I still have hope to recover the chart, some way
or the other...


Did you ask Navionics if that was a normal behavior?
Yes I did ask the Navionics dealer where I bought it and he tells me that
there are clear instructions on the cartridge the card comes in. I checked
that and indeed it says: 'Do not insert this card in a PC for copying or it
may get damaged' or similar words.
I remember it explicitely said 'PC' but it did not help in the discussion
with the dealer. He insisted it was my own fault and I should know that it
is illegal to copy the content of the card. Of course I disagreed but that
did not help.I got a discount ($100) however when I bought the same chart to
replace the damaged one. I accepted this because I was in a hurry to get the
tide and I did not want to sail to France without a chart.



Jack