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Microsoft Windows Installation Instructions
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Table of Content Installation of Maps on your Microsoft Windows PC...............................................3 Instructions on how to transfer your maps from your PC to your GPS unit.............8
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Installation of Maps on your Microsoft Windows PC Step 1: Install Garmin MapSource • If you already have MapSource installed on your PC then skip this step. • If you do not have MapSource installed, obtain a copy and install it before you go ahead. See end of document for ways to obtain a copy of MapSource. • Ensure that you either have WinZip or Winrar on your PC in order to extract the downloaded zip folder(s).
Step 2: Install T4A GPS Maps to your PC 1. Credit Card Payments: After you have successfully purchased our Downloadable GPS maps from our online shop, you will be able to download the maps immediately, provided you paid via credit card and confirmed your purchase online. You can either access your downloadable maps by clicking on order history (example on this page below) or via the email that will be sent to you. 3|P A G E
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Electronic Funds Transfer Payments: If you selected to pay via Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), your links will only become available once we’ve received your proof of payment via fax or email. You will receive an automated email informing you that your order was completed. You may then login to your member account on the T4A website and click on order history under the ‘shop’ link.
2. All your online purchases will be listed under order history. Click on your order number or the total amount to be directed to the page where your downloadable maps can be accessed.
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On the next page click on the orange link with your map name (for the example below we have used the complete set of maps).
3. You now have the option to download T4A GPS Maps 12.05 Download Link (complete set of all maps) - Windows and/or T4A GPS Maps 12.05 Download Link (complete set of all maps) – Mac. a) Click on the T4A GPS Maps 12.05 download Link (complete set of all maps) –Windows to start the download.
b) You'll be asked to Run or Save the file. Select the save option c) Save the file to desktop (to find it easily again) 5|P A G E
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d) When the download is complete, open the saved file on your desktop by double clicking on the zip folder e) Click on the file inside(exe file) and follow the onscreen instructions f) Open Mapsource / BaseCamp and select the map/s to view. To view the Map/s in Garmin MapSource go to View > Switch to Product and select the T4A Map.
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To view the Map/s in Garmin BaseCamp go to View > Map Product and select the T4A Map.
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Instructions on how to transfer your maps from your PC to your GPS unit Step 1: a) How to transfer T4A GPS Maps from your PC to your GPS using MapSource (see 1b for BaseCamp) REMEMBER! If you already have maps installed on your GPS, the above operation will delete those maps and install the selected ones. When transferring map/s to your GPS unit, MapSource should be open and your GPS system switched on and plugged in. Each time a mapset is sent to a Garmin GPS, the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If you’re Garmap maps are on your SD card, transfer your T4A maps to the internal memory of your device and vice versa. Step1: In Mapsource, go to View > Switch to product and select the mapset you wish to transfer. The map will be visible in front of you. If not, use the zoom button to zoom in or out to find the map on your screen. Step2: Go to Tools (at the top of the toolbar) and select Map.
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The Map tool is used to select the map/s you want to transfer to your GPS unit. When you click on the map with the Maptool, the map will turn pink (see example below). If not, zoom in to the map in order to see the whole map.
If you want to transfer more than one map to your GPS system, repeat step 1 and 2. Please select the map(s) you want to transfer to your GPS unit. If you’ve purchased the Full Map Set and you want to transfer the full set, please make sure that the 16 map sets is selected before transferring the maps. If you only want to transfer a few of the map tiles only, then select only those you want to transfer for example Namibia, Botswana or East Africa. To transfer the map/s to your GPS, select Transfer on the toolbar, and then select send to device.
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The screen below should appear. Under ‘Find device’ you can either choose to send the maps to the internal memory of the GPS [example Nuvi 500 (Unit ID 3523640917)] or the SD card (if you have one inserted in the GPS) which will be listed as Removable disk (F:/) in the drop down menu.
Once you have selected where you want to send the maps, ensure that ‘maps’ are ticked. If you made routes or waypoints on the map/s, tick the relevant boxes. Click ‘send’ to transfer the maps and/or routes and waypoints to your device. 10 | P A G E
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Step 1: b) How to transfer T4A GPS Maps from your PC to your GPS using Garmin BaseCamp. To install Garmin BaseCamp on your PC, visit the Garmin BaseCamp download page and follow the on screen instructions. To install Garmin MapInstall on your PC, visit the Garmin MapInstall download page and follow the on screen instructions. You now have a legal working copy of Garmin BaseCamp and Garmin MapInstall. When transferring the map/s, MapInstall should be open and your GPS system switched on and plugged in. Each time a map set is sent to a Garmin GPS the previously loaded maps are erased from the GPS. If you’re Garmap maps are loaded on your SD card, transfer your T4A maps to the internal memory of your device and vice versa.
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Click on FIND DEVICE and select the GPS unit to transfer the maps to the internal memory or the memory card / removable disk to transfer the maps to the SD card in the device.
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Click NEXT on the dropdown list of maps, select your T4A map.
Zoom out until you can see the whole map:
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Click on the top left corner of the map and scroll the mouse across the map. If you purchased a single map, simply click on the picture of the map so that the map turns pink:
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If you have purchased individual maps, select each map separately and only once you’ve selected all the maps you want to send click on NEXT. Click NEXT and FINISH.
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3 Ways to obtain MapSource: 1) Download BaseCamp from the Garmin website. Install the application. You can now use BaseCamp to view T4A maps on your PC, or you can download and install the latest MapSource upgrade from the Garmin website and simply run the upgrade after you have installed BaseCamp. Now you will have BaseCamp and MapSource installed on your PC. These steps are also available on our FAQ page on the T4A website. 2) Buy any Garmin map product and install on your PC; it will install MapSource as part of the operation. This could be expensive. If you have bought your GPS in South Africa, then you most probably have a valid license for Garmap Street maps which came bundled with the GPS. Get a copy of the Garmap DVD which retails for around R20. Follow the separate Garmap installation guide. This is a cheap option and you will have a copy of the street maps on your PC which is useful. 3) Buy Garmin Trip & Waypoint Manager. Not cheap either.
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