Thanks for the HEADS UP Ken! Should save a lot of frustration & confusion! Great video!🎣😊👍

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay

Nailed it! The EXACT reason I never use Active Captain. Download updates to an SD card and if you loose internet connectivity, no biggie you can scrap the download and start over, no harm done.

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Roger that

Just updated using ActiveCaptain ,no issues. If i had seen this video sooner i probably would have used a sdcard but all good.

Glad you did this video. Just ordered a new Phoenix and it’s loaded down with all Garmin. It’s what we have in our airplanes. Seems like Garmin updating is the simplest I have seen thus far.

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I helped! Any truth to this 5G thing jacking up flights?

@matthewheld8577

2 жыл бұрын

@@KenSmithFishing no sir. Our pilots haven’t come to us with any concerns. I think it’s just another thing the major airlines are using as a blame game rather than stating and addressing the obvious failures they and the government have created.

Great information Thanks Ken 👍

@KenSmithFishing

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

Nice update. Maybe a video of your camera and editing process/software? That would be very interesting also

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

I can do that

Maybe a dumb question but does the transducer need to be attached ?

Good video. I traveled to a new body of water and thought I had map issues so I did an active captain update that lasted hours and burned all the battery on my phone and the update failed. They did revert to the old version and worked. I got home called Garmin support and was able to do it in my driveway but have Wi-Fi at home Next time I’ll check before I travel and update as needed.

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Think the SD is faster and safer

Thanks so much ken good stuff im rebuild my bass boats

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Project boat!

@bassneckfishing2505

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir

Garmin"s update release system is not consumer friendly. When you download the series you need it includes the entire series of units. The update package is very large at > 3gb. Then you have to run an executable file to load the update to an sd card. Between the size of the file and running the executable it requires a good internet connection and some experience with exactable files. Their solution to the problems this presents is updating through active captain. The video touched on the challenges this can present. This is a carry over from the salt water market where you may have a boat running 4-6 units with some of them in remote locations, such as a fly bridge. It's a very dealer friendly system and works well but from a freshwater consumer market it's not the best.

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like we need to do a part 1 to the video

@jamesw5836

2 жыл бұрын

You would need two "Part 1" videos since the Mac and PC file are handled in different ways 🙂 I see why they do updates this way but for the average freshwater fisherman they don't have multiple units, on two different decks, that need updating. Most large boat owners also have their dealer maintain the boat and electronic systems. It would be much easier for most folks to download individual files for the units they have.

Dang, I just updated Active Captain last week, I hope it doesn't fail me

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

If it updated you are fine

After your done updating do you take out the SD card and erase update so card can be used for the next update?

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Fred i reformat them all the time since I use same for GoPros, so yes they get erased

I have a Garmin echo map uhd 73sv that apparently is NOT compatible with my LG G7 thin q.

@KenSmithFishing

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the ad Greg

Im looking for a gt51m-tm transducer? Would you guys happen to have one?

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

Brad call Jones Trolling Motor in Texarkana, pretty sure they have one 870 773 3474

@Brad-id7ge

2 жыл бұрын

@@KenSmithFishing I tried them. Nothing

Ken, I think you have to have an sd card, even when you are using active captain.

@KenSmithFishing

2 жыл бұрын

there is one in there, but not sure you need it