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Transfer Waypoints and Routes in HomePort to a nüvi® 500 or 550

HomePort is not able to transfer waypoints or routes onto either the nüvi® 500 or 550. Waypoints and routes can be created in HomePort and then exported into a program called BaseCamp™. Then the data can be transferred to the nüvi® 500 or 550 from BaseCamp™.

Open the HomePort program and follow these instructions to export the data from HomePort to a file on the computer that can be opened by BaseCamp™:

  1. Click File
  2. Click Export (PC only)
  3. Click Export "My Collection"
  4. Select a location to save the file
  5. Click Save

To import the data into BaseCamp™:

  1. Open BaseCamp™
  2. Select My Collection
  3. Click File
  4. Click Import into "My Collection"...
  5. Browse to the GDB file location from the Import File window
  6. Click Open

To send the data from BaseCamp™ onto the GPS device:

  1. Connect your GPS device to your PC using a USB cable
  2. Right-click My Collection
  3. Click Send To... or Send to your device... 
  4. Select your nüvi® 500 or 550
  5. Click Send or OK

The data has now been saved to the nüvi® and can be used at any time.