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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™:
- Click File
- Click Export (PC only)
- Click Export "My Collection"
- Select a location to save the file
- Click Save
To import the data into BaseCamp™:
- Open BaseCamp™
- Select My Collection
- Click File
- Click Import into "My Collection"...
- Browse to the GDB file location from the Import File window
- Click Open
To send the data from BaseCamp™ onto the GPS device:
- Connect your GPS device to your PC using a USB cable
- Right-click My Collection
- Click Send To... or Send to your device...
- Select your nüvi® 500 or 550
- Click Send or OK
The data has now been saved to the nüvi® and can be used at any time.