Garmin Menu

Garmin GPS which connects as Mass Storage Device and uses GPX files to store data

Load Waypoints and Routes from GPS - Loads the Waypoints and Routes from the GPS and displays them on the map. The waypoints can then be manipulated and saved to a file for future use.

Load Current Track from GPS - Loads the current track from the GPS and displays it on the map. The track can then be manipulated and saved to a file for future use.

Load Saved Tracks from GPS - Loads saved tracks from the GPS and displays them on the map. The tracks can then be manipulated and saved to a files for future use.

Save Waypoints to GPS - Saves the Waypoints to the GPS (in a GPX file). When the GPS is turned on, the waypoints will be read by the GPS from the GPX file.

Save Track 1 to GPS - Saves Track 1 to the GPS (in a GPX file). When the GPS is turned on, the track will be read by the GPS from the GPX file.

Save All Tracks to GPS - Saves all tracks to the GPS (in a GPX file). When the GPS is turned on, the tracks will be read by the GPS from the GPX file.

Save Routes to GPS - Saves the Routes to the GPS (in a GPX file). When the GPS is turned on, the routes will be read by the GPS from the GPX file.

Delete Files from GPS - Shows a list of GPX files on the GPS. Select the files to delete and press the Delete button.

USB or Serial Garmin GPS

Merge Waypoints from GPS - Downloads Waypoints from the GPS and keeps or discards them based on selected criteria.

Get Waypoints from GPS - Downloads the Waypoints  from the GPS and displays them on the map. The waypoints can then be manipulated and saved to a file for future use.

Get Track from GPS - Downloads the Track from the GPS and displays it on the map. The track can then be manipulated and saved to a file for future use. The downloaded track is always put into Track 1. If the GPS supports more than 1 track (and the GPS model supports it) then you are asked which track to download, other models will just download all the tracks as one and there is no way to avoid this.

Get Routes from GPS - Downloads the Routes from the GPS and displays them on the map. The routes can then be manipulated and saved to a file for future use. It is preferred that Waypoints should have already been downloaded from the GPS (or loaded from a file) and be displayed on the map before downloading the routes.

Send Waypoints to GPS - Uploads the Waypoints loaded on the map to the GPS.

Send Track to GPS - Uploads the Track which is loaded into Track 1 to the GPS. If the GPS supports more than 1 track (and the GPS model supports it) then you are asked which track to upload to. Other models with multiple tracks can only upload to the main track.

Send Routes to GPS - Uploads the Routes which are loaded to the GPS. It is preferred (but not necessary) that the Waypoints used in the Routes be uploaded to the GPS first.

Text File Support

These options read and write waypoints and tracks in the Waypoint+ software text format.

Get Waypoints from WP+ Text File

Get Track from WP+ Text File

NOTE : When importing a Waypoint+ text file the file must have been written from Waypoint+ using the WGS84 datum, OziExplorer does NOT try to use different datums when importing Waypoint+ text files.

Save Waypoints to WP+ Text File

Save Track to WP+ Text File

NOTE : When exporting to a Waypoint+ text file the WGS 84 datum will always be used.

PCX5 Support 

These options read and write waypoints and tracks in the Garmin PCX5 file formats. These files can also be read by Garmins Mapsource software.

OziExplorer cannot read the Mapsource export format.

The positions in the files must be in Lat/Lon or UTM format.

OziExplorer assumes the datum used for the positions in the file is the same as its configured GPS upload/download datum.

PCX5 is very intolerant if the software version in the file does not match the version of PCX5 being used, if this is the case then the version number in the file can be adjusted in a text editor. Mapsource ignores the version number.

Get Waypoints from GRM File

Get Track from GRM File

Save Waypoints to WPT File

Save Track to TRK File

Turn Off GPS - Turns off the GPS, if the GPS is busy it may not respond to this command.

Get Almanac from GPS - Gets the Satellite Almanac from the GPS and saves it to the specified text file.

Show GPS Protocol Info - Shows the various upload/download protocols that the GPS supports. This option is not particularly useful, its just for interest.