Turn Symbols in Routes

I have set the new release of HomePort to not create symbols for turns in routes. That works fine in Homeport, each turn is a dot. However, when I upload them to my 5208 plotters, this is what I get:

a seemingly random assortment of symbols for turns. Some are little squares (fine with me), some are fish symbols or other miscellaneous symbols.

So - is this a HomePort issue, a plotter issue, or an incompatinility between the two.

More importantly, what is the "fix"?

0 rwidman over 14 years ago

No, when you send the routes from HomePort to the SD card (which you would later insert into your plotter) I am interested in the file that HomePort creates on the SD card. I would assume this to be an ADM file.

I hope this makes any sense.

It's a .gdb file and the forum won't let me upload it.

0 Former Member over 14 years ago

HomePort writes a gdb file to the SD card?

You can always rename the file into gpx or some other accepted extension and upload it then.

Is there a GarminDevice.xml file on the SD card? I'd be interested in that one as well.

0 rwidman over 14 years ago

HomePort writes a gdb file to the SD card?

You can always rename the file into gpx or some other accepted extension and upload it then.

Is there a GarminDevice.xml file on the SD card? I'd be interested in that one as well.

Ok, I wasn't thinking. Here they are:

0 rwidman over 14 years ago

And the other:

0 rwidman over 14 years ago

It's really adm.adm

0 rwidman over 14 years ago

The plot thickens!

Joking around on another forum, somebody suggested the points in this route were suggestions of where to buy a beer and fuel up.

Turns out, in real life, the area on shore between these two points is a marina with a restaurant and gasoline available.

Could the plotter be pulling these icons from the "local services" information on the map?

0 Former Member over 14 years ago

The plot thickens!

Joking around on another forum, somebody suggested the points in this route were suggestions of where to buy a beer and fuel up.

I like this suggestion. :)

I will see if I can get a hold of someone from the unit software team that can comment on this. But it's at least possible that this is what the device is doing.

0 rwidman over 14 years ago

I like this suggestion. :)

I will see if I can get a hold of someone from the unit software team that can comment on this. But it's at least possible that this is what the device is doing.

Thanks.