Author Topic: 1197 upgraded to Contour XD mapping?  (Read 5612 times)

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Offline DaveW

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1197 upgraded to Contour XD mapping?
« on: December 20, 2010, 06:10:53 AM »
Hi,

Anyone heard if this is happening or possible?

Dave


Wayne P.

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Re: 1197 upgraded to Contour XD mapping?
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2010, 06:33:22 AM »
That is not going to happen with any unit.  The base map is not upgradeable.

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Re: 1197 upgraded to Contour XD mapping?
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2010, 01:47:34 PM »
DaveW

As Wayne P stated Humminbird will not update the map programs on their units. 

The best way to go is to purchase a Navionics HotMaps chip for your unit and fishing area.  They are expensive starting out at $100, but they are worth the purchase. 

I would check the lakes that you fish on your unit and then go to Bass Pro Shops or a boat show and get some help from Navionics to see if the maps are much better then what is on your unit. 

If you purchase a chip most likely it will be a long while before you have to update it unless you are on a very popular lake that they make frequent updates too.

Navionics does not publish their updates so that we can make a knowledgeable decision on whether or not it is time to purchase a new chip.

George



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