Garmin Basecamp User Interface for Mac

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This video describes how to use the #Garmin #Basecamp User Interface for #Mac. This will give you a firm grounding in the tools we will use to create routes in subsequent videos.
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Time Stamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:18 How to view the detailed map
2:40 How to change units
5:40 How to use the toolbar and what all of the tools do
20:40 How to use the map controls
22:49 How to use the BaseCamp filing system

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@JosephByrne 5 жыл бұрын

0:18 How to view the detailed map 2:40 How to change units 5:40 How to use the toolbar and what all of the tools do 20:40 How to use the map controls 22:49 How to use the BaseCamp filing system

@ManInTheBigHat Жыл бұрын

I've been looking at Garmin tutorials for hours. Yours are the best.

@JosephByrne Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

@rimmerd9908 5 жыл бұрын

If anyone from Garmin is watching this then I suggest you pay this man to create tutorials for your software and hardware customers as so far you don't seem to have bothered. I have a Garmin GPSMAP 66s that I am new to and there is very little information out there how to use the device and link it with the Basecamp software. This video pretty much showed me everything I need to create, file and organise the routes I create on the trail and when I am in front of my computer. Much appreciated Joby!!

@JosephByrne 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rimmer D. And yes if Garmin are watching I'm open to opportunities.

@michaelstevenson5446 Жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne Couldn't agree more - Garmin customer support is scarce, and Basecamp is not intuitive. Thanks for making this!

@yellownev 4 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for taking the time to put this excellent how to together - learnt a lot .

@JosephByrne 4 жыл бұрын

Anytime Nev. Great to hear it was useful. Best wishes.

@BrokenToeKnee 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Thank you.

@rapaent 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Joby....... Very well explained! Awesome job!! Ray 😊👍

@JosephByrne 5 жыл бұрын

Anytime Ray. Thanks for the feedback. Best wishes.

@TheFuqmonkey 4 жыл бұрын

Very nicely done, sir. Thank you.

@JosephByrne 4 жыл бұрын

Anytime Chris. Best wishes.

@andyhelstrip5002 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for this great video. Very helpful for my needs. I'm getting there slowly!!

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

Anytime Andy. You'll be flying in no time.

@roberthiday3342 4 жыл бұрын

this is really outstanding. excellent. thanks for your efforts and attention to detail.

@JosephByrne 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert. That's great to hear. With this video I really got into BaseCamp and kept finding more and more layers of the onion. I'm pleased it was useful.

@robertonaar4548 3 жыл бұрын

Very good lesson! Thank you very much!

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback.

@stevedavison7392 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this. Have recently switched to a Mac so really useful. Great pace - you’re a natural.

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve. Great feedback.

@stancole5833 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks

@JosephByrne 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime Stan. Thanks for the feedback.

@paulwatterson5992 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Basecamp ... very impressive.

@JosephByrne Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. Great feedback.

@rickpearson3018 2 жыл бұрын

I am beginning to understand! Thanik you.

@JosephByrne 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime. Thanks for the feedback.

@anthonylarque6850 4 жыл бұрын

very well explained. thx vm

@JosephByrne 4 жыл бұрын

Anytime Anthony. Thanks for the feedback.

@marksmith303 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for putting this together, I have recently transferred over to Garmin after purchasing a BMW motorbike - until this video I was pulling my hair out with frustration. Much appreciated!

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

Anytime Mark. Great to hear that it was helpful.

@markhpluygers2226 3 жыл бұрын

Well, that was amazing. I was back at school, your video (with Base Camp on my Right Screen) to follow the moves. It isn’t easy I can see……., but workable. Thank you so much!.I would have thrown the program in the CANAL if it wasn’t for your excellent ‘English” teaching. Nice!………. Looking forward to the next production!

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear Mark. BaseCamp does have a lot of quirks but once you know them it can be pretty useful. Thanks for the feedback.

@stevevaus9666 Жыл бұрын

Your tutorial is outstanding - thankful someone like you has done this for Mac. Question - I have an existing route to which I'd like to add some shaping points so in case I get off the route I can be guided back to the planned route rather than be guided to the ultimate destination. Only way I've found to do it is to add Waypoints and then make them non-alerting. Thinking there must be a better way with less steps but I'm stumped. Any suggestions?

@JosephByrne Жыл бұрын

Hey. You can just add more intermediate via points. They can be alerting or non alerting. Non alerting can be more useful as if you miss one it won't keep trying to take you back to it. With alerting you'd have to use the skip via function. Anyways it's very easy to do this on a Mac. Select the route then use the pan tool (the one that is a hand). Hover the pointer over the route where you want to add a via point. The hand will change to a pointing finger. When it does this hold down the left mouse button and drag to where you want the via point to be and it will insert it on the route.

@stevevaus9666 Жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne I probably wasn't clear enough - I don't want to change anything about the route, (don't want to drag it anywhere) want to leave the route as drawn but simply insert an intermediate via-point. Using your method I can drag it off the route - and it changes the route - and if I drag it back to the original route it will give me a new VP but it seems like there should be a one-step option. AT least that's what I was hoping. For background, I'm working with a pre-designed coast to coast route (US) provided to me for the Scooter Cannonball Run this coming summer, but for peace of mind I want to add VPs all along the route just in case I get off the course.

@JosephByrne Жыл бұрын

@@stevevaus9666 I see. I'm trying to remember and I don't have my Mac setup at the moment. On PC there is an insert via point tool. With that you hover between two via points, it creates a dark line between them and then when you left click you can place a via point anywhere and it'll place it between the two via points on the route. You can place it on the route too. As I recall there isn't an insert via point tool on Mac you have to use the pan tool. So I think that's the best solution for now. Just drag and drop onto the route. I'll see if I can set my Mac up later and take a look.

@xroadracer 3 жыл бұрын

Good Morning Joe. For the life of me I can't seem to figure out why my XT isn't recognized by base camp. I'm using a '20 M1 MacBook running Big Sur. I've added a 128gb microSD expecting to see the card mounted after connecting via USB to the macbook. Not so. Lastly, I removed the card, reformatted it using Disk Utility (ExFAT), then moved a GPX file I exported from Rever Maps to the card. After inserting the card to the XT, I cannot see the new route added. Maybe it's the M1 or the formatting. As a last resort, I could ask my son to use his Windows machine to help me out, but it would be more ideal to resolve this one the M1 Mac. Thanks for the great videos. You're crushing it!

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

That's unfortunate. It could be something as simple as trying another cable. Are you connecting directly to the Mac? The Garmin devices don't like port replicators. If you only have USBC ports you can buy converters that convert USBC directly to a normal USB socket. That could be worth a try either. I had an issue with my 660 once where the computer wouldn't recognize it when it has been connecting fine previously. I did everything including a full factory reset and nothing helped. Then I tried another cable and it connected first time. The old cable had broken. Since then I always try the cable first.

@BobCollings 2 жыл бұрын

Really Good tutorial...Thankyou. I can download the map of Canada to my computer as I live in Canada - but I am planning a route in Scotland. Is there a way for me to download the Europe map that I have purchased to my computer?

@JosephByrne 2 жыл бұрын

Not that I'm aware of. As far as I know you can only download the map native to the device.

@BobCollings 2 жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne wow, that was bloody quick!

@nigeltiffany8441 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Joby, I have downloaded UK & Ireland V8 Light on my Fenix 6 pro but can’t find it to download to Garmin Express or Basecamp!

@JosephByrne 4 жыл бұрын

Maps that you purchase can't be installed to Basecamp. When you plug your device into the computer all the maps on the device will be selectable though.

@DjSkipAlexander 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph I am following the video and I have the latest file downloaded but my detail on maps is just names and no detail, I cant seem to finda button to add more detail like what your viewing, any help would be great.

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you are still viewing the global map. If your map installed correctly it should be visible under the maps menu. If you can't find any maps other than the global map under the maps menu then perhaps it didn't install correctly. Connect your device to check, when you connect your device all the maps on the device should appear on the maps menu. Try installing the map to your computer again if it doesn't appear when the device is not connected.

@DjSkipAlexander 3 жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne Hi ya thanks for the quick reply, turns out that from mac update catalina 10.5 detailed maps won't display. So a big thanks as I now know why and Im not tech savvy to reinstall an older version so won't be using basecamp now. cheers though great videos.

@stevevaus9666 Жыл бұрын

New question - I've discovered (painfully) that many (maybe all?) waypoint icons in BC don't transfer over to Zumo XT - they all get turned into orange flags. Is it me, or is this just another quirk of Basecamp and Zumo XT? Thanks

@JosephByrne Жыл бұрын

That's just the way it works. You can change the symbol on the device after you transfer it. I think it works this way because the symbol set isn't standard across all devices.

@LTVoyager 5 жыл бұрын

I have multiple GPS units and Basecamp seems to not know that all have the same current map and wants to load three copies of the same map to the computer. Worse yet, it names them all the same making it hard to know which map to select for which GPS. Have you seen this behavior? Any idea how to work around it so that only one copy of each map needs to be loaded to the computer?

@JosephByrne 5 жыл бұрын

I've not found a work around unfortunately. As each map is procured and purchased separately I think BaseCamp will always treat them as different even if they are the same.

@LTVoyager 5 жыл бұрын

jobybyrne I just wish Garnin would note the device the map came from after the map name.

@matthewsprygada4085 Жыл бұрын

Once you have a route displayed on the map, how do you clear it off?

@JosephByrne Жыл бұрын

Select it and press delete.

@buffcivilwar4061 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. This is a vEry good video. But as an older “dinosaur”, I feel a bit intimidated. Is there a way to e-mail you with some basic questions? Thsnks

@JosephByrne 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sure. You can find my email address in the about section of my channel.

@stevevaus9666 Жыл бұрын

I continue to use this as a bible for basecamp on mac - thanks again Joseph. But can't figure something out. I created a short test route. I add a waypoint, no problem. But when I try to add proximity alert, even though I enter a value (half mile) no radius shows, when I transfer to XT no radius and no alert. Completely befuddled. Any thoughts?

@JosephByrne Жыл бұрын

That's strange. I'll see if I can figure it out.

@stevevaus9666 Жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne I'll take all the help I can get! Basecamp and Mac are strange bedfellows!

@stevevaus9666 Жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne in troubleshooting I found it I add the waypoint when the route listing is open it will allow me to do proximity. If I just drag a flag/waypoint to the route from the menu whether I can set proximity is hit or miss. Now I'm going to see if the proximity will transfer to the Zumo XT. Stay tuned

@stevevaus9666 Жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne even more strangeness... as i replied below I was able to create a simple route that includes a proximity alert for a waypoint. However then transferring to zumo xt the very simple map i created (a mile long with four turns) has become a maze with many more turns and no radius for a pro alert. I'm about ready to toss basecamp and xt into the pond.

@colin7575 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph. I am stumbling at the first step. When I try to create a route it just draws a straight line across the map and keeps drawing until i click on another icon.

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that's most likely because the activity profile is set to *direct.* Change it from direct to motorcycling or driving. If after you've done that it is still just drawing straight lines then the map you are using is not navigable. Plug in your device and select a map from the device under the maps menu. Then you should be all set.

@colin7575 3 жыл бұрын

@@JosephByrne You are a steely eyed missile man. Thank you

@JosephByrne 3 жыл бұрын

@@colin7575 Anytime Colin. Best wishes.

@monkeybuttadventure2 5 ай бұрын

I have NO idfea how you will ever get a GPS unit to work on Basecamp in MAC, it is 100% impossible to do. There is no direct USB C to mini printer USB cable that works. Using a USB C adapter to USB A will make it work in Garmin Express which is good for ??? I have still no idea. But it will not show up in basecamp. If anyone have made a Garmin XT work with basecamp on a MAC with only USB C ports, please share a solution

@brianwalsh6277 4 жыл бұрын

Joby extremely good video. However can you please slow down your speech a little as I am having trouble keeping up with you. My friend watched the tutorial and said the same thing. You talk very fast. Maybe it's because we are Aussies? Ha Thanks

@JosephByrne 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Brian. That's fair, I did notice it myself too. On a few of these videos I did the voice over after I'd edited the footage and had to try and make it fit so I was a bit hasty. I'm looking to slow down the voice overs on my new videos.