I just bought a boat with a Raymarine C80 chart plotter. It is running the 4.25 software version andcan read a Navionics gold chart from 2007 from the original owner. For my area I have a navionics gold chart from 2005 that stops at the sign on screen, and, although I can see chart details behind the sign on window, the plotter will not go to the next screen and will not function at all. The store demonstarted that the card runs on a new Raymarine plotter. I tried to update the plotter SW to the latest ver. 5.04, following Raymarine's instructions. I used a Kingston 4 GB CF card, but with the card containing the fresh downloads insered, the plotter remains dark. Is it the Kingston CF card or the 4 GB capacity the problem, or, what else could it be? I tried several factory resets also prior to the update attempts.

The first advice is no help at all. I have already studied all the literature, and consulted the Raymarine web pages, and followed all instructions to the letter. The advice I am looking for will only come from someone who actually knows this plotter and likely related to my two questions in the original enquiry. The first advice is no help at all. I have already studied all the literature, and consulted the Raymarine web pages, and followed all instructions to the letter. The advice I am looking for will only come from someone who actually knows this plotter and likely related to my two questions in the original enquiry.

I will follow through with a smaller CF card in the next fwe days. However, the other Navionics gold card that also froze the C80 is actually 128 MB, so I have some reservations about the solution with the smaller card until I try. Mabe after the SW update the 128 MB Navionics card will work.

Thanks;

flak230 I will follow through with a smaller CF card in the next fwe days. However, the other Navionics gold card that also froze the C80 is actually 128 MB, so I have some reservations about the solution with the smaller card until I try. Mabe after the SW update the 128 MB Navionics card will work.
Thanks;
flak230

I borrowed an old CF card from the store, and updating the SW to 5.04 went first time, no issues. However, the 2005 gold CF is no go. The card must be damaged. The store also had problems with it in one of their plotters. I will buy a new gold CF in the near future.

Thanks for your help!;
Adam I borrowed an old CF card from the store, and updating the SW to 5.04 went first time, no issues. However, the 2005 gold CF is no go. The card must be damaged. The store also had problems with it in one of their plotters. I will buy a new gold CF in the near future. Thanks for your help!; Adam