c-map charts

tdw · #1 (**permalink**) 05-21-2011

I know this has been discussed previously but I'm damned if I can find the thread, so apologies for new.

If a chartplotter uses Cmap NT+ charts can you use MAX , accepting that the additional MAX features that NT+ lacks will not be functional or are they completely incompatible.

I thought I'd read that this was the case but am not certain about it.

Minnewaska · #2 (**permalink**) 05-21-2011

This should help. Depends on the plotter.

http://jeppesen.com/documents/marine...patibility.pdf

MARC2012 · #3 (**permalink**) 05-21-2011

I have a raychart 620 & they are not.marc

tdw · #4 (**permalink**) 05-21-2011

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Originally Posted by MARC2012

I have a raychart 620 & they are not.marc

Bugger. Thats not what I wanted to hear. In the main, NT and NT+ chips are seriously more expensive than Max. In Max you can get one chip that covers all of Australia. For NT and NT+ you need twenty or thirty of the damn things.

PCP · #5 (**permalink**) 05-21-2011

Hi Andrews, I think you get it wrong. You can get the wide charts:

C-MAP Chart Catalogue - Max / NT+ Charts Quick Reference

Regards

Paulo

MARC2012 · #6 (**permalink**) 05-22-2011

You should be able to ge3t the larger area charts but have some preperation h & soft pillow handy.marc

tdw · #7 (**permalink**) 05-22-2011

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Originally Posted by MARC2012

You should be able to ge3t the larger area charts but have some preperation h & soft pillow handy.marc

Marc, you are talking about the dollars I presume ? It is still an expensive way to go. As I said earlier our current plotter uses MAX so we have one chip to cover all of Australia and a large slab of Oceania. It was about the same price as only one of the NT+ wide charts and for what I have in mind I'll need at least fours of the things.

Paulo, you are correct of course, I was looking at the narrow chart list.

However back to my previous question and just to confirm ....

NT+ will or will not work on an NT machine ?

MAX will or will not work on an NT machine ?

MAX will or will not work on an NT+ machine ?

Of course which ever way it goes the paper back ups will probably be a damn sight more again.

PCP · #8 (**permalink**) 05-22-2011

I had a Ray marine C70? from 2002. I am pretty sure that it was a NT machine. First the charts were small then they come with the wide NT and I had them. I am pretty sure the ones I used lately were NT+. I am also pretty sure it cannot read Max.

Just ask Ray marine to be absolutely sure.

Regards

Paulo

motion300 · #9 (**permalink**) 05-23-2011

I believe a unit that uses nt can not process all the data on a nt+ If you can borrow a + card it would be worth a try

PCP · #10 (**permalink**) 05-23-2011

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Originally Posted by PCP

I had a Ray marine C70? from 2002. I am pretty sure that it was a NT machine. First the charts were small then they come with the wide NT and I had them. I am pretty sure the ones I used lately were NT+. I am also pretty sure it cannot read Max.

Just ask Ray marine to be absolutely sure.

OK, I was right. Not all can read Nt+, mine could and could not read MAX.

mine was this: Radar/Plotter

Raymarine Marine Electronics - RL70C Plus

I found out a list with the compatibility. Mine was completely compatible but they say about most of others: Not all NT+ features supported

Here is the list:

Electronic Charts on Cartridge--Raymarine Plotters

Regards

Paulo