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Firmware
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 - Firmware will be updated automatically if device is connected to WiFi network. This doesn't work on the power cable
 and batteries should be present in the system. Once firmware downloaded (on WiFi availability, no message), the update
 will be performed during next restart.

Sync
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  - There is multiple sources of tracks, routes, and waypoints.
    * Garmin/GPX folder (in earlier firmwares this was limited to tracks in GPX/Archive in the main memory
    The data will be not loaded from SD and waypoints/routes were not supported. This is not fixed by using MapSource
    or old version of BaseCamp. But this seems fixed in the current firmware).
    * EDM database which updated when routes/waypoints are stored on device or synchronized using explore.garming.com

  - Easiest way to synchronize.
    * Generate a list of .gpx files using basecamp: separate file for each track and route, but one for waypoints.
    Names are non-informative and will be as bad in the device if copied as is. Rename script will fix it and organize
    structure.
    * Basically puts all tracks to 'GPX/Archive' folder which will ensure they are not using active memory. Waypoints
    and routes go to directly under 'GPX'. Waypoints/routes goes to SD. Tracks for now should be stored in main memory
    as on SD they are not archived but active even if put under 'GPX/Archive'. In the internal memory, it OK.
    * Routes will still not preserve the actual path and will be recalculated on the device (but there is no way around
    with other synchronization options)

  - osmand
    * Single GPX is reasonably imported (and can be easily removed). However, routes are imported as small tracks (consisting 
    of waypoints only). There is no way to pass the routing either. So, basically best to exclude routes.


  - Problems
    * If archived, there would be no way to sort/filter tracks (they are even not alphabetically sorted). So, it is 
    quite inconvinient for overview. Might be better solution is to use osmand for planning and Garmin on the trail and
    for routes.


Garmin Explore
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  - Routes need to be loaded one by one or the naming will be lost if a single GPX with multiple routes is used. Using
    kml input doesn't help either. 
    * Routes also include waypoints and importing routes and waypoints sequentially will result in dublicates (also on
    the device). 
  - Tracks are not possible import at all. Web site just says 'Invalid media type'. Even if a single track is imported.
    KML import results in the same error.
  - Tracks/routes from 'GPX/' on the device are synchronized (but not tracks in the 'GPX/Archived'). So, thats probably
    the only way to import stuff in the system.
  - The web site is also anyway pretty limited in the sense of route analysis (no routing!), etc.