Currently a Navenet2 user, but system is failing (GPS, Radar). Planning on chartplotter/radar purchase and considering sticking with Furuno and getting a TZ3 plotter and dome doppler radar.
Questions:
- I regularly plan routes etc on PC with OpenCPN, and then transfer to chartplotter. Will TZ3 IMPORT gpx files? (The manual really is NOT clear on IMPORT, only about export... but this Forum seems to suggest it will.)
- TZcloud, etc: It is not clear whether purchase of TZ3 includes account on TZcloud without additional charge. Wondering about storage and transfer of waypoints and routes. I do not plan to spend >$600 on TimeZero PC software!
- Transferring via USB: Do the cables/connections provided with TZ3 include a USB connection where I could attach a USB flash drive? From the manual, the answer seems yes. Please confirm. Also: the manual suggests need to purchase part to transfer to/from SD cards. Is this essentially any USB SD card reader/writer?
- NMEA0183 INPUT: It appears from manual that no NMEA0183 input. A NMEA0183-to-NMEA2000 converter required. Will non-Furuno converters work (instead/in addition to Furuno part)?
THANKS for answers/confirmations
Questions:
- I regularly plan routes etc on PC with OpenCPN, and then transfer to chartplotter. Will TZ3 IMPORT gpx files? (The manual really is NOT clear on IMPORT, only about export... but this Forum seems to suggest it will.)
- TZcloud, etc: It is not clear whether purchase of TZ3 includes account on TZcloud without additional charge. Wondering about storage and transfer of waypoints and routes. I do not plan to spend >$600 on TimeZero PC software!
- Transferring via USB: Do the cables/connections provided with TZ3 include a USB connection where I could attach a USB flash drive? From the manual, the answer seems yes. Please confirm. Also: the manual suggests need to purchase part to transfer to/from SD cards. Is this essentially any USB SD card reader/writer?
- NMEA0183 INPUT: It appears from manual that no NMEA0183 input. A NMEA0183-to-NMEA2000 converter required. Will non-Furuno converters work (instead/in addition to Furuno part)?
THANKS for answers/confirmations