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| It finally stopped raining and I was able to take a look at my 2 units on my boat. I believe the techs are correct and you are sharing waypoints but not map data between the 2 units. What you believe is the map data from your chip, is really the built in map data.
I am able to place a waypoint on a preloaded lake map that is built into my x27 and have it show up on the same lake map on 520. However, these maps were part of the preloaded software in each unit and not data off a chip. I tried this with several lakes in Vilas County (Lac Vieux Desert and the Twins).
I can do the same for LOTW using the chip in the x27 and get the waypoints to show on the base map (without detail i.e. contours, islands rocks). However the detailed map will not be shown without a chip in the unit.
If you have a chip for a Canadian lake or any other lake that is not preloaded, (i.e. the Cisco Chain) try it. I believe you are reading only the preloaded data as the techs have stated. This is with the 3000 antenna and the newest software.
Those techs work with these units everyday and field hundreds of calls each week. They are pretty good at what they do and are always eager to help.
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