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GPSMAP 276C
chartplotting receiver
owner’s manual
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© Copyright 2004 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. st 1200 East 151 Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397.8282 Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K. Tel. 44/0870.8501241 Fax 44/0870.8501251 Garmin Corporation nd No. 68, Jangshu 2 Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan Tel. 886/2.2642.9199 Fax 886/2.2642.9099 All rights reserved. Except as expressly provided here
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INTRODUCTION > PREFACE The Basic Operation in Automotive Mode section provides you INTRODUCTION with information about navigating with the GPSMAP 276C in Automotive Mode. The Automotive Mode Pages and Features Preface section reviews, in detail, the main pages and features in Automotive ® ® Thank you for choosing the Garmin GPSMAP 276C, which Mode, such as the Trip Data page and creating waypoints. utilizes the proven performance of Garmin GPS and full-featured The Additional Page and Fea
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INTRODUCTION > TABLE OF CONTENTS Entering a New Location .............................................................. 11 Table of Contents Simulating Navigation .................................................................. 12 Introduction ...........................................................................i Basic Operation In Marine Mode ......................................14 Preface ...................................................................................... i Marine M
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INTRODUCTION > TABLE OF CONTENTS Organizing Waypoints into Categories ......................................... 33 Highway Page Options ................................................................. 51 Deleting Waypoints ...................................................................... 34 Active Route Page ................................................................. 52 Proximity Points ........................................................................... 35 Active Route Page O
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INTRODUCTION > TABLE OF CONTENTS Watch your Trip Data .................................................................... 64 Customizing Your GPSMAP 276C ....................................77 See your Next Turn with the Current Route Page ........................ 64 Setting up the System ........................................................... 77 Adding a Welcome Message ......................................................... 77 Automotive Mode Pages and Features .........................
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INTRODUCTION > TABLE OF CONTENTS Adjustment Options ................................................................ 93 Learning about GPS ............................................................ 108 Resizing the Split Screen .............................................................. 95 Common GPS Terms .................................................................. 108 Using the Pointer on the Sonar Page ............................................ 95 What is Differential GPS (DGPS)?
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INTRODUCTION > CARE INFORMATION Immersing the Unit in Water Care Information The GPSMAP 276C is waterproof to IEC Standard 60529 IPX7. To resolve problems that cannot be remedied using this guide, It can withstand immersion in 1 meter of water for 30 minutes. contact Garmin Product Support in the U.S.A. at 800/800.1020 or Prolonged submersion can cause damage to the unit. After Garmin Europe at 44/0870.8501241. submersion, wipe and air dry the unit before reuse or charging. Cleaning the Un
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GETTING STARTED > UNIT OVERVIEW GETTING STARTED Unit Overview The GPSMAP 276C is an all-in-one, versatile color chartplotter and automobile navigator—perfect for land or water. This portable GPS navigator features a 256-color TFT display that is easy to read in bright sun, a built-in basemap, and auto routing to provide you with automatically generated turn-by-turn directions. Battery pack. Press tab down to Detachable antenna Antenna remove battery pack for replacement, collapses for stora
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GETTING STARTED > CHARGING THE GPSMAP 276C If you do not want to use the unit, but you would like to charge the Charging the GPSMAP 276C battery, you can put the unit into Charge Mode. Connect the unit Before using the unit, you may need to charge the battery in the to an external power supply. Press and hold the red POWER key. GPSMAP 276C. Simply plug the unit into an external power source Instead of completely turning off, the unit now goes into Charge to charge. You can use the unit whi
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GETTING STARTED > TURNING ON THE GPSMAP 276C 3. To turn off the GPSMAP 276C, press and hold the red Turning On the GPSMAP 276C POWER key again. The first time you turn on your new GPSMAP 276C, the receiver must collect satellite data and establish its present position. To Adjusting the Backlight and Volume ensure proper initialization, the GPSMAP 276C is shipped from You may want to adjust the backlight to see the display better. If the factory in AutoLocate mode, which allows the receiver t
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GETTING STARTED > GETTING SATELLITE SIGNALS Viewing GPS Status with the GPS page Getting Satellite Signals The GPS page provides a visual reference of satellite acquisition, After you turn on the GPSMAP 276C, the unit automatically begins receiver status, and accuracy. The sky view and signal strength bars searching for satellites. The GPS page is displayed while the unit give an indication of what satellites are visible to the receiver and is gathering satellite signals and acquiring a fix,
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GETTING STARTED > GETTING SATELLITE SIGNALS Receiver Signal • Searching the Sky—the receiver is looking for satellites. Status Strength • AutoLocate—the receiver is looking for any satellite whose Field Bars almanac has been collected, which can take up to 5 minutes. • Acquiring Satellites—the receiver is looking for and Sky view collecting data from satellites visible at its last known or Power Source initialized position, but has not acquired a fix. Indicator • 2D GPS Location: At least
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GETTING STARTED > GETTING SATELLITE SIGNALS GPS Options GPS Tips Press MENU two times to open the Main Menu. Use the Rocker While the receiver is gathering information, your location on key to highlight GPS. Press MENU to open the options menu. the map may display as different from where you actually are located. Be patient; as soon as the receiver gathers enough satellite information, your proper location is displayed on the map. Any time you have traveled more than 600 miles with the GPS r
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GETTING STARTED > LEARNING ABOUT THE KEYPAD Press the NAV/MOB (Navigate/Man OverBoard) key Learning about the Keypad to display the Navigation Menu. While in Marine Mode, Press the IN key to adjust the map scale to show a smaller press and hold for more than one second to activate the area with more detail (zoom in). Man Overboard (MOB) function. Press the OUT key to adjust the map scale to show a larger While in Automotive Mode, press and hold to display the area with less detail (zo
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GETTING STARTED > USING THE GPSMAP 276C On-Screen Button—similar to “field.” Use the Rocker key to Using the GPSMAP 276C highlight a button and press ENTER to select the button. This section explains how to enter and select information with the GPSMAP 276C. Scroll Bar—when viewing a list of items too long to display on the screen, a scroll bar appears along the right side of the list. Understanding Features The position of the scroll bar indicates which portion of the list is The GPSMAP 27
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GETTING STARTED > USING THE GPSMAP 276C Selecting Options and Entering Data To exit a menu or return to the previous setting: Press QUIT. The QUIT key moves backwards through your To enter data and select options, use the Rocker key to highlight, steps. Press QUIT repeatedly to return to the starting page. select, or choose an item in a list or a field on the screen. Use the ENTER key and the Rocker key to select options, enter names and To select and activate an on-screen button: numbers i
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GETTING STARTED > USING THE GPSMAP 276C To enter data in a data field: Using the Databases 1. Use the Rocker key to highlight the desired data field and Optional Garmin Data Cards and MapSource CD-ROMs enhance press ENTER to activate the field. the versatility of your GPSMAP 276C. With optional MapSource 2. Press Up or Down on the Rocker key to select characters. City Select data, you can view listings of nearby restaurants, Press Right to move to the next character or press Left to lodging,
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GETTING STARTED > SIMULATED BASIC NAVIGATION NOTE: Do not attempt to navigate using Simulator Mode. When Simulated Basic Navigation the unit is set to Simulator Mode, the GPS receiver is turned off. To help you get to know your GPSMAP 276C, you can use the unit Any Satellite Signal Strength Bars displayed are only simulations in Simulator Mode. Simulator Mode is also helpful for practicing and do not represent the strength of actual satellite signals. with the unit indoors or when no satel
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GETTING STARTED > SIMULATED BASIC NAVIGATION 3. Press Up on the Rocker key to increase the speed to 40 kt. Simulating Navigation (which is the desired speed setting). Press the Rocker key The main purpose of using a GPS receiver is for navigating to a Right or Left to simulate steering. known position. To get a feel for navigating with the GPSMAP 4. Press QUIT to return to the Map Page. Press IN to adjust the 276C, it is a good idea to practice navigation in Simulator Mode. For zoom level
