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Garmin GPSMAP 296 User Manual

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Connecting Your GPSMAP 296 to a Computer

Your GPSMAP 296 can be connected to your computer using the

included USB-PC Interface Cable to connect to a USB data port

or the optional PC Interface Cable to connect to a DB-9 serial

communications port.

NOTE: Fully install the supplied MapSource program, Trip &

Waypoint Manager, on your computer before connecting the USB

cable to the computer.

USB Data Port on your PC

Serial Communications Port

USB

connector

under

weather cap

To connect your GPS to your computer:

1. Connect the small end of your cable to the lower connector

on the back of the GPSMAP 296, shown in the illustration to

the left.

2. When using the supplied USB Data Cable, connect the

larger end of the cable to an available USB data port (see

illustration on the left).

When using a PC Interface Cable, connect the larger end of

the cable to a serial communications port on your computer

(see illustration on the bottom left).

Information about USB Drivers

The USB drivers should have been automatically installed when you

installed the MapSource program that came with your GPSMAP

296. When you initially connect the GPSMAP 296 to a USB port,

your computer prompts you to locate the destination of the drivers

for the device. You only need to install the drivers once. After the

drivers are installed, your computer always detects your GPSMAP

296 when it is connected. USB drivers are updated periodically. You

can find these updates at

www.garmin.com

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