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Reference – Garmin GPS II User Manual

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Interface Setup

The GPS II’s interface page lets you specify the formats for connecting external

devices. There are six options: GRMN/GRMN, None/None, RTCM/None,RTCM/NMEA,
NMEA/NMEA, and None/NMEA. Each option lists the input format first, followed by
the output format.

To select I/O format:

1. Highlight the I/O field, and press ENTER.

2. Select the desired setting, and press ENTER.

The GRMN/GRMN setting is a proprietary format that lets you exchange informa-

tion such as waypoints, routes, and track logs between two GARMIN GPS devices or a
GARMIN GPS and a PC. There are eight data transfer options: send alm, send wpt,
send trk, send rte, request alm, request wpt, request trk, request rte.

To select a transfer option:

1. Highlight ‘HOST’, and press ENTER.

2. Select a desired setting, and press ENTER.

To disable all interfacing capabilities, select the None/None setting. If you want to

output NMEA 0183 data without any differential input capability, select ‘None/NMEA.’

During data transfer, the num-
ber of packets being exchanged
will be displayed on screen.

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