Garmin GPSMAP 496 - Manual (Page 9)

GPSMAP 496 Owner’s Manual
Getting Started > Unit Overview
Getting Started
Unit Overview
The GPSMAP 496 is an all-in-one, versatile color aviation, automotive, and marine navigator—perfect for air, land, or water. This portable
GPS navigator features a 256-color TFT screen that is easy to read in bright sun, a built-in City Navigator basemap, AOPA Airport Directory,
SafeTaxi Airport Diagrams, Jeppesen aviation database, and auto routing to provide you with automatically generated turn-by-turn directions.
With the included GXM 30A antenna and a subscription to XM WX Satellite Weather, pilots have constant access to NEXRAD radar,
lightning, METARs, TAFs, TFRs, and more. In addition, the GPSMAP 496 offers XM Satellite Radio capabilities, featuring more than
150 digital channels of commercial free music; more than 30 channels of news, sports, talk and entertainment; and more than 20 dedicated
channels of XM Instant Traffic & Weather.
Detachable GPS
antenna collapses
for storage. Be sure
the antenna s up
(as shown here) to
receve satellte
signals. Refer to
page 162 , for
nstructons on
removing the
antenna.
Battery pack. Press tab down to remove battery
pack for replacement, if necessary. See the
“Battery Warnings” secton on page v for more
information about the lithium-ion battery pack.
External power
connector under
weather cap
USB/GXM 30/30A connector
under weather cap
Slot for optional
data card
Seral
number
Audo (Headphones/Line out)
connector under weather cap
Backlit keypad for easy nighttime operation
GPS antenna
256-Color TFT screen
with backlighting