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Garmin GPSMAP 396 User Manual

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Navigation (Nav) Alarms Sub Tab

next turn—sets an alarm to indicate next turn in route. Select off

for no Next Turn alarm. Select Dist to enter a specific distance. For

example, if you enter 1 nm, the Next Turn alarm sounds one nautical

mile before you reach the next turn. Select time to enter a specific

time before the turn for the alarm to go off. For example, if you

enter 00:02:00, the Next Turn alarm sounds two minutes before you

reach the next turn. Select auto for the unit to provide a Next Turn

alarm at its discretion.
arrival—sets an alarm to sound when you are a specified distance

or time away from a destination waypoint. Select off for no Arrival

alarm. Select Dist to enter a specific distance. Select time to enter

a specific time before the destination for the alarm to go off. Select

auto for the unit to provide an Arrival alarm at its discretion.
off Course—sets an alarm to sound when off your course. Select

on, then enter a distance.
anchor Drag—sets an alarm to sound when you have exceeded a

specified drift distance. Select on, and then enter a distance.

System Alarms Sub Tab

System Alarms Sub Tab

Clock—sets an alarm based on the unit’s clock. Select on, and then

enter a specific time that you want the alarm to sound. The unit must

be on for the clock alarm to work.
Ext. (External) Voltage—sets an alarm to sound when the external

voltage drops below a specified amount. Select on, and then enter a

specific voltage.
DgpS—sets an alarm to sound when the unit loses a differential fix.
accuracy—sets an alarm to sound when GPS accuracy falls outside

of the user-set value. Select on, and then enter a specific distance.