Garmin GPSMAP 296 Manual De Usuario

If you are going to interface the GPSMAP 296 with another piece 

of equipment, the unit needs to be set to output NMEA data. The 

NMEA data transmission can be customized to keep the output rate 

at two seconds. If too many NMEA sentences are selected the unit 

can take longer than two seconds to update. You can also set the 

rate to Fast to output a minimum number of NMEA sentences at 

1-sceond intervals.

1.  Press 

MENU twice to open the Main Menu. 

2.  Use the 

ROCKER to select Setup from the vertical tab list. 

3.  Select 

Com 1 or Com 2 from the row of tabs along the top.

4.  Highlight the field below 

Serial Data Format. Press ENTER. 

5.  Select 

NMEA In/NMEA Out. Press ENTER. 

6.  Press 

MENU to open the options menu. Select Advanced 

NMEA Setup, and press ENTER.

The Advanced NMEA Output Setup Page allows you to set the 

output rate, change the precision of the Lat/Lon minutes, set 

Waypoint IDs to names or numbers, as well as turn on and off the 

GPS status, the GARMIN Proprietary sentences, and Waypoint/

Route (WPL, RTE).
GPSMAP 296 NMEA Sentence Output (NMEA version 3.01 

compliant):

•  Always transmitted: GPRMC, GPGGA, GPGLL, GPBWC, 

GPVTG, GPXTE, GPRMB

•  Switchable sentences: GPGSA, GPGSV, GPWPL, GPRTE
•  GARMIN proprietary: PGRME, PGRMZ, PGRMM

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