Garmin GPSMAP 296 Manual De Usuario

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. 

USB 

connector 

under 

weather cap

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).

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 

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