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Connecting Your GPSMAP 378/478 to a Computer
You can connect your GPSMAP 378/478 to your computer using 
the supplied USB cable to connect to a USB data port or the 
PC Interface cable to connect to a DB-9 serial communications port. 
  NOTE: Fully install the supplied MapSource program, Trip & 
Waypoint Manager, on your computer before connecting the 
USB cable to the computer. 
USB Data Port on Your PC
Serial Communications Port
USB connector/
GXM 30 
Antenna 
connector under 
weather cap
To connect your GPS to your computer:
1.  Connect the small end of your cable to the lower connector 
on the back of the GPSMAP 378/478, 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 the 
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).
Information About USB Drivers
The USB drivers should have been automatically installed 
when you installed the MapSource program that came with 
your GPSMAP 378/478. When you initially connect the 
GPSMAP 378/478 to a USB port, your computer might prompt 
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 will always detect your GPSMAP 378/478 when it is 
connected. USB drivers might be updated periodically. You can find 
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