Garmin gpsmap 278 Manuale Utente

You can connect your GPSMAP 278 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. 

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1.  Connect the small end of your cable to the lower connector 

on the back of the GPSMAP 278, 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).

The USB drivers should have been automatically installed when 

you installed the MapSource program that came with your 

GPSMAP 278. The first time you connect the GPSMAP 278 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 278 when it is connected. USB drivers  

might be updated periodically. You can find these updates at  

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