Changing the Interface Format
The Interface Setup page allow you to control
the input/output format used when connect-
ing your unit to external devices. To open the
Interface Setup, press
MENU
three times to
open the Setup Menu. Highlight
Setup
and
press
ENTER
.
USB
—displays whether is USB cable is connected to
the 76CS Plus.
Serial Data Format
—sets the data format to one of
the following:
•
Garmin
—the proprietary
format used to exchange
data with a PC or an-
other Garmin 76CS Plus.
Garmin Data Transfer is
disabled when the USB
is connected, and the unit
automatically switches to
USB format.
•
GARMIN DGPS
—used to connect the 76CS
Plus with a Garmin DGPS beacon receiver.
•
NMEA In/NMEA Out
—supports the input/
output of standard NMEA 0183 version 3.01
data and sonar NMEA input support for the
DPT, MTW, and VHW sentences.
•
Text Out
—allows the unit to output simple
text data that includes, data, time, position, and
velocity. The Baud can be set to 1200, 2400,
4800, or 9600.
•
RTCM In
—allows Differential GPS (DGPS)
input using a standard RTCM format.
•
RTCM In/NMEA Out
—allows Differential
GPS (DGPS) input using a standard RTCM
format and also provides NMEA 0183 version
3.01 output.
•
RTCM In/Text Out
—allows Differential GPS
(DGPS) input using a standard RTCM format
and also outputs simple text data that includes
data, time, position, and velocity.
•
None
—provides no interfacing capabilities.
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