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©2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Garmin International, Inc.
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, Kansas  66062, U.S.A.
913/397.8200  fax 913/397.8282

Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Unit 5, The Quadrangle
Abbey Park Industrial Estate
Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K.
44/1794.519944  fax 44/1794.519222

Garmin Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Rd.
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
886/2.2642.9199  fax 886/2.2642.9099

www.garmin.com

Specifications are preliminary and subject to change 
without notice.

* Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 

2DRMS under the U.S. Department of Defense 
imposed Selective Availability Program.

Navigation features

Waypoints/icons:

500 with name and graphic symbol

Tracks:

Automatic track log; 20 saved tracks let 
you retrace your path in both directions

Trip computer:

Current speed, average speed, time of 
sunrise/sunset, resetable maximum 
speed, trip timer and trip distance

Map datums:

More than 100

Position format:

Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, 
Loran TDs and other grids

Expandable memory

microSD:

purchase preprogrammed cards with topo,
BlueChart

®

, Inland Lakes or city street

detail or purchase MapSource CD and
download maps to blank card (64 MB card
included with Legend Cx and Vista Cx)

Card slot:

located within watertight 
battery compartment

GPS performance

Receiver:

WAAS-enabled, 12 parallel channel 
GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses 
up to 12 satellites to compute and update 
your position

Acquisition times:

Warm:

Approximately 15 seconds

Cold:

Approximately 45 seconds

AutoLocate

:

Approximately 5 minutes

Update rate:

1/second, continuous

GPS accuracy:

Position:

< 15 meters, 95% typical*

Velocity:

0.05 meter/sec steady state

DGPS (USCG) accuracy:

Position:

3-5 meters, 95% typical

Velocity:

0.05 meter/sec steady state

DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:

Position:

< 3 meters, 95% typical

Velocity:

0.05 meter/sec steady state

Dynamics:

6g’s

Interfaces:

Proprietary Garmin through USB interface

Antenna:

Built-in patch

Power

Source:

2 “AA” batteries (not included)

Battery life:

32 hours

Physical

Size:

2.2"W x 4.2"H x 1.2"D

Weight:

5.6 ounces (150 g) with batteries

Display:

1.3"W x 1.7"H 
256 color transflective TFT 
display 176x220 pixels

Case:

Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards

Temperature range:

5ºF to 158ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)

User data storage:

Indefinite, no memory battery required

Electronic compass feature 

(eTrex Vista Cx only)

Accuracy:

±2 degrees with proper calibration 
(typical); ±5 degrees extreme northern 
and southern latitudes

Resolution:

1 degree

Barometric altimeter feature 

(eTrex Vista Cx only)

Accuracy:

10 feet with proper calibration 
(user and/or automatic calibration)

Resolution:

1 foot

Range:

–2,000 to 30,000 feet

Elevation computer:

Current elevation, resetable minimum 
and maximum elevation, ascent/descent 
rate, total ascent/descent, average and 
maximum ascent/descent rate

Pressure:

Local pressure (mbar/inches HG), 48-hour 
automatic pressure trend recording

Accessories

Standard:
Legend Cx & Vista Cx

64 MB microSD card
MapSource

®

Trip & Waypoint Manager CD

USB interface cable
Bike clip
Wrist strap
Owner’s manual
Quick reference guide

Venture Cx

Wrist strap
Owner’s manual
Quick reference guide

Optional:
Legend Cx & Vista Cx

Wrist strap
Owner’s manual
Quick reference guide
Marine mount
Automotive mount
Suction cup mount
12-volt adapter cable
Carrying case
Preprogrammed microSD cards
MapSource

®

software

REV0406

M01-20000-01

Map page

1

Elevation page

(Vista Cx)

Hunt/fish

calendar

Upcoming turn page

eTrex

®

color series

c o m p a t i b l e

1

Shown with optional MapSource detail.

eTrex Legend

®

Cx

eTrex Vista

®

Cx

eTrex Venture

®

Cx

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