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GPS 72

©2002 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 9AQ, U.K.
44/1794.519944  fax 44/1794.519222

Garmin (Asia) Ltd.
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.

** These units are also able to transfer waypoints, 

routes and tracks between the PC and GPS 
using MapSource.

Moving map features

Basemap:

Marine database. Preloaded 
with worldwide cities, navaids, 
and U.S.A. tide data

Uploadable maps:

Accepts up to 1 megabyte of 
data from the optional MapSource

Points of Interest CD**

Power

Source:

External power, 8-35V; 
two “AA” batteries (not included)

Battery life:

Up to 16 hours

Physical

Size:

2.7"W x 6.2"H x 1.2"D (6.9 x 15.7 x 3.05 cm)

Weight:

7.7 oz. (225 g)

Display:

1.6"W x 2.2"H (4.1 x 5.6 cm)
120 x 160 pixels, high-contrast 
FSTN with bright backlighting

Case:

Fully gasketed, high impact plastic alloy, 
waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards

Temp. range:

5ºF to 158ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)

User data storage:

Indefinite, no memory battery required

Accessories

Standard:

Owner’s manual
Quick reference guide
Wrist strap

Optional:

Automotive mount
Marine mount
Carrying case
12-volt adapter cable
Power/data cable
MapSource

Points of Interest CD

Instructional video
PC interface cable

Navigation features

Waypoints/icons:

500 with name and graphic symbol, 
10 nearest (automatic), 10 proximity

Routes:

50 reversible routes with up to 50 points 
each, plus MOB and TracBack

®

modes

Tracks:

Automatic track log; 10 saved tracks let 
you retrace your path in both directions

Trip computer:

Current speed, average speed, resettable 
max. speed, trip timer and trip distance

Alarms:

Anchor drag, approach and arrival, 
off-course, proximity waypoint, 
shallow water and deep water

Tables:

Built-in celestial tables for best times 
to fish and hunt, sun and moon rise, 
set and location

Map datums:

More than 100 plus user datum

Position format:

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

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:

6 g’s

Interfaces:

RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS 
data format and proprietary GARMIN

Antenna:

Built-in quadrifilar

Differential:

DGPS, USCG and WAAS capable

The navigation 

page displays the 

direction, bearing 

and distance to 

your destination.

With downloaded 

points of interest, 

you can look up 

destinations and 

view detailed 

information.

The satellite status 

page shows which 

satellites are being 

received, along 

with your position.

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