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GPSMAP 396 Owner’s Manual
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To enter data in a data field:
1. Use the
ROCKER
to highlight the data field you want, and
press
ENTER
to activate the field.
2. Press up or down on the
ROCKER
to select characters. Press
right to move to the next character or press left to move back
to the previous character. If there are two lines of data, keep
pressing right to drop to the next line.
3. After entering the data, press
ENTER
.
Entering Data
notE:
To clear the entire data field, highlight the left-most
character field and press left once more on the
ROCKER.
Not all fields are programmable. When you are on a page with fields
that are not selectable, the highlight skips over them.
GPSMAP 396 Databases
Your GPSMAP 396 comes with Jeppesen
®
database, Obstacle
database, Terrain database, and Voice Guidance database. You also
should update your Jeppesen database to use the most current data.
Refer to
in the “Appendix” for more information.
MapSource Detailed Maps
Optional Garmin data cards and MapSource CD-ROMs enhance
the versatility of your GPSMAP 396. With optional MapSource
City Navigator
®
data, you can view listings of nearby restaurants,
lodging, shopping centers, attractions, and entertainment, and even
retrieve addresses and phone numbers for any listed location. With
optional BlueChart g2 data, you can access marine navaids, wrecks,
obstructions, and anchorage locations.
The included USB Interface Cable or an optional PC Interface Cable
(with a serial connector) is used to transfer MapSource CD-ROM
data to the optional data card.
For compatible MapSource products, refer to the Garmin Web site at
