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Connecting Your GPSMAP 276C to a Computer, To connect your GPS to your computer - drivers

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Appendix > Installation Information Connecting Your GPSMAP 276C to a Computer You can connect your GPSMAP 276C to your computer using the supplied USB cable to connect to a USB data port or the optional 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. USB connector under weather cap USB Data Port on Your PC Serial Communications Port To connect your GPS to your computer: 1. Connect the small end of your cable to the lower connector on the back of the GPSMAP 276C, 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 computer Interface Cable, connect the larger end of the cable to a serial communications port on your computer (see illustration on the bottom left). Information About USB Drivers The USB drivers should have been automatically installed when you installed the MapSource program that came with your GPSMAP 276C. When you initially connect the GPSMAP 276C 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 always detects your GPSMAP 276C when it is connected. USB drivers might be updated periodically. You can find these updates at www.garmin.com. 104 GPSMAP 276C Owner's Manual

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Connecting Your GPSMAP 276C to a Computer
You can connect your GPSMAP 276C to your computer using the
supplied USB cable to connect to a USB data port or the optional 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.
USB Data Port on Your PC
Serial Communications Port
USB connector
under weather
cap
To connect your GPS to your computer:
1.
Connect the small end of your cable to the lower connector
on the back of the GPSMAP 276C, 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 computer Interface Cable, connect the larger
end of the cable to a serial communications port on your
computer (see illustration on the bottom left).
Information About USB Drivers
The USB drivers should have been automatically installed when
you installed the MapSource program that came with your
GPSMAP 276C. When you initially connect the GPSMAP 276C 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 always detects
your GPSMAP 276C when it is connected. USB drivers might be
updated periodically. You can find these updates at
www.garmin.com
.
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