Garmin GPSMAP 296 Pilot's Guide - Page 18

GPSMAP 296 Databases, MapSource Detailed Maps, To enter data in a data field - database update

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GETTING STARTED > USING THE GPSMAP 296 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 296 Databases Your GPSMAP 296 comes with a Jeppesen® database, an Obstacle database, a Terrain database, a Voice Guidance database, and a basemap. You also should update your Jeppesen database to use the most current data. Refer to page 145 in the "Appendix" for more information. MapSource Detailed Maps Optional Garmin Data Cards and MapSource CD-ROMs enhance the versatility of your GPSMAP 296. With optional MapSource City Select® 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 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 http://www.garmin.com/cartography/ 10 GPSMAP 296 Pilot's Guide

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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 296 Databases
Your GPSMAP 296 comes with a Jeppesen
®
database, an Obstacle
database, a Terrain database, a Voice Guidance database, and a
basemap. You also should update your Jeppesen database to use the
most current data. Refer to
page 145
in the “Appendix” for more
information.
MapSource Detailed Maps
Optional Garmin Data Cards and MapSource CD-ROMs enhance
the versatility of your GPSMAP 296. With optional MapSource
City Select
®
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 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
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