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Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx


$250.00 Released December, 2005

Product Shot 1 The Pros:Small and light enough you can drop it in your shirt pocket. Finds your position quickly, only takes a few seconds. Ideal for finding locations that are off the beaten path.

The Garmin GPSMAP 76Cx is a mariner-friendly handheld GPS designed for the serious outdoor enthusiast and falls near the top of the GPS 76 series offered by Garmin. Notable features that do not appear on lower models include a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, microSD card slot, color TFT screen and turn-by-turn routing.

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  The high-sensitivity GPS receiver quickely aquires signals and tracks your location even under heavy tree cover or in deep canyons.  The IPX7 case is waterproof, and even floats if dropped in water. The 76Cx ships with a blank 128 MB microSD card so you can store extra maps or other data and has a serial and USB connection for easy connectivity.  The 76Cx provides turn-by-turn directions to your destination while navigating on the road, and it accepts preloaded microSD cards with MapSource data for off-road and marine excursions.

Specifications

  • Unit dimensions, WxHxD:  2.7" x 6.2" x 1.2" (6.9 x 15.7 x 3.0 cm) 
  • Display size, WxH:  1.6" x 2.2" (4.1 x 5.6 cm) 
  • Display resolution, WxH:  160 x 240 pixels 
  • Display type:  256 color transflective TFT 
  • Weight:  7.7 oz (218 g) with batteries 
  • Battery:  2 AA batteries (not included) 
  • Battery life:  18 hours, typical 
  • Waterproof(IPX7) 
  • Floats 
  • High-sensitivity receiver
  • Interface:  serial and USB 
  • RoHS version available

 
Maps & Memory 

  • Basemap 
  • Ability to add maps
  • Built-in memory:  none (cannot load maps to internal memory) 
  • Accepts data cards:  128 microSD card (included) 
  • Waypoints/favorites/locations:  1000 
  • Routes:  50 
  • Track log:  10,000 points; 20 saved tracks 

Features 

  • Automatic routing (turn by turn routing on roads)
  • Geocaching-friendly
  • Outdoor GPS games
  • Hunt/fish calendar
  • Sun and moon information
  • Tide tables
  • Area calculation
  • Custom POIs (ability to add additional points of interest)

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    small and light enough you can drop it in your shirt pocket

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    finds your position quickly, only takes a few seconds

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    ideal for finding locations that are off the beaten path

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    downloading new maps is quick and easy

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    battery lasts a long time between charges

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    user interface is intuitive and well designed, don't need to worry about reading the instructions

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    durable enough that you can drop it a few times and its OK

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