Navigation Features:

• Waypoints:  1000 Waypoint Records. Waypoint Record Data:

  • User Selectable Graphic Icon, Which Is Displayed On The Basemap Map Page.

  • User Defined Waypoint Reference Name

  • User Can Edit Coordinates Saved For Waypoint

• 10 Proximity Waypoints: A Automatic List Displaying Waypoints Within Proximity Of A Selected Waypoint.

• Routes: 50 Reversible Routes with up to 250 points each, plus MOB and TracBack® modes

• Tracks:

  • Automatic Records GPS Fixes Over Time Or Distance; User Selectable.

  • Used To Track User's Traveled Path As A Dotted Line

  • Displays As A Dotted Line On The Basemap

  • Up To 20 Tracks Can Be Saved To Internal Memory.

  • Navigation Guidance Using Track Data - User Selects Which End Of The Track Is To Be Used As The 'Starting Point' And 'Ending Point'.

• Trip Computer:

  • Current Speed

  • Average Speed

  • Maximum Speed Obtained

  • Trip Timer - ETA ( Updates In real Time!  Very Useful)

  • Trip Distance

• Tables:

  • Location Specific Celestial Tables Provides Best Times to fish and hunt

  • Location Specific Sun & Moon Rise

• Map Datums

  • All Common International Datums (100+)

  • Preloaded Into Operating System

  • Easy Menu Selectable

• Position Format

  • All Common International Coordinate Grids

    • UTM/UPS

    • Lat/Lon

    • Maidenhead

    • MGRS

    • Loran TDs

    • Other Grids, Including User Grid

  • Preloaded Into Operating System

  • Easy Menu Selectable

GPS Performance:

• Receiver:

  • WAAS-Enabled For USA Use

  • 12-Parallel-Channel High-Performance GPS Receiver Chip

• Continuously Calculates Position, Using Up To 12 GPS Satellites Automatically

• 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

• Data Interfaces:

  • Garmin-USB

    • Output: 'GARMIN' Data Format Only - Designed To Move Garmin MapSource Data Faster From GPS To Garmin GPS!

    • This Is Not A Standard USB Port!

    • This Port Was Not Intended To Be Used As A Standard USB Port For Non-Garmin Applications!

  • RS232 Serial Port Providing NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format and proprietary GARMIN

• GPS Antenna:

  • Built-In Quadrifilar In Top Half Of Body

  • External GPS Antenna Connector: MCX Type Connector

  • Supports Active GPS Antenna

• Differential:

  • DGPS

  • USCG

  • WAAS

Basemap Features:

• Basemap:

  • Next Generation Garmin Routable Basemap

  • Part Of The Operating System Software

  • Can Be Updated By Firmware Updates Released By GARMIN International

  • User Basemap Upgrades:

    • Map Data Types: International Marine Charts, Topographical Land Maps, Street Maps, U.S. Lake Maps, Fishing Maps

    • Add Additional Interactive Map-Detail (Graphic Detail, Plus Interactive Location Specific Data)

    • Add Additional Interactive On-Road AutoRouting Data, Waypoints And Addresses

    • Add Additional Interactive On-Trail AutoRouting Data

    • Add Additional Interactive U.S. Fishing Maps

  • Map-Detail Included

    • World Land Boundaries, Coastal Shorelines, Waypoints Of Major Cites

    • Added Detail For North and South America Included

      • The Waypoint Of Major Cities

      • Map-Detail: Highways, U.S. Interstates Freeway, Local Roads, Secondary Roads Within Metro Areas, U.S. Interstate Exit Services

      • The Waypoint Of Large Airports

      • Map-Detail: Rivers And Lake Shorelines, Coastlines

      • The Waypoint Of Tide Stations

• Additional Map Data Upgrades Provided On Garmin's MapSource CD-ROMs ( A PC Running Windows Is Required For Data Transfers To The Garmin GPS System; Point-And-Click Easy Map Transfers)

• Memory Space:

  • 115MB RAM To Hold Additional Map Data

  • Memory Provided Is Adequate For The Intended Purpose Of A On-Foot Navigation Aid.  The Memory Holds The Available MapSource Data For The Average Area Covered On-Foot By A User During An Average Outing or On-Foot Navigation Application.

  • Casanova Tip: For Maximum Technology Benefit from the Garmin GPSMAP 76CS, Users adventuring over large geographic areas, should get into the good practice of carrying a rugged laptop PC and use it in combination with the GPSMAP 76CS to have a powerful navigation tool as intended by the designers of the system.   Simply load the needed map data for the task at hand.   With the fast and clear mapping provided by the MapSource application program, the GPSMAP 76CS is an excellent choice as navigation aid while adventuring or on the job outdoors.

Electronic Magnetic Compass Features:

• Accuracy: ±2 degrees with proper calibration (typical); ±5 degrees extreme northern and southern latitudes

• Resolution: 1 degree

Barometric Altimeter Features:

• Accuracy:

  • 10 feet with proper calibration (user and/or automatic calibration)

• Resolution

  • 1 foot

• Range

  • -2,000 to 30,000 feet

• Elevation computer:

  • Current elevation, reset minimum and maximum elevation, ascent/descent rate, total ascent/descent, average and maximum ascent/descent rate

• Pressure: Local pressure (mbar/inches HG), 48-hour automatic pressure trend recording

Power

• Source:

  • Battery Requirement: Two “AA” Alkaline Batteries

  • Battery Life: Up to 20 hours (typical use)

  • External Electrical Power Port

Physical

• Size:

  • 6.9 cm x 15.7 cm x 3.5 cm / 2.7" W x 6.2" H x 1.4" D

• Weight:

  • 7.6 ounces with batteries

• Display:

  • 3.8 cm x 5.6 cm / 1.5 W x 2.2 H inches

  • 256-Color Transflective TFT LCD

  • 160 x 240 Pixels Screen Resolution (High Definition Resolution)

• Case:

  • Gasket Sealed

  • High-Impact Plastic Alloy

  • Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 Standards

• Temperature Range:

  • -15ºC to 70ºC / 5ºF to 158ºF

User Data Storage:

 Indefinite Memory Life; No Battery Required For Memory Retention.