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GETTING STARTEDUnit Overview

The GPSMAP 296 is an all-in-one, versatile color aviation, automotive, and marine navigator-perfect for air, land, or water. This portable GPS navigator features a 256-color TFT screen that is easy to read in bright sun, a built-in basemap, Jeppesen aviation database, and auto routing to provide you with automatically generated turn-by-turn directions.

GPS antenna

256-Color TFT screen

with backlighting

Backlit keypad for easy nighttime operation

Detachable GPS antenna collapses for storage. Be sure the antenna is up (as shown here) to receive satellite signals. Refer to the Appendix, page 137, for instructions on removing the antenna.

External power connector under weather cap

USB connector under

weather cap

Battery pack. Press tab down to

remove battery pack for replacement,

if necessary. See the “Warning”

section on page iv for more

information about the lithium-ion

battery pack.

Slot for optional

Serial

data card

number

GPSMAP 296 Pilot’s Guide

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