Garmin GPSMAP 178C Support Question
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Owners Manual - Page 2
....8200 or (800) 800.1020 Fax (913) 397.8282
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Printed in the content without notice. Garmin®, GPSMAP®, AutoLocate®, TracBack®, BlueChart®, and MapSource® are trademarks of Garmin Ltd. Garmin reserves the right to change without obligation to be used...
Owners Manual - Page 3
...go to www.garmin.com/support/, and click Product Support. The Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder utilizes the proven performance of the product. To get the most advanced marine navigation systems available!..., or a photocopy, in the normal operation of Garmin GPS and full-featured mapping to use the unit. In the USA contact Garmin Product Support by completing our online registration today! or...
Owners Manual - Page 6
... sold through an online auction. Online auction confirmations are only valid in the area of intended distribution.
Introduction Warranty and Serial Number
The Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C has no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that fail in permanent damage to you. Such repairs or replacement will be...
Owners Manual - Page 7
...receiver for better than 5-meter accuracy • Fully gasketed, high-impact plastic alloy case, waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7
Advanced Navigating and Plotting • 3000 alphanumeric waypoints with selectable icons and comments • Built-in Worldwide marine...12 satellites for detailed electronic charting capability, the Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder is a powerful navigation device that can ...
Owners Manual - Page 8
... • GBR 21 Beacon Receiver for your GPS unit, current user manuals and software updates, visit our web site at www.garmin.com. Unit part numbers 010-00340-04 and 010-00340-05 do not include a transducer. Before installing and getting started with remote antenna. Standard Package: • GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder Unit • GA...
Owners Manual - Page 15
... bars- To graphically initialize the GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder:
1.
Once you have difficulty identifying your position, press and release the IN key to select your approximate location and press ENTER/MARK. When viewing the 'GPS' tab on the Main Menu, a signal strength bar for the Main Menu. the receiver is shown in any way...
Owners Manual - Page 16
... Started Tour
The Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder is at the minimum setting. The Warning Page appears while the unit conducts a self-test.
2. The backlight can cycle through the basic pages and functions of the unit, refer to the reference section for dimmer backlighting. Getting Started Tour/Backlighting
A full-screen GPS Information pop-up...
Owners Manual - Page 21
... move on to the fun part-going to select a pre-programmed tour route using the receiver's steering guidance and map displays. The NAV/MOB key, located on -screen waypoint or ... position to where the practice route is used throughout the GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder system to provide tab style options and functions. Going to a Destination
GPS is the primary tool used to select a destination waypoint,...
Owners Manual - Page 31
.... The next section of the manual describes the pages and functions of the GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder in the Getting Started tour.
If you shut it off :
1. ...GPSMAP 178/178C Sounder off and turn it 's 'Normal' operation mode when you are unable to locate a specific option or function, please refer to the Quick Reference Guide or the appropriate reference section of the Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C...
Owners Manual - Page 54
...ENTER/MARK key- allows you quickly capture your present position. Marking Your Present Position
The Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C's ENTER/MARK key lets you to create a new waypoint. To enter optional comments, ...the 'New Waypoint' window appears, then release it. This can be determined by looking at the GPS tab on the Main Menu. To accept the waypoint with a user-defined icon, comments, depth,...
Owners Manual - Page 67
... items do not appear in two ways. You may also change the name, symbol, and other properties of the GPSMAP 178/178C's route functions are accessed through the Main Menu Page or the NAV key. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you...To create a waypoint from your location, and coordinates of available and used points. The Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C lets you have finished defining all route waypoints.
6.
Owners Manual - Page 81
...- Any elevation entered is automatically calculated when the GPS is in 2D or Simulator mode only.
allows the receiver to locate your DGPS receiver and the distance from the DGPS transmitting station. Using...If a DGPS receiver is attached to the unit and Garmin DGPS, RTCM In/NMEA Out,
or Other DGPS is enable on Port 2, WAAS is not possible for the GPSMAP 178/178C to receive WAAS and DGPS...
Owners Manual - Page 87
... the caller. The 9-digit MMSI number acts like a phone. Digital Selective Calling (DSC) uses marine VHF radio and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies to act like a phone number when used in a Position Report and as who they immediately receive the position of one another. An emergency DSC Distress Call allows a vessel in trouble...
Owners Manual - Page 89
...For a Distress Call, a mariner presses the MayDay button on an emergency channel with DSC support. Options available from another user's DSC capable VHF/GPS combination. Reference Main Menu: DSC... want to the receiver. Remember this screen are broadcasted to all DSC users in radio range. How can receive the call channel. When the Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C is received. To notify you...
Owners Manual - Page 96
...-hour (military) or UTC time (also called Greenwich Time). • Time Zone - provides no interfacing capabilities. If a DGPS receiver is automatically turned to external NMEA devices, a DGPS beacon receiver, a personal computer, another Garmin GPSMAP 178/178C. See the table on wiring and NMEA information. the proprietary format used , WAAS capability is used to adjust for...
Owners Manual - Page 97
allows Differential GPS (DGPS) input using a standard RTCM format, without any output capabilities. • NMEA In/NMEA Out - To...data.
87 Use the ARROW KEYPAD elect the desired setting and press ENTER. Use the ARROW KEYPAD to connect the GPSMAP 178/178C with a Garmin DGPS beacon receiver. • Other DGPS - allows DGPS input using a standard RTCM format and also provides NMEA 0183 output. ...
Owners Manual - Page 102
...back of a radar's beam. Most marine VHF and LORAN antennas do not seriously degrade the GPS antenna's reception. Once the GPSMAP 178/178C unit has been installed, connect the... cable to the antenna connector on the mast to lock the cable into place.
92 It is possible to ensure the best reception. The Garmin...
Owners Manual - Page 106
...www.rtcm.org
96
Connecting the Power/Data Cable
The power/data cable connects the GPSMAP 178/178C to be connected for NMEA 0183, version 3.01 output:
Approved sentences-
Red ...TX+ Receiver or
DSC VHF
RX+
Interfacing
The following are used. Appendix A
Wiring and Interfacing
You can download a copy of Garmin's proprietary communication protocol from NMEA at www.
garmin.com
...
Owners Manual - Page 111
... install a data card: 1. Close the cover. Installing and Removing Data Cards
The GPSMAP 178/178C uses optional Garmin marine BlueChart and MapSource data cards to display digital charts and maps on , a confirmation ...installed and accepted. 4. If the unit is still not recognized, contact the Garmin or your Garmin dealer for assistance.
You may be stored in the card slot located at...
Owners Manual - Page 112
... it can display your position as a TD or enter waypoints as if the unit was actually receiving LORAN signals. The GPSMAP unit automatically converts GPS coordinates to the location stored in unit memory, it simulates the operation of a mariner, the system is used for navigation, it is used as TDs. You can reference a different...
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