Garmin GPS 76Cx Handheld GPS
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High-Sensitivity GPS ReceiverColor-Handheld Mapping Ideal For Both Marine & Outdoor UseBright, Sunlight-Readable Color Tft Display128 Mb Micro Secure Digital Card For Storage Of Optional Map DetailFast Usb Connectivity Makes Loading Charts & Maps Quick & Easy
Product Description
Aimed squarely at boaters and marine users, the Garmin GPSMap 76Cx is packed with features that seasoned mariners crave. The 7.6-ounce 76Cx now features an insanely accurate, high-sensitivity GPS receiver by SiRF that tracks your position even in tree cover and canyons. Plus, you get a bright, sunlight-readable color TFT display and an included a 128 MB microSD card for storage of optional map detail. Simply put, this powerful unit is ready to take you anywhere on the water. Landlubbers will find much to like about this unit, too, as it packs great GPS mapping capabilities into a compact device. 
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The GPSMap 76Cx features the powerful SiRF GPS navigation chip for supreme accuracy in all conditions. | You can use the 76Cx's memory card slot with preprogrammed microSD cards from Garmin (sold separately) that provide topographic maps, city streets, and nautical charts. In fact, the unit is compatible with most Garmin MapSource products, including BlueChart, City Navigator, U.S. Topo 24K, and U.S. Topo and Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots. The unit comes preloaded with an Americas autoroute basemap that provides automatic routing capabilities including highways, exits, and tide data. There's also a preloaded marine point database. You can even get turn-by-turn directions when you're driving, and an integrated trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more. The 76Cx's 2.6-inch, 256-color TFT color display is designed to present mapping and trip information clearly and accurately in any lighting conditions. Plus, the case is lightweight, rugged, and water resistant to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (can be submerged in one meter of water for 30 minutes). Marine users will also like the fact that the 76Cx floats. When using two AA alkaline batteries, you'll get up to 30 hours of battery life from the unit. Another key feature of the 76Cx is the 10,000 point automatic track log; 20 saved tracks (500 points each) let you retrace your path in both directions. Meanwhile, there's a large numbers option for easy viewing, as well as a dual-position display mode. The unit also includes built-in celestial tables for best times to fish and hunt, as well as sun and moon calculations. You also get audible alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, and clock. The 76Cx's trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more. Meanwhile, a fast processor allows the 60Cx to provide quick auto-routing, turn-by-turn directions, and audio alerts when you use the optional MapSource software, which can be stored on the unit's included 128 MB microSD card. Downloading information is quick with the USB or serial port interfaces. Using the dedicated serial port, the 76Cx can share navigation instructions with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots. If you like the features of the 76Cx but require an electronic compass and a barometric altimeter, check out the Garmin GPSMap 76CSx. What's in the Box
76Cx unit, 128 MB microSD card, belt clip, USB interface cable, MapSource Trip and Waypoint Manager CD, lanyard, owners manual, and quick-start guide.
Spotlight Customer Reviews:
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No Produce Support - No Mac Computer Support
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Unless you're a big fan of being put on hold for hours at a time I would look for a different GPS from another company. Garmin doesn't care the slightest for their customers once they have their money. Garmin's user manuals, on-line help and phone support are infuriating.
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Very Good, feature rich unit
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I've been running the 76cx on my Seadoo for about a month now. Seadoo makes a glove box cover that allows you to snap a 76 series right in, so it's always in front of me. I'm very happy with the screen, no matter how or where I'm riding I can always read it without much of an issue. The fact that the unit floats has already saved me from losing it on a couple of occasions. The software is very good, and easy to use. I can plug the unit in after a day of riding and import my tracks from where i've been.
I have 2 small issues with the unit. First is that the maps that come with it aren't accurate at all. Most of where I ride is considered to be land by the maps. I'm hoping to get the bluechart maps soon, but they cost as much as the unit did, so I'm hesitant to pull the trigger before trying a unit that includes them.
My second issue is that you can't pull tide info into the information page. I ride in a lot of tidal areas, and it would be helpful to see when high/low tide are so I can know to enter/avoid some places. It's not terribly hard to get tidal information from the main menu, but It would save me some time to have it right on the information page.
Overall the 76cx is a spectacular unit, and I would reccomend it for anyone who has a PWC. It's rugged, compact, and easy to use.
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Great deal
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I am still working on the features. There's so many of them! This was such a great price. It's fairly easy to read in sunlight which was a big concern for me since it is mounted on my motorcycle. I would also have say its pretty durable since it went flying of my motorcycle and still worked fine.
My only complaint so far would be the instructions. More details of how the features work would be helpful.
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don't listen to the rookies
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the majority of the negative reviews are form people that want a GPS for their car, (rookies). I use mine exclusively for fishing and hunting, and its one of the best I've seen. I bought the topo map chip for the mid-west, and was blown away. it had all of the lakes I didn't expect, as well as the ones I did, with contour lines far better (3 ft in some cases) than any DNR map I've ever seen. the topo map chip was [...] bucks, but was well worth the price. The map chip included all boat landings, nav. hazzards, POI's, major and forest roads, and lake contours as accurate as my new depth finder. If your lonely and want a GPS that talks, go get a tom tom, but if you want a serious GPS for a serious outdoors man, you won't be disappointed.
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garmin 76cx
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1st set Amazon sent was a disappointment. The unit intermittently went off by itself, during road use/usb connection to pc.
Amazon was kind enough to send me a replacement set pretty expediently and the 2nd unit has worked like a gem. This is my 3rd Garmin GPS.
My loss is the freight I because delivery charges to Singapore, Asia!
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