Garmin GPSMAP 495 User Manual

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GPSMAP 495 Owner’s Manual

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Installation Information

Connecting Your GPSMAP 495 to a Computer

Your GPSMAP 495 can be connected to your computer using the

included USB-PC Interface Cable to connect to a USB data port

or the optional PC Interface Cable to connect to a DB-9 serial

communications port.

NOTE: Fully install the supplied MapSource program, Trip &

Waypoint Manager, on your computer before connecting the

USB cable to the computer.

USB Data Port on your PC

Serial Communications Port

USB

connector

under

weather cap

To connect your GPS to your computer:

1. Connect the small end of your cable to the lower connector on

the back of the GPSMAP 495.

2. When using the supplied USB Data Cable, connect the larger

end of the cable to an available USB data port.

When using a PC Interface Cable, connect the larger end of the

cable to a serial communications port on your computer.

Information about USB Drivers

The USB drivers should have been automatically installed when you

installed the MapSource program that came with your GPSMAP

495. When you initially connect the GPSMAP 495 to a USB port,

your computer prompts you to locate the destination of the drivers

for the device. You only need to install the drivers once. After the

drivers are installed, your computer always detects your GPSMAP

495 when it is connected. USB drivers are updated periodically. You

can find these updates at

www.garmin.com

.

Using xImage for Customized Waypoint Symbols

xImage allows you to exchange images between your PC and your

GPSMAP 495. You can download and save screen shots of any

screen shown on your unit. xImage also allows you to download

customizable splash screens and waypoint symbols from compatible

GPS units, customize them (if you have an image editing program

on your PC), and send them back to your GPS unit.

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