Getting started, Unit overview – Garmin GPSMAP 396 User Manual

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GPSMAP 396 Owner’s Manual



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Unit Overview

The GPSMAP 396 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, Jeppesen aviation database, and auto routing to provide

you with automatically generated turn-by-turn directions. With the included GXM 30/30A antenna and a subscription to XM WX Satellite

Weather, pilots have constant access to NEXRAD radar, lightning, METARs, TAFs, TFRs, and more. In addition, the GPSMAP 396 offers

XM Satellite Radio capabilities, featuring more than 150 digital channels of commercial free music; more than 30 channels of news, sports,

talk and entertainment; and more than 20 dedicated channels of XM Instant Traffic & Weather.

Detachable GPS

antenna collapses

for storage. Be sure

the antenna s up

(as shown here) to

receve satellte

signals. Refer to

the Appendx,

page 16

, for

nstructons on

removing the

antenna.

Battery pack. Press tab down to remove battery

pack for replacement, if necessary. See the

“Battery Warnings”

secton on

page v

for more

information about the lithium-ion battery pack.

External power

connector under

weather cap

USB/GXM 30/30A connector

under weather cap

weather cap

Slot for optional

data card

Seral

number

Audo (Headphones/Line out)

connector under weather cap

Backlit keypad for easy nighttime operation

GPS antenna

256-Color TFT screen

with backlighting

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