GPSMAP®176 and 176C
©
2001 GARMIN Corporation
GARMIN International
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A.
913/397.8200 fax 913/397.8282
GARMIN (Europe) Ltd.
Unit 5, The Quadrangle
Abbey Park Industrial Estate
Romsey, SO51 9AQ, U.K.
44/1794.519944 fax 44/1794.519222
GARMIN (Asia) Corporation
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Rd.
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
886/2.2642.9199 fax 886/2.2642.9099
www.garmin.com
Specifications are preliminary and subject to change
without notice.
*
Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m
2DRMS under the U.S. Department of Defense
imposed Selective Availability Program.
GPSMAP®176 and 176C specifications
Differential: USCG and WAAS capable
Moving map features
Basemap: Detailed Americas basemap with cities,
highways, interstates, exit info, rivers, lakes
and U.S. tide data
Uploadable maps: Accepts optional data cards for
detailed maps, including GARMIN
BlueChart™marine cartography
Power
Source: Four “AA” batteries (not included)
Battery life: 4 to 16 hours based on backlight setting
Physical
Size: 6.18"W x 3.4"H x 2.25"D
(15.7 x 8.64 x 5.72 cm)
Weight: 1.5 lbs (680 g) with batteries
Display:
(GPSMAP 176) 3.8" diagonal (9.65 cm) 320 x 240 pixels,
12-level gray high contrast FSTN with
backlighting
(GPSMAP 176C) 3.8" diagonal (9.65 cm) 320 x 240 pixels,
16-color transflective display with
backlighting
Case: Fully gasketed, high impact plastic alloy,
waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards
Temperature range: 5ºF to 158ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)
User data storage: Indefinite, no memory battery required
Accessories
Standard: PC interface cable
Power/data cable
Marine mount
Owner’s manual
Quick reference guide
Optional: Automotive mounting adapter
Beanbag mount
Remote antennas
Deluxe carrying case
12-volt adapter cable
Preprogrammed data cards with
BlueChart™marine cartography
MapSource™CD-ROMs
8, 16, 32, 64 and 128 MB data cards
USB data card programmer
PC interface cable with 12-volt adapter
Navigation features
Waypoints/icons: 3000 with name, symbol and comments,
as well as proximity support
Routes: 50 reversible routes with up to 254 points
each, plus MOB and TracBack®modes
Tracks: 2500 point automatic track log; 15 saved
tracks; 500 points per saved track; lets
you retrace your path in both directions
Trip computer: Trip odometer, stopped time, moving
average, moving time, total average,
total time, maximum speed, odometer
Alarms: Anchor drag, arrival, off-course,
proximity waypoint, clock,
shallow water and deep water
Tables: Built-in celestial tables for best times
to fish and hunt, sunrise and sunset,
sun and moon by date and position
Map datums: More than 100 plus user datum
Position format: Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS,
Loran TDs and other grids, including
user grid
GPS performance
Receiver: WAAS enabled, 12 parallel channel GPS
receiver continuously tracks and uses up
to 12 satellites to compute and update
your position
Acquisition times:
Warm: Approximately 15 seconds
Cold: Approximately 45 seconds
AutoLocate™:Approximately 2 minutes
Update rate: 1/second, continuous
GPS accuracy:
Position: < 15 meters, 95% typical*
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
DGPS (USCG) accuracy:
Position: 3-5 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
DGPS (WAAS) accuracy:
Position: < 3 meters, 95% typical
Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
Dynamics: 6 g’s
Interfaces: RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS
data format and proprietary GARMIN
Antenna: Removable quad-helix
0501 M01-10112-00
Pointer page provides steering guidance
as you navigate and displays your speed,
distance to destination and more.
The GPSMAP 176 and GPSMAP 176C
feature built-in tide data for the U.S.A.
GARMIN’s optional BlueChart™marine
cartography includes navaids, depth
contours and more.
GPSMAP 176 GPSMAP 176C
