Garmin GPSMAP 192C Owner's Manual

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72 GPSMAP 192C Owner’s ManualM AIN MENU > C OMM TABComm (Communications) TabThe Communications tab controls the input/output format usedwhen connecting your GPSMAP 192C to external NMEA devices,such as an external Sonar Module, a DGPS beacon receiver, apersonal computer, or another Garmin unit.NOTE: If a DGPS receiver is used, WAAS capability isautomatically turned to Off. See page 99 for wiring and NMEAversion information.The unit supports two input/output ports.Port 1• Garmin Data Transfer—is the proprietary format usedto upload/download MapSource data, exchange waypoint,route, track, almanac, and proximity data with a PC oranother Garmin unit. When you select Garmin Data Transfer,there are 11 Transfer Modes to choose from: Host, RequestAlmanac, Request Proximity, Request Routes, RequestTracks, Request Waypoints, Send Almanac, Send Proximity,Send Routes, Send Tracks, and Send Waypoints.• Garmin Remote Sonar—supports a Garmin external SonarModule interface.• NMEA In/NMEA Out—supports the input/output ofstandard NMEA 0183 data, and sonar NMEA input supportfor the DPT, MTW and VHW sentences.• None—provides no interfacing capabilities.Port 2• Garmin Remote Sonar—supports a Garmin external SonarModule interface.• Garmin DGPS—supports connections with a Garmin DGPSbeacon receiver.• Other DGPS—supports DGPS input using a standardRTCM format, without any output capabilities.• NMEA In/NMEA Out—supports the input/output ofstandard NMEA 0183 data, and sonar NMEA input supportfor the DPT, MTW and VHW sentences. You can also adjustthe NMEA output.• RTCM In/NMEA Out—supports Differential GPS (DGPS)input using a standard RTCM format and also providesNMEA 0183 output.• None—provides no interfacing capabilities.