Jeppesen Database InformationThe GPSMAP 496 includes an internal Jeppesen® database thatprovides location and facility information for thousands of airports,VORs, NDBs, and more. Updates to the Jeppesen database areavailable every 28 days online (www.garmin.com). The updateprogram is designed to operate on Windows ®-compatible PCs andrequires the included PC Interface Cable to connect your GPSMAP496 to the PC’s serial communications port. The followinginformation is provided from the internal Jeppesen database:Airport—* identifier, facility name, city/state/country, latitude/longitude, field elevation, available fuel types, runway designationsand layout, runway surface, runway length, runway width, runwaylighting, communication frequencies, and published approaches.Weather—frequencies associated with an airport (ASOS, ATIS, andAWOS).VORs—* identifier, facility name, city/state/country, location(latitude/longitude), frequency, service volume (high, low, terminal),and type (such as VOR-DME, TACAN, and VORTAC).NDBs—* identifier, facility name, city/state/country, location(latitude/longitude), and frequency.Intersections—identifier, nearest VOR, radial and distance fromnearest VOR, location (latitude/longitude), and region/country.ARTCC—Air Route Traffic Control Centers.Airspace—boundaries (Class B, Class C, Control Zones, SUAs, andMOAs), controlling agency, and vertical boundaries.FSS—Flight Service Stations.* Symbology used for NDBs, VORs, and airports is consistent withthose used on a sectional chart.Database UpdatesUpdates to the Jeppesen database are available every 28 days online(http://shop.garmin.com/aviation/databases/). The update programsare designed to operate on Windows ®-compatible PCs and requiresthe included USB Interface Cable to be connected to the unit and anavailable USB port on your computer.NOTE: After you perform an update to your Jeppesen database,verify that all of your flight plans (routes) in your unit arecurrent. If there is an obsolete Jeppesen aviation point in a savedroute, the route is locked and unusable. You need to create a newroute with current Jeppesen database points.An optional FlightBook software package is available to assist withyour flight record keeping. Visit the Garmin Web site atwww.garmin.com/aviation.170 GPSMAP 496 Owner’s ManualAPPENDIX > JEPPESEN DATABASE INFORMATION
