Navigation features
Waypoints:
Total:
3,000 with 10 characters (name and symbol)
Nearest:
Continuously updated; Airport, VOR, NDB, INT, user,
ARTCC, FSS, airspace, Wx
Routes:
50 reversible routes with up to 300 points each, plus
TracBack
®
modes, Automatic turn-by-turn along-road
routes with voice navigation
Tracks:
10,000 point automatic track log; 15 saved tracks;
1,000 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:
Airspace, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint, clock
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:
5/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 port with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data
format and proprietary Garmin USB interface. Accepts
aviation input format from panel-mount GPS. Also can
connect to Garmin SL30 and SL40 for frequency tuning
and GTX 330 for TIS traffic alerts.
Antenna:
Removable quad-helix
Differential:
WAAS, marine beacon
Moving map features
Basemap:
Built-in routable basemap (North America and South
America) shows roads, services, metro areas and
surface features
Database:
Built-in Jeppesen
®
database with terrain and obstacle
data bases. Includes worldwide airports and VOR’s, plus
Americas, or Atlantic International, or Pacific
International NDB’s, intersections, special use and
controlled airspace, runway data, plus airport, FSS, and
ARTCC frequencies. GPSMAP 496 adds locations for
private airports and heliports (U.S. only). Also, Garmin
SafeTaxi
™
data supports detailed airport and taxiway
diagrams at over 650 U.S. airports. For European users,
VFR Reporting Point data is available for reference on
the moving map.
Approach waypoints:
Jeppesen
®
data also includes final approach sequence
waypoints for all published approaches.
AOPA’s Airport
Directory:
Included AOPA directory contains detailed information
on over 5,300 U.S. airports, along with airports of entry
for Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Includes names
and telephone numbers of aircraft services, fuel outlets,
transportation, and more.
Car navigation:
Internal storage comes preloaded with MapSource
®
City Navigator
®
NT for North America or Europe.
Provides street-level detail and addresses, plus listings
of nearby restaurants, hotels, ATMs, etc.
Custom POIs:
Supports user-created custom points-of-interest (POI)
data, using Garmin’s free POI Loader software.
Uploadable maps:
Accepts optional Garmin data cards for detailed maps.
Power
Source:
Rechargeable lithium battery
Battery life:
5-15 hours of use (depending on backlight settings)
Physical
Size:
5.7"W x 3.2"H x 1.9"D
(14.47 x 8.12 x 4.82 cm)
Weight:
14.2 ounces (400 g) with battery
Display:
3.8" diagonal (9.65 cm) 320 x 480 pixels, 256 color
sunlight readable TFT with adjustable backlighting
Case:
Fully gasketed, high impact plastic alloy, waterproof
to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards**
Temperature range:
5ºF to 158ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)
User data storage:
Indefinite
Accessories
Standard:
GXM 30A Smart Antenna, carrying case, auto mount,
USB interface cable, GA 25 portable antenna, free
single Jeppesen
®
update, 12-volt automotive adapter
cable with speaker, yoke mount, owner’s manual, quick
reference guide, wall charger, friction mount
Optional:
MapSource CD-ROMs
Garmin International, Inc.
1200 East 151st Street, Olathe, KS 66062, p: 913.397.8200 f: 913.397.8282
Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K. 44.1794.519944 fax 44.1794.519222
Garmin Corporation, No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Road, Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan 886.2.2642.9199 fax 886.2.2642.9099
www.garmin.com
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GPSMAP
®
496 specifications
Building on the success of its GPSMAP
®
396 – the first aviation portable
to combine satellite datalink weather with color moving map and terrain
alerting – Garmin now adds even more “high-end” software and features
to the new GPSMAP
®
496. These upgrades include:
• Preloaded City Navigator
®
NT automotive street
mapping, with turn-by-turn voice prompts, for all of North
America or Europe: Go from skyways to highways with no
map software loading required.
• Garmin SafeTaxi
™
data provides detailed taxiway
diagrams and position information for over 650 U.S. airports.
• AOPA’s Airport Directory offers detailed information on
over 5,300 U.S. airports, along with airports of entry for Canada, Mexico
and the Caribbean. Includes names and phone numbers of over 6,000
FBOs and fuel/service facilities, plus ground transportation, local
attractions, and more.
• Enhanced terrain and aviation databases will supply even more visual
reference to the pilot. The addition of private airports and heliports to the
database provides more navigation and emergency “nearest” options.
• Faster 5 Hz GPS updating of map data and
“Panel” display gives a smoother, near “real-time”
presentation of turn coordinator and HSI for added
realism and safety.
With integrated GXM 30A Smart Antenna, the
GPSMAP 496 lets pilots access everything from
NEXRAD radar imaging to over 170 channels of XM
Satellite Radio infotainment. And with a Garmin Mode S
transponder, the unit will also display TIS traffic alerts.
Weather. Terrain. Traffic. Navigation. Entertainment. And more. That’s
Garmin’s GPSMAP 496: The world’s most highly evolved aviation portable.
XM WX satellite weather, overlaid on
moving map
City Navigator
®
street mapping
Panel display–5 Hz update rate gives faster,
smoother presentation
AOPA’s Airport Directory data
Specifications are preliminary and subject to
change without notice.
* Subject to accuracy degradation to 100 m
2DRMS under the United States Department of
Defense-imposed Selective Availability (SA)
program.
**Up to 1 meter for 30 minutes.
Taxiway diagrams
Pop-up Terrain Alert display
with voice warnings
c o m p a t i b l e
