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Garmin GPS 12CX

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What's Included In The Box?

The Garmin GPS 12CX ships with the following items included:

GPS 12CX Receiver
AA Batteries
Garmin Handheld Nylon Case (View this item)
Garmin 6.5 inch Lanyard (View this item)
Garmin 12CX Manual English (View this item)

Product Information
Manufacturer:	Garmin	Category:	GPS Units	Type:	Outdoor GPS
Model:	010-00179-00	SKU:	12CX	UPC:
Announced:	November 30, 1999	First Shipped:	August 6, 2001	Weight:	1.100 lbs.

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Manufacturer Description

Based on the popular GPS 12XL, the GPS 12CX offers more than just a pretty picture. The LCD screen on GARMIN's new GPS 12CX takes handheld navigation to another level. Characters, icons, numbers, and letters are crisply rendered in any of three bright colors: red, green, and blue. These colors don't wash out in bright sunlight and are perfect for sorting out map pages cluttered with waypoints and tangled track logs.

The 12CX's powerful 12 parallel channel receiver gives you continuous position updates whether you're cruising the placid surface of a lake or bushwhacking in the outback. It even boasts vastly improved battery life up to 50 percent over the respectable 24 hours of its predecessor in case your adventures take you farther afield than you planned.

GARMIN handhelds are renowned for their ease of use, and the GPS 12CX is no different. The new keypad layout includes separate "Zoom In" and "Zoom Out" keys for simple manipulation of the moving map page, and the enhanced graphic interface organizes 1000 waypoints into an easily accessible tab-file system. This unit also comes with a full complement of advanced software features such as a point database of cities, TracBack navigation, and graphic steering guidance.

Features and Tips
Here is a listing we have put together of some of the common GPS 12CX features , along with a few user tips that you may find of help for this particular item.
• Waypoints: Total: 1000 w/ name, symbol, comment, and map display option Nearest: 9 (automatic) • Proximity: 9 • Routes: 20 reversible routes with up to 30 waypoints each, plus MOB and TracBack modes • TracBack: Automatic track log navigation with 2048 track log points • Track Log: 2048 points • Map Datums: Over 107 including one User Datum • Coordinates: Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, MGRS, Loran TDs, and 24 grid formats total, including Maidenhead and User UTM

Specifications

General
1.	Unit dimensions, WxHxD:	2.1 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches (5.3 x 14.7 x 3.1 cm)
2.	Display resolution, WxH:	2.2 x 1.5 in (5.6 x 3.8 cm)
3.	Display type:	4-color LCD
4.	Weight:	9.5 oz (269 g) with batteries
5.	Battery:	4 AA batteries (Not included)
6.	Battery life:	36 hours (typically)
7.	Waterproof:	Yes (IPX7)
8.	GPS-enabled:	Yes
9.	Floats:	No
10.	High-sensitivity receiver:	No
11.	PC interface:	Serial
12.	RoHS version available:	No
13.	Preloaded maps:	No
14.	Ability to add maps:	No
15.	Street Map Compatible:	No
16.	Topographic Map Compatible:	No
17.	Marine Software Compatible:	No
18.	Bluechart g2 Map Compatible:	No
19.	Bluechart g2 Vision Map Compatible:	No
20.	Accepts data cards:	No
21.	Waypoints/favorites/locations:	1000
Automotive
22.	Antenna Type:	Internal
23.	External Antenna Jack:	MCX
24.	Lane Assist	No
Outdoor
25.	Track log:	2048
26.	Electronic compass:	No
27.	Barometric altimeter:	No
28.	Hunt/fish calendar:	No
29.	Sun and moon information:	No
30.	Tide tables:	No
31.	Area calculation:	No
32.	Geocaching mode:	No
33.	Outdoor GPS games:	No
34.	Unit-to-unit transfer (shares data wirelessly with similar units):	No
Marine
35.	Portable	Yes
36.	Marine Auto Guidance	No
37.	Radar compatible	No
38.	Sonar compatible	No
39.	CANet® compatible	No
40.	Marine Network™ compatible	No
41.	Supports AIS (tracks target ships' position)	No
42.	Supports DSC (displays position data from DSC capable VHF radio)	No
43.	Audible alarms	Yes
44.	XM WX Weather & Radio for U.S. compatible	No
45.	NMEA input/output	Yes (NMEA 0183)