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How to connect the USB on an Aera 500?
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gorkem
turkey |
| Reply #20 on May 30, 2011, 11:21am |
| i think you did not answer the question "what is the purpose of the usb port, the one that is used without taking the battery cover off?" or i missed the answer?? |
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gorkem
turkey |
| Reply #21 on May 30, 2011, 11:28am |
| or is there a way to make our computer be able to get lat lon data from garmin aera 500, during gps works? |
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GPS City
Calgary, AB |
| Reply #22 on May 30, 2011, 12:51pm |
You comment in line 21. please see the response to the first question (line2).
To get NMEA data from the unit you will need to see page 140 of the pilots guide user manual. You will then need to wire up the data wires from the bare wire cable to the serial port (rs232) of your computer. The cable part number is 010-11385-03
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Henri
Pretoria |
| Reply #23 on Jul 4, 2011, 5:16am |
| can the aera charge using USB via the computer?? |
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Roxie - GPS City
Calgary, AB |
| Reply #24 on Jul 4, 2011, 7:39am |
Hello Henri,
Yes, the Aera can be charged using USB, however it does take considerably longer than DC or AC charging.
Thanks! |
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Alex
Russia |
| Reply #25 on Jul 9, 2011, 11:21am |
Hello.
Have aera 500.Wanted to update it.Pluged in.But it doesn't see it.Telling that it's not connected.What to do |
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Alex
Russia |
| Reply #26 on Jul 9, 2011, 11:29am |
Hello.
Have aera 500.Wanted to update it.Pluged in.But it doesn't see it.Telling that it's not connected.What to do |
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GPS City
Calgary, AB |
| Reply #27 on Jul 11, 2011, 7:43am |
Hello Alex,
Please call Garmin for support while sitting at your computer with the unit. 1-800-800-1020
Cheers |
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tabwarrior
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| Reply #28 on Jan 6, 2012, 6:22am |
The port in the battery compartement works well but I dont want to open the device for charging the battery all the time.
In the scope of delivery is only a cable for cigarette lighter and a cable for usb connection to PC.
I dont have a car battery at home so that Ihave to use the usb cable for charging.
Garmin have a AC/DC ADAPTER for 500 area ... s##### p#### shop 25 bucks |
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Jordan
GPS City |
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socal_aviatrix
Huntington Beach |
| Reply #30 on Feb 18, 2012, 1:16am |
| Grrr, just traded in my 296 for a new aera 500 and totally dislike the charging on it. I plugged the USB to the back of the unit and have no indication of if the darn thing is charging of not. How do I know if ut is charging???? Not sure that I like this newer version. |
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socal_aviatrix
Huntington Beach |
| Reply #31 on Feb 18, 2012, 8:07am |
| Grrr, just traded in my 296 for a new aera 500 and totally dislike the charging on it. I plugged the USB to the back of the unit and have no indication of if the darn thing is charging of not. How do I know if ut is charging???? Not sure that I like this newer version. |
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Jordan
GPS City |
| Reply #32 on Feb 21, 2012, 8:19am |
| When charging it in the powered cradle you will see an indicator on the battery meter. When charging it through the USB port in the house there is no good way to tell it is charging other than the screen is on and in PC mode. |
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Thomas
Germany |
| Reply #33 on Jul 3, 2012, 12:41pm |
| @Jordan: When charging through the usb port in the housing, you can get an charging indication: The Aera 500 appears to the computer as a mass storage device, like any old usb-stick. So just choose "remove device savely" (or similar) from the context menu of the drive, then the Aera will go into "normal" flight or drive mode and you can see the power line symbol for "charging". |
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Bill m
Osoyoos, BC |
| Reply #34 on Jul 16, 2012, 1:07pm |
| Jordan & GPS City. Just got an aera 500 and these tips have been very useful in getting me started with inital charging of the unit. Manual explanation lacks your clarity, thanks. |
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Jordan
GPS City |
| Reply #35 on Jul 16, 2012, 2:02pm |
| The unit will charge when it is in the vehicle or plane cradle. It is recommended to charge it for six hours the first time. After that it will charge when you plug it in to the vehicle. You don't need to worry about unplugging it when the battery is fully charged. My main recommendation is not to store the unit without a full battery charge. Always fully charge the unit before storing it and take the battery out if possible. |
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Samy
Brazil |
| Reply #36 on Nov 21, 2012, 5:46am |
| I´m looking for the Aera 500 pinout configuration to connect it to Zaon XRX PCAS. I have just the XRX pinout and I wanna to make the cable by myself to save money. Could somebody help me? |
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Jordan
GPS City |
| Reply #37 on Nov 21, 2012, 8:14am |
Page 162 of the manual will have the wiring diagram for you. Also the wiring diagram should be on the Aera power/data cradle cable. Normally on a black sticker attached to the cable
static.garmincdn.com/pumac/190-01117-02_0C_web.pdf |
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