Garmin eTrex Legend CX Handheld GPS Navigator

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Product Description

Garmin has raised the level of excellence with there much-loved GPS device, the Legend Cx, by increasing memory capacity through the use of a microDS card that gives you the ability to have additional mapping data when your out hunting, hiking, and other general outdoor activities. When your making plans for your upcoming outdoor or boating excursions you will benefit from the extra bright, full-color TFT display, extra long 36-hour battery life, as well as automated routing capabilities.

The Legend Cx has the capability to be used with Garmins own preprogrammed microSD memory cards which are sold separately that gives you precise and easily accessed city streets, maritime routing charts, as well as topographical maps. The Legend Cx is also capable of being use with the majority of Garmin Mapsource software, such as City Navigator, U.S. Topo 24K, BlueChart, as well as U.S. Topo and Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots. Garmin preinstall’s the unit with a U.S. autoroute basemap that furnishes automatic routing capabilites such as roads, highways, offramps, as well as tide information. The unit also provides turn-by-turn routes for hands free operation while driving and an built in trip computer gives mileage, averages for speed, distance traveled, waypoint times, maximum travel speed with many more features as well.

Data input for the user is easily facilitated through the use of a groundbreaking rocker switch on the front, which also allows you to move through the menus that are displayed and to move around the maps. Because there is a dedicated serial port with NMEA protocols you can share your navigation instructions with plotters, repeaters, and autopilots. Loading charts and maps is a quick and easy task with the incorporated speedy USB connectivity.

To help protect your device in the rugged environment Garmin has had the foresight to make this device water resistant to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards down to one meter of water for a half an hour.

The power of this Garmin device is truly amazing. The Legend Cx has the capability to store an automatic 10,000-point track log. Storing 20 saved tracks with 500 points each you have the capability to backtrack your route in either direction. Additionally, there is a dual position mode as well as a large-numbers display for comfortable viewing. For the outdoors man the units comes with celestial tables that gives you the ideal time to hunt and fish, plus computations for the moon and sun.

Technical Details

64 MB microSD card for MapSource data gives you the versatility of adding highly detailed maps
256-color, sunlight-readable display makes it easy to distinguish map details and see where you’re going
Support for English, Spanish, Portugese, and French languages.
Automatic route generation, off-route recalculation, turn-by-turn directions with alert tones, and icon-driven menus for finding points of interest (when combined with Garmin’s optional MapSource® CDs) navigate you safely to your destination
Mini-USB port for fast, convenient download of map data from Garmin’s entire library of optional MapSource CDs using a PC