Garmin GPS 72 User Manual

This sturdy handheld is right at home

on land or sea. It’s tough on the outside,

waterproof, and yes, it even floats.

The basic navigation features of the

GPS 72 will help you stay on track

to your destination and find your

way back when the day is done.

The GPS 72 is WAAS capable for

accuracy to within 3 meters. And you

can view your position on a sharp,

four-level grayscale screen for

excellent separation and contrast.

Rugged, waterproof, unsinkable, WAAS GPS receiver

GPS 72

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GPS 72

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2002 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries

Garmin International Inc.
1200 East 151st Street
Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A.
913/397.8200 fax [phone]

Garmin (Europe) Ltd.
Unit 5, The Quadrangle
Abbey Park Industrial Estate
Romsey, SO51 9AQ, U.K.
44/1794.519944 fax [phone]

Garmin (Asia) Ltd.
No. 68, Jangshu 2nd Rd.
Shijr, Taipei County, Taiwan
886/2.2642.9199 fax [phone]

www.garmin.com

Specifications are preliminary and subject to change
without notice.

*

Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m
2DRMS under the U.S. Department of Defense
imposed Selective Availability Program.

**

These units are also able to transfer waypoints,
routes and tracks between the PC and GPS
using MapSource.

™

Moving map features

Basemap: Marine database. Preloaded

with worldwide cities, navaids,
and U.S.A. tide data

Uploadable maps: Accepts up to 1 megabyte of

data from the optional MapSource

™

Points of Interest CD**

Power

Source: External power, 8-35V;

two “AA” batteries (not included)

Battery life: Up to 16 hours

Physical

Size: 2.7"W x 6.2"H x 1.2"D (6.9 x 15.7 x 3.05 cm)
Weight: 7.7 oz. (225 g)
Display: 1.6"W x 2.2"H (4.1 x 5.6 cm)

120 x 160 pixels, high-contrast
FSTN with bright backlighting

Case: Fully gasketed, high impact plastic alloy,

waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards

Temp. range: 5ºF to 158ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)
User data storage: Indefinite, no memory battery required

Accessories

Standard: Owner’s manual

Quick reference guide
Wrist strap

Optional: Automotive mount

Marine mount
Carrying case
12-volt adapter cable
Power/data cable
MapSource™Points of Interest CD
Instructional video
PC interface cable

Navigation features

Waypoints/icons: 500 with name and graphic symbol,

10 nearest (automatic), 10 proximity

Routes: 50 reversible routes with up to 50 points

each, plus MOB and TracBack

®

modes

Tracks: Automatic track log; 10 saved tracks let

you retrace your path in both directions

Trip computer: Current speed, average speed, resettable

max. speed, trip timer and trip distance

Alarms: Anchor drag, approach and arrival,

off-course, proximity waypoint,
shallow water and deep water

Tables: Built-in celestial tables for best times

to fish and hunt, sun and moon rise,
set and location

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 5 minutes
Update rate: 1/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 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS

data format and proprietary GARMIN

Antenna:

Built-in quadrifilar

Differential: DGPS, USCG and WAAS capable

The navigation
page displays the
direction, bearing
and distance to
your destination.

With downloaded
points of interest,
you can look up
destinations and
view detailed
information.

The satellite status
page shows which
satellites are being
received, along
with your position.

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