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mchamberlain@runbox.com
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 Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 12:39 pm Post subject: Garmin 396/496 Connections |
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Hi folks,
I just purchased a bare wire data lead for the Garmin 396/496. It has several wires coming out of it, there are a couple labeled: Voice (-), Voice (+), alarm etc. Unfortunately there are no instructions as to where they are supposed to go. For example is the "alarm" wire for an audio alarm and therefore needs to be routed to a unswitched audio hook up? Or should it go to a light on the panel? What are the "Voice" wires for? Some sort of voice audio warnings or voice in to the unit? Not sure what they would be for as the audio out of the unit is stereo and therefor requires 3 wires, not just 2.
If any of you guys have used this data cable to hard wire you GPS could you throw some light on this?
Thanks,
Mark - RV-7 finishing up last 5%
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james(at)berkut13.com
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| Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject: Garmin 396/496 Connections |
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Actually, you do have instructions - they are in the GPS unit's Pilot's
Guide toward the back. Even has a diagram to show you how it all hooks up.
The "Voice" lines are external speaker lines for the auto-navigation speak
output - "turn right in 100 feet", etc. Has nothing to do with "aviation"
related features as all of those warnings and XM music all come out the
audio plug.
Hope that helps.
James Redmon
Berkut #013 N97TX
http://www.berkut13.com
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MikeEasley(at)aol.com
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| Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:34 am Post subject: Garmin 396/496 Connections |
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The power data cable only has mono audio output. You need to wire the mini phone jack into your audio panel, one of the entertainment inputs. I bought a 15' extension cable for the audio connection. You can also drive most autopilots from the 396/496 also. So in my installation I only used the power and ground wires in the power data cable.
I've contemplated cutting the XM antenna wire at the antenna and making a short pigtail so I can route wire to the XM antenna location and just plug in the antenna before flight. Just haven't got up the nerve to cut and splice the wires yet.
Mike Easley
Colorado Springs
Lancair ES
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