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Backwoods, boundary waters, blue highways — the GPS 60 is your trusted guide to the great outdoors. The GPS 60 along with the GPSMAP 60 are packed with several of the features found in the 60 series color units, but sport an affordable, high-resolution, monochrome display for outdoor enthusiasts on a budget.
The rugged, waterproof GPS 60 is the perfect, low-cost, navigator for wherever your spirit of adventure takes you:
* Large, sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale display with bright LED backlight makes it easy to find your way — day or night
* 28 hours of battery life for more hours of outdoor enjoyment
* Both serial and USB connections for fast and versatile download transfer
* 1 MB of internal memory for storing points of interest from the MapSource® Points of Interest CD
The GPS 60 is a non-mapping unit that comes factory pre-loaded with a 1 MB marine point database that includes worldwide cities. Like the other products in the 60 series, this trusty handheld is compact and lightweight, with a user-friendly interface. It's reliable and extra-precise as WAAS can make it. The unit also offers a dedicated geocaching mode, indoor/outdoor games, an alarm clock, sunrise/sunset and moon phase tables, optimal hunting and fishing times — plus much more.
The GPS 60 makes it easy to navigate the great outdoors on a budget.
* Sunlight-readable, four-level grayscale transflective FSTN display (1.5" W x 2.2" H; 2.6" diagonally)(160 x 240 pixels)
* 1 MB of internal memory for storing map detail
* Internal memory is preloaded with worldwide cities
* Permanent user data storage; no memory battery required
* Each day’s best hunting and fishing times—along with sunrise/sunset times—on the integrated Outdoor Calendar
* Special geocaching navigation mode
* Geolocation games, such as Virtual Maze, Nibbons, Geko™ Smak, and Memory Race
* Fast map transfer, with support for both USB and serial port interfaces; navigation instructions can be shared with repeaters, plotters, and autopilots using NMEA protocols through the dedicated serial port
* Dedicated "mark", "page", "enter", "quit", "menu", "find",and "zoom out/in" buttons; four-position rocker pad
* 2.4" x 6.1" x 1.3" (W x H x D) unit dimensions
* Weighs 5.4 ounces (without batteries), 7.5 ounces (with batteries)
* WAAS GPS receiver with accuracy to 10 feet in North America; built-in quad-helix antenna for better satellite reception
* 28 hours of battery life under typical-use conditions (uses two "AA" batteries)
* Multi-platform navigation for easy navigation in a car or boat, or on foot
* Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards (can be submerged in one meter of water for up to 30 minutes)
* 50 reversible routes, 10,000 track points with tracBack® technology (navigate to any track point on the displayed map), and 500 waypoints with additional graphical icons for location identification
* Proximity alerts for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, proximity waypoint; built-in alarm clock
* Trip computer provides odometer, stopped time, moving average, overall average, total time, max speed, and more
Navigation features
Waypoints/icons: 500 with name and graphic symbol, 10 nearest (automatic), 10 proximity
Routes: 50 reversible routes with up to 250 points each, plus MOB and TracBack® modes
Tracks: 10K point automatic track log; 20 saved tracks 500 points each let you retrace your path in both directions
Trip computer: Current speed, average speed, resettable max. speed, trip timer and trip distance
Alarm clock: 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 (WAAS) accuracy:
* Position: < 3 meters, 95% typical
* Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
Dynamics: 6 g's
Interfaces: USB, RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format and proprietary Garmin
Antenna: Built-in quadrifilar, with external antenna connection (MCX)
Differential: DGPS, USCG and WAAS capable
Power
Source: Two “AA” batteries (not included)
Battery life: Up to 28 hours
Physical
Size: 6.1”H x 2.4 ”W x 1.3”D (155 x 61 x 33 mm)
Weight: 5.4oz (153 g) est.
Display: 1.5 x 2.2 inches (38mm x 56mm), high-resolution, FSTN (160 x 240 pixels)
Case: Waterproof to IEC 60529 IPX7 standards
Temperature range : 5ºF to 158 ºF (-15ºC to 70ºC)
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Need more? Further information on this GPS may be directly obtained from 
garmin.com.