Etrex Venture 

The Venture comes in a brightly coloured green, water resistant case and features only five operator buttons located on either side of the unit and a navigational Clickstick? on the face panel, allowing for simple, one-handed operation.
It will store up to 500 waypoints with graphic icons and boasts GARMIN's exclusive TracBack™ feature that will reverse your track log and help you navigate your way back home. In addition the eTrex Venture? uses animated graphics that will help you identify your marked waypoints quickly and easily.
The Venture has an extra high resolution LCD (160 x 288 pixels) and with a memory capacity of one megabyte it can also accept a partial download from Mapsource™ of Australian major towns and cities.

eTrex Venture SPECIFICATIONS

Plotter/Moving Map Features

Database	Factory preloaded with a worldwide city database with population of 200K and above.
MapSource®	Accepts up to 1 megabyte of data from the optional MapSource Points of Interest CD (USA only).

Navigation Features

Waypoints/Icons	500 with name and graphic symbol
Tracks	Automatic track log; 10 saved tracks let you retrace your path in both directions
Routes	20 reversible routes with up to 50 waypoints
Trip computer	Current speed, average speed, time of sunrise/sunset, resetable maximum speed, trip timer, and trip distance
Map Datums	More than 100
Position format	Lat/Lon, UTM/UPS, Maidenhead, MGRS, Loran TDs, and other grids

Performance

Receiver	Differential-ready, 12 parallel channel GPS receiver continuously tracks and uses up to 12 satellites to compute and update your position
Acquisition Times	Warm: Approx. 15 seconds Cold: Approx. 45 seconds AutoLocate®: Approx. 5 minutes
Update Rate	1/second, continuous
Accuracy	Position: 15 meters (49 feet) RMS* Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
DGPS Accuracy	Position: 3-5 meters, 95% typical* Velocity: 0.05 meter/sec steady state
Dynamics	6g's
Interfaces	RS232 with NMEA 0183, RTCM 104 DGPS data format and proprietary Garmin®
Antenna	Built-in patch
Data storage	Indefinite; no memory battery required
Temp. Range	-15°C to 70°C (5°F to 158°F)

Physical

Size	11.2 H x 5.1 W x 3.0 D cm (4.4" x 2.0" x 1.2")
Weight	150 g (5.3 ozs) with batteries
Display	5.4 H x 2.7 W cm (2.1" x 1.1") high-contrast LCD with bright backlighting
Case**	Waterproof to IEC 529 IPX7 standards

Power

Battery Life	Up to 20 hours (typical use)
Power	2 AA batteries (not included)

Specifications are subject to change without notice.

* Subject to accuracy degradation to 100m 2DRMS under the United States Department of Defense imposed Selective Availability Program.

** Meets IEC (European Community Specification) 529 IPX7 for protection against immersion for 30 minutes at a depth of 1 meter.

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