Garmin GPS 18-5Hz Setup Manual - Step 1: Install Nroute
Attention! Do not connect the enclosed Garmin USB cable to
your computer until you have loaded the MapSource software.
Step 1: Install nRoute
1. Insert the DVD into your computer’s DVD-ROM drive. If auto-run is
enabled, your computer will automatically display a welcome screen.
If the start-up file does not run automatically, click the
Start
button,
select
Run…
, and then type the drive letter of your DVD-ROM drive
followed by
setup
(example: “E:\setup”). Press
Enter
.
2. Click
Install nRoute
and follow the instructions on your computer
screen.
Step 2: Connect the GPS 18 to Your Computer
GPS 18 PC
1. Connect the 12-Volt adapter to your vehicle’s 12-Volt receptacle.
2. After properly mounting the GPS 18, routing the
cable to your computer, and installing nRoute
software, insert the DB-9 connector into an
available DB-9 (9-pin) serial port on your computer.
3. Tighten the knobs on the serial connector to secure
the GPS 18 to your computer.
GPS 18 PC (DB-9
Serial) connector