Owner's Manual - West Marine

APPENDIX > SAFETY AND PRODUCT INFORMATIONONLY AS A NAVIGATIONAL AID AND MUST NOT BE USED FOR ANYPURPOSE REQUIRING PRECISE MEASUREMENT OF DIRECTION,DISTANCE, LOCATION, OR TOPOGRAPHY. THIS PRODUCT SHOULDNOT BE USED TO DETERMINE GROUND PROXIMITY FOR AIRCRAFTNAVIGATION.CAUTION: The electronic chart is an aid to navigation and is designed tofacilitate the use of authorized government charts, not replace them. Onlyofficial government charts and notices to mariners contain all informationneeded for save navigation—and, as always, the user is responsible for theirprudent use.WARNING: The Global Positioning System (GPS) is operated by theUnited States government, which is solely responsible for its accuracy andmaintenance. The system is subject to changes which could affect the accuracyand performance of all GPS equipment. Although the Garmin 276C Plus is aprecision electronic NAVigation AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misusedor misinterpreted, and therefore become unsafe.MAP DATA INFORMATION: One of the goals of Garmin is to providecustomers with the most complete and accurate cartography available, ata reasonable cost. We use a combination of governmental and private datasources, which we identify as required in product literature and copyrightmessages displayed. Virtually all data sources contain inaccurate or incompletedata to some degree. This is particularly true outside the United States, wherecomplete and accurate digital data is either not available or prohibitivelyexpensive.Because the Garmin 276C Plus can be used for vehicular navigation, importantsafety considerations must be followed. Read and observe the followinginstructions.WARNING: For use in vehicles, it is the sole responsibility of the owner/operator of a vehicle to place and secure the 276C Plus so it will not interferewith the vehicle operating controls and safety devices, obstruct the driver’sview of driving conditions, or cause or personal injury in the event of anaccident.Do not mount the unit over airbag panels or in the field of airbag deployment.Airbags expand with a rapid force that can propel objects in their path towardsthe driver or passengers, causing possible injury. Refer to airbag safetyprecautions in the vehicle owner’s manual.Do not mount the unit in a place where the driver or passengers are likely toimpact it in a collision. The mounting hardware provided by Garmin is notwarranted against collision damage or the consequences thereof.Do Not MountWhere Driver’sField of Vision isBlockedDo Not PlaceUnsecured on theVehicle DashDo Not Mount in Front of an Airbag Field of DeploymentWARNING: When used in vehicles, it is the sole responsibility of the driver ofthe vehicle to operate the vehicle in a safe manner, maintain full surveillanceof all driving conditions at all times, and not become distracted by the unit tothe exclusion of safe driving practices. It is unsafe to operate the controls of theunit while you are driving. The driver of a vehicle equipped with a 276C Plusmust pay full attention to operation of the vehicle and road conditions whilethe vehicle is in motion. Failure to pay full attention could result in an accidentwith property damage and personal injury.126 276C Plus Owner’s Manual190-00501-00_0A.indd 1261/13/2005 10:44:16 AM