How Do I Use a Garmin Oregon GPS Receiver with MacGPS Pro?
Garmin Oregon GPS receivers have two different modes in which they operate when connected to a Mac. * One mode is Real-Time “Garmin Serial mode”, which operates in a similar manner to other Garmin receivers when the receiver is actively receiving signals from the GPS satellite. However on the Oregon receiver, this mode is used only for items under the MacGPS Pro Real-Time menu. To use the Real-Time functions you must use a Keyspan USB to Serial Adapter with a Garmin 010-10572-00 Mini-B to DB-9 cable. The Garmin “Spanner” mode does not work with MacGPS Pro. Note: If you have not already installed the Keyspan adapter driver, please do so now. * The other mode is “USB Mass Storage mode”, where the Garmin receiver looks to the Mac like an external mass storage drive. In this mode the receiver is not actively tracking the GPS satellites. To confirm this mode, you will see a picture on the GPS receiver screen, which shows the receiver connected to a computer using the USB cable that comes wi
