Garmin 7000 series puts networking at your fingertips

Marine electronics and navigation guru, Errol Cain has supervised the installation of marine electronic systems into thousands of luxury cruisers in his 21 years experience. This month Errol shares his knowledge and experience on the Garmin 7000 series.

The new Garmin GPSMAP 7000 series provides some of the most striking marine cartographic technology ever seen in this class of equipment.

Marine navigation continues to develop with these new top-of-the-line Garmin network chartplotters.

Featuring a touchscreen interface, the 7000 series ranges in size from 12.1 to 15 inches and sets a new standard in speed and performance from a marine multifunction display (MFD).

Boat owners can expect smoother graphics, faster panning, and an almost seamless map presentation from the 7000 series and Garmin G Motion^TM technology. Its new sleek and stylish design compliments all of today’s modern nav-stations and offers expanded ‘plug-and-play’ access to onboard sensors, with NMEA 2000 and Garmin Marine Network connectivity.

This makes it easy to access and control a whole array of network assets from any compatible plotter on your boat: Everything from engine sensors to onboard radar, digital sonar, AIS traffic monitoring, live-cam security video, and more. Garmin networking puts it all at your fingertips.

All GPSMAP 7000 series chartplotters accept optional BlueChart® g2 Vision® cards, allowing you to access premium features such as true 3D Mariner’s Eye View and underwater Fish Eye View perspectives, plus Auto Guidance capability which recommends the best passages with marine points-of-interest (POI) location data. The Garmin GPSMAP 7000 series: Today’s new high water mark in network navigation and data access.

Product Features and Specifications

• Includes GPS 17x NMEA 2000 – high sensitivity , 12 parallel channel GPS sensor
• Display:
  GPSMAP 7012: 12.1-inch diagonal, colour XGA sunlight readable, high-brightness, touchscreen display (1024 x 768)
  GPSMAP 7015: 15-inch diagonal, colour XGA sunlight readable, high-brightness, touchscreen display (1024 x 768)
  
• Unmatched low-light, nighttime visibility – display automatically dims to 0.5 nits and features a backlit keypad
• Garmin G Motion ultra-smooth map panning and zooming – setting a new standard in speed and performance
• NMEA 2000 certified – Compatible with Garmin’s full lineup of NMEA 2000 marine sensors, marine VHF radios and autopilots
• GPSMAP 7012 and 7015 features a preloaded worldwide imagery basemap
• Streamlined user interface offers easy selection of functions and features
• Single SD memory card slot for BlueChart g2 and BlueChart g2 Vision cards, and to save waypoints, routes and tracks to be shared with others
• Adding optional BlueChart g2 Vision cards provide enhanced navigation features like Auto Guidance, 3D Mariner’s Eye View and 3-D Fish Eye View
• Compatible with optional wireless remote control and wireless mouse for added flexibility
• New sleek and stylish design looks great in any helm
• Flush-mountable case design – removable top and bottom snap covers provide for easier flush mounting
• Easier installation thanks to new colour-coded ports, taking plug-n-play to a whole new level
• Built in ports: three networks ports, one NMEA 2000 port, one NMEA 0183 port (blue), one power port (red), 7012 have one video port (yellow) and the 7015 have two video ports (yellow and purple)
• GPSMAP 7015 includes a multimedia cable which has inputs for composite video, S-video and PC monitor
• Four NMEA 0183 inputs and two NMEA 0183 outputs (supports both AIS and DSC), 7012 have one PC output and two composite video inputs, 7015 have one PC output, one PC input and four composite video inputs
• Unit dimensions:
  GPSMAP 7012: 13.3"W x 9.9"H x 5.8"D
  GPSMAP 7015: 15.5"W x 11.8"H x 5.9"D
• Alarms for anchor drag, arrival, off-course, clock, low battery voltage and GPS accuracy
• Waterproof: IPX7 – submersible

Garmin equipment can be installed by R Electronics. For more information contact R Electronics on 07 5561 7900 or www.relectronics.com.au

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