Section 1: Introduction
Thank you for buying the Lowrance→ LMF-200. Your unit is a high- quality, multi-function, digital gauge designed to work with a LowranceNET™ network. This is the NMEA 2000→ networking system developed by Lowrance Electronics.
Caution:
Installing LowranceNET NMEA 2000 devices is significantly different from installing earlier Lowrance components without NMEA 2000 features. You should read all of the installation instructions before proceeding.
This gauge will only work with a NMEA 2000 network. It MUST be connected to a NMEA 2000 network or it WILL NOT function. When properly installed, the LMF-200 will display information from a variety of Lowrance Electronic Probe (EP) sensors and other NMEA 2000 devices connected to the network.
A NMEA 2000 network using LowranceNET components.
All Lowrance NMEA 2000 capable devices are either NMEA 2000 certified or certification is pending. See our web site, www.lowrance.com, for the latest product status information.
To get started with your Lowrance gauge, first read Section 2: Installation. It contains instructions for installing the LMF-200. fter you have read those instructions, install the gauge and any EP sensors you may have purchased and read the rest of this manual. Each sensor comes with its own installation instruction sheet, but his manual describes how the gauge operates with each sensor, and how to configure and calibrate the sensors. Your gauge includes another manual, NMEA 2000 Networks General Information, part number 988- 0154-172, which contains complete instructions for creating or expanding a NMEA 2000 network.