Technical Reference for Garmin NMEA 2000 Products
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NMEA 2000 Checklist
To test the gauge-type setting:
1. When the boat is not moving, put the engine in neutral.
2. Use the throttle to increase the engine RPM. If the fluid-level reading changes with the engine RPM, change the gauge type.
To change the gauge type:
1. From the NMEA 2000 Devices list, select the GFL 10 device.
2. Select an option:
• For most Garmin chartplotters, select
Review
>
Gauge Type
.
• For other Garmin marine devices, select
Config
>
Gauge Type
.
3. Select an option:
• To automatically detect the gauge type, select
Auto Detect
.
• To indicate a one-coil gauge, select
1 Coil
.
• To indicate a two-coil gauge, select
2 Coil
.
4. Perform the gauge-type setting test.
Resetting the Fluid Level Calibration
You can reset the fluid-level calibration of the tank that the GFL 10 adapter is associated with.
1. From the NMEA 2000 Devices list, select the GFL 10 device.
2. Select an option:
• For most Garmin chartplotters, select
Review
>
Level Calibration
.
• For other Garmin marine devices, select
Config
>
Level Calibration
.
3. Select
Reset Calibration
.
4. Select
Yes
.
5. Calibrate the fluid level.
Configuring the GFL 10 Adapter if the Tank Number and Fluid Type Selections Are Not Displayed
Depending on the version of software loaded on your Garmin marine instrument, the specific configuration options may not be displayed on the
configuration screens.
To configure the tank number if the menu option is not displayed:
If your boat has multiple fluid tanks, you can indicate which tank each GFL 10 adapter is associated with.
1. From the NMEA 2000 Devices list, select the GFL 10 device.
2. Select an option:
• For most Garmin chartplotters, select
Review
>
Generic Config
.
• For other Garmin marine devices, select
Config
>
Generic Configuration
.
3. Enter the following command:
“INSTANCE=”
4. After the command, enter a whole number between
1
and
16
, which indicates the tank number, followed by
Done
.
For example,
INSTANCE=2Done
indicates that the adapter is associated with tank number 2.
To configure the fluid type if the menu option is not displayed:
You can indicate the type of fluid that is in the tank that each GFL 10 adapter is associated with.
1. From the NMEA 2000 Devices list, select the GFL 10 device.
2. Select an option:
• For most Garmin chartplotters, select
Review
>
Generic Config
.
• For other Garmin marine devices, select
Config
>
Generic Configuration
.
3. Enter the following command:
“FLUIDTYPE=”
4. After the command, enter a number between 0 and 5 to indicate the fluid type as defined in the following table, followed by
Done
.
