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GPSMAP 6000/7000 Series Installation Instructions

Creating a Basic NMEA 2000 Network

If your boat does not already have an existing NMEA 2000

network installed, you must create a basic NMEA 2000 network.

to create a basic NMEA 2000 network:

1. Connect the three included T-connectors together, side by

side.

2. Connect the terminators to the ends of the combined

T-connectors.

3. Wire the included NMEA 2000 power cable to a 12 Vdc power

source through a switch. Connect the power cable to the

ignition switch of the boat if possible.

4. Connect the NMEA 2000 power cable to the top of one of the

T-connectors.

5. Route and connect the included NMEA 2000 drop cables

from the GPS 17x and from the GPSMAP 6000/7000 series

chartplotter to the tops of the other T-connectors.

NotES:

• The diagram shows only the NMEA 2000 data connection

to the GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotter. The

chartplotter must also be connected to power or it will not

function (

page 7

• One GPS antenna will provide position data for every

device on the NMEA 2000 network. Do not connect

multiple GPS antennas if you are using multiple

chartplotters.

Wiring a Garmin Marine Network

The optional Garmin Marine Network is a plug-and-play system that allows for high-speed data transfer between multiple Garmin chartplotters

and other network-compatible Garmin devices such as a Garmin sonar unit (GSD 22), or a Garmin radar (GMR™ 18 HD or GMR 1206 xHD).

The GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotters have three network ports that can be used to connect other Garmin network-compatible

chartplotters and devices. If the network requires more ports, use a Garmin Marine Network port extender (GMS 10), or another GPSMAP

6000/7000. Data from each connected component is shared by all the connected Garmin chartplotters.

NoteS:

• NMEA 0183 devices must all be wired to one chartplotter on the network. The data is then shared over the network to other connected

chartplotters.

• Connect all chartplotters to the NMEA 2000 network as well as to the Garmin Marine Network. NMEA 2000 data is not shared over the

Garmin Marine Network.

• Connect network components, such as a Garmin GMR radar or GSD sounder to any chartplotter on the network or to an optional GMS 10

Network Port Expander. Data is shared between all chartplotters on the network.

• BlueChart

g2 Vision

cartography data is shared between any connected GPSMAP 6000/7000 series and GPSMAP 4000/5000 series

chartplotter.

• Video inputs from the Marine Video cables are only viewable on the connected chartplotter.
• You can connect a GPSMAP 6000/7000 chartplotter to a Marine Network with a GPSMAP 3000 series chartplotter:

◦ They will share GPS position information as well as information to and from standard NMEA 0183 devices.
◦ They will share information from connected network compatible Garmin devices such as a sonar unit (GSD 22) or a radar (GMR 18 HD

or GMR 1206 xHD).

◦ Garmin GPSMAP 3000 series chartplotters cannot share cartography data with the GPSMAP 6000/7000 series chartplotters.

• All network components must be connected to the power source of the boat according to their installation instructions. The following

diagrams show only the network connections, not power connections..

Creating a Basic NMEA 2000 Network

Drop cables

Male

terminator

T-connectors

Female

terminator

NMEA 2000