BOAT SWITCH PRE-CONFIGURED DIGITAL SWITCHING
SYSTEM
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Important Safety Information
WARNING
Garmin
®
strongly recommends using a professional installer with proper knowledge of electrical systems to
install the device. Incorrectly installing the device can result in serious bodily injury and damage to the vessel or
the battery.
CAUTION
Failure to follow these cautions could result in bodily injury damage to the device and/or vessel, or poor product
performance.
This device must be installed according to these instructions.
Disconnect the vessel's power supply before beginning to install this product.
Before applying power to this product, make sure it has been correctly grounded according to the installation
instructions.
You must read all installation instructions before beginning the installation. If you do not understand the
installation needs of this device, or if you experience difficulty during the installation, contact Garmin Product
Support.
Setting up a Garmin Boat Switch
™
Device
Follow these steps to set up a Garmin Boat Switch device on the vessel. Additional information and instructions
are contained in this document for your reference.
You should contact Garmin product support or your Garmin field service engineer (FSE) for assistance or if you
have any questions.
1 Mount the Garmin Boat Switch device (
Mounting the Garmin Boat Switch Device, page 3
).
2 Connect the Garmin Boat Switch device to the NMEA 2000
®
network (
).
3 Connect the switched devices or circuits to the X1 wiring harness (
) and the X2
wiring harness (
).
4 Connect the Garmin Boat Switch device to power (
).
5 Configure the Garmin Boat Switch device (
Configuring the Device, page 17
).
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