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- Page 1 Pub. 988-0064-361 www.lowrance.com LMF-200 Multi-function Gauge Installation and Operation Instructions...
- Page 2 Lowrance Electronics, Inc. NMEA 2000 is a registered trademark of the National Marine Electronics Association. Lowrance Electronics may find it necessary to change or end our policies, regulations and special offers at any time. We reserve the right to do so without notice.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Section 1: Introduction ... 3 Section 2: Installation ... 5 Mounting Preparations... 5 Recommended Tools and Supplies ... 6 Mounting the Gauge ... 7 Wiring... 7 Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network... 8 Network Nodes... 8 Adding a Network Node... 9 Additional Network Information... - Page 4 System Setup Menu... 35 Engine Displayed ... 35 Units ... 36 Speed and Distance... 36 Temperature... 36 Pressure... 36 Depth ... 36 GPS ... 37 Bus Devices ... 37 Sonar Alarms ... 37 Reset ... 37 System Information ... 38...
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Page 5: Section 1: Introduction
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. - Page 6 LowranceNET teams up the powerful NMEA 2000 network standard with a fast-growing, cutting-edge family of Lowrance Electronic Probe Sensors. At press time, the product line includes the EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-15 Fluid Level, EP-20 Engine interface, EP-25 Speed, EP-30 Trim Tab, EP-35 Temp and EP-45 Water Pressure sensors.
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Page 7: Section 2: Installation
Section 2: Installation Mounting Preparations When installed, the gauge will cover an area on the dash 2-3/8" (60.3 mm) in diameter. To mount the unit, first make sure there is at least 2- 3/4" (70 mm) from the front of the dash to any obstruction behind the dash. -
Page 8: Recommended Tools And Supplies
7. Connect the network cable to the NMEA 2000 network. Recommended Tools and Supplies Your LMF-200 packs with a T connector needed to attach it to a LowranceNET NMEA 2000 network. If you are connecting to an existing... -
Page 9: Mounting The Gauge
Mounting the Gauge When you determine the location for the LMF-200, drill a 2-1/8" (54 mm) hole in the dash or use an existing gauge hole. Slide the unit's... -
Page 10: Connecting To A Nmea 2000 Network
The backbone is like the phone wiring running through a house. LMF white wire to buzzer black wire Dash light black (to ground) Blue female NMEA 2000 connector LMF-200 cable connections. LMF green wire to buzzer red wire Buzzer Dash light red (to dash light switch) -
Page 11: Adding A Network Node
Wherever you want to add the new node, simply separate the sockets of the old connection and attach your new T connector between them. Lowrance or LEI device con- nects to new T connector. Existing network... -
Page 12: Additional Network Information
If you want to add a node at the end of the line (as shown in the previous figure), remove the terminator from the very last connector, securely attach the new T connector, and then attach the terminator on the new connector. -
Page 13: Section 3: Operation
LMF-200 keypad. Boat Setup When the LMF-200 powers up for the first time, the screen will show the Boat Setup menu. You will not be able to proceed without completing boat setup. This will only appear again if you reset values or if configuration is lost. -
Page 14: Engine Trim
The unit then will switch to the Boat Setup screen. Pages Pages are the backbone of the LMF-200. They give you the power to mix and match data that will be displayed on the screen. Once you have... -
Page 15: Gps Position
GPS Position The GPS position page displays the boater’s position in Latitude- Longitude, using Degrees-Minutes-Seconds or Degrees-Minutes as units of measure. Single Digital The Single Digital page displays a digital gauge that can monitor: Alt Voltage, Battery Voltage, Engine Temperature, Atmospheric Pressure, Temperature, Depth, Engine Load, Total Engine Hours, Fuel Flow, Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Range, Paddle Wheel Speed, Pitot Speed, GPS Speed and Tachometer. -
Page 16: Viewing Options
Autoscroll in greater detail later in this section. Timeout Another key element in the LMF-200 is the Timeout function. As you probably noticed, the unit does not use an exit key. Its menus time out, meaning they will be automatically cleared after a preset amount of time. -
Page 17: Removing Pages
3. Select the page you want to display by pressing highlighted on the list, which will take you back to the main display, where the page you selected will be on the screen. NOTE: If you have reached the maximum number of pages the 200 can support, you will not be able to add a page and a Pages Reached message will appear. -
Page 18: Audio Setup
Adjusting Backlight: 1. Select ACKLIGHT backlight. A flashlight graphic with a horizontal adjustment bar will appear on the Backlight window. If more than one gauge is on the bus, it will automatically adjust the other gauge to the same setting. 2. -
Page 19: System Setup
Alarm Sounds. MENU Devices and press YSTEM ETUP YSTEM ETUP and press MENU ESET LARM OUNDS (B.Devices), Sonar , use the MENU . We’ll discuss the MENU and press MENU . The following message will from the Alarms DOWN... - Page 20 Notes...
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Page 21: Section 4: Ep Configuration & Calibration
Remember, ONLY the sensor you select from the Bus Devices list will be set back to its defaults. To reset the LMF-200 to its defaults, you must select We'll take a closer look at the Reset command later in this section. -
Page 22: Temperature Sensors
MENU Bus Devices list. If you configure or reconfigure a Temp sensor, you're assigning or reassigning its designation in the LMF-200 to a different temp sensor location on the boat. To Configure a temp sensor: 1. If you highlight asking if you want to configure the sensor. -
Page 23: Fuel Flow (Port, Center And Stbd)
4. Select from the Bus devices menu and press and press ECONFIGURE menu. 5. Select and press Devices list. 6. Now highlight which will call up the Selecting Temp menu. Choose one of the Temp options (Temp 1, Temp 3, etc.) and press the Bus Devices list. -
Page 24: Fluid Level
Up to three tanks for each Fluid Level category (Fuel, Fresh Water, Oil, Black Water, Waste Water and Live Well) can be supported by the LMF-200. On the Bus Devices list, the fuel tanks will be displayed as Fuel Tank (P) for portside, Fuel Tank (C) for center and Fuel Tank (S) for starboard. - Page 25 If the tank or tanks have not been configured, they will be listed as Unfcg F Level. To unconfigure Fluid Level: 1. Choose a configured Fluid Level from the Bus Devices list and press MENU 2. Highlight UNCONFIGURE following message: Hit Menu to UnCfg Dev Name. 3.
- Page 26 To configure Waste Water: Highlight ASTE press . A window will appear prompting you to input the tank MENU number. 2. Enter the tank number (1, 2 or 3) and press a tank size window. 3. Use the hold and press MENU appear.
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Page 27: Reset
By resetting values from the configuration menu, ONLY the device you selected from the Bus Devices list will be set back to its defaults. To reset the LMF-200 to its defaults, you must select from the System Setup Menu. ESET... -
Page 28: Calibration
following message should appear: Device Working Properly. highlighting Trim Tab Sensors and pressing Trim Tab Sensors: will launch the following message: Hit Menu to Rst Values. To reset the Trim Tab Sensor settings to the default setting, press Calibration Calibrating Fluid level is an important step to ensuring the status of your tank is correctly transmitted over the NMEA 2000 bus. - Page 29 To execute 2-Point Calibration: 2-point calibration menu: Empty Level and Full Level. 2-Point calibration is best for rectangular or square shaped tanks that allow the fuel level sensor to provide an accurate reading of the fuel level at the top and bottom of the tank. 1.
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Page 30: Refill Tank
Fuel Range readings. If you are topping off the tank, but do not want or need to calibrate the unit, select the To calibrate the EP-10 Fuel Flow, you must use the Refill Tank option. 1. First, fill up the vessel's tank and enter in that the tank has been refilled, but do not recalibrate. -
Page 31: Trim Tabs
4. Use the keys to enter the amount of fuel you added to DOWN the tank, then press . You will be directed back to the main MENU display. Trim Tabs Trim Tabs can only be calibrated from the Trim Tabs page. - Page 32 Notes...
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Page 33: Section 5: Advanced Operation
Section 5: Advanced Operation Customizing Pages Displaying the pages most beneficial to you is only half the battle. Customizing those pages with the data you want to keep an eye on is where the rubber really meets the road. In this section, we're going to take a look at how each of the pages can be customized. -
Page 34: Dual Digital
Dual Digital The Dual Digital page features a pair of digital readouts which can monitor: Alt Voltage (Alt.Volt), Battery Voltage (Batt.Volt), Engine Temperature (Eng.Temp), Temperature (Temp), Depth, Engine Load (Eng.Load), Total Engine Hours (T.E.Hrs), Fuel Flow (F.Flow), Fuel Economy (F.Econ), Fuel Remaining (F.Rem), Fuel Range (F.Range), Paddle Wheel Speed (PWSpd), Pitot Speed (PtSpd), GPS Speed (GpsSpd) and Tachometer (Tach). -
Page 35: Gps Position
3. There will be two choices: Percentage (Pct) or Degrees (Deg). 4. Choose the desired unit of measure and press page will display position information in the unit of measure you chose. GPS Position Displays user position in Latitude/Longitude. Gauge The Gauge page will display a single analog gauge, which will support: Paddle Wheel Wpeed (PWSpd), Pitot Speed (PtSpd), GPS Speed (GpsSpd), Tachometer (Tach),... -
Page 36: Fuel Flow Source
Reset Seasonal The LMF-200 has the capability to track fuel usage not only for trips, but also for entire seasons. The reset seasonal option allows you to reset the running tally of seasonal fuel usage to zero. -
Page 37: Refill Tank
Refill Tank The Refill Tank option allows you to re-calibrate after you have filled the fuel tank. 1. Select from the Fuel Manager menu and press EFILL window will appear giving you the option to recalibrate. 2. Highlight will have to enter the amount of fuel you put into the tank in the Filled Quantity window. -
Page 38: Units
2. Use the , which will direct you back to the main display. MENU Depth The LMF-200 can measure depth in Feet, Fathoms or Meters. 1. To switch to one of these settings, select then press MENU. 2. Use the... -
Page 39: Gps
3. Highlight the desired category and press Sonar Alarms 1. If you would like to set Deep or Shallow Sonar Alarms, select from the System Setup menu and press LARMS will pop up with two choices: Shallow or Deep. -
Page 40: System Information
Resetting Values will not clear the settings of electronic probe sensors previously calibrated or configured. System Information The system information screen provides information about the version and build of the software in your LMF-200. 1. To access system information, select menu and press MENU screen. - Page 41 LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY "We," "our," or "us" refers to LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS, INC., the manufacturer of this product. "You" or "your" refers to the first person who purchases this product as a consumer item for personal, family or household use.
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Page 42: How To Obtain Service
…in the USA: We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can be returned, you must call customer service to determine if a return is necessary. - Page 43 To locate a Lowrance dealer near you, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com and look for the Dealer Locator. Or, you can consult your telephone directory for listings.
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