Garmin Gpsmap 1242 Touch
Step
up to a 12” touchscreen chartplotter with the GPSMAP 1242 Touch. Ideal
for coastal cruisers, it includes preloaded BlueChart g2 charts and
LakeVü HD maps with market-leading features such as Depth Range Shading
and Shallow Water Shading. It features full networking capabilities to
build your marine system with radar, autopilot, sonar modules,
instruments and sensors. It also supports FLIR cameras, GRID™ keypad,
GXM™ 53 marine weather receiver, FUSION-Link™ audio system, VIRB® camera
streaming and more. Network sharing allows you to share data among all
compatible units connected to the network. Built-in Wi-Fi® supports the
ActiveCaptain app.
12” Touchscreen Fully Network Capable Chartplotter
- Preloaded
BlueChart® g2 charts and LakeVü HD maps include market-leading features
such as Depth Range Shading and Shallow Water Shading
- Full
networking capabilities to build your marine system; network sharing
allows you to share data among all compatible units connected to the
network
- Supports optional sonar modules, including Panoptix™ all-seeing sonar
- Add free all-in-one ActiveCaptain™ app to manage your marine experience from nearly anywhere
Preloaded with Exceptional Garmin Cartography
You get both LakeVü HD inland waters mapping and BlueChart g2 coastal charts covering the coastal U.S.
LakeVü
HD provides highly detailed freshwater maps that include 17,000+ U.S.
lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Included in those are more than 13,000 HD
lakes up to 1’ contours. Upgrade to LakeVü HD Ultra with Max Def Lakes
to access the Auto Guidance¹ feature, sonar imagery and more.
BlueChart
g2 HD covers the East Coast, West Coast, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. and the
Canadian side of the Great Lakes. It includes basic coastal charts,
tidal and current stations, depth contours, IALA nav symbols and fishing
charts. Upgrade to BlueChart® g2 Vision® HD to access Auto Guidance¹
and more.
Built-in Quickdraw Contours to Create Your Own HD Maps
Instantly
create personalized HD fishing maps onscreen with 1’ contours. Tailor
them to fit your needs. These are your maps — you own them. Keep the
data to yourself, or share it with the Quickdraw Community.
Build Your Marine System
The
touchscreen combo is fully networked using the Garmin Marine Network,
NMEA 2000®/NMEA 0183, J1939 and built-in ANT® connectivity, so you can
build your marine system with radar, autopilot, sonar modules,
instruments, sensors, FLIR cameras, FUSION-Link, VIRB camera streaming
and more. Network sharing allows you to share data among all compatible
units connected to the network.
The Ultimate Connected Boating App
Built
in Wi-Fi gives you access to the free all-in-one ActiveCaptain app, so
you can manage your marine experience from nearly anywhere. It creates a
simple yet powerful connection between your compatible mobile device
and your Garmin chartplotter, charts, maps and the boating community.
Wherever you are, you’ll have unlimited access to your cartography, the
ability to purchase new maps and charts and access to the Garmin
Quickdraw™ Contours Community. Stay connected with smart notifications
on your chartplotter screen. You can also plan a trip or prefish a lake,
and ActiveCaptain will automatically sync with your chartplotter. Even
get notifications for software updates, and decide when to download them
on your device.
Built-in SailAssist Features
To
help you gain a wind-maximizing competitive edge, your chartplotter
features a prerace guidance page. It shows your virtual starting line
along with data fields showing laylines, time to burn before the start
and a race timer that can be synchronized across all your networked
Garmin GPS products. In addition, other supported sailing features
include an enhanced wind rose, heading and course-over-ground lines, set
and drift, true and apparent wind data and more.
Heading and Position Refreshed 10 Times Per Second
The
fast, responsive 10 Hz GPS and GLONASS receiver refreshes your position
and heading 10 times each second to make your movement on the screen
more fluid. Now, it’s quick and easy to drop up to 5,000 accurate
waypoints and find your way back to them.
In The Box
- GPSMAP 1242 Touch chartplotter
- Power/data cable
- NMEA 2000® T-connector
- NMEA 2000 drop cable (2 meters)
- Bail mount kit with knobs
- Flush mount kit with gasket
- Protective cover
- Trim piece snap covers
- Documentation
Connections
- Garmin Marine Network™ Ports: 2
- Transducer Ports: 1 (12 Pin)
- NMEA 2000® Port: 1
- NMEA 0183 Input Ports: 1
- NMEA 0183 Output Ports: 1
- Video Input Ports: 1 BNC
- Video Output Ports: 1 HDMI
- Wireless Connectivity: Yes
¹Auto Guidance is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations
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