Garmin Boat Switch Installation Instructions Manual - Page 22
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Configuring The Navigation Light Option
By default, channels 1 and 2 are interlocked for navigation lighting to satisfy the international regulations for
preventing collisions at sea
of your boat, you may need to configure the Garmin Boat Switch device to use the wiring option you that applies
to your installation type.
If you do not intend to connect navigation and anchor lights to the device, you can configure channels 1 and 2 to
operate independently as normal latching switches.
1 From a Garmin chartplotter connected to the same NMEA 2000 network as the Garmin Boat Switch device,
select Vessel > Switching.
2 Press and hold switch 1 for 5 seconds.
Switch 1 starts flashing.
3 Press and hold switch 2 for 5 seconds.
The switch stops flashing, and a message confirms the newly selected wiring option.
4 Repeat the previous two steps until the device is configured for the wiring option that applies to your
installation type.
NOTE: After selecting option C, the next configuration option in the cycle deactivates the interlocks so that
channels 1, 2, and 3 operate independently as normal latching switches.
Manually Operating the Device
You can directly control some digital switches using the hard keys on the Garmin Boat Switch device. You do
not need a Garmin chartplotter connection for manual switching.
NOTE: Manually activating or deactivating digital switches overrides the Garmin chartplotter digital switching
page. You must clear all manual overrides before you can use the switches on the digital switching page on the
Garmin chartplotter
(Manually Resetting Switches, page
Manually Activating Switches
You can manually activate individual switches on the Garmin Boat Switch device using the device hard keys.
1 On the Garmin Boat Switch device, press
The screen displays SEL.
2 Press
to select the channel you want to activate.
3 Hold MAN ON/MAN OFF for two seconds.
The selected channel is manually overridden and active. The green channel indicator LED blinks rapidly, and
the screen displays ON.
Manually Deactivating Switches
You can manually deactivate individual switches on the Garmin Boat Switch device using the device hard keys.
1 On the Garmin Boat Switch device, press
The screen displays SEL.
2 Press
to select the channel you want to deactivate.
3 Hold MAN ON/MAN OFF for five seconds.
The selected channel is manually overridden and deactivated. The red channel indicator LED blinks rapidly,
and the screen displays OFF.
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