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Garmin GFL 10 manual

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  • Page 1

    GFL ™ 10 Installation and Conguration Instructions Use the Garmin ® GFL 10 adapter to adapt analog information provided by a uid-level sensor on your boat to your NMEA 2000 ® network. The GFL 10 adapter allows you to observe uid-level information on compatible Garmin display devices connected to your NMEA 2000 network. For a list of co[...]

  • Page 2

     GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions Determining an Installation Location When you are selecting a location to install the GFL 10 adapter, consider the following: During installation, you connect the GFL 10 adapter to the analog gauge (or directly to the uid-level sensor), and to the NMEA 2000 network. Therefore: [...]

  • Page 3

    GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions  Connection T ype Wire Color Gauge or Sensor T erminal Analog Gauge Blue Sensor (S, G) White Gauge power (+, +12V , I, IGN) Y ellow Unused Black Ground (-, , G) Red Unused Resistive Sensor Blue Sensor (S, G) White Unused Y ellow Unused Black Ground (-, , G) Red Unused W ARNING: Whe[...]

  • Page 4

     GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions ➊ ➋ ➋ ➌ ➍ ➎ Connecting the GFL 10 Adapter to an Existing NMEA 2000 Network ➊  GFL10adapter ➋  NMEA 000device(notincluded) ➌  Dropcable(optional-notincluded) ➍  T -connector(oneincluded) ➎  ExistingNM[...]

  • Page 5

    GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions  Conguring the NMEA 2000 T ank Capacity Y ou can indicate the capacity of the uid tank that the GFL 10 adapter is associated with. 1. From the NMEA 2000 Devices list, select the GFL 10 device. 2. Select an option: For most Garmin chartplotters, select Review > N2K T ank Ca[...]

  • Page 6

     GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions T roubleshooting the Gauge T ype When connected to a gauge, the GFL 10 adapter gauge type is set to Auto Detect by default, and the adapter automatically detects the type of gauge it is connected to. If the uid-level reading on a connected Garmin chartplotter or marine instrume[...]

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    GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions  Conguring the GFL 10 Adapter if the T ank Number and Fluid T ype Selections Are Not Displayed Depending on the version of software loaded on your Garmin marine instrument, the specic conguration options may not be displayed on the conguration screens. T o congure th[...]

  • Page 8

     GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions Restoring Factory Default Settings When you restore factory default settings, you will lose all custom conguration settings except uid-level calibration. 1. From the NMEA 2000 Devices list, select the GFL 10 device. 2. Select an option: For most Garmin chartplotters, select [...]

  • Page 9

    GFL10InstallationandCongurationInstructions  Specications Physical W eight: 12.85 oz. (365 g) Size: (W × H × L) 31 / 32 × 43 / 64 × 3 3 / 32 in. (24.7 × 17.0 × 78.6 mm) T otal Cable Length: 16 ft. (4.9 m) Case Material: Thermoplastic rubber (PCB overmold); PVC jacket (cable); PVC overmold (connectors/strain reliefs)[...]

  • Page 10

    For the latest free software updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of your Garmin products, visit the Garmin Web site at www .garmin.com. © 2009 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, USA Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Liberty House, Hounsdown Business Park, Southampton, Hampshire[...]