Lowrance electronic EP-15 manual

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    1 Pub. 988-0154-371 EP-15 Fluid Level Electronic Sensor Installation Instructions This instruction sheet tells how to install your EP-15 Fluid Level sensor and connect it to a NMEA 2000  network using LowranceNET  network components. You must refer to your digital gauge, sonar or GPS unit's manual for sensor operation instructions. Cauti[...]

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    2 The EP-15 consists of a smart module with a blue female locking cable connector on one end and two bare wires on the other. The cable length from the connector to the smart module is 18 inches (46 cm) and from the smart module to the bare wires is 10 feet (3 meters). The smart module converts fluid level information received from the sending unit[...]

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    3 Sending unit mounting plate configurations vary. When connecting the EP-15, you will need whatever tools and supplies that will work with your sending unit's specific design. Recommended tools include: pliers. If y ou need to route the smart module or cable connector through a bulkhead, you will need a drill and a 7/8" (22 mm) drill bit[...]

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    4 Next, attach the positive red lead to the sending unit's positive connector, usually located in the center of the mounting plate. Connect the negative black lead to the sending unit's negative connector. To be sure which connection is which, refer to the mounting instructions that came with the sending unit. Connect wire leads to fluid [...]

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    5 Phones in a house must be connected to each other to communicate, and in the same way only sensors and display units plugged into the NMEA network can share information. Connections found in the middle of the bus will have one or more of these T-shaped connectors with the backbone cables plugged into both sides. Connections at the end of a networ[...]

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    6 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. Either method will allow you to add a device. The "soft" T connector, shown above with a "hard" T conn[...]

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    7 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. We warrant this product against d[...]

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    8 How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: Contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Call toll-free: For Lowrance: 800-324-1356. For Eagle: 800-324-1354 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Standard Time, M-F Lowrance Electronics and Eagle Electronics may find it necessary to change or end their shipping policies, regulations and special offers at any ti[...]