Garmin GPSMAP 7608xsv - GPS/GLONASS chartplotter - marine 8" widescreen

Key Features and Benefits:

• Built-in advanced sonar capabilities
  The built-in sonar capabilities of the GPSMAP 7608xsv include 1 kW dual CHIRP sonar, the most sophisticated sonar technology available for the fishing and boating public. Dual CHIRP sonar provides amazingly clear target separation and definition because it puts even more energy onto the target than CHIRP. It gives you the ability to show low/high, med/high or low/med on the screen at the same time, enhancing your ability to distinguish between game fish and balls of bait fish. It also includes both CHIRP ClearV������ and CHIRP Side scanning sonar that provide nearly photographic sonar images of fish and structure that passes below and to the sides of your boat. Clear and Side provide the clearest scanning sonar images on the water. GPSMAP also includes sonar-recording capability that coordinates the timing of the sonar return with your boat's position and saves digital information for playback on a computer using HomePort planning software.
• Preloaded BlueChart g2 maps
  In addition to basic charts, tidal stations, currents, depth contours, IALA symbols and included fishing charts, BlueChart g2 offers smooth transitioning between zoom levels and more seamless continuity across chart boundaries. You can customize your screens with Safety Shading that allows you to shade all depth contours shallower than your boat's safe depth. Fishing charts emphasize bathymetric contours with less visual clutter on the display. And there's also a choice of standard 2-D direct overhead or 3-D "over-the-bow" map views for easier chart reading and orientation.
• Preloaded Lake HD maps
  These highly detailed fresh water maps include 17,000+ U.S. lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Included in those are more than 13,000 HD lakes with 1-foot contours shoreline to shoreline; excellent detail of underwater features plus Shallow Water Shading that allows you to designate a minimum depth; interstates, highways, general roads and bridges; designated fishing areas; and points of interest, such as docks, boat ramps, marinas and campgrounds.
• Garmin marine network and NMEA 2000 support
  Full-network compatibility allows you to add more capabilities to your boat. GPSMAP 7608xsv supports radar, autopilot, instruments, multiple screens, FUSION-Link, sensors, remote sonar modules, digital switching, thermal cameras, GRID rotary knob, joystick and keypad control, GXM 52 marine weather receiver and more.
• Add array or dome radar
  You can add your choice of Garmin marine radar, including powerful xHD2 open array radars or xHD dome radars that pairs ease of use with advanced open array features.
• Network sharing
  GPSMAP 7608xsv allows you to share features with other compatible GPSMAP units, such as radar, GSD 24, GSD 25 and GSD 26 sonar modules, supplemental maps, and user data, including waypoints, routes and tracks. User data entered into 1 chartplotter can be automatically synced with other chartplotters in a network.
• Heading and position refreshed 10 times per second
  Fast, responsive 10 Hz GPS/GLONASS refreshes your position and heading 10 times each second to make your movement on the screen more fluid. It makes dropping up to 5,000 accurate waypoints - and finding your way back to them - quick and easy.
• Upgrade with the best maps on the water
  Two SD card slots provide expandable memory for accessory map purchases, such as Lake HD Ultra with Max Def Lakes or BlueChart g2 Vision that add Garmin patented Auto Guidance and other great features.
• FUSION-Link entertainment system
  Enjoy the ability to control all compatible FUSION-Link-enabled audio systems directly from your compatible chartplotter display.
• Built-in Wi-Fi/ANT+
  Built-in Wi-Fi/ANT for use with Garmin Helm and BlueChart Mobile.
• Compatible with gWind transducers
  Garmin gWind, gWind Wireless and gWind Race transducers feature twin-fin technology with 3-bladed propeller. Connect to the NMEA 2000 and compatible Garmin chartplotters via the GND 10 black box bridge.
• Black box interface
  The GND 10 black box interface seamlessly integrates Nexus instruments and sensors with the Garmin family. It converts data between the Nexus network and NMEA 2000 to provide trouble-free compatibility between Nexus and Garmin products.
• View and control your device from a smartphone or tablet
  Garmin Helm allows you to view and control your compatible Garmin chartplotter from a compatible smartphone or tablet while providing enhanced situational awareness for the mariner. Easily switch between portrait and landscape mode to accommodate mounting preferences. When using an iPhone or iPad, you can even record a movie of your chartplotter screen to share with friends and family. Download from The App Store or Google Play.
• Get your Apple device onboard with BlueChart mobile
  With BlueChart Mobile, a free app downloaded from the App Store, you can plan marine routes on your iPad or iPhone then wirelessly transfer them to your boat's compatible networked Garmin chartplotter. Even if you don't have a Garmin chartplotter, you can still take advantage of the tremendous features of BlueChart on your Apple device.
• Simplified SOS calling
  This exclusive SOS safety assist feature makes it easier for anyone - even those not familiar with marine electronics or radio protocols - to quickly call for Coast Guard help in an emergency. By simply tapping the SOS button on the chartplotter's touchscreen display, your networked Garmin VHF radio will automatically tune to the Channel 16 emergency frequency and a list of possible situations (fire, man overboard, etc.) will be displayed. Once the applicable choice has been selected, the screen will provide a Coast Guard approved VHF radio distress call script, along with the ship's current lat/long GPS coordinates, that can be read off to responders - thus saving time, averting panic, and providing the essential information needed by rescuers to assure the best possible outcome.
• GPX waypoints transfer
  If you have waypoints, tracks or frequently used routes stored on another manufacturer's GPS product - or on a Garmin handheld device - now it's easier than ever to transfer those items to your new Garmin chartplotter, via industry-standard GPX software formatting. GPX is an open standard format for GPS data exchange across platforms and applications. With this easy-to-use interface technology, Garmin has taken "no waypoint left behind" to a whole new level of trade-up convenience.
• Special sailing features
  To help you gain a wind-maximizing competitive edge, your chartplotter features a pre-race guidance page that 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. You can also use available built-in wireless connectivity to access and control a variety of marine-specific apps via compatible smartphones or tablets.

What's Included:

• Garmin GPSMAP 7608xsv
• Transducer
• Protective cover, power/data cable, bail mount, flush mount, knobs, NMEA 2000 T-connector, NMEA 2000 drop cable