GPSMAP® 1242xsv Touch

12” Touchscreen Chartplotter/Sonar Combo

SideVü, ClearVü And Traditional CHIRP Sonar With Mapping

GPSMAP 1242xsv Touch is the ideal choice for the coastal fisherman who wants to step up to a big, bright 12” touchscreen combo. It includes built-in 1 kW single-channel CHIRP plus ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars, and it’s compatible with Panoptix all-seeing sonar. Preloaded BlueChart g2 HD charts and LakeVü HD maps provide 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 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. Plus, it has built-in Wi-Fi® to support the ActiveCaptain™ app.

Built-in Sonar Capabilities

Access some amazing sonar capabilities — all you add are transducers. GPSMAP 1242xsv Touch comes with built-in Garmin 1 kW CHIRP sonar and CHIRP ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars. It even supports Panoptix all-seeing sonar, premium Garmin sonar modules and a wide range of transducers (sold separately).

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.

Preloaded With Exceptional Garmin Cartography

Includes LakeVu charts for North America. Upgrade to LakeVü HD Ultra to access the Auto Guidance¹ feature, sonar imagery and more.

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.

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.

Key Features

General

1 kW single-channel CHIRP sonar provides crystal-clear images with remarkable target separation and definition

ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonars deliver nearly photographic images of what is below, around and to the sides of your boat

Preloaded BlueChart® g2 charts and LakeVü HD maps include market-leading features such as Depth Range Shading and Shallow Water Shading

Fully network capable to build your marine system; network sharing allows you to share data among all compatible units connected to the network

Supports Panoptix™ all-seeing sonar

Specifications

General

Physical dimensions	13” x 8.9” x 3.1” (33.0 x 22.6 x 7.9 cm)
Weight	5.8 lbs. (2.63 kg)
Water rating	IPX7
Display type	WXGA display
Display size	10.3" x 6.4" (26.2 x 16.3 mm)
Display resolution	1280 x 800 pixels
Power consumption	Max power usage at 10 Vdc: 36.5 W Typical current draw at 12 Vdc: 2.4 A Max current draw at 12 Vdc: 3.0 A
Antenna	Internal or external over NMEA 2000
Mounting options	Bail or flush
Receiver	10 Hz high-sensitivity
Garmin Marine Network™ ports	2

Maps & Memory

Accepts data cards	2 SD™ cards
Waypoints	5,000
Routes	100
Track log	50,000 points; 50 saved tracks
Preloaded maps	BlueChart® g2 (coastal maps) and LakeVü HD (inland maps)

Outdoor Recreation Features

Tide tables

Yes

Chartplotter Features

Garmin Radar compatible	Yes
Garmin Sonar compatible	Yes (built-in)
Garmin SmartMode compatible (customizable monitor presets)	Yes
Supports AIS (tracks target ships position)	Yes
Supports DSC (displays position data from DSC-capable VHF radio)	Yes
Garmin Meteor™ Audio System compatible	Yes
Supports FUSION-Link™ compatible radios	Yes
GSD™ Black Box sonar support	Yes
GCV™ Black Box sonar support	Yes
BlueChart® Mobile (planning) compatible	Yes
Garmin Helm™ compatible	Yes
GRID™ (Garmin Remote Input Device) compatible	Yes
Wireless remote compatible	Yes

Sonar Features & Specifications

Dual-frequency (50/200 kHz) sonar capable	Yes
Dual-beam (77/200 kHz) sonar capable	Yes
Frequencies supported	Traditional: 50/77/83/200 kHz Single Channel CHIRP (low, medium, high) ClearVü/SideVü (260/455/800 kHz) (dependent on transducer)
Transmit power	1 kW traditional; 1 kW single channel CHIRP
CHIRP sonar technology	Yes (Built-in)
ClearVü	Yes with CHIRP (built-in)
SideVü	Yes with CHIRP (built-in)
Maximum depth	5,000 ft at 1kW (depth capacity is dependent on water bottom type and other water conditions)
Bottom lock (shows return from the bottom up)	Yes
Water temperature log and graph	Yes
Sonar recording	Yes
Sonar history rewind	Yes

Connections

NMEA 2000® compatible	Yes
Transducer pin numbers	12
NMEA 0183 input ports	1
NMEA 0183 output ports	1
Video input ports	1 BNC
Video output ports	1 HDMI
Wireless connectivity	Yes

Additional

Connector

J1939

In The Box

GPSMAP 1242xsv 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
8-pin transducer to 12-pin sounder adapter cable
Protective cover
Trim piece snap covers
Documentation

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