Page 3 - Table of Contents
i Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction............................................................. 1 Section 2: Installation ............................................................... 3 Preparation .................................................................................... 3 Reco...
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ii Screen........................................................................................... 18 Backlight .................................................................................. 18 Backlight Sync (BL Sync) ....................................................... 18 Contrast ..........
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iii EP-10 Fuel Flow Calibration...................................................... 48 Fuel Flow Accuracy ................................................................. 48 Refill Tank ........................................................................... 49 Reset Calibration..................
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Page 7 - Section 1: Introduction; significantly; A NMEA 2000 network using LowranceNET components.
1 Section 1: Introduction Thank you for buying the Lowrance ® LMF-200. Your unit is a high- quality, multi-function, digital gauge designed to work with a LowranceNET ™ network. This is the NMEA 2000 ® networking system developed by Lowrance Electronics. Caution: Installing LowranceNET NMEA 2000 dev...
Page 9 - Section 2: Installation; Preparation; sure there is room to route the network and buzzer cables. The; Recommended Tools and Supplies; and the hole area before cutting or drilling.; Gasket
3 Section 2: Installation Preparation When installed, the gauge will cover an area on the dash 2-3/8" (60.3 mm) in diameter. To mount the unit, first make sure there is at least 2- 3/4" (70 mm) from the front of the dash to any obstruction behind the dash. The maximum usable dash thickness i...
Page 11 - Wiring; The LMF-200 draws operating power from the NMEA 2000 network.
5 Insert gauge through the hole in the front side of the dash (left). Slide the rubber gasket over the cables, followed by the plastic collar (right). Slide the gasket forward so it is flush with the back of the dash, then screw on the mounting collar, turning it until it is snug against the gasket ...
Page 12 - Buzzer
6 LMF-200 cable connections. IMPORTANT: The latest version of the LMF-200 (below) has a different color scheme for dash light and buzzer wires than those shown in the diagram above. Latest LMF-200 cable connections. Ideally, the NMEA 2000 network itself is powered from a switch on the boat's accesso...
Page 13 - LowranceNET Node Kit for a NMEA 2000 network. Includes a 2 foot; Network Backbone and Network Nodes
7 backlights to come on when the dashboard lights are turned on. The gauge connected to the dashboard lights will send a signal across the network, causing the other gauges to turn on their backlights. Caution: The bare ends on any unused wires could cause an electrical short if left exposed. To pre...
Page 14 - Adding a Network Node; You can add a node to any existing connection, anywhere along the; Add a new device to a NMEA 2000 bus (above) by attaching a T; If you want to add a node at the end of the backbone (network bus); Lowrance or LEI device con-
8 Adding a Network Node You can add a node to any existing connection, anywhere along the network backbone. This connection could be between a T connector and a terminator, between two T connectors, between a T connector and a backbone extension cable or between two extension cables. Wherever you wa...
Page 15 - Additional Network Information; Setup and Installation of NMEA 2000 Networks, General
9 NOTE: If you add an EP-10 Fuel Flow, EP-15 Fluid Level, EP-45 Water Pressure or EP-50 Storage Device sensor to the network, you must go through Boat Setup so the engine-tank configuration will be consistent among the sensors in the LowranceNet. Follow the Boat Setup procedure in Section 3: Operati...
Page 16 - Understanding this Manual; Up and Down keys; Instructions = Menu Sequences
10 Understanding this Manual Most instructions in the manual are listed as numbered steps. Keypad commands appear as boldface type, making it easy to skim through instructions and pick out what menu command to use. Up and Down keys The Up and Down keys help you navigate through menus, select (highli...
Page 17 - Section 3: Operation; Boat Setup; To execute Boat Setup:
11 Section 3: Operation The displays and settings in this digital gauge are controlled by a three-button keypad. The buttons are UP , DOWN and MENU . The MENU key provides access to menus and helps with data entry and command execution. The UP and DOWN keys are used to scroll through and select (hig...
Page 18 - Timeout; Basic Menu
12 your vessel. Boat Setup options include: 1 En/1 Tk, 1 En/2 Tk, 2 En/1 Tk, 2 En/2 Tk, 3 En/1 Tk and 3 En/3 Tk. 2. Select the configuration option that matches number of engines and tanks on your vessel and press MENU . 3. Select the tank you want to set up and press MENU , which will open the Tank...
Page 19 - Page Options; Engine Trim
13 Viewing Pages (Page Screen Rotation) The Page Screen Rotation consists of multiple pages that have been set up for display. Once pages have been added to the page screen rotation, they can be set to scroll across the screen automatically or manually. Use the UP and DOWN keys to manually scroll pa...
Page 20 - Gauge page (left) monitoring paddle wheel speed Synchronizer page; Pages Menu
14 Single Digital The Single Digital page consists of a digital data box that can be customized to display a wide assortment of data, ranging from ALR:V (Alternate Voltage) and BAT:V (Battery Voltage) to WTR:S (Water Speed), GND:S (Ground Speed) and Tach (Tachometer). Dual Digital The Dual Digital p...
Page 21 - To add a page to the display:; Pages reached; Remove Page
15 To add a page to the display: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select P AGES and press MENU , which will open the Pages menu with the following options: Add Page, Rem Page, Autoscroll and Set Pop-up. 2. Select A DD P AGE and press MENU . 3. Select the page you want to display and press...
Page 22 - Stay Time
16 4. Use the UP and DOWN keys to set the amount of time (between 1-60 seconds) each page will be displayed before the unit scrolls to the next page. When the desired time has been entered, press MENU . You will be taken back to the main display. Pop-ups Setup This feature helps you keep tabs on RPM...
Page 24 - Rudder Threshold set up:; Screen; Backlight
18 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select P AGES and press MENU . Select S ET P OP - UP and press MENU . 2. The Set Pop-up menu will appear with three options: Pages, Threshold and Stay Time. Select T HRESHOLD and press MENU . 3. Select T RIM T ABS from the Threshold menu and press MENU ...
Page 25 - Audio Setup
19 one of the gauges or display units, the backlight levels from the other gauges and display units will be changed, too. The default setting for Backlight Sync is On. 1. To turn BL Syn on or off, press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select S CREEN and press MENU . 2. The Screen menu will appear...
Page 26 - System Setup Menu; Bus Devices
20 Key Sounds When Key Sounds are turned on, a tone will sound every time you push the UP , DOWN and MENU keys. When you turn off Key Sounds, no tone will sound when you depress the keys. To turn Keys Sounds on or off: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select A UDIO S ETUP and press MENU ....
Page 28 - Press Menu to; Reset; Hit Menu to Rst All values.
22 Timeout You will notice there is no exit key in the LMF-200. Its menus time out, meaning they will be automatically cleared from the screen after a preset amount of time. The timeout duration will begin after the last button is pushed. 1. To change the Timeout settings, press MENU , use the UP an...
Page 29 - Hit Menu to chg to Port.
23 NMEA Info The NMEA information screen displays information about your NMEA network, including address, instance, serial number and database version. To access the NMEA Information screen: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . 2. Highlight NMEA I NFO an...
Page 31 - Temperature menu
25 for example, your vessel's water pressure range is 0-30 PSI, the unnecessary figures (31-100 PSI) will only crowd the gauge display, making it harder to read. Using the Pressure Range feature allows you to eliminate unnecessary figures from the display, giving it better resolution. To set Pressur...
Page 33 - To change Volume units:; Fuel Setup; Hit Menu if Tank filled up
27 To change Volume units: Choosing Volume from the Change Units menu will allow you to set the unit of measure for volume to US Gallons or Liters. 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . 2. Highlight U NITS and press MENU . Select V OLUME and press MENU , ...
Page 35 - To change Fuel Remaining Source:; Hit Menu to Rst Trip F.; To reset seasonal fuel:; Customizing Pages
29 To change Fuel Remaining Source: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . Select F UEL MNGR and press MENU . 2. Highlight FR EM S RC and press MENU . That will open the FRem Src menu, which has two options: Eng/FFlow and Fuel level. 3. Select the desired ...
Page 36 - UP; MENU; Dual Digital; Gauge Page
30 NOTE: Before a page can be customized it must be added to the page display rotation. (See the Adding Pages segment on page 14.) Once it is in the rotation, scroll it onto the main display to be able to access its customize menu. Single Digital The Single Digital page features a digital dialog box...
Page 38 - Trim Tabs; Trim Tabs page
32 Fuel Manager The Fuel Manager page can be customized to display the following data types: GND:S (Ground Speed), Ful:F (Fuel Flow), ECO (Fuel Economy), Ful:Rm (Fuel Remaining), USD (Fuel Used), RNG (Fuel Range), USD:Tp (Trip Fuel Used), USD:S (Fuel Used Seasonal) and WTR:S (Water Speed). To Custom...
Page 39 - Calibration; EP-35 Temperature Configuration
33 Section 4: EP Configuration & Calibration To configure items connected to the LowranceNET network, press MENU and select S YSTEM S ETUP . Highlight B. D EVICES and press MENU , which will open the Bus Devices list, a list of devices on the network. Bus Devices works as the device manager for ...
Page 41 - If desired configuration name available:; EP-10 Fuel Flow Configuration
35 4. Select U NCONFIG and press MENU . The following message will appear: Hit Menu to Unset Device Name. 5. Press MENU to unconfigure the sensor and be directed back to the Bus Devices list, where the temp you unconfigured (Water Temp) will be listed as Uncfg Temp. 6. Highlight O UT T (Outside Temp...
Page 42 - To configure Fuel Flow:; Hit Menu to Cfg Flow Sns.
36 Devices list. To do this, let the menu time out and press MENU . Select S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . Highlight B. D EVICES and press MENU . The Fuel Flow will be listed with its new configuration. To configure Fuel Flow: When you configure a fuel flow, you are linking the fuel flow's location/...
Page 43 - If all fuel flows configured (Configuration name unavailable):; Hit Menu to Unset Dev Name.
37 4. Highlight U NSET E NGINE and press MENU which will launch the following message: Hit Menu to Unset Dev Name. 5. Press MENU and you will be taken back to the Bus Devices list. To reconfigure an EP-10 Fuel Flow: You will use the Change Engine command to reconfigure a Fuel Flow. Change Engine, ho...
Page 44 - If configuration name available:
38 Starboard and press MENU . You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list where the fuel flow now will be displayed as Stbd FFlow. If the newly configured fuel flow is not shown, refresh the Bus Devices list. If configuration name available: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select S YS...
Page 45 - Hit Menu to Rst Values.; EP-15 Fluid Level Configuration; Fluid Level menu; Caution
39 2. Highlight B. D EVICES and press MENU . After a few moments, the Bus Devices list will appear, showing all LowranceNet devices detected on the network. 3. Select the desired fuel flow and press MENU . Highlight R ESET , press MENU and a message will be displayed: Hit Menu to Rst Values. 4. Pres...
Page 46 - Hit Menu to Cfg FLev Sns.
40 To configure EP-15 Fluid Level for Fuel: 1. Make sure the Fuel Remaining Source has been set to Fluid Level. Press MENU , select S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . 2. Highlight F UEL MNGR (Fuel Manager) and press MENU . Select FR EM S RC (Fuel Remaining Source) and press MENU . Highlight F LUID LEVE...
Page 50 - Suzuki Engine Interface Configuration; To configure Suzuki Engine Interface:; Hit Menu to Cfg Eng Int.
44 4. Press MENU to reset the selected fluid level’s configuration and calibration information to the default settings. You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list where the selected fluid level will be displayed as UnCfg FL. WARNING: If you reset any individual EP sensor, it will lose all config...
Page 51 - To unconfigure a Suzuki Engine Interface:; Hit Menu to Unset Dev Name; To reconfigure a Suzuki Engine Interface:
45 6. Select the desired engine and press MENU . You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list where the engine interface will be shown with its new configuration. NOTE: If the engine interface you just configured is not shown on the Bus Devices the list, you will have to refresh the list. Let the ...
Page 52 - If all interfaces configured (Configuration name unavailable):
46 If all interfaces configured (Configuration name unavailable): 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . 2. Highlight B. D EVICES and press MENU . The Bus Devices list will appear. 3. Select Port Eng and press MENU . 4. Highlight U NSET E NGINE and press M...
Page 54 - Calibrating EP Sensors; Fuel Flow Accuracy
48 3. Select the desired engine interface and press MENU . Highlight R ESET , press MENU and a message will be displayed: Hit Menu to Rst Values. 4. Press MENU to reset all values to default settings. NOTE: By resetting values from the configuration menu, ONLY the device selected from the Bus Device...
Page 55 - Refill Tank; Hit Menu if Tank filled
49 Refill Tank You must use the Refill Tank command every time you fill up and every time you calibrate a fuel flow to make sure the fuel flow reads the tank as full. For more information on the Refill Tank function see page 27. To calibrate an EP-10 Fuel Flow: Add the Fuel Manager page or any of th...
Page 56 - Hit Menu to Rst the Cal; Partial Fill
50 NOTE: If the difference between the LMF-200 fuel used figure and the amount of fuel you actually added to the tank is less than 3 percent the EP-10 Fuel Flow does not need to be calibrated. 7. To recalibrate the unit, fill up the fuel tank connected to the fuel flow you want to calibrate. 8. Pres...
Page 57 - EP-15 Fluid Level Calibration; Remember: Points that are not
51 (Center) and Stbd (Starboard). Select the tank you refilled and press MENU . The Fuel Quantity window will appear. 3. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the amount of fuel you added to the tank and press MENU . You will be directed to the main display. EP-15 Fluid Level Calibration The default cal...
Page 59 - Reset Calibration
53 NOTE: You DO NOT have to calibrate all five points to complete the calibration and you can calibrate the points (Empty Level, 1 Quarter Level, Half Level, 3 Quarter Level and Full Level) in any order you wish. Remember: Points that are not calibrated will not be as accurate as points that have be...
Page 60 - To Reset Calibration:; Calibrating Fuel Flow in a Suzuki Engine Interface; Engine Interface Accuracy
54 To Reset Calibration: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN keys to select S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . 2. Highlight B. D EVICES and press MENU . Select the fluid level you want to reset and press MENU . 3. Select R ST C AL from the fluid level menu and press MENU . The following message will ap...
Page 63 - Calibrating EP-30 Trim Tabs; Set Tabs Full Up hit Menu
57 3. Use the UP and DOWN keys to input the amount of fuel you added to the tank and press MENU . You will be directed to the main display. Calibrating EP-30 Trim Tabs Trim Tabs are calibrated though the Trim Tab menu. If the Trim Tab page has not been added to the page screen rotation, see the Add ...
Page 67 - Appendix
61 Appendix Below are basic definitions of categories, category variations and abbreviations you may see when customizing LMF-200 page displays. ALR:V (Alternator Voltage): shows voltage output from the alternator. ATM:P (Atmospheric Pressure): displays atmospheric pressure readings. BAT:V (Battery ...
Page 69 - LOWRANCE ELECTRONICS
63 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 househo...
Page 70 - How to Obtain Service...; and genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and you; ...outside Canada and the USA:; the country where you purchased your unit. To locate a dealer near
64 How to Obtain Service… …in the USA: We back your investment in quality products with quick, expert service and genuine Lowrance parts. If you're in the United States and you have technical, return or repair questions, please contact the Factory Customer Service Department. Before any product can ...
Page 71 - Dealer Locator; Shipping Information
Accessory Ordering Information for all countries To order Lowrance accessories such as power cables or transducers, please contact: 1) Your local marine dealer or consumer electronics store. Most quality dealers that handle marine electronic equipment or other consumer electronics should be able to ...
