It's time you started fishing with the power of CHIRP sonar. The
easy-to-install, easy-to-use 7-inch echoMAP CHIRP 74dv
chartplotter/sonar combo includes transducer for high wide CHIRP sonar
and Garmin CHIRP DownVü, the clearest scanning sonar on the water. It
supports Panoptix and includes preloaded Quickdraw Contours software to
instantly create your own HD maps with 1' contours as you fish. Internal
5 Hz GPS updates position and heading 5 times per second. It provides
NMEA 2000® support for engine data, sensors, autopilots and more. Cords
plug directly into the mount, allowing you to quickly install and remove
your device from power and mount. Transom and trolling motor mounts
included.
Features:- 7" color display with keypad control
- Includes GT23-TM transducer with high wide CHIRP, 250 W and Garmin CHIRP DownVü™, 500 W transducer
- Panoptix™ all-seeing sonar support (transducer not included)
- Includes BlueChart® g2 charts for the coastal U.S.
- Preloaded Quickdraw Contours custom HD map creation software
The Garmin CHIRP DifferenceThe
built-in sonar capabilities of echoMAP 74dv include CHIRP sonar, the
most sophisticated sonar technology available for the fishing and
boating public. CHIRP sonar provides amazingly clear target separation
and definition because it puts even more energy onto the target than
traditional sonar. It 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. Use the user data sharing cable to share waypoints
and routes between multiple devices.
Clearest Scanning Sonar on the WaterGarmin
CHIRP DownVü scanning sonar give you a nearly photographic image down
to 750 feet below your boat. You clearly see structure, submerged
objects and fish. Traditional Garmin HD-ID™ sonar and DownVü scanning
sonar are combined into 1 transducer. Also provides HD-ID support for
Minn Kota® and MotorGuide® trolling motors with integrated transducers.
Preloaded BlueChart g2 MapsechoMAP
74dv is preloaded with BlueChart g2 maps covering the coastal U.S.
(East Coast, West Coast, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. and Canadian sides of the
Great Lakes). It also includes all U.S. charts for the entire coastline
as well as everything available on NOAA charts. In addition to the 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. Customize your screens with Shallow Water Shading, which
allows you to contour shade for all depth contours shallower than what
you determine is your 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.
Create Your Own HD MapsQuickdraw
Contours is a free, easy-to-use software feature already installed on
your echoMAP CHIRP 74dv. It instantly creates your own personalized HD
fishing maps on screen with 1-foot contours. Tailor the maps as needed;
you own them. Keep the data for yourself, or share it with Garmin or
your friends. No special surveying expertise is required. You just fish
while Quickdraw Contours creates maps. There's no waiting around or
sending your files away like other mapping software requires - your
results appear instantly. Use with any Garmin Panoptix transducer, any
HD-ID sonar, any CHIRP-enabled, Garmin DownVü transducer or NMEA
2000-compatible depth transducer. Have more than 1 sonar device
installed onboard? Quickdraw Contours automatically selects the most
capable sonar device to provide the very best results for you.
Heading and Position Refreshed 5 Times per SecondFast,
responsive 5 Hz GPS/GLONASS refreshes your position and heading 5 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 your secret fishing hot spots.
Add Panoptix LiveVü Forward SonarWith
LiveVü Forward your boat can be moving or stationary. Wherever your
trolling motor is pointed, you will see live images of what is happening
under the water. Watch your lure as it sinks, and see its depth and
movement as you retrieve it. See it move in relationship to structures
in the water. See fish swimming, reacting to your bait; if they attack,
you'll see and feel the hit. Once on the hook, watch the fight on your
screen as it happens. With Panoptix LiveVü Forward, you can see it all
come to life up to 100 feet away.
Take Your echoMAP with YouWhen
you're off the water, it's easy to keep your echoMAP safe and secure.
You don't have to mess with plugging and unplugging wires from the unit
because the cords plug directly into the mount. This allows you to
quickly install and remove your echoMAP from power and the mount.
Upgrade with the Best Garmin Maps on the WaterA
single microSD™ card slot provides expandable memory for accessory map
purchases such as LakeVü HD, LakeVü HD Ultra or BlueChart® g2 Vision®.
LakeVü HD Ultra and BlueChart g2 Vision provide exclusive Garmin Auto
Guidance, a technology that directs you to your hot spots. Based on your
boat's specifications, Auto Guidance instantly creates a visual path
you can follow to avoid shallow water and other charted obstructions.
Enhanced Auto GuidanceJust
enter the location where you want to go and patented Garmin Auto
Guidance technology instantly searches through relevant charts to create
a safe, virtual pathway on the display that helps you avoid low
bridges, shallow water and other charted obstructions en route.
With
enhanced Version 2.0, you have access to more features and
capabilities. You're able to adjust the calculated Auto Guidance pathway
by inserting "via" points at interim stops or landmarks along your
desired route. You can easily review hazard points along your calculated
path. And you can even engage your compatible Garmin autopilot to
follow the Auto Guidance route, automatically. Other 2.0 enhancements
give you the ability to calculate arrival times at any point on your
route (great for timing arrivals to correspond with bridge openings and
other time-critical events). Better still, you can now save your plotted
Auto Guidance paths for future navigation by backing them up on an SD™
card with your BlueChart g2 Vision or LakeVü HD Ultra cartography¹.
GPX Waypoints TransferIf
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.
¹BlueChart g2 Vision or LakeVü HD Ultra SD card is required for this technology.