Lowrance Gps

[Fishrman]

I'd like to help you, but I have a couple of questions for you so that I can help.

1) Are you using a LGC-2000 GPS receiver/antenna ?

2) What software "version # " do you have on your 26C ?

You can find what software version your unit has by turning on your unit, .......press "menu twice", scroll down and press "system set up" ......scroll down and press "software information".

You will see a "version #" for your unit. Please post this version #.

I can tell you that there has been an updated version for the LGC-2000 reciever/antenna, with an updated version for the 26c unit itself.

Ther software version is 1.4.0. And the there is no software displayed when I go to menu twice then NMEA 2000, Bus Setup. From there is just says NMEA 2000, no software. What do I do?

[troller]

Go to www.lowrance.com

Search the website under self help. Im not familiar with the 26c but I had a similiar

problem with my 334. Position acquired and then lost can be solved sometimes by resetting your unit.

The hard reset will lose all information...Don't

Do the soft reset and that may cure your problem. Enter "reset your Gps number"

in the question box and it will walk you through it.

Good luck.

[Fishrman]

Well, just got done with an update to the unit and the antenna. Pulled it out of the shop and it acqired my position in the driveway in Cassville. Hopefully within the next few evenings I can go and see how well it works on the water. Have a two day baseball tournament with the youngest boy in Lamar, so won't be until next week until I can go. Catch a bunch of them when and while you can. Good luck and thanks for all the information you guys gave me.

[S&M]

Ther software version is 1.4.0. And the there is no software displayed when I go to menu twice then NMEA 2000, Bus Setup. From there is just says NMEA 2000, no software. What do I do?

Hi Fisherman,

There is an upgrade for your ( LGC-2000 GPS receiver/antenna ) You can find this download here LGC -2000 Version 1.9.0 click here

Here is a list of upgrades to the LGC-2000.....

Improved SBAS (WAAS and EGNOS) enabling and disabling functionality

Improved resiliency when used near radar

Enhanced NMEA 2000 support

Includes all features from previous updates, including:

NMEA 2000 version 1.2, level B certified

Immediately starts transmission of GPS data on startup

Other minor enhancements

There is also an upgraded version for your 26c ( version 2.1.0 ) You can find this download here 26c - Version 2.1.0 click here

Here is a list of upgrades to the 26c.....

Modified backlighting properties

Moved the Cancel Navigation menu item to the top of the system menu

Many modifications to radar settings and features

Modified SD/MMC data storage properties

Added support for HDM NMEA0183 sentence

Improved Navionics card support

Includes all features from previous updates, including:

Enhanced support for LGC-2000 GPS modules

Added support for LGC-3000 GPS modules

Many minor enhancements to the NMEA 2000 features

Improved Tides and Currents to compensate properly for Daylight savings time

Improved waypoint sharing

Added Lowrance Radar support

Added waypoint-sharing across NMEA 2000 networks

Enhanced Navionics Gold charts support

Minor User Interface modifications

Added NMEA 2000 integration - New features included with NMEA 2000 integration include: 1) Fuel Management: including Fuel Economy, Fuel Remaining, Fuel Range, and Fuel Used, 2) NMEA 2000 Alarms: including Low Fuel, Low Oil, Low Live Well and more, and 3) Up to 127 onboard sensors: including GPS, temperature, trim tabs, fuel flow, fluid level, water speed, and pressure

Added Automatic GPS Selection - With this new feature, the user can have multiple GPS modules on their vessel and the head unit will automatically select the GPS module with the best position error, giving the user the best lock at all times and providing means as a fail safe for long voyages

Added Hard Drive Interface - 1) Log sonar data to the hard drive without having to use SD/MMC cards, 2) Log sonar charts at full ping speed, and 3) Store up to 10GB of sonar log data (about 50 hours worth of sonar logging) or any other marine data

Added feature to drop waypoints on sonar logs - With this feature, users can create waypoints from the Sonar Log screen to quickly mark locations of interest and then easily navigate back to that exact spot

Added Gauge Pages - These "blank canvases" allow for endless customization of overlay data and analog gauges

Added high power transducer array as option under transducer type dialog

Improved access times to SD and MMC cards

Increased Navionics support

Increased number of backlight steps from 10 to 16

Modified the PWR key to now cycle through 4 backlight levels instead of three

Added option to disable the FasTrac (amplitude scope) bar from the sonar features window

Improved bottom tracking ability in very shallow water (less than 9')

[S&M]

Now here is what you do step by step.

1) download the 1.9.0 LGC-2000 GPS receiver/antenna to a 1GB SD card. You must stall on your 26C first before installing the upgraded 2.1.0 version for your unit.

2) once you have downloaded the information on an SD card, all you have to do is open the SD door on you unit and install the chip. Close the door and turn on the unit. The unit will automatically download the information.

3) remove the SD card and delete the 1.9.0 version form the card.

4) download the 2.1.0 version onto the SD card, then install that SD card into your unit once again and follow the same step. Install card in unit, close door, turn on unit and it will automatically down load. remoce SD card from unit and yiour ready to go.

If this is to confusing for you, I can help you by down loading the information for you, and meet you at table rock lake to install the upgrades to your unit.

There is a catch though, I only have one SD card, so I would have to make two trips to the lake to get all the information installed in your unit.

The ball is in your court. let me know what you would like to do.

Mike,

[Fishrman]

thanks S&M, as you can see from post above, it is working in the driveway. What you listed is what I downloaded today from the website. Thanks again guys.

[S&M]

To funny, as I was replying to you, and after I posted my reply, I went back to read it and I see that you got the downloads all done.........

Well done !

I bet you see a termendous improvement.

[night rider]

Well I for one hope you get it working correctly because its the perfect time to mark points for some great parking spaces near under water boat ramps.