Affordable Marine
Networking
The economical GPSMAP
3005C will introduce a new segment of boaters to
the
Garmin Marine Network.
With its lower price and smaller footprint, this
unit is ideal for serious bass or walleye
anglers, or for pleasure boaters who want to
make sure they have cutting-edge information at
their fingertips. The GPSMAP 3005C also works
well as a secondary unit for a boat already
rigged with the Marine Network.
The waterproof GPSMAP 3005C features a
five-inch (diagonal) sunlight-readable,
256-color, 640 x 480-pixel VGA display. Like
other multifunction displays (MFDs) within the
Garmin Marine Network, the GPSMAP 3005C is
compatible with
BlueChart®,
MapSource® Recreational
Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots®,
and
Minnesota Lakemaster®
marine cartography. The GPSMAP 3005C
communicates with the rest of the network via a
100-megabit Garmin proprietary network. Once it
is connected, the 3005C automatically detects
any and all peripherals, automatically sharing
information like waypoints, routes, tracks, and
cartography.
The GPSMAP 3005C
accepts XM WX Satellite Weather data service
from the GDL™ 30 and GDL 30A weather data
receiver (sold separately). When installed, the
GPSMAP 3005C can display more than 15 different
types of graphical weather information—including
animated NEXRAD weather radar and forecasts,
pressure, visibility, precipitation, wind data,
wave data, and sea surface temperatures—directly
onto the chartplotter display. With the GDL 30A,
the unit also provides XM Satellite Radio
service.
For boaters wanting
dual-frequency sonar capabilities, the GPSMAP
3005C can be connected to Garmin’s GSD 20 “black
box” sounder, which offers 4,000 watts of
peak-to-peak power (500 watts RMS).
To offer the greatest
value in a compact size, the GPSMAP 3005C
differs from the larger
GPSMAP 3006C
and
GPSMAP 3010C
in the following ways:
- 3 serial ports (1
dedicated to the GPS 17, 2 configurable),
compared to 4 for the GPSMAP 3006C and
GPSMAP 3010C
- Single,
front-loading card slot vs 2 slots on the
GPSMAP 3006C and GPSMAP 3010C
- The following
features are not supported: VGA output,
video input, audio out, alpha numeric
keypad, and IR remot
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