Lowrance electronic EP-80R TH manual

1 Pub. 988-0154-442 EP-80R TH Electronic Thru-Hull Temp Sensor Installation and Configuration Instructions This document shows how to install an EP-80R TH thru-hull temp sen- sor and how to connect it to a NMEA 2000 ® network. It also provides instructions on how to configure your temp sensor with Lowrance digi- tal gauges (LMF-200 & LMF-400) [...]

2 Some sonar or GPS units may require a software upgrade to display NMEA 2000 data correctly. For free software upgrades or additional information on the LowranceNet NMEA 2000 ® network system, visit our web site, www.lowrance.com. The EP-80R TH consists of the temp sensor module, a red cable connec- tor and the smart module, which converts analog[...]

3 LowranceNET Node Kit for a NMEA 2000 network. Includes a 2-foot extension cable, T connector and two 120-ohm terminators. Recommended Tools and supp lies Recommended tools for this job include: drill, 1/8" (3 mm) drill bit for pilot hole, 1-1/16 (27 mm) hole saw with a blade type appropriate for the com- position of your transom. Required su[...]

4 Afterwards, clean the area around th e hole with detergent or alcohol. This will establish a good surface for the adhesive. 5. Using a high quality, marine-g rade above- or below-waterline seal- ant/adhesive compound, apply a 1/8" (3 mm ) bead of sealant around the lip of the EP-80R TH housing. 6. Make sure the nut has been removed from the [...]

5 Cross section of transom showing EP-80R TH installed . Connecting to a NMEA 2000 Network A NMEA 2000 network is a communications link between two or more devices that transfer NMEA 2000 in formation. LowranceNET is the NMEA 2000 networking system develo ped by Lowrance Electronics. A NMEA 2000 network functions like the phone wiring in a house. I[...]

6 Network Backbone and Network Nodes A network bus backbone consists of network cabling, terminators and T connectors. Network nodes are made by fitting T-shaped connectors into the backbone (using the sockets on the sides) and attaching any network device to the bottom of the T. Staying with the previous phone wiring example, T connectors on the b[...]

7 All T connectors on your network pro bably will be connected to a device. If you want to add another node to a working network, add another T connector. T connectors may be purch ased from LEI (ordering informa- tion appears on the back page of this booklet). If you are adding a Lowrance or LEI NMEA 2000 sensor, it will come with a T connector. A[...]

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9 LMF-200: EP-80R TH Temp Configuration This section will show you how to use the LMF-200 Multi-function gauge to configure your EP- 80R TH Temperature Sensor. NOTE: You will notice the LMF-200 does not have an Exit key. Menus will time out after a preset amount of time (3, 5, 10 or 15 seconds). The default setting is 5 seconds. Re fer to your LMF-[...]

10 3. If you selected a configuration with more than one tank you will have to select the tank you want to set up and press MENU , which will open the Tank Size window. (If you choos e a single-tank configuration, you will not have to choose the tank. You will be directed straight to the Tank Size window covered in Step 4.) 4. Use the UP and DOWN k[...]

11 To unconfigure a temp sensor: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN k e y s t o s e l e c t S YSTEM S ETUP and press MENU . 2. Highlight B. D EVICES and press MENU , which will open the Bus Devices list. 3. Select a temp sensor from the Bus Devices list and press MENU . The Configuration Options menu will appear with two choices: Unconfig (Unconfi[...]

12 7. Select R ECONFIG and press MENU to open the Selecting Temp menu. Highlight W ATE R and press MENU . You will be directed to the Bus De- vices list. 8. Highlight U N C FG T EMP and press MENU . The following message will appear: Hit Menu to Cfg Temp Sns . 9. Press MENU to be taken to the Selecting Temp menu. Choose O UTSIDE and press MENU . Yo[...]

13 Customizing Pages The customizing pages feature allows you to choose what data will be displayed and how it will be displayed on select pages. You can custom- ize the Gauge, Single Digital and Dual Digital pages with temp sensor data. To customize Gauge pa ge: 1. After the Gauge page has been added to the page screen rotation, use the UP and DOW[...]

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15 LMF-400: EP-80R TH Temp Configuration This section will show you how to use the LMF-400 Multi-function gauge to configure your EP- 80R TH Temperature Sensor. LMF-400 Multi-function Digital gauge. Boat Setup If this is the first time you have turned on your LMF-400, you will have to complete Boat Setup before you will be able to configure your te[...]

16 5. After all tanks on your vesse l have been set up, press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main display. Boat Setup Reset If you want to access the Setup scr een (Boat Setup) after an engine- tank configuration has been chosen you will have to reset the configu- ration to default settings. To reset engine-tank config uration: 1. Press MENU , hi[...]

17 3. Choose the desired temp sensor and press ENTER . Select U NCONFIGURE from the temp configuration menu and press ENTER . The following message will appear: Press Menu to UnConfig Device Name . 4. Press ENTER to unconfigure the sensor and be directed to the Bus Devices list where the temp now will be listed as UnCfg Temp. Bus Devices highlighte[...]

18 configuration menu. Select R ECONFIGURE and press ENTER . That will di- rect you to the Temp Selection menu, which will have three options: Water, Outside and Inside. 6. Select O UTSIDE and press ENTER . You will be taken back to the Bus Devices list. The temp you just reco nfigured (formerly water temp) will now be displayed as Outside Temp. 7.[...]

19 To add a page to the dis play: 1. Press MENU , use the UP and DOWN k ey s t o s el ec t P AGE S and press EN- TER . A menu will pop up with four options: Add Page, Remove Page, Page Scrolling and Pop-Ups Setup. 2. Select A DD P AGE and press ENTER . 3. Highlight (Single Analog, Dual An alog, Quad Analog, Single Digital, Dual Digital or Quad Digi[...]

20 5. Highlight T EMPERATURE and press ENTER . The Select Temp menu will appear with three temp types: Wa ter Temp, Outside Temp and Inside Temp. 6. Select the desired temp type and press ENTER . You will be directed to the Position menu. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to customize the other posi- tion, or press EXIT twice to return to the main display. To c[...]

21 4. Select T EMPERATURE and press ENTER . The Select Temp menu will ap- pear with three temp types: Wate r Temp, Outside Temp and Inside Temp. 5. Select the desired temp type and press ENTER . You will be directed to the Position menu. Repeat steps 3 through 5 to customize the other po- sition, or press EXIT twice to return to the main display. T[...]

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23 Display Unit: EP-80R TH Temp Configuration All NMEA 2000 capable Lowrance sonar and sonar/GPS combo display units can be used to configure your EP-80R TH thru-hull temp sensor on a NMEA 2000 network. The LMS-525cDF is one of many Lowrance display units that may be used to configure an EP-80R TH thru-hull temp sensor. NMEA 2000 Menu/Networking Me[...]

24 Bus Setup highlighted on the NMEA 2000 menu (left). Bus Setup se- lected on Networking menu (right). EP-80R TH Temp Sensor Configuration The Temp Type function will be used when configuring your temp sen- sor through a display unit. You will se lect a configuration name for the temp from the Temp Type menu. Yo u can also change the Device Name f[...]

25 4. Press ENTER . Use the arrow keys to input the desired name for the temp sensor and press ENTER . Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the main display. To reset device name to default setting: 1. Press MENU twice, select NMEA 2000 or N ETWORKING and press ENTER . A menu will appear with five options: Bus Setup, Fuel Management, NMEA 2000 Alarms[...]

26 Unconfiguring a Temp Sensor You could unconfigure a temp sensor by changing its temp type to un- known or you can use the Restore Defaults command, which will reset the temp type and device name to default settings. To restore default se ttings : 1. Press MENU twice, select NMEA 2000 or N ETWORKING and press ENTER . A menu will appear with five [...]

27 Displaying EP-80R TH Temp Sensor Information The Overlay Data function will be used to show temp sensor data on your unit's main display. NOTE : Make sure your temp sensor has b een configured before attempting to display temperature data on your display unit. To add temp senso r as overlay data: 1. Press MENU , highlight O VERLAY D ATA and[...]

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