"Get a sharper view from your connected helm with the GPSMAP® 1243 chartplotter. Its high-resolution 12" in-plane switching touchscreen and ultrasleek design seamlessly integrate into your Garmin marine system, putting full control at your fingertips. Preloaded Garmin Navionics+™ coastal charts and inland mapping feature Auto Guidance+™ technology (Auto Guidance+ is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations) for helping you get where you need to go. Plus, there’s support for optional Garmin Navionics Vision+™ premium map content. Easily build your marine system — from compatible sonar and autopilots to compatible radar, cameras and multimedia — by using HTML 5.0, NMEA 2000® and NMEA 0183 networking, J1939 for engines and the Garmin Marine Network. Add FrontVü™ forward-looking sonar (sold separately) (The ability to effectively avoid forward collisions with FrontVü sonar decreases as speed rises above 8 knots[HT1] ) which can help in avoiding underwater obstructions ahead. Or pair your plotter with your other compatible Garmin devices, such as quatix® smartwatches, wind transducers, wireless remote controls and more."
| General |
| PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS |
12.1" x 8.9" x 3.2" (30.8 x 22.8 x 8.2 cm) |
| DISPLAY SIZE |
10.3" x 6.4"; 12.1" diagonal |
| DISPLAY RESOLUTION |
1280 x 800 pixels |
| DISPLAY TYPE |
WXGA display |
| WEIGHT |
6.6 lbs. (3.0 kg) |
| WATER RATING |
IPX7 |
| POLARIZED SUPPORT |
Yes |
| POWER CONSUMPTION |
Max power usage at 10 Vdc: 26.5 W
Typical current draw at 12 Vdc: 1.7 A
Max current draw at 12 Vdc: 2.2 A |
| ANTENNA |
Internal or external over NMEA 2000 |
| MOUNTING OPTIONS |
Bail, flush or flat |
| RECEIVER |
10 Hz high-sensitivity |
| GARMIN MARINE NETWORK™ PORTS |
2 |
| Maps & Memory |
| PRELOADED MAPS |
Garmin Navionics+ coastal and inland water charts for the U.S. and Canada |
| ACCEPTS DATA CARDS |
2 microSD™ cards (back of unit) |
| WAYPOINTS |
5,000 |
| TRACK LOG |
50,000 points; 50 saved tracks |
| ROUTES |
100 |
| Outdoor Recreation |
| TIDE TABLES |
Yes |
| Chartplotter Features |
| GARMIN RADAR COMPATIBLE |
Yes |
| GARMIN SONAR COMPATIBLE |
Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| GARMIN SMARTMODE COMPATIBLE (CUSTOMIZABLE MONITOR PRESETS) |
Yes |
| SUPPORTS AIS (TRACKS TARGET SHIPS POSITION) |
Yes |
| SUPPORTS DSC (DISPLAYS POSITION DATA FROM DSC-CAPABLE VHF RADIO) |
Yes |
| SUPPORTS FUSION-LINK™ COMPATIBLE RADIOS |
Yes |
| GSD™ BLACK BOX SONAR SUPPORT |
Yes |
| GCV™ BLACK BOX SONAR SUPPORT |
Yes |
| ACTIVECAPTAIN COMPATIBLE |
Yes |
| GRID™ (GARMIN REMOTE INPUT DEVICE) COMPATIBLE |
Yes |
| WIRELESS REMOTE COMPATIBLE |
Yes |
| SAILING FEATURES |
Yes |
| Sonar Features & Specifications |
| DUAL-FREQUENCY (50/200 KHZ) SONAR CAPABLE |
Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| DUAL-BEAM (77/200 KHZ) SONAR CAPABLE |
Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| CHIRP SONAR TECHNOLOGY |
Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| CLEARVü |
Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| SIDEVü |
Yes (with external black box, sold separately) |
| Connections |
| NMEA 2000® COMPATIBLE |
Yes |
| NMEA 0183 INPUT PORTS |
1 |
| NMEA 0183 OUTPUT PORTS |
1 |
| VIDEO INPUT PORTS |
1 BNC |
| VIDEO OUTPUT PORTS |
1 HDMI |
| WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY |
Yes |
| J1939 COMPATIBLE |
Yes |
