Experience an advanced all-in-one solution with our 12” GPSMAP 1242xsv keyed
combo. It has built-in support for Garmin CHIRP sonar and CHIRP ClearVü and
CHIRP SideVü sonars. It also has built-in support for Panoptix™ all-seeing
sonar and premium Garmin sonar modules (transducers sold separately). Features
include a large, bright screen coupled with a quick and easy-to-use keypad
interface with user-programmable keys and a multifunction control knob.
Complete Network Sharing
Garmin Marine Network support allows sharing of sonar, maps, user data, dome
or open-array radar, IP cameras and Panoptix sonar among multiple units. Plus,
there’s NMEA 2000 network connectivity and NMEA 0183 support for autopilots,
digital switching, weather, media, VHF, AIS and other sensors.
Built-in Sonar Capabilities
Right out of the box, you have access to some amazing sonar capabilities; all
you have to add are transducers. GPSMAP 1242xsv comes with built-in Garmin 1
kW CHIRP sonar along with CHIRP ClearVü and CHIRP SideVü scanning sonars. It
even supports Panoptix all-seeing sonar, premium Garmin sonar modules and a
wide range of transducers (sold separately).
Networked combos can share their internal sonar with any other device on the
network. You can also choose what information is overlaid on the sonar screen;
for example, radar, time of day or GPS speed.
Preloaded with Exceptional Garmin Cartography
LakeVü g3 inland maps and BlueChart® g3 coastal charts provide
industry-leading coverage, clarity and detail with integrated Garmin and
Navionics® data and Auto Guidance1 technology.
LakeVü g3 and BlueChart g3 include Auto Guidance1,
which uses your desired depth and overhead clearance to calculate routes and
provide a suggested path to follow. LakeVü g3 provides coverage on more than
17,000 lakes with up to 1’ contours. BlueChart g3 also includes NOAA raster
cartography, available as a free downloadable feature via the ActiveCaptain®
app.
Upgrade to Our Best Maps on the Water
Accessory map purchases, such as LakeVü g3 Ultra or BlueChart® g3
Vision, add even more features and detail to your maps and charts. LakeVü g3
Ultra and BlueChart g3 Vision add high-resolution relief shading, which
provides an easy-to-interpret, clearer view of bottom structure than contour
lines alone — plus many other chart and map-enhancing features.
Built-in ANT® Connectivity
Enjoy built-in ANT wireless connectivity directly to our quatix® marine
watches, gWind™ Wireless
2 transducer, GNX™ Wind marine instrument and wireless remote controls. You
can even stream and control a VIRB® action
camera from the chartplotter.
The Ultimate Connected Boating App
Built in Wi-Fi® connectivity
gives you access to the free all-in-one ActiveCaptain® app,
so you can manage your marine experience from nearly anywhere. It creates a
simple yet powerful connection between your compatible mobile device and your
Garmin chartplotter, charts, maps and the boating community. Wherever you are,
you’ll have unlimited access to your cartography, the ability to purchase new
maps and charts and access to the Garmin Quickdraw™ Contours
Community. Stay connected with smart notifications on your chartplotter
screen. You can also plan a trip or prefish a lake, and ActiveCaptain will
automatically sync with your chartplotter. Even get notifications for software
updates, and decide when to download them on your device.
Heading, Position Refreshed 10 Times per Second
Fast, responsive built-in 10 Hz GPS and GLONASS refreshes your position and
heading 10 times each second to make your movement on the screen more fluid.
It makes dropping up to 5,000 accurate waypoints — and finding your way back
to them — quick and easy.
Quickdraw Contours to Create Your Own HD Maps
Instantly create personalized HD fishing maps on screen with 1’ contours.
Tailor them to fit your needs. These are your maps — you own them. Keep the
data to yourself, or share it with the Quickdraw Community on our Garmin
Connect™ online
network.
Built-in SailAssist Features

To help you gain a wind-maximizing competitive edge, your chartplotter
features a prerace guidance page that shows your virtual starting line along
with data fields showing laylines, time to burn before the start and a race
timer that can be synchronized across all your networked Garmin GPS products.
In addition, other supported sailing features include an enhanced wind rose,
heading and course-over-ground lines, set and drift, true and apparent wind
data and more.
GPX Waypoints Transfer
If you have waypoints, tracks or frequently used routes stored on another
manufacturer’s GPS product — or on a Garmin handheld device — it’s easy to
transfer those items to your new Garmin chartplotter via industry-standard GPX
software formatting.