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LED Light Controller Configuration

You can configure information about the connected Garmin Spectra™ lighting controllers and connected LED lights. You must define the type of LED lights connected before you can use them in the software on your connected chartplotter or stereo.

Initializing Connected LED Lights

Before you can interact with any connected LED lights using the chartplotter or stereo, you must first initialize the lights by providing information about the type of light source supported by the connected LEDs.

  1. From the lighting control screen, select Menu options symbol > Installation > Lights.

    A list of all available lights is shown. Any light indicated with a yellow circle and Not Used as the Light Output must be initialized before it's available for use by the system.

  2. Select a light from the list on the left.
  3. Select Light Output and select the type of LEDs connected:

    • RGB: The connected dimmable LEDs support a full range of colors.

    • RGBW: The connected dimmable LEDs support a full range of colors and high quality white light.

    • CRGBW: The connected dimmable LEDs support a full range of colors and multiple temperature white light.

    • Single Channel: The dimmable LEDs support one dedicated color.

    TIP: You can select Identify to illuminate the selected light to help identify and test the selected LED type.
  4. Repeat this procedure for all connected lights until all of the intended LED lights are initialized.

Renaming an LED Light

You can provide a custom name to a connected LED light to make it easier to identify on the LED lighting control screen and in configuration menus.

NOTE: Custom LED light names are synchronized between chartplotters connected using a wired or wireless NETWORK connection only. LED light names are not synchronized across the NMEA 2000® network. If you have multiple chartplotters connected through the NMEA 2000 network only, you must make changes to the custom LED light names on all chartplotters individually. To change the names on compatible Fusion® stereos, you must use the ActiveCaptain® app. See the stereo Owner's Manual for more information.
  1. From the lighting control screen, select Menu options symbol > Installation > Lights.

    A list of all available lights is shown.

  2. Select a light you want to rename.
  3. Select Rename, and enter a new name for the light.

Associating LED Lights with an Audio Zone

If a Garmin Spectra lighting controller is connected to the same NMEA 2000 network as a compatible Fusion stereo, you can associate connected lights with an audio zone on the stereo. When lights are associated with an audio zone on a stereo, you can configure the lights to synchronize with the music playing on the associated audio zone.

  1. From the lighting control screen, select Menu options symbol > Installation > Lights.

    A list of all available lights and light groups is shown.

  2. Select a light you want to associate with an audio zone from the list on the left.
  3. Select Audio Zones > Select Audio Zone.

    A list of audio zones on all connected compatible Fusion stereos is shown.

  4. Select the audio zone to which you want to associate the lights.

Renaming an LED Lighting Controller

By default, all lighting controllers connected to the same NMEA 2000 network as the chartplotter are assigned a general name. You can rename connected controllers for easier identification.

NOTE: Lighting controller information, such as the history of connected controllers and custom names, is synchronized between chartplotters connected using a wired or wireless NETWORK connection only, and is not synchronized across the NMEA 2000 network. If you have multiple chartplotters connected through the NMEA 2000 network only, you must make any changes on all chartplotters individually.
  1. From the lighting control screen, select Menu options symbol > Installation > Lighting Controllers.

    A list of all connected lighting controllers is shown.

  2. Select a lighting controller.
  3. Select Rename, and enter a new name for the lighting controller.

Removing an LED Lighting Controller

When you connect a lighting controller to the same NMEA 2000 network as the chartplotter, the lighting controller information is saved on the chartplotter, even if you disconnect the lighting controller. If you are completely removing a controller or replacing it with a new controller, you can remove the saved information about the old controller from the chartplotter.

NOTE: Lighting controller information, such as the history of connected controllers and custom names, is synchronized between chartplotters connected using a wired or wireless NETWORK connection only, and is not synchronized across the NMEA 2000 network. If you have multiple chartplotters connected through the NMEA 2000 network only, you must make any changes on all chartplotters individually.
  1. From the lighting control screen, select Menu options symbol > Installation > Lighting Controllers.

    A list of all connected lighting controllers is shown. Disconnected controllers are indicated by a black X.

  2. Select a lighting controller you want to remove.
  3. Select Forget.
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