Yes, I think it helped. I was using communication port 1 on the 7200c. After reading the previous thread, I tried using communication port 2 and that seemed to do the trick.
I don’t know why com port 1 doesn’t work and port 2 does, but if it works now, it doesnt matter.
Thanks to Dandorn for linking to the thread and thanks to Wade for the answer.
Granne 
So, I finally received my Globalmap.
I have just tried to network it using NMEA 0183 with my 334 and big suprise… It didn’t work!
I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. They both work fine individually. However, I got one of the 334’s with a poor internal antenna, so I would like to network them, so I can use the external antenna for both.
So far I have tried this:
Connected the yellow NMEA wire of the 7200C with the Orange of the 334
Connected the Orange NMEA wire of the 7200C with the Yellow of the 334
I haven’t use the Blue and ground wire.
Set baud rate of both units to 4800
Marked NMEA output and input on both units.
Crossed the same GPS protocols on both unit (GLL, RMC and RMB, APB, GGA, GSA and GSV). Don’t know if this is important.
Tried to disconnect the internal antenna of the 334, but I can’t. I can remove the x next to “set active” in the NMEA 2000 menu but as soon as I leave the menu, the internal antenna is active again. If I remove the x once move, the same thing happens again.
The first time I tried to disconnect the antenna, I got a popup that said something about turning “auto GPS” off, but I can’t find anythng in the manual about auto GPS.
So I have some questions:
1. Do I need to connect the ground wires (I have tried this briefly, which didn’t help)?
2. Should I be able to turn off the internal antenna no matter what, or does the unit need to detect another antenna first?
3. Can anyone give me an idea on what I’m doing wrong?
Thanks,
Granne
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Granne,
How do you know you’ll be receiving the newest style
cable with the in-line terminators?Have you already received the Globalmap or did you call
and ask what you are getting?Thanks,
Dan
I emailed the dealer and was told that it will come with a “terminator cable”.
I’m getting of wating, too. I ordered on december 21. and still wating…
Hi
As Dandorn points out, I didn’t get any networking accessories with the 334 and as NowVoyager points out, the Globalmap comes with a terminator cable with built-in terminators. So I would need to purchase one double T, one T, two extension-cables, one adapter-cable and two terminators to set it up like I want (Units side-by-side and antenna in the back of the boat).
I don’t even want to think about the price of this setup here in Denmark. The danish MAP price of the Globalmap is equivalent to about $1600 just to give you an idea of crazy prices on Lowrance products.
–> NowVoyager
I ordered my Globalmap from England, where there are some massive discounts on outgoing units. It’s almost as cheap as in the states and since it’s within the EU, I don’t have to pay import taxes, with would add an extra 25-30 % – and shipping is cheaper. I paid about $600.
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As far as connecting the LGC-3000 directly to the 7200c,
you are actually setting up a red network to connect the
antenna to the unit. You can’t just plug an antenna into
the network port on the Globalmap unit.You can power the network through the Globalmap power cable
but the problem with this is if you just want to use one
unit, i.e. the 334c, you would have to have the Globalmap
powered up to get the GPS signal on the other unit.
You can power the network separately if you want to avoid
this.Dan
The Globalmap will always be powered so thats no problem. Regarding the NMEA 2000 network, I can se that I will need quite a bit of cables and T-connectors to make it work and these items are quite expensive here in Denmark.
WP sharing is not that important to me, so I’ll start with the NMEA 0183 and hope that it will work fine.
Thanks
Yes I know, but they’re probably the slowest Minn Kota company in the whole WORLD. A friend of mine brought back a Powerdrive from the Florida trip (in June 06). It got broken in the flight back so he contacted Normark (Minn kota Denmark) and they told him that they would fix it and the travel insurance would pay for it.
Since then eight month and 12-14 emails/phonecalls has passed and still nothing has happened…
Thanks Scott and Wade 
It not an easy choice but it looks like Garmin is the way to go for me.
At the moment it is not possible to have electronic maps of the inland lakes with contours here in Denmark. That’s the reason, I’m going to use a maps like Metroguide. I’m certainly looking forward to have such maps – it must make navigating and hotspot-finding a lot easier.
Michael
