Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance, a world-leading brand in marine electronics since 1957 and GPS navigational systems since 1992, announced today the latest in year-round fishfinding and navigation versatility and portability, the LMS-522C IceMachine™. The newest addition to the company’s IceMachine line, the LMS-522C IceMachine offers a complete package in all-season deployment for both on-the-ice and on-the-boat use.
Key features of the LMS-522C IceMachine include an internal GPS+WAAS antenna, over 3,000 built-in Enhanced Lake Maps with depth contours, the ability to accept a host of high-detail, plug-and-play hydrographic chart options including LakeMaster
®, 2,400 watts of sonar transmit power, and a brilliant, 480x480 pixel, 16-bit color SolarMAXTM TFT display for optimum cold-climate readability down to -20°F. The Lowrance SolarMAX display is a proprietary screen-enhancement technology that maximizes viewing at the widest angles and in the brightest sunlight. For ice-fishing portability, a special 200 kHz bullet ice transducer, and 12-volt 7-amp sealed battery and charger, are included with a water-repellent soft nylon case with sure-grip handle and non-stick base. A customized tray holds the battery, gimbal mount and ice-transducer outrigger bracket. For boat mounting, the package includes a 200 kHz Skimmer® transom-mount transducer, gimbal mount, knobs and 12-volt power cable mount accessories.
LMS-522C IceMachine fish-finding features include 2,400-watt peak-to-peak power for depths to 900-feet, up to 60-degrees of fish-detection coverage, COLORLINE
™ for fish/structure separation on or near the bottom, plus scrolling graph or color LCD flasher viewing modes. To complement its powerful navigation functionality, the device supports a variety of high-detail mapping options such as LakeMaster® ProMaps, Fishing Hot Spots® PRO and Navionics® Gold. Up to 1,000 waypoints, 1,000 event markers, 100 routes and up to 100 retraceable plot trails can be stored, while internal memory keeps sonar settings and GPS data safely accessible for years. The LMS-522C IceMachine includes a 5-pin expansion port for Ethernet networking, delivers direct connectivity with NMEA 2000® networks and sensors, is completely waterproof, and is backed by a full one-year warranty. For more information please visit www.lowrance.com, or call 1.800.324.1356 in the USA or 1.800.661.3983 in Canada.
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About Lowrance:
The Lowrance® brand is wholly owned by Navico, Inc., a privately held, international marine electronics company. Navico is currently the world’s largest marine electronics company, and is the parent company to seven well-established marine electronics brands: B&G
®, Eagle®, Lowrance, MX Marine, Navman, Northstar and Simrad®.
Andrew Golden
Rushton Gregory Communications
617-413-6521
agolden@rushtongregory.com
Steve Wegrzyn
Lowrance
918-438-8622
steve.wegrzyn@navico.com