Garmin GPSMAP 953xsv SideVu, ClearVu and Traditional CHIRP Sonar with Mapping

With its sleek design, powerful processing and upgraded IPS display, this advanced chartplotter integrates seamlessly into your Garmin marine system.

• Easily integrate with more engines.
• Connect to compatible third-party devices with OneHelm^™ digital switching.
• Easily build your marine system using the best of network connectivity.
• Compatible with premium maps and charts¹ for the best in Garmin navigation.
• See below your boat with built-in sonar capabilities
• Manage your marine experience from nearly anywhere¹

GET A SHARPER VIEW FROM YOUR CONNECTED HELM

• With its sleek design, powerful processing and upgraded IPS display, this advanced 7”, 9” or 12” chartplotter integrates seamlessly into your Garmin marine system.

ULTRA HIGH-DEFINITION SCANNING SONAR

• Get built-in Ultra High-Definition SideVü and ClearVü^™ scanning sonars with vivid, high-contrast color palettes to help distinguish fish from structure. GPSMAP^® X3 series also supports 1 kW CHIRP traditional sonar capabilities.

FASTER, SHARPER, SMARTER

• With its added processing power and new slimline design featuring edge-to-edge glass and a smaller unit footprint, it’s easy to retrofit this plotter in a wider range of dash configurations.

IMPROVED DISPLAY OPTICS

• New higher-resolution IPS displays for 9” and 12” plotters offer improved sunlight readability and visibility from any angle, with 50% more pixels than previous-generation 9” GPSMAP devices.

OPTIONAL CHARTS AND MAPS

• Bring a fresh new look and feel to your chartplotter with optional upgrade to Garmin Navionics Vision+^™ premium chart subscription, featuring downloadable high-resolution relief shading, satellite imagery, sonar imagery and more.

GARMIN SAILASSIST^™ SAILING FEATURES

• View laylines, race start line guidance, enhanced wind rose, heading and course-over-ground lines, true wind data fields and tide/current/time slider, wind angle, set and drift, wind speed, polars and more³.

SAILING POLARS

• Use the polar table to see key data, including how fast you should go at a certain wind angle and speed — so you know whether you need to adjust sail trim.

GARMIN MARINE NETWORK

• If you have multiple compatible Garmin devices on your boat, you can share information — such as maps, user data, radar and IP camera video — among them.

NMEA 2000^® AND NMEA 0183 NETWORKS

• Connect to compatible autopilots, digital switching, weather, Fusion-Link^™ audio system, media, VHF, AIS and more from one screen

ENGINE CONNECTIVITY

• Now you can connect your chartplotter to different kinds of engines, including select Yamaha engines.

ONEHELM FEATURE

• This feature brings together all the operations and capabilities of select third-party devices, such as EmpirBus^™ digital switching, on one screen.

In the Box:

• GPSMAP 953xsv chartplotter
• microSD™ card preinstalled
• Power cable
• NMEA 2000^® T-connector
• NMEA 2000 drop cable (2 meters)
• 8-pin transducer to 12-pin sounder adapter cable
• Bail mount kit with knobs
• Flush mount kit with gasket
• Protective cover
• Trim piece snap covers
• Documentation

¹On select models
²Requires ActiveCaptain app on your compatible smartphone
³Auto Guidance is for planning purposes only and does not replace safe navigation operations
⁴When paired with a compatible smartphone.
⁵Active satellite subscription required. Some jurisdictions regulate or prohibit the use of satellite communication devices. It is the responsibility of the user to know and follow all applicable laws in the jurisdictions where the device is intended to be used.
⁶Integration of these features requires purchase of a C-Monster GATEWAY through Power-Pole