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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2013
LOWRANCE PARTNERS WITH MOTORGUIDE TO TO LAUNCH PINPOINT CONNECT INTERFACE
Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance, a world-leading brand in marine electronics since 1957 and GPS navigational systems since 1992 — announced today that it has partnered with MotorGuide, a leading fishing brand with more than 50 years of experience in designing and manufacturing electric trolling motors, to create PinpointConnect. This new user-friendly interface will seamlessly integrate Lowrance HDS® Gen2 and Gen2 Touch fishfinder/chartplotters with MotorGuide’s recently introduced Xi5 Wireless Trolling Motor featuring Pinpoint® GPS navigation. Delivering on-target location accuracy for the Xi5 motor, Pinpoint GPS enables anglers to precisely position their boats and achieve optimum boat control.
By connecting through the PinpointConnect interface to a Pinpoint-enabled Xi5 MotorGuide wireless trolling motor, HDS Gen2 and Gen2 Touch system users achieve greater boat control with navigational functions that are operated directly from the chartplotter display -- including the ability to set a virtual anchor; set, recall and navigate to waypoints or cursor; plot a course or recall a trail; and maintain a current boat heading. MotorGuide Xi5 users would also have the ability to control navigational functions from a wireless handset, which is available from MotorGuide with the Pinpoint GPS upgrade.
“Making GPS navigation easy and intuitive for anglers is a priority for MotorGuide, and that’s why we partnered with Lowrance to create the PinpointConnect interface,” said Ben Curtis, category director for MotorGuide. “Seamlessly connecting HDS systems and the Xi5 motors gives anglers greater vision and control, allowing them to make the most of their fishing time on the water.”
“We are pleased to announce this exclusive agreement between two fishing-electronics leaders with great reputations for innovation and quality," said Leif Ottosson, CEO, Navico. “Anglers with our best-in-class HDS system and the Xi5 electric-steer motor will now have an easier way to remotely access a wealth of impressive navigational capabilities.”
All Xi5 model trolling motors will be compatible with Pinpoint GPS and PinpointConnect modules. To take advantage of the PinpointConnect interface, Xi5 motor owners will require a Lowrance HDS Gen2 or Gen2 Touch unit with the appropriate NMEA 2000® network, as well as a software upgrade scheduled for Spring 2014 availability.
Also available in Spring 2014, the PinpointConnect interface will be offered from authorized MotorGuide dealers and distributors throughout the United States and Canada as a factory-installed upgrade or as an easy-to-install option to the new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor with Pinpoint GPS. The Xi5 motor, available August 2013, has a suggested retail price range of US $700 to $1,399 depending on model selection. The Pinpoint GPS and interface modules, also available in August 2013, will have suggested retail prices of $449 and $249, respectively. Software for Lowrance HDS Gen2 and Gen2 Touch display compatibility will be available for free via download from the Lowrance website.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 10, 2013
LOWRANCE PARTNERS WITH MOTORGUIDE TO TO LAUNCH PINPOINT CONNECT INTERFACE
Tulsa, Okla. – Lowrance, a world-leading brand in marine electronics since 1957 and GPS navigational systems since 1992 — announced today that it has partnered with MotorGuide, a leading fishing brand with more than 50 years of experience in designing and manufacturing electric trolling motors, to create PinpointConnect. This new user-friendly interface will seamlessly integrate Lowrance HDS® Gen2 and Gen2 Touch fishfinder/chartplotters with MotorGuide’s recently introduced Xi5 Wireless Trolling Motor featuring Pinpoint® GPS navigation. Delivering on-target location accuracy for the Xi5 motor, Pinpoint GPS enables anglers to precisely position their boats and achieve optimum boat control.
By connecting through the PinpointConnect interface to a Pinpoint-enabled Xi5 MotorGuide wireless trolling motor, HDS Gen2 and Gen2 Touch system users achieve greater boat control with navigational functions that are operated directly from the chartplotter display -- including the ability to set a virtual anchor; set, recall and navigate to waypoints or cursor; plot a course or recall a trail; and maintain a current boat heading. MotorGuide Xi5 users would also have the ability to control navigational functions from a wireless handset, which is available from MotorGuide with the Pinpoint GPS upgrade.
“Making GPS navigation easy and intuitive for anglers is a priority for MotorGuide, and that’s why we partnered with Lowrance to create the PinpointConnect interface,” said Ben Curtis, category director for MotorGuide. “Seamlessly connecting HDS systems and the Xi5 motors gives anglers greater vision and control, allowing them to make the most of their fishing time on the water.”
“We are pleased to announce this exclusive agreement between two fishing-electronics leaders with great reputations for innovation and quality," said Leif Ottosson, CEO, Navico. “Anglers with our best-in-class HDS system and the Xi5 electric-steer motor will now have an easier way to remotely access a wealth of impressive navigational capabilities.”
All Xi5 model trolling motors will be compatible with Pinpoint GPS and PinpointConnect modules. To take advantage of the PinpointConnect interface, Xi5 motor owners will require a Lowrance HDS Gen2 or Gen2 Touch unit with the appropriate NMEA 2000® network, as well as a software upgrade scheduled for Spring 2014 availability.
Also available in Spring 2014, the PinpointConnect interface will be offered from authorized MotorGuide dealers and distributors throughout the United States and Canada as a factory-installed upgrade or as an easy-to-install option to the new MotorGuide Xi5 wireless trolling motor with Pinpoint GPS. The Xi5 motor, available August 2013, has a suggested retail price range of US $700 to $1,399 depending on model selection. The Pinpoint GPS and interface modules, also available in August 2013, will have suggested retail prices of $449 and $249, respectively. Software for Lowrance HDS Gen2 and Gen2 Touch display compatibility will be available for free via download from the Lowrance website.
