Garmin Active Speaker 010-12769-00

GARMIN Active Speaker: Powerful and Clear On-Board AudioExperience unparalleled clarity in your marine communications with the GARMIN Active Speaker, an essential addition to your vessel´s electronics suite. Designed for the demanding marine environment, this powerful speaker ensures that you never miss a critical transmission from your VHF radio. Say goodbye to muffled audio and the struggle to hear over engine noise, wind, and waves. The GARMIN Active Speaker delivers loud, crisp, and clear sound, enhancing both safety and convenience on the water.This device is engineered to create a complete on-board communication network. Connect your compatible GARMIN VHF radio to a handset for seamless on-board communication, effectively turning your system into a vessel-wide intercom. The active speaker has a knob to adjust volume up or down as needed on the compatible handset, giving you immediate and tactile control over your audio levels without fumbling through menus. Whether you´re coordinating with crew on the deck or communicating with other vessels, the GARMIN Active Speaker provides the audio power you need to be heard and to hear everything with precision.Key Benefits and Features:* Enhanced Audio Clarity: With a powerful audio output, this speaker cuts through ambient noise, ensuring every VHF transmission is crystal clear.* On-Board Intercom Functionality: When paired with a compatible VHF and handset, it creates a robust communication system for everyone on your vessel.* Intuitive Volume Control: An integrated, easy-to-access volume knob allows for quick and simple adjustments to the audio level directly on the handset.* Marine-Grade Durability: Built to withstand the harsh conditions at sea, it features an IPX7 water rating, meaning it can handle immersion and heavy spray without issue. It´s also designed to operate reliably across a wide temperature range.* Seamless Integration: As an official GARMIN product, it is designed to integrate flawlessly with your compatible GARMIN VHF radio systems, ensuring simple installation and reliable performance.SpeakersThe unit features a high-performance active speaker engineered specifically for voice communication. With a nominal audio output power of 2.5 W and a maximum of 4 W, it is optimized to reproduce human speech with exceptional clarity, even at high volumes. This ensures that vital communications from coast guards, marinas, and other boats are always intelligible.Technical Specifications:* Unit Dimensions (WxHxD): 11.1x11.1x3.8 cm* Weight: 11.2 oz. (349 g)* Operating Temperature Range: 5°F to 158°F (-15°C to 70°C)* Water rating: IPX7* Compass safe distance: 20 (50 cm)* Audio output power: 2.5 W nominal, 4 W maxUpgrade your marine audio and communication capabilities with the GARMIN Active Speaker. It´s the perfect solution for boaters who demand reliability, power, and clarity from their essential on-board electronics