Mix and Match Explained
Airmar Mix & Match Guide
Mix and Match transducers are Airmar transducers that come direct from Airmar with a generic Airmar plug and then match to the brand that of MFD or Sounder on the boat. This allows for future upgrades to equipment without the need to change the transducer. You then have the need to only change the adapter plug to suite your new brand of sonar. Adapts to suite – Simrad, Lowrance, Furuno, Raymarine, Humminbird, Garmin, Si-Tex,
Airmar make transducers for all sounder brands and make to variants – generic airmar mix and match or branded plugs. Mix and Match transducers are the same transducer internally, just the plug that is interchangeable
Mix and Match 600W Transducers
Mix and Match 600W transducers are made as a common base transducer with a short (2m) cable attached, plus an interchangeable longer (8m) brand-specific adapter cable. The short pigtail attached to the transducer ends in an Airmar 5-pin female connector. The adapter cables have a matching Airmar 5-pin male connector at one end and the correct connector for a specific brand of electronics at the other end. Both parts are needed for an installation.
Mix and Match 600W transducers include the B117, B45, B60, P319, P66*, P79, SS505, and SS60. (* not all models)
**Note that 600W Mix and Match cables cannot be used with 1kw transducers.
Mix and Match non CHIRP 1kW Transducers
Mix and Match 1kW transducers are made as a common base transducer with a short (2m) cable attached, plus an interchangeable longer (8m) brand-specific adapter cable. The short pigtail attached to the transducer ends in an Airmar 9-pin female connector. The adapter cables have a matching Airmar 9-pin male connector (shown below) at one end and the correct connector for a specific brand of electronics at the other end. Both parts are needed for an installation.
Mix and Match 1kW transducers include the B164, B258, B260, M260, PM260, SS164, SS260, SS270W, TM258 AND TM260.
Mix and Match 1KW CHIRP Transducers
Mix and Match 1kW transducers are made as a common base transducer with a 9m cable attached, plus an interchangeable 1m brand-specific adapter cable. The permanently attached 9-meter cable ends in an Airmar 12-pin connector. The cable from the transducer comes in a 12 pin configuration and adapts to a single or dual plug depending on the brand of the equipment.
Mix and Match Transducers include TM185, TM265, TM275, CM275, PM275, SS175, B275, M135, M265, M285.
**Note that CHIRP Mix and Match cables cannot be used with conventional 50/200kHz transducers.
Mix and Match 2-3KW CHIRP Transducers
Mix and Match 2-3kW transducers are made as a common base transducer with a 10m cable with bare wires that connect to a junction box. Bare Wire Transducer Adapter Blocks allow you to connect transducers to different brands like, SIMRAD, Lowrance, Raymarine, Humminbird
Mix and Match 2-3kw Transducers include CM510, PM111, R109, R111, R409, R599