Overview

The Garmin LiveScope Plus Ice House System is a complete live sonar bundle that pairs a touchscreen chartplotter display with the GLS 10 sonar black box and a LiveScope Plus LVS34-IF transducer for real-time views of fish and structure. It is offered with either a 10.1-inch (1920 x 1200) or 15.6-inch (1920 x 1080) full HD IPS display, and both displays carry an IPX7 water rating for wet helm conditions.

LiveScope Forward and LiveScope Down modes let you watch targets move in real time, and the included 0° pole style mount makes it quick to switch your viewing direction as you fish. HDMI output is built in for sharing your screen to an external display, and preloaded Garmin Navionics+ mapping covers more than 25,000 lakes along with coastal and inland coverage.

Although it is packaged as an ice house kit, the display and sonar functions also translate well to open-water use when you want live sonar for scouting ledges, pilings, reef edges, or bait activity from the cockpit or at the helm.

Key features

• LiveScope Plus LVS34-IF transducer and GLS 10 sonar black box included for real-time sonar views
• LiveScope Forward and LiveScope Down modes, with an included 0° pole mount for fast mode changes
• Full HD IPS touchscreen display option: 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 or 15.6-inch 1920 x 1080
• IPX7 water rating on the display for typical marine spray and washdown exposure
• HDMI output for sharing charts and sonar to an external screen
• Preloaded Garmin Navionics+ mapping with coverage for more than 25,000 lakes plus coastal and inland mapping
• Transducer cable stays flexible in freezing conditions for ice-house setups

Variants

This system is offered in multiple configurations based on display size.

What changes between versions is the screen size and the chartplotter model included in the bundle, while the LiveScope Plus package still includes the GLS 10 black box and the LVS34-IF ice transducer.

• 020-00332-00: Display size 10 inch, GPSMAP 8610xsv (10.1-inch diagonal, 1920 x 1200), IPX7; unit size 10.25 x 8.0625 x 2.95 in. This option keeps the footprint smaller for tighter dash and helm layouts while still giving you full HD LiveScope views.
• 010-03386-02: Display size 16 inch, ECHOMAP Ultra 2 166sv (15.6-inch diagonal, 1920 x 1080), IPX7; unit size 16.9 x 10.5 x 3.14 in. The larger screen helps when you want sonar and mapping on split pages and need to read detail from farther back in the cockpit or wheelhouse.

Installation and setup

Plan your mounting location like you would for any MFD: solid surface, good line of sight, and room behind the panel for cable bends and connectors. The display is IPX7-rated, but it still pays to keep connectors protected, route cables with drip loops, and avoid places where water can sit on plugs.

The included pole mount setup is built around the LiveScope transducer, which is handy for ice holes and also useful on a boat when you want a removable pole style installation for scouting around docks, breakwalls, and near-shore structure.

Use cases on board

This bundle makes sense for anglers who want LiveScope in an ice house and also want the same display and sonar hardware available for the boat during the season. It is also a good match for crews who value a larger screen for shared viewing or who want HDMI output to put sonar on a bigger monitor.