Color Strategy; Maintenance - Mercury VesselView 4 User Manual

• Depth will be replaced by volts if a depth transducer is not installed or had been uninstalled.
2. Fuel: This data box is user definable. A list of the available data parameters can be modified in the Settings menu.
• Displays total fuel only. Individual fuel data will be located in the contextual data area under fuel management.
3. Steering Angle: If installed, the user can select maximum limits of 45 or 60 degrees, and invert the angle. The steering
angle will be available if the sensor is installed and monitored by the control module. When an outboard engine is the
installed power package, this feature will be turned off by default, but can be manually turned on in the Settings menu.
4. RPM: Displays a moving bar representing the engine RPM. A dual‑engine application will show two separate moving bars.
5. Speed: Displays the speed of the vessel. If a speed source is not available, the display will show dashes. The display will
show the speed value, the speed source (paddle wheel, pitot, or GPS), and the units of measurement (MPH is the default.)
A speed value with more than two integers will be shown in smaller fonts.
6. Gear Position: DTS products will display all gear positions for each engine. The positions are defined as "F" = forward, "N"
= neutral, and "R" = reverse. Non‑DTS products will show "N" = neutral and "G" for in gear.
7. Trim: This data box is user definable. Displays trim for up to two engines. Trim popup is available in the contextual data
area. Trim popup can be turned off or on in the Settings menu.
8. Tabs: This data box is user definable. A list of the available data parameters can be modified in the Settings menu.
• If installed, the port tab will be displayed on the left side of the trim data. Starboard tab will displayed on the right side
of the trim data.
9. Scroller Bar Icon: Displays an icon representing the data currently displayed in the contextual data area of the screen.
Press the pages button to open the scroller bar. The user can select an icon in the scroller bar and the contextual data will
then be displayed.
10. System Tray: Displays the current active mode and warnings.
11. Contextual Data Area: Displays all contextual data, which includes initial start up scan progress, good stewardship
messages, maintenance schedule, and warnings, for example.

Color Strategy

VesselView uses a color strategy to help quickly identify the various types of fluid that are on the vessel, if the system is
operating normally, if attention to specific operating systems is required, if an element is active, or if the element is computer
controlled.
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Maintenance

IMPORTANT: It is recommended that the supplied sun cover be installed for protection when the unit is not in service.
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1 - Computer‑controlled functions or cautions and
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2 - Notice
3 - Contextual panel header text (not activated)
4 - Contextual panel sub‑header text (not
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5 - Autopilot (not activated)
6 - Computer controlled function (not activated)
7 - Navigation footer dot highlighted
8 - Navigation footer element highlighted
9 - Navigation footer element (not activated)
10 - Navigation footer (active)
11 - Tank marker
12 - Fuel
13 - Oil
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15 - Waste
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16 - Gray water
17 - Good (normal)
18 - Bad (warnings)
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