Mercury 200 OptiMax DTS Manual page 47

FEATURES AND CONTROLS
Turning off one of the outer engines while underway will cause the center engine to go into forced neutral/
idle. Operation to the center engine can be restored by moving the control handle of the functioning outer
engine back into neutral position and then re-engaging. The center engine speed and gear shift will then
be controlled by the functioning outer engine.
Turning off the center engine while underway will have no effect on the operation of the outer engines.
If a failure should occur while underway which causes one of the outer engines into forced neutral/idle
condition, the center engine will also be forced to neutral/idle. Operation to the center engine can be
restored by moving the control handle of the functioning outer engine back into neutral and then re-
engaging.
QUAD ENGINE THROTTLE AND SHIFT OPERATION
Movement of the handles on the remote control allows the boat operator to control the engine throttle
speed and gear shift positions of all four engines.
The throttle and shift function is dependant on what engines are running. Refer to the following table.
Port Outer Engine Port Inner Engine
Running Running
Running Running
Off Off
Off (ignition key
Running
switch turned on)
Running Running
Off (ignition key
Running
switch turned off)
Running Running
Starboard Inner
Engine
Running Running
Off Off
Running Running
Running Running
Off (ignition key
Running
switch turned on)
Running Running
Off (ignition key
Running
switch turned off)
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Starboard Outer
Engine
Port inner and outer
engines throttle and
shift = controlled by
port control handle
Starboard inner
and outer engines
throttle and shift =
controlled by
starboard control
handle
Port inner and outer
engine throttle and
shift = controlled by
port control handle
Starboard inner
and outer engine
throttle and shift =
controlled by
starboard control
handle
Port inner engine
throttle and shift =
controlled by port
control handle
Starboard inner
engine throttle and
shift = controlled by
starboard control
handle
Port inner engine
throttle and shift =
controlled by
starboard control
handle
Starboard inner
engine throttle and
shift = controlled by
port control handle
Control Handle
Function