Autopilot Screens Navigation; Minimize Autopilot; Troll Control Mode; Troll Control - Mercury VesselView 7 Manual

Section 3 - Screen Overview and Operation
VesselView is a display extension for autopilot and joystick operations. All functionality of these features are controlled through
the Mercury Marine autopilot control area network (CAN) pad. VesselView will show if the mode is active or in standby; pop‑ups
will appear as the vessel arrives at a waypoint, asking to acknowledge the turn, and display text on how to adjust the engine
and drives to achieve maximum efficiency.
• By pressing any button on the autopilot CAN trackpad, VesselView will default to displaying the autopilot screen.
• Autopilot will be actively displayed when this feature is turned on. All modes and function are controlled with the CAN pad.

Autopilot Screens Navigation

Autopilot screens will have a modified navigation system. Information will be displayed on two pages of data. Page indicators
and an X will be the only selections available.
• Page 1 will contain base autopilot information.
• Page 2 will contain additional navigation data.
• Use the X to hide autopilot data and display the autopilot mode in the system data field. This allows other information to be
displayed in the user‑selected data area.
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Minimize Autopilot

When minimize is selected in the user‑selected data area, autopilot data will be removed. You can select limited items from the
scroller bar for display in the user‑selected data area. The last user‑selected data will be displayed by default.
• Scroller bar selection is limited to: Expand, ECO, Fuel Management, Trip Log, Voltage, Navigation, Pressure,
Temperature, Tanks, Cruise, Genset, and Settings.
NOTE: Available scroller bar items are based on the gauge and vessel personality.
• When ECO is active and autopilot is minimized, the system status field will display AUTO.
• Items in the scroll bar that cannot be selected will be gray when autopilot is active.
• When an autopilot pop‑up occurs, or a button on the autopilot CAN pad, autopilot data will automatically fill the
user‑selected data area. You must select X to hide the data.
• The system status field will display what mode autopilot is in: track, auto, waypoint sequence, or standby. Waypoint
sequence will display orange in the system status field, all other modes will display gray.

Troll Control Mode

Troll Control

The troll feature allows the operator to select a set‑point and adjust the value so that the vessel maintains a specific speed or
engine RPM.
• Troll is RPM based, unless the vessel incorporated a Mercury Marine GPS into the control area network.
• If the vessel has a Mercury Marine GPS, vessel speed is the default setting.
• The operator can select either RPM set‑points or speed based set‑points. The type of troll option selection can be changed
in the Settings menu.
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Use the arrow buttons to highlight the troll icon. Refer to Scroller Bar Icons to identify the troll icon.

Troll Control Data Area

Constant Data Field Change

Troll will modify the constant data field of the screen by incorporating an RPM indicator within the RPM sweep, similar to Smart
Tow and ECO mode targets.
• When troll control mode is activated, elements of the constant data field will be modified to communicate:
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