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Faria Commander Owner's Manual

Tachometer/engine hourmeter
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Commander
Tachometer/ Engine Hourmeter
Analog Tachometer
Digitally displays
Hours Engine Has Been Run
Fuel Level
Other Features if Available:
Fuel Management
Fuel Flow in GPH or LPH
Total or Trip Fuel Used
Low Fuel Alarm
Calculates Fuel Remaining In Tank
SystemCheck® with Fuel Management
or
Ambient Air/ Water Temperature
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IS0128
ISO128E ECR#4851 08/04

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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Commander ™ Tachometer/ Engine Hourmeter Analog Tachometer Digitally displays Hours Engine Has Been Run Fuel Level Other Features if Available: Fuel Management Fuel Flow in GPH or LPH Total or Trip Fuel Used...
  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Installation Smaller Connector Page 1 Larger Connector Page 1 Operations Lighting Page 2 Tachometer Page 2 Engine Running Only Hourmeter Page 2 Fuel Level Page 2 Other Features Page 3 Set-Up Mode Page 3 Tachometer Selection Page 4 Fuel Management...
  • Page 3 Follow the wiring diagram at the end of installed and you have run the cables to this manual for wiring connections. the Commander, connect the wires from HN0354. the sender to the corresponding Small or SystemCheck® connections can be found Large connectors as illustrated using the on HN0358.
  • Page 4 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Operation Description Lighting The Commander has three push buttons; In normal operating mode the instrument lighting can be adjusted by pressing the Mode “Up” and “Down” buttons. Button Down Button Button Down Button...
  • Page 5 “Up” and “Down” buttons while additional fuel gauges may be connected turning on the instrument. to the fuel level sender. Other Features Down The Commander can have special Button Button features programmed in it at the Factory. 1) Fuel Management which includes, Fuel...
  • Page 6 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Pressing and holding the “Mode” button The “TAC 9VA” setting is normally used sets the instrument to normal operation. when a belt driven alternator supplies the tachometer signal OR when no other method of selecting the tachometer mode “full Mode gives correct readings.
  • Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Installation Guide for the fuel flow transducer IMPORTANT Always install the Fuel Flow Transducer AFTER the primary filter. The primary filter must be a good quality water separator type with a minimum filtration of 30 microns or better. (10 or 2 micron.
  • Page 8 Fuel Management Functions to be not in Description ments The Faria Commander Tachometer/ Fuel Monitor/ Engine Hourmeter combines the features of several instruments into one unit. The LCD displays the information for Pressing the “Up” and “Down” buttons will the other instruments: change the setting between GH and LH.
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com causes the display to change to the “settings” submenu (see Figure 1). Mode Down Button Button Button Fuel Used “Settings” Menu When the displayed quantity matches the There are two items in the Fuel Used amount of fuel you know you have used, “Settings”...
  • Page 10 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Reset Mode Button Fuel Remaining “Settings” Menu Pressing the “Up” or “Down” button resets There are two items in the Fuel the Total Fuel Used gauge to zero. Remaining “Settings” Menu; Adjust Fuel Remaining and Fuel Remaining Alarm.
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Fuel Level This alarm may be set to warn you when there is only a certain amount of fuel remaining according to the Fuel Flow usage calculation. Pressing the “Up” or “Down” buttons will change the Fuel Remaining Alarm setting.
  • Page 12 Not all sensors are present on all engines. For information about the wiring of the Operating Modes Commander to the SystemCheck harness can be found on HN0358 in this manual. There are three operating modes for SystemCheck systems, self test, normal, Engine Temperature: and diagnostic.
  • Page 13 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com If the engine stops running, but the key switch remains on, the unit will automatically go to “Diagnostic” mode. Diagnostic mode: Simple diagnostics can be done with the key on, engine off. The intent is to aid the service technician in troubleshooting wiring or sensor problems.
  • Page 14 Temp. Water Temperature Ambient The Water Temperature display shows Air Temp. current water temperature based on a Faria supplied temperature probe. The probe must be mounted so as to always be submerged to the depth desired. There are lite no adjustments for this function.
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0355/HN372 Large Connector Air/Water Temp. HN0355 - 4 inch Commanders Pin A Air Temperature Pin B Black Ground Pin C White Water Temperature Pin D Pink Fuel Tank Sensor ECR 1903 12/21/01 HN0372 - 5 inch Commanders Same as above- Add the following Pin E...
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Tachometer Full Scale Selection Refer to Figure 3 for an explanation of each of the tachometer full scale selections. This is normally a factory setting that needs no adjustment. The setting adjusts the “full scale”...
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Default = 6K Screen shows: Flashes level then shows current g the tachometer scale adjusts Tachometer full scale , and selection. reading to match dial. have s are these Default = US Screen shows: urate Flashes fuel...
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0356 Small Connector To Commander Small Plug (CN0082) Pin A Purple +12 Ignition Power Pin B Purple +12 Ignition Power Pin C Black Ground Pin D Gray Tachometer Input ECR 1903 12/21/01 “M...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0354 Large Connector To Commander Large Plug (CN0082) Pin A Fuel Flow Power Pin B Green Sender Grounds Pin C White Fuel Flow Signal Pin D Pink Fuel Tank Level ECR 1903 12/21/01...
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0358 Small Connector SystemCheck® adaptor Small connector (CN0082) To Small Pin A Purple +14 Ignition Connector Pin B Tan/Orange Check Engine Socket Pin C Black Ground Pin D Gray Tachometer Signal ECR 2275 4/15/02 SystemCheck®...
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0358 Large connector SystemCheck® Large connector To Large (CN0083) Connector Pin A Red Fuel Transducer Power Socket Pin B Tan Over Temperature Pin C White Fuel Transducer Signal Pin D Pink Fuel Tank Level Pin E Tan/Black Low Oil Sensor Pin F Tan/Yellow...
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Copyright 2004 by the Thomas G. Faria Corporation, Uncasville CT No part of this publication may by reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company.