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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com MG2000™ - Tachometer SmartCraft ™ 4-Line Code VOLT 13.6 VOLTS Trim IS0275 rev A ecr 7704 11/2008...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table of Contents Table of Default screens by Engine type Figure 1 Installation diagram page 1 Tools Required page 1 Installation page 1 Description page 3 Operation Normal mode page 5 Lighting page 4 Backlight mode page 4 Contrast mode...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Perform “Master Reset” page 33 Tank2 Name page 33 View Engine Type page 34 Steering Position Sensor - Installed? page 35 Pitot Sensor - Installed? page 36 Paddlewheel Sensor - Installed? page 36 Fuel 1 Sensor - Installed? page 37 Fuel 2 Sensor - Installed?
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com (Break-In defaults to Volts when break in is complete.) Engine Hours Tank2 Level Break-In Time Water Press Fuel Used Engine Temp Water Press 1000 Hrs 3650 RPM 61 Min Left 9.5 PSI 30.6 Gal 220 ˚F 9.5 PSI Speed...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com (Break-In defaults to Volts when break in is complete.) Engine Hours Tank2 Level Break-In Time Water Press Fuel Used Engine Temp Oil Temp 1000 Hrs 3650 RPM 61 Min Left 9.5 PSI 30.6 Gal 220 ˚F 30 ˚F Speed...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Note: For wiring, see diagrams HN0403 (page HN0407 (page 48) HN0565 (page 50) HN0566 (page 51) HN0401 (page 53) Figure 1 Use this manual for the SmartCraft™ MG2000™ Tachometer. Disconnect the battery during installation. Tighten nuts on the backclamp only slightly more than you can tighten with your fingers.
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SmartCraft Tachometer. • 128 x 128 graphic dot-matrix LCD display. The MG2000 tachometer provides a Faria Bus output to allow use of various • Auxiliary gauge communication: Faria serial bus (RS485/SAE J1708) from the other 5, 4, and 2 inch instruments.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com In the “Bightness” mode, the lighting intensity can be changed by using the Operation “Down” or “Up” buttons. Normal Mode When the MG2000 is turned on, the unit enters “Self Test” mode. The following screen will be displayed for 10 seconds.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Troll Control VOLT The “Troll Control” function allows the operator to set the engine RPM or the 13.6 VOLTS boat speed and have the engine maintain the RPM or speed setting automatically. Trim The SmartCraft paddle wheel option must be installed on the boat for the “Troll Control”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Adjust the RPM or speed setting using On Troll Off the “Up” and “Down” buttons until the desired setting is obtained. The control Min RPM will maintain the set RPM or speed automatically (between the set limits). 999 RPM Once the troll function is “ON”, press the “Up”...
Default Screen “2” MG2000 as received from the factory with no user changes to the screen Water Press selections. The Faria MG2000 can be customized according to your specific 9.5 PSI needs. Using the “Edit” mode you can organize the default screens in any Inst.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Outboards. Note: if a “Master Reset” is performed, the “Fuel Tank Size” must be reset. Default Screen “6” Default Screen “4” Speed Engine Temp 12.0 MPH 130 ˚F Sea Temp Engine Hours 65 ˚F 1000 Hrs Speed Eng Temp or Gear Temp...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Default Screen “7” Steering Angle or Speed Displays “Steer Angle” on inboard/ outboards, inboards and diesel engines. Displays “Speed” for 2 cycle and 4 3500 RPM cycle outboards, Jet drives, and Verado outboards. Oil Pressure Default Screen “9”...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Oil Level or Engine Temp or Water Default Screen “12” Pressure or Manifold Pressure or Boost Pressure. Shallow Set Displays Oil Level on 2 cycle outboards and Jet Drives. Displays Engine Temp 0.0 Feet on 4 cycle outboards.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com LCD display screens sequence: Screen “1” In “Normal” mode, press “Up” or Default “Down” to move between screens. Screen “2” Screen “3” Screen “4” Screen “5” Screen “6” Screen “7” Screen “8” Screen “9” Screen “10”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Edit Mode 20. Engine Type Up and Down 21. Sea Water Temp Sensor Installed? The “Edit” mode is used to adjust or set 22. Steering Position Sensor installed? the values of numerous functions and 23.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com “Normal“ mode Scroll through pages See Figure 2 Adjust RPM/Speed “Troll“ mode Turn Troll on/off Speed Select RPM/Speed “Brightness“ Increase/decrease mode Brightness “Contrast“ Increase/decrease mode Contrast “Edit” Use to move between mode Edit functions Exits the edit Use to select an function and...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Instructions – Function Display Press and hold the “Mode” and “Up” buttons together to enter the Select “Edit” mode. The first edit function is “Select Default Screen”. Default Screen Use the “Up” or “Down” button to select the desired edit function. Reset Fuel Used From the “Edit”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Note: In order to use the “Fuel Left” function, the owner must set this function when the fuel tank is filled or use the set current amount of fuel below. In addition, if “Set Fuel Tank Full” function is used, the “Fuel Tank Size”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com When the volume is correctly set, Press and hold the “Up” and Amount “Down” buttons together for 2 seconds to save and exit. Of Fuel The screen returns to the “Edit” mode. Press “Up” or “Down” to select another “Edit” mode edit function. Otherwise, Press the “Mode”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Select “Engine Position” From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Select Engine Position” edit function. Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select Select the “Select Engine Position”.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Press “Up” or “Down” to scroll through the selections. Pressure Units When the correct choice is next to the selection arrow “>”, press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons together for 2 seconds to save >...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Select Display Units - “Temperature Units” From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Select Display Units” edit function. Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to Select select the “Select Display Units”.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Press “Up” or “Down” to scroll through the selections. Distance Units When the correct choice is next to the selection arrow “>”, Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons together for 2 seconds to save >...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Select Fuel Tank Size From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Select Fuel Tank Size” edit function. Select Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select Fuel Tank the “Select Fuel Tank Size.”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Select Press “Up” or “Down” to set the fuel tank size displayed on the Other screen to match your fuel tank size in Gal. (Line 4 value “XXX” will Fuel Tank adjust.) When set, press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to save the selection.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Fuel Tank Calibrate - Tank Empty From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Fuel Tank Calibrate” edit function. Fuel Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select Tank the “Fuel Tank Calibrate”.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Note: Ensure fuel tank is half full before continuing to the next step. Calibrate Fuel Using the “Up” or “Down” buttons display “Calibrate Fuel Half Full”. Half Full Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select “Calibrate Fuel Half Full”.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Fill the tank before setting this level. Fuel The last line of the display shows the percentage of fuel being sent by Full the fuel sender for the full condition. Input Fuel% Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to save the full calibration point.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Shallow Press and hold “Up” and “Down” buttons together for 2 seconds to Warning save the shallow alarm setting. Use the “Up” or “Down” button to select another “Depth Sounder Warnings” edit function. Depth Sounder Warnings...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Use the “Up” or “Down” button to select another “Depth Sounder Depth Warnings” edit function. Sounder Warnings Press the “Mode” button to return to the “Edit” mode. Select “Self Test” From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the Select “Select Self Test”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Press the “Up” button to select the next display to be turned “On” or Display 2 “Off.” Continue as in display 1. [On] Water Press Refer to Figure 1 for display screen contents which will vary with Inst.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Configure Speed - “Calibrate Paddlewheel Sender” From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Configure Speed” edit function. Configure Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select Speed the “Configure Speed”.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com From the “Configure Speed” function, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons display the “Set Sender Transition” screen. Sender Transition Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select “Set Sender Transition.” This function adjusts the point where the speed sender is changed from the paddlewheel to the pitot tube.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Helm Select From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Helm Select” edit function. Helm Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select Select the “Helm Select.”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com “Perform Master Reset” From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Perform Master Reset” edit function. Note: Caution, this function will reset all values changed in the “Edit” mode to the factory default settings. Perform Master Press and hold the “Up”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Fuel2Level These selections will appear during scrolling. Only two selections are OilLevel displayed at one time. WasteWater The screen returns to the “Tank2 Name” screen. Press “Up” or “Down” to select another “Edit” mode edit function. Tank2 Name Otherwise,...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This function is used to tell the system whether or not the Sea Water Temperature Sensor is installed. Sea Water Press “Up” or “Down” to scroll through the selections. Temp Sensor When the correct choice is next to the selection arrow “>”, Press and >...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Pitot Sensor - Installed? From the “Edit” mode, using the “Up” or “Down” buttons, select the “Pitot Sensor Installed?” edit function. Press and hold the “Up” and “Down” buttons for 2 seconds to select Pitot the “Pitot Sensor Installed?.”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The screen returns to the “Paddlewheel Sensor Installed?” screen. Paddlewheel Press “Up” or “Down” to select another “Edit” mode edit function. Sensor Otherwise, Installed? Press the “Mode” button to return to the “Normal” mode. Fuel 1 Sensor - Installed? From the “Edit”...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This function is used to tell the system whether or not the Fuel 2 Sensor is installed. Fuel 2 Press “Up” or “Down” to scroll through the selections. Sensor When the correct choice is next to the selection arrow “>”, Press and >...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Alarm Mode The “alarm” screen appears only if an alarm condition exists. The alarm condition may be a warning sent from the engine ECU or an alarm such as “Shallow Alarm”. When an alarm condition occurs, the “Alarm Screen” will appear and the screens described below will be displayed.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Shallow Alarm Shallow Warns that water depth is less than Shallow Alarm setting. Low Fuel Low Fuel Warns that Fuel level is lower than 1/8 tank. No Engine Multiple Starboard Engines In multiple engine applications, each engine must first be assigned Many Stbd a position with a Quicksilver Diagnostic Tool before the system will function properly.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Battery Voltage Battery Voltage Low Battery voltage is below normal limit. Water Pressure Water Pressure Water Pressure in the cooling system is low. Check Engine Check Various engine errors-See Dealer. Engine Guardian Guardian X% Reduced Reduce Throttle X% Reduced Guardian condition and power limit percentage is displayed on the Reduce...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Oil Pump Fault Pump There is an oil pump fault. Fault Engine Coolant System Fault Engine Coolant The coolant sensor is not operating properly. System Fault Engine Sensor Fault MAP Engine Sensor Fault The manifold air pressure sensor is not operating properly.
SmartCraft Harness HN0403 MG2000 Tachometer SmartCraft Tachometer Cable (To connect from the SmartCraft harness to the junction box.) 12- pin connector Pin 1 Faria Bus Pin 2 White Faria Bus Pin 3 Green Faria Bus Pin 4 Black Faria Bus...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0403 MG2000 Speedometer Speedometer Cable 12- pin connector Pin 1 Faria Bus +8.4 VDC Pin 2 White Faria Bus Pin 3 Green Faria Bus Pin 4 Black Faria Bus Ground Pin 5...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SmartCraft Harness HN0407 MG2000 Tachometer SmartCraft Tachometer Cable (To connect direct to the SmartCraft junction box.) 12- pin connector Pin 1 Faria Bus +8.4 VDC Pin 2 White Faria Bus Pin 3 Green Faria Bus Pin 4 Black...
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0407 MG2000 Speedometer Speedometer Cable 12- pin connector Pin 1 Faria Bus +8.4 VDC Pin 2 White Faria Bus Pin 3 Green Faria Bus Pin 4 Black Faria Bus Ground Pin 5...
SmartCraft Harness HN0565 MG2000 Tachometer SmartCraft Tachometer Cable (To connect from the SmartCraft harness to the junction box.) 12- pin connector Pin 1 Faria Bus +8.4 VDC Pin 2 White Faria Bus Pin 3 Green Faria Bus Pin 4 Black...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SmartCraft Harness HN0566 MG2000 Tachometer SmartCraft Tachometer Cable (To connect direct to the SmartCraft junction box.) 12- pin connector Pin 1 Faria Bus +8.4 VDC Pin 2 White Faria Bus Pin 3 Green Faria Bus Pin 4 Black...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Tachometer to 2” Gauge Connection HN0503 From Tachometer 4- pin connector PJ0018 Pin A Note: To help reduce Pin B White moisture Pin C Green Pin D Black & Sheild in the gauges, be sure to install plug PJ0018 in all open connectors...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Harness HN0401 MG2000 Tachometer NMEA 0183 Cable 6- pin connector Pin 1 Not Used Pin 2 Not Used Pin 3 Red/ White Pin 4 Red/ Blue Pin 5 Not Used Pin 6 Not Used GPS100 Antenna Heat Shrink...
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