Garmin Volvo Penta Glass Cockpit B7 Owner's Manual page 68

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Select an item to engage it. The button illuminates when
selected. Select the item again to disengage it.
Trolling motor battery status.
Turns the propeller on and off.
Reduces the speed.
Speed indicator.
Increases the speed.
Enables the cruise control at the current speed
over ground (SOG).
Engages the propellor at full speed.
Trolling motor status.
Enables anchor lock, which uses the trolling
motor to hold your position.
Steers the trolling motor.
When in anchor lock, jogs the anchor lock
position forward, backward, left, or right.
Enables heading hold (set and maintain the
current heading).
When the trolling motor is in heading hold, an
autopilot bar appears in the trolling motor bar.
Opens the trolling motor settings.
Trolling Motor Settings
From the trolling motor bar, select
Calibrate: Calibrates the trolling motor compass
(Calibrating the Trolling Motor Compass, page
and sets the trolling motor bow offset
Offset, page
57).
Anchor Gain: Sets the response of the trolling motor
when in anchor lock mode. If you need the trolling
motor to be more responsive and move quicker,
increase the value. If the motor is moving too much,
decrease the value.
Navigation Gain: Sets the response of the trolling motor
when navigating. If you need the trolling motor to be
more responsive and move quicker, increase the value.
If the motor is moving too much, decrease the value.
Heading Hold Mode: Sets the heading hold mode. The
Vessel Align option attempts to keep the boat pointing
in the same direction regardless of drift. The Go To
56
Arrival Mode: Sets the behavior of the trolling motor
Auto Power On: Turns on the trolling motor when you
Prop. Stow Side: Sets which side of the trolling motor the
Shortcut Keys: Enables the shortcut keys on the trolling
Restore Defaults: Resets the trolling motor settings to
Assigning a Shortcut to the Trolling Motor Remote
Control Shortcut Keys
You can quickly open commonly used screens by
assigning a shortcut key on the trolling motor remote
control. You can create a shortcut to screens, such as
sonar screens and charts.
NOTE: If you have more than one chartplotter on the
network, you can assign shortcut keys to one chartplotter
only.
1 Open a screen.
2 Hold a shortcut key.
.
Calibrating the Trolling Motor Compass
You must calibrate the compass in the trolling motor
56)
before you can use the autopilot features.
(Setting the Bow
1 Drive the boat to an open area of calm water.
2 From the trolling motor bar, select
3 Follow the on-screen instructions.
option attempts to navigate a straight line in the
requested direction.
when you reach the end of a route. With the Anchor
Lock setting, the trolling motor holds the position using
the anchor lock feature when the boat reaches the end
of the route. With the Manual setting, the propeller
turns off when the boat reaches the end of the route.
CAUTION
You are responsible for the safe operation of your boat.
When using the Manual setting for the Arrival Mode
option, you must be ready to take control of the boat.
apply power to the system.
propellor rotates to when stowing the trolling motor.
This is helpful when you store other items near the
stowed propellor.
motor remote control to work with this particular
chartplotter. The keys work with only one chartplotter at
a time.
the factory default values.
TIP: The shortcut is also saved to the Favorites
category with the shortcut key number.
Compass Cal..
> Calibrate >
Force
Trolling Motor Control
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