Mercury Racing 500R Operation And Maintenance Manual page 66

REQUESTING HELM TRANSFER
NOTE: Any movement of the joystick (if equipped) or ERC levers
after pressing the transfer button terminates the helm transfer
request. A single beep sounds and the transfer button light turns off
signaling the end of the transfer request.
To request the transfer of vessel control from one helm to another:
1. All of the ignition keys must be in the ON position.
2. All of the vessel's ERC levers must be in the neutral position.
3. At the helm you are requesting to be made active, press the TRANSFER
button once. The transfer light turns on and one beep will sound
confirming the impending transfer.
NOTE: If all ERC levers are not in neutral, the neutral lights will flash. Move all
ERC levers to neutral and the neutral light will stop flashing.
4. With the transfer light and neutral light on, press the TRANSFER button a
second time to complete the helm transfer.
5. When the helm transfer is complete, another beep sounds. The transfer
light stays on at the active helm location.
NOTE: If the helm transfer is not completed in 10 seconds, the request is
automatically cancelled and a double beep sounds. Control will remain at the
existing active helm. Press the transfer button again to restart helm transfer.
6. The helm where the transfer request was initiated is now active and
controls the vessel.
HELM TRANSFER AND AUTOPILOT
Transferring control from an active helm to an inactive helm (from one station to
another station) affects the functionality of autopilot modes. Some of the effects
are listed.
• Auto heading mode will disengage when the ERC levers are moved to
the neutral position. You must engage auto heading at the selected active
helm.
• Requesting a helm transfer places the autopilot into standby mode. Any
required inputs will need to be entered at the selected active helm.
• Skyhook will disengage when the transfer button is pressed the second
time. Skyhook must be engaged at the selected active helm.
• If auto heading is activated, the helm transfer functionality is disabled.
Turn this feature off and resume the transfer. At the selected active helm,
engage auto heading.
• If route mode is activated, the helm transfer functionality is disabled. Turn
this feature off and resume the transfer. At the selected active helm,
engage route mode.
FEATURES AND CONTROLS
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