Joystick Fundamentals - Seastar Solutions Optimus 360 Operation Manual

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6.1 Joystick Fundamentals

handle motion
The handle can be moved in any direction or rotated left or right.
When released the joystick will always snap back to center and put
the engine in neutral idle.
Moving the handle away from center or rotating it will cause the
engines to shift into the correct gear for the desired motion. Further
handle motion in the same direction will apply throttle and provide
more thrust in the chosen direction. The joystick is proportional and
guided in each axis.
Boost Button
Increases the power the engines can apply and may be turned on or
off at any time. It can be very handy when handling the boat in wind
or current. The system will remember the boost mode status so if it
is left on, it will be on again next time the joystick is activated.
A blue LED on the Boost button will illuminate when in boost mode.
take command Button
Activates the joystick and allows the joystick to take control of the
vessel. To take control with the joystick, press take command with
both control head levers in the neutral position.
Note: If your boat has Yamaha engines you can only take command
with the joystick at an active control station. To transfer to joystick
control at another station, you must first press the Yamaha Station
Selector button to activate the control station.
The LED on the Take Command button is used to indicate joystick status:
Led State
Off
Steady blue
Slow flashing blue
Alternating red and
blue flashing
Fast flashing red
Steady red
* See section 10 for fault handling information.
a and c Buttons
Reserved for future use. Not active at this time.
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joystick Status
joystick is inactive
joystick has control of the vessel
joystick is initializing rudder and EST system
joystick has control of the vessel, but there is
an active non-critical warning fault*
joystick has a critical fault* and is awaiting
transfer of control to a control head
joystick has a critical fault* and is not
available for operation
Optimus 360 Joystick Control System, Rev. C