Control Systems - Four winns 248 Vista Owner's Manual

F - 1 GENERAL
Control systems permit operation of the engine's throttle
and shift mechanisms. They consist of three major com-
ponents; the control, the throttle and shift cables.
Certain Vista™ models are equipped with a single bin-
nacle lever controls with trim. See Figure F1. One lever
controls each engine. Moving the lever forward will shift
the drive into forward. Moving it aft will shift the drive into
reverse. Moving the lever further will increase engine
speed.
Figure F1: Single Binnacle Control Lever
Other Vista™ models are equipped with dual binnacle
lever controls with trim. See Figure F2. The left lever
controls the port engine and the right lever controls the
starboard engine. Moving the lever forward will shift the
drive into forward. Moving it aft will shift the drive into
reverse. Moving the lever further will increase engine
speed.
Vista™ Owner's Manual

CONTROL SYSTEMS

Single Binnacle
Control Lever
™
Figure F2: Dual Binnacle Control Lever
The Vista™ inboard models are equipped with twin lever,
single action shifter and throttle levers. See Figures F3.
The port shifter lever operates the port engine and the
starboard shifter lever operates the starboard engine.
This is also true for the throttle levers.
Twin Lever -
Single Action
Control
(w/ Black Buttons)
Figure F3: Inboard Helm Station
NOTICE
Allow the engine to warm up before engaging
the shift control. Monitor all instruments while
engine is idling during warm-up.
Additional information on controls and their operation is
discussed in Section F-2, Section F-3 and the engine
manufacturer's information included in the owner's packet.
Dual Binnacle
Control Levers
Twin Lever -
Single Action
Throttle
(w/ Red Buttons)
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