Network; Personality File - Mercury VesselView 4 User Manual

Network

1. Auto Select, Sources and Magnetic Variation:
• Auto Select scans the CAN bus and NMEA backbone for installed data reporting (input and output) components.
These items must have power supplied to them for the Auto Select to assimilate the data reporting.
• Sources opens the Data Sources Selection which includes but is not limited to: GPS, Log/Timer and Environment.
Each of these data sources can be expanded and modified by pressing the pages button and the enter button at the
same time.
• Magnetic Variation can be manually changed or automatically updated. Manual variation can be changed + or – up to
5 digits, including two decimal points.
2. Device List and Diagnostics:
• Device List shows all CAN bus and NMEA backbone data reporting components that are recognized. This can be
useful for diagnosing CAN and NMEA communication errors.
• Diagnostics shows data reporting of errors and overruns on the CAN and NMEA communications. This can be useful
to a skilled technician for diagnosing CAN and NMEA communication errors.
3. Groups:
• Network Groups are products that use data sources on the N2K network. These products use data sources that all
other products on the network use, or could use a data source independently from other units. You can also globally
change all displays to a different source from any display.
• There are ten categories of sources. Compass, Navigation, and Position. are some of the category group sources.
Under each of these categories, a display can be set to receive data from sources as part of the group, or to receive
the data independently from the group.
4. Damping
• Damping allows you to choose between 1 and 9 seconds delay for updating various sensors connected to the CAN
and NMEA backbone.
5. Speed:
• Speed source allows you select either a strategy or GPS. Strategy is the default selection.
• Speed through the water (STW) threshold is the transition from one type of speed sensor to another. The most
common threshold transition is a paddle wheel to pitot sensor. There is no transition available to GPS.
• Calibrate Paddle Speed allows you to fine tune the hertz calibration of the paddle wheel sensor.
6. ECO Mode:
• Eco Mode allows you to modify the target windows that are within the ECO program.
7. Reverse Fill Calibration:
• Allows you to quickly update the tank full capacity calibration based on the amount of fuel added.
8. Cruise/SmartTow type:
• You can manually select either Auto, RPM or speed base for cruise control and SmartTow.

Personality File

The personality menu option should only be used by an authorized OEM or dealership.
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