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  • Page 1

    ISO128E ECR#4851 08/04 IS0128 Copyright 2004 by the Thomas G. Faria Corporation, Uncasville CT No part of this publication may by reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company . Faria® is the trademark of the Thomas G. Faria Corporation SystemCheck®, Evinrude®, Johnson[...]

  • Page 2

    H ar ness HN0 3 58 S mall C onnect or S y ste mC heck® a da p t or Small connector (CN0082) T o Small Connector Socket SystemCheck® Harness SystemCheck® Harness Deutsch Connector Purple Not Used T a n/Orange T a n T a n/Black Black Gray T a n/Y ellow Pin A Purple +14 Ignition Pin B T an/Orange Check Engine Pin C Black Ground Pin D Gray T achomet[...]

  • Page 3

    Installation: CAUTION: Disconnect the battery during installation. T ighten nuts on the backclamp only slightly more than you can tighten with your fingers. Six inch- pounds of torque are sufficient. Over- tightening could result in damage to the instrument and may void your warranty . 1. Cut a 3-3/8” diameter hole in the dash and mount the gau[...]

  • Page 4

    H ar ness HN0 3 56 S mall C onnect or Small Plug (CN0082) T o Commander Shrink T ubing or Wrap Black Purple Gray Pin A Purple +12 Ignition Power Pin B Purple +12 Ignition Power Pin C Black Groun d Pin D Gray T achometer Input ECR 1903 12/21/01 (Ignition) (T ach Signal) (Ground) Page 16 Descript ion Th e C omma nder ha s three push butt ons; Th ese [...]

  • Page 5

    Setup Mode T achometer settings and the fuel level sender type can be changed using the Setup Mode (see Figure 2, T able 1, and T a ble 2). Use this option only if you have reason to believe that your settings are wrong. Setting an incorrect value in these menus can result in extremely inaccurate performance o f the tachometer and fuel level sender[...]

  • Page 6

    T achometer Full S cale Selection R ef er to F i gure 3 f or an ex pl a nati on of eac h o f the tachometer full sc ale select ions . This i s nor mall y a fac tory setting that n eeds no adju stment. Th e sett i ng ad justs the “full sc ale ” op erat i ng ra ng e of the tac hometer to match the di al on the instr ument. Us i ng the “Up ” a[...]

  • Page 7

    I MP OR T AN T Alw ays ins tall the Fu el F low T ra nsdu cer AFTE R th e p rima ry fi lter . Th e p rima ry fi lter mu st b e a goo d qua lity w ater s epa rato r type w ith a m ini mum fil trat ion of 30 mi cron s or bet ter . (10 o r 2 mic ron. The l ower the mi cron rati ng the finer the fil trat ion) Fail ure to prov ide t his le vel of ?[...]

  • Page 8

    Ambi e nt A i r an d W at er T e mper at ur e Descr iption Th e F aria Commander T achometer/ W ater - Ai r T e mp e r at ur e/ Fue l L e vel/ E ngi ne Ho u r me te r com bi n es th e fea tu r es of sev er al i n str ume nts i n to on e un it . T h e L CD disp la y s the inf or mati on f or the other instr uments: 1) W ater T emp erature - D ispla [...]

  • Page 9

    causes th e dis play to ch a nge to the “ sett i ng s ” s ubmenu (see Fi g ure 1) . F u el Used “Set tings ” Menu T h ere ar e two i tems i n th e Fuel U sed “Se tt i ngs ” M en u ; Rese t a n d F ue l Cali brati on. Briefly p res sing the “Mo de ” butt on c y cle s thr ough the menu items . T he micr oproces sor will aut omatic al[...]

  • Page 10

    If t h e en gin e st ops running , but t h e k e y s witch remains on, the unit will aut omatic ally g o to “Dia gnosti c ” mode . Diagnost ic mode : S imple dia gnosti cs can be don e with t h e ke y on, engine of f . Th e in tent is t o aid t h e serv ice tec hnic ian in troub leshoot i ng wiri ng or sensor prob lems . It can als o be used to[...]

  • Page 11

    This alarm may be set t o w ar n y ou when th ere is o nl y a c er t ai n a mo unt of fu el re mai n i ng a ccordi ng to th e Fuel F low us ag e c alcu lat ion . Pre ss ing t h e “Up” or “Down ” bu tton s wil l change the Fu el R emai ni n g A larm settin g . F u el Le v el Th e Fue l Le v el di spl a y show s the amount o f fuel i n the fu[...]

  • Page 12

    This alarm may be set t o w ar n y ou when th ere is o nl y a c er t ai n a mo unt of fu el re mai n i ng a ccordi ng to th e Fuel F low us ag e c alcu lat ion . Pre ss ing t h e “Up” or “Down ” bu tton s wil l change the Fu el R emai ni n g A larm settin g . F u el Le v el Th e Fue l Le v el di spl a y show s the amount of fuel in the fuel[...]

  • Page 13

    If t h e en gin e st ops running , but t h e k e y s witch remains on, the unit will aut omatic ally g o to “Dia gnosti c ” mode . Diagnost ic mode : S imple dia gnosti cs can be don e with t h e ke y on, engine of f . Th e in tent is t o aid t h e serv ice tec hnic ian in troub leshoot i ng wiri ng or sensor prob lems . It can als o be used to[...]

  • Page 14

    Ambi e nt A i r an d W at er T e mper at ur e Descr iption Th e F aria Commander T achometer/ W ater - Ai r T e mp e r at ur e/ Fue l L e vel/ E ngi ne Ho u r me te r com bi n es th e fea tu r es of sev er al i n str ume nts i n to on e un it . T h e L CD disp la y s the inf or mati on f or the other instr uments: 1) W ater T emp erature - D ispla [...]

  • Page 15

    I MP OR T AN T Alw ays ins tall the Fu el F low T ra nsdu cer AFTE R th e p rima ry fi lter . Th e p rima ry fi lter mu st b e a goo d qua lity w ater s epa rato r type w ith a m ini mum fil trat ion of 30 mi cron s or bet ter . (10 o r 2 mic ron. The l ower the mi cron rati ng the finer the fil trat ion) Fail ure to prov ide t his le vel of ?[...]

  • Page 16

    T achometer Full S cale Selection R ef er to F i gure 3 f or an ex pl a nati on of eac h o f the tachometer full sc ale select ions . This i s nor mall y a fac tory setting that n eeds no adju stment. Th e sett i ng ad justs the “full sc ale ” op erat i ng ra ng e of the tac hometer to match the di al on the instr ument. Us i ng the “Up ” a[...]

  • Page 17

    Setup Mode T achometer settings and the fuel level sender type can be changed using the Setup Mode (see Figure 2, T able 1, and T a ble 2). Use this option only if you have reason to believe that your settings are wrong. Setting an incorrect value in these menus can result in extremely inaccurate performance o f the tachometer and fuel level sender[...]

  • Page 18

    H ar ness HN0 3 56 S mall C onnect or Small Plug (CN0082) T o Commander Shrink T ubing or Wrap Black Purple Gray Pin A Purple +12 Ignition Power Pin B Purple +12 Ignition Power Pin C Black Groun d Pin D Gray T achometer Input ECR 1903 12/21/01 (Ignition) (T ach Signal) (Ground) Page 16 Descript ion Th e C omma nder ha s three push butt ons; Th ese [...]

  • Page 19

    Installation: CAUTION: Disconnect the battery during installation. T ighten nuts on the backclamp only slightly more than you can tighten with your fingers. Six inch- pounds of torque are sufficient. Over- tightening could result in damage to the instrument and may void your warranty . 1. Cut a 3-3/8” diameter hole in the dash and mount the gau[...]

  • Page 20

    H ar ness HN0 3 58 S mall C onnect or S y ste mC heck® a da p t or Small connector (CN0082) T o Small Connector Socket SystemCheck® Harness SystemCheck® Harness Deutsch Connector Purple Not Used T a n/Orange T a n T a n/Black Black Gray T a n/Y ellow Pin A Purple +14 Ignition Pin B T an/Orange Check Engine Pin C Black Ground Pin D Gray T achomet[...]

  • Page 21

    Fuel Flow T ransducer H ar ness HN0 3 58 Lar g e connect or S y ste mC heck® T o Large Connecto r Socket Red Black Whit e White Shield Boat Ground T an (Over T emperature) T an/Black (Lo Oil Sensor ) T a n/Y ellow (No Oil Sensor) Large connector (CN0083) Pin A Red Fuel T ransducer Power Pin B T a n Over T emperature Pin C White Fuel T ransducer Si[...]

  • Page 22

    ISO128E ECR#4851 08/04 IS0128 Copyright 2004 by the Thomas G. Faria Corporation, Uncasville CT No part of this publication may by reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the company . Faria® is the trademark of the Thomas G. Faria Corporation SystemCheck®, Evinrude®, Johnson[...]