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2004, Mercury Marine 90-895201 204 THIS MANUAL DESCRIBES THE SMARTCRAFT GAUGE SYSTEMS A V AILABLE FOR YOUR BOA T System Speedometer and T achometer Operation Manual[...]
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1 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Basic Operation and Features 3 Auto-Detection Engine Function 5 Master Reset 6 Speedometer Display Screens 7 T achometer Display Screens 9 T roll Control 1 1 W arning System 13 W arning Display Screens 14 T achometer Calibration 18 Quick Cal Calibration 18 CAL 1 T achometer Calibration 18 CAL 2 T achometer Calibration 22 Speedo[...]
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3 BASIC OPERA TION AND FEA TURES T achometer Speedometer 0 1 2 34 5 6 7 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 Power u p: Each gauge will power up when the ignition is turned on. Gauges will stay on as long as the ignition is on. Lights: The brightness and contrast are adjustable. Buttons: Th e MODE b utton i s u s ed for s electi ng i nformati on s cr eens. Th[...]
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4 BASIC OPERA TION AND FEA TURES Digital Display Screen: Displays the following engine information. T achometer Display Screen: Speedometer Display Screen: DEPENDING ON ENGINE TYPE Engine Break –in Engine T em perature O i l P s i T rim and RPM T r i m a n d W a t e r P r e s s u r e W ater Pressure Batt ery V oltage and Engine Hours Fuel Flow an[...]
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5 AUT O-DETECTION ENGINE FUNCTION On fi rst t ime p ower up of gauge o r a fter a “M aster Reset ”, gauge will d i s p l a y “ Auto dete ct ”. Upon pr essing the mode button, gauge wil l au - tomat ic all y deter mine engi ne type. Thi s w ill pr eset t he dat a moni toring scr eens accor dingly . The intent ion is to mak e initi al setup e[...]
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6 MASTER RESET Y ou can return the gauge back to factory presets through the Master Reset command. IMPORT ANT : P er f o r mi n g a m a s t e r r eset will reset th e un it b ack to all factory defaul ts, thus elim inating any installa tion cal ibra - tions pe rformed during set up of product. By pressing TROLL – and TROLL + simultaneously for ap[...]
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7 SPEEDOMETER DISPLA Y SCREENS 4 3 2 1 5 Continued Next Page Speedometer 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 NOT ALL SCREENS MA Y APPL Y TO YOUR ENGINE TYPE. When the ignition is turned on, the speedometer will show the last screen that was displayed before the ignition was turned off. Pres s MODE to change displ ay sc reens. Y ou c an rev ert back to the pr[...]
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8 SPEEDOMETER DISPLA Y SCREENS 7 8 9 6 Speedometer 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 10 STEERING ANGLE 52 0 PORT 6. R an ge – The esti mated range i s b ased on boat speed, fuel c on - sump tion and fuel remainin g in the tank. The numbe rs displaye d ind icates an estima te of the distance you can trave l with the re - mai ning f uel. S peed input r equ[...]
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9 T ACHOMETER DISPLA Y SCREENS 4 3 2 1 5 ° F T achometer 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ENG PSI W A TER PSI 6 PSI TMP OK OK BA T NOT ALL SCREENS MA Y APPL Y TO YOUR ENGINE TYPE. When the ignition is turned on, the tachometer will display the last screen that was displayed before the ignition was turned off. Pres s MODE to change dis play sc reens. Y ou can rever[...]
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10 T ACHOMETER DISPLA Y SCREENS 8 7 9 T achometer 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HRS VOL T 22.3 13.6 3200 FUEL USED 2.4 22.0 11 OIL PSI DEPTH FEET 10 12 SPEED SEA TEMP 25 MPH 76 0 7 . O i l Pressure – Displays engine oil pressure in units of Psi or Bar . 8. Battery V oltage – Displays voltage level (condition) of battery . Also records the running time of eng[...]
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11 TROLL CONTROL TROLL + TROLL – TROLL + TROLL – Speedometer T achometer Actual Speed Set Speed Actual Speed Set Speed TR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 80 Basic Operation NOTE: T roll control may not be available on all engine models. NOTE: T roll control min/max range may change depending on en- gine type. Y ou can set th e troll co ntrol by using either [...]
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12 TROLL CONTROL 0 TROLL + TROLL – TROLL + TROLL – Speedometer T achometer Actual Speed Set Speed Actual Speed Set Speed a b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 80 T o Set T roll Control 1. Wi th t he engi ne running, shif t engine i nto gear . S et engine speed at idle. 2. Push i n t he TROLL + or TR OLL – b utton to br ing up the trol l contr ol di s - play sc[...]
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13 W ARNING SYSTEM a c b 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 08 0 2 Alarm s W a rnings – When a problem is detected, the name of the offending alarm appears on the display (a). If p robl em can cause imm ediate engi ne damage, t he Engi ne Guar dian Syst em ( b) w ill respond to the probl em by l imiting engin e powe r . Imme - diatel y reduc e thr ottle speed to i [...]
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14 W ARNING SYSTEM W arning Display Screens When a problem is detected with the engine, the warning display screens will alert the operator to the potential problem. Refer to the Engine Operation, Maintenance and W arranty Manual for explana- tion of the problem and the correct action to take . W ARNING DISPLA Y SCREENS PROBLEM T ACHOMETER DISPLA Y[...]
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15 W ARNING SYSTEM W arning Display Screens 1 3 4 5 2 7 8 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IMPORT ANT : Refer to the Engine Operation, Maintenance and W arranty Manual for further explanation of the problem and the correct action to take. 1 . OV ERHEA T – The engi ne has o ver heated. 2 . PRESSUR E – The re is insu fficient wate r pressure in the coo ling sys[...]
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16 W ARNING SYSTEM W arning Display Screens 12 10 9 11 13 14 16 no starboard engine 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Multiple Starboard Engine 9 . FA U LT- I G N I T I O N – A p robl em has d eveloped i n the i gniti on sy s- tem. 10. B A T T E R Y – The electrical syst em is not charging or the ba ttery char ge is low . 11 . E NGINE DA T A BUS – The data [...]
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17 W ARNING SYSTEM W arning Display Screens 19 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 17 E F 18 E F 22 20 21 17. OIL P RES SUR E – Th ere is insufficien t oil pressure . 18 . LOW F UEL LEVEL – Thi s m essage ser ves as a w arning t hat t he fuel l evel in the fuel t ank is cri tic all y l ow . Y ou should stop for fuel im mediatel y to av oid r unning out. 1 9 . L OW[...]
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18 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION Quick Cal Calibration Quick Cal – This calibration is for setting lighting and contrast. 1. Press in the MODE and TROL L + buttons for up to 2 seconds to get to Quick Cal screen. 2. Press MODE to advance through the calibration selections. CAL 1 T achometer Calibration Cal 1 – Thi s cal ibrati on lets y ou t urn on a[...]
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19 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 1 T achometer Calibration TRIM CALIBRA TION [EDIT] [SKIP] Choosing edit allows you to calibrate th e gauge to the standard 0–10 unit trim and 1 1–25 trailer position scale. TRIM FULL DOWN THEN PRESS PLUS BUTTON [SA VE] [SKIP] [DFL T] TRIM FULL UP THEN PRESS PLUS BUTTON [SA VE] [SKIP] [DFL T] TRIM T O TRAILER POIN[...]
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20 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 1 T achometer Calibration OIL TEMP SCREEN? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on the oil temp screen? OIL PRESS SCREEN? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on the oil pressure screen? TRIM AND PSI SCREEN? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on the trim and water pressure split screen? W A TER PSI SCREEN? [N[...]
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21 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 1 T achometer Calibration VOL T / HOUR SCREEN? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on the split screen that displays battery voltage and engine run time? SPEED / SEA TEMP SCREEN? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on the split screen that displays the temperature of the wa- ter and the speed of the vessel? SEA[...]
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22 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 2 T achometer Calibration CAL 2 – This calibration lets you configure the system sensor inputs. NOTE: Screens may vary depending upon the version of the gauge. 1. Pres s in t he MODE and TROLL + b uttons and hold for appr oximat ely 10 seconds for cal ibr ation2 ( Cal2 ) scr een. 2. Press MODE to advance through th[...]
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23 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 2 T achometer Calibration FUEL T ANK CAP ACITY [DOWN] [UP] [SA VE] Lets you enter the capacity of your boats fuel tank. This option is the same for tank 1 as it is for tank 2. CALIBRA TION FUEL T ANK [EDIT] [SKIP] Lets you enter the mode where you can calibrate your fuel tank. Fuel tank calibration procedure is the s[...]
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24 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 2 T achometer Calibration EXTERNAL SENSORS [EDIT] [SKIP] This section lets you enable or disable the following external sensor inputs. PIT OT SENSOR? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Is the boat equipped with a pitot sensor to measure boat speed? P ADDLE SENSOR? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Is the boat equipped with a paddle wheel to measur[...]
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25 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 2 T achometer Calibration TROLL CONTROL? [NO] [SA VE] [YES] Is tr oll contr ol enabled or d isabled on t his boat? SPEED OPTION [EDIT] [SKIP] This section lets you configure the following speed sensors. PIT OT SENSOR? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Select pitot transducer type. Y ou can choose 100 or 200 PSI. (100 PSI is the mos[...]
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26 T ACHOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 2 T achometer Calibration DEPTH SENSOR OFFSET [DOWN] [UP] [SA VE] Lets you electroni cally confi gure a depth of fset. Ent ering a negative number g ives you a wat er li ne of fset. A p ositive n umber gives you a keel of fset . DEPTH ALARM [DOWN] [UP] [SA VE] Lets you ent er a depth value. When the depth transducer [...]
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27 SPEEDOMETER CALIBRA TION Quick Cal Calibration Quick Cal – This calibration is for setting lighting and contrast. 1. Press in the MODE and TROL L + buttons for up to 2 seconds to get to Quick Cal screen. 2. Press MODE to advance through the calibration selections. CAL 1 Speedometer Calibr ation Cal 1 – Thi s cal ibrati on lets y ou t urn on [...]
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28 SPEEDOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 1 Speedometer Calibr ation CALIBRA TION HOUR 12:00 AM [DOWN] [UP] [SA VE] Adjust the gauges internal clock to match your local time. First set the hours then press MODE button to set the minutes. DISPLA Y UNITS [DOWN] [UP] [SA VE] Lets you change units of measurement between English (standard) or Metric. SPEED UNITS [...]
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29 SPEEDOMETER CALIBRA TION Quick Cal Calibration TRIP SCREEN? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on the trip screen? FUEL MANAGE SCREEN? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on the fuel manage screen? SIMULA T OR MODE? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Do you want to turn on a simulation mode? (Used for demonstration purposes only). EXIT? [NO] [CAL2] [YES][...]
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30 SPEEDOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 2 Speedometer Calibr ation CAL 2 – This calibration lets you configure the system sensor inputs. NOTE: Screens may vary depending upon the version of the gauge. 1. Pres s in t he MODE and TROLL + b uttons and hold for appr oximat ely 10 seconds for cal ibr ation2 ( Cal2 ) scr een. 2. Press MODE to advance through t[...]
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31 SPEEDOMETER CALIBRA TION CAL 2 Speedometer Calibr ation SEA TEMP OFFSET = 0 ° F [DOWN] [UP] [SA VE] This screen allows you to calibrate the display and the water temperature sen- sor . TROLL CONTROL? [NO] [YES] [SA VE] Is troll control enabled on this boat? W A TER TEMPERA TURE ADJUST [UP] [SA VE] [DOWN] Adjust water temp transducer to match ac[...]