There might be occasions when you cannot control the switches. Switches turn off temporarily during a system reset and software update. Switches also turn off while the OnDeck™ system is turned off, either because of a user action or a low internal battery.

Switches that were turned on before the system reset, software update, or when the system was turned off, turn on automatically when the OnDeck system turns on. Switches do not turn on automatically after a factory reset.

If your vessel's NMEA 2000^® system includes a digital switching device, you may see offline or error state messages if the digital switching device fails or is not powered or connected (Digital switches are offline or in error state).