Settings

Trolling Motor Settings

On the remote control, select Menu icon > Settings > Trolling Motor.

Wi-Fi

Sets the wireless network preferences for the trolling motor (Wireless Network Settings).

Calibrate

Calibrates the trolling motor compass (Calibrating the Trolling Motor Compass) and sets the trolling motor bow offset.

Steering Mode

Defines how the Power Steer foot pedals steer the boat (Inverting the Steering Response).

MOB Tag Override Mode

Turn on to allow the propeller to run even when the motor has lost connection with the MOB tag (Overriding the MOB Tag).

Programmable Keys

Sets the function of the programmable keys on the remote control (Assigning an Anchor Mode to a Programmable Key). Also sets the function of the levers on the Power Steer foot pedals (Changing the Function of the Foot Pedal Levers).

Units

Sets the units of measure.

Battery Management

Defines settings related to the trolling motor battery (Battery Management Settings).

Beeper

Disables or enables the autopilot notification beeps.

Auto Power On

Turns on the trolling motor when you apply power to the system.

Heading Hold

Sets the behavior of the Heading Hold feature (Changing the Heading Hold Behavior).

Anchor Mode

Sets the default Anchor Mode (Holding Your Position). Bow Lock uses the bow of your boat as the anchor point, allowing the stern to drift. Anchor Lock uses the motor mounting location on the stern as the anchor point, allowing the bow to drift.

Vessel Length

Sets the vessel length value used for calculating the position of the bow (Configuring Bow Lock).

Nav. Arrival
Sets the behavior of the trolling motor when you reach the end of a route. Anchor Mode turns on Anchor Mode at the end of the route. Manual turns the propeller off at the end of the route.
CAUTION

When using Manual for the Nav. Arrival setting, you must be ready to take control of the boat.

Anchor Gain

Sets the level of autopilot response when in Anchor Mode (Adjusting the Autopilot Response).

Navigation Gain

Sets the level of autopilot response when in other autopilot modes (Adjusting the Autopilot Response).

Clear User Data
Deletes all saved waypoints, routes, tracks, and your active track.
NOTE: If you are connected to a chartplotter, selecting this clears user data from both the trolling motor and the connected chartplotter.
Restore Defaults
Resets the trolling motor settings to the factory default values.
NOTE: Restoring default settings does not clear user data on the trolling motor or on a connected chartplotter.
Clear Diagnostics

Deletes system-generated data that is stored on the trolling motor for troubleshooting purposes.

Wireless Network Settings

On the remote control, select Menu icon > Settings > Trolling Motor > Wi-Fi.
NOTE: The active Wi‑Fi® mode is shown at the top of the screen.
Mode

Sets the Wi‑Fi mode. You can turn off Wi‑Fi technology, join the network of a chartplotter, or create a wireless access point to use the ActiveCaptain® app (Connecting to a Mobile Device with the ActiveCaptain App).

Setup > Name

Sets the name of the wireless access point on the trolling motor (ActiveCaptain mode only).

Setup > Password

Sets the password for the wireless access point on the trolling motor (ActiveCaptain mode only).

Battery Management Settings

On the remote control, select Menu icon > Settings > Trolling Motor > Battery Management.

Indicator

Sets the appearance of the trolling motor battery indicator to either an icon or a numeric voltage value.

Battery Setup

Sets the type of battery connected to the trolling motor, which helps calculate the reported battery status.

Remote Control Settings

On the remote control, select Menu icon > Settings > Remote Control.

Backlight

Adjusts the backlight settings. (Backlight Settings)

Beeper

Sets the beeper to sound for key presses and alarms.

Auto Power Off

Sets the length of time before the remote control turns off automatically.

Calibrate

Calibrates the remote control for the gesture-control features (Calibrating the Remote Control).

Pairing

Pairs the remote control with the trolling motor (Pairing the Remote Control).

Language

Sets the on-screen text language.

Restore Defaults

Resets the remote control to factory default settings. This restores the default configuration settings on the remote control, but does not remove saved user data.

Backlight Settings

On the remote control, select Menu icon > Settings > Remote Control > Backlight.

Keys

Sets the backlight to turn on when a key is pressed.

Alarms

Sets the backlight to turn on when an alarm sounds on the remote control.

Timeout

Sets the length of time before the backlight turns off.

Brightness

Sets the brightness level of the backlight.

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July 2026