Settings
Trolling Motor Settings
On the remote control, select .
- Wi-Fi
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Sets the wireless network preferences for the trolling motor (Wireless Network Settings).
- Calibrate
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Calibrates the trolling motor compass (Calibrating the Trolling Motor Compass) and sets the trolling motor bow offset.
- Steering Mode
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Defines how the Power Steer foot pedals steer the boat (Inverting the Steering Response).
- MOB Tag Override Mode
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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
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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
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Sets the units of measure.
- Battery Management
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Defines settings related to the trolling motor battery (Battery Management Settings).
- Beeper
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Disables or enables the autopilot notification beeps.
- Auto Power On
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Turns on the trolling motor when you apply power to the system.
- Heading Hold
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Sets the behavior of the Heading Hold feature (Changing the Heading Hold Behavior).
- Anchor Mode
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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
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Sets the vessel length value used for calculating the position of the bow (Configuring Bow Lock).
- Nav. Arrival
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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.
When using Manual for the Nav. Arrival setting, you must be ready to take control of the boat.
- Anchor Gain
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Sets the level of autopilot response when in Anchor Mode (Adjusting the Autopilot Response).
- Navigation Gain
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Sets the level of autopilot response when in other autopilot modes (Adjusting the Autopilot Response).
- Clear User Data
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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
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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
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Deletes system-generated data that is stored on the trolling motor for troubleshooting purposes.
Wireless Network Settings
- Mode
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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).
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Sets the name of the wireless access point on the trolling motor (ActiveCaptain mode only).
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Sets the password for the wireless access point on the trolling motor (ActiveCaptain mode only).
Battery Management Settings
On the remote control, select .
- Indicator
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Sets the appearance of the trolling motor battery indicator to either an icon or a numeric voltage value.
- Battery Setup
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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 .
- Backlight
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Adjusts the backlight settings. (Backlight Settings)
- Beeper
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Sets the beeper to sound for key presses and alarms.
- Auto Power Off
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Sets the length of time before the remote control turns off automatically.
- Calibrate
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Calibrates the remote control for the gesture-control features (Calibrating the Remote Control).
- Pairing
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Pairs the remote control with the trolling motor (Pairing the Remote Control).
- Language
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Sets the on-screen text language.
- Restore Defaults
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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 .
- Keys
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Sets the backlight to turn on when a key is pressed.
- Alarms
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Sets the backlight to turn on when an alarm sounds on the remote control.
- Timeout
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Sets the length of time before the backlight turns off.
- Brightness
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Sets the brightness level of the backlight.