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Operation

Speedometer

The speedometer is a digital instrument 
with the appearance of an analog 
instrument. The speedometer is designed 
to be operated from a “paddle wheel” 
sensor. A microprocessor controlled 
stepper motor moves the pointer to display 
boat speed using a linear dial.

The microprocessor and stepper motor 
provide excellent accuracy. Variations in 
the operation of the “paddle wheel” sensor 
are however fairly common. These 
variations may be caused by the mounting 
location of the “paddle wheel” on the hull, 
which affects water flow characteristics, or 
turbulence and air bubbles in the area of 
the “paddle wheel”. Therefore, calibration 
of the speedometer may be required and is 
easily accomplished by using the Trip Log 
display or the pointer.

Description

The SystemCheck® Commander™ 
Speedometer has three push buttons; 

The “Mode” button is used to change the 
function of the LCD display and to access 
sub menus and adjustable settings. The    

 

 

“Down” and “Up” buttons are used to 
modify the settings.

In normal operation mode, pressing the 
“Mode” button for a short period of time 
causes the display to cycle between the 
Depth Sounder display and the Trip Log 

display.  Pressing and holding the “Mode” 
button causes the display to change to the 
“settings” sub menus (see Figure 2, page 6).

When the settings menus have been 
selected, pressing the “Mode” button for a 
short period of time causes the display to 
cycle through the setting options. Within 
each setting selection, pressing the 
“Down” and “Up” buttons causes the 
affected setting to change. The 
microprocessor will automatically record 
the new settings as you adjust them.

When in a setting menu, pressing and 
holding the “Mode” button returns to the 
main function.

Trip Log

The Trip Log is similar to the trip 
odometer in an automobile. The distance 
traveled, as recorded by the speedometer 
“paddle wheel”, is displayed.

The Trip Log may be reset to zero, the 
units of measure changed, or the 

M

Mode 
Button

Down 
Button

Up
Button

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Summary of Contents for Johnson SystemCheck Commander

Page 1: ...Alarms Alarms are Audible and Visual Programmable Keel Offset Trip Log M IS0163A ECR 3550 04 2003 SystemCheck Commander Speedometer Depth Sounder Owner s Manual are trade marks of Bombardier Motor Co...

Page 2: ...Page 3 Shallow Alarm Page 4 Deep Alarm Page 4 Keel Offset Page 4 Units Page 4 Loss of Signal Page 5 Calibration Page 5 Figure 2 Speedometer LCD Display Modes Page 6 Quick Reference Guide Set Up Mode...

Page 3: ...ming out of the connector ends It is recommended to wrap the connections together with electrical tape for further protection Two Wire Connector Socket Follow the wiring diagram at the end of this man...

Page 4: ...display and to access sub menus and adjustable settings The Down and Up buttons are used to modify the settings In normal operation mode pressing the Mode button for a short period of time causes the...

Page 5: ...r the Trip Log between miles MI and nautical miles NM Calibration This menu item is used to simultaneously adjust the calibration of the Speedometer and the Trip Log Two methods of calibration are pos...

Page 6: ...larm To have this alarm indicate the depth of water under the deepest part of the hull the Keel Offset must be properly set Deep Alarm Pressing the Up or Down button changes the setting for the Deep A...

Page 7: ...nu There are two methods of calibration 1 A GPS or radar gun can be used to obtain a fixed speed While holding the boat at the selected speed press the Up or Down buttons to adjust the speedometer poi...

Page 8: ...if you have reason to believe that your setting is wrong Setting an incorrect value in this menu can result in extremely inaccurate performance of the speedometer To access the Setup Mode press and h...

Page 9: ...dometer full scale reading to match dial The microprocessor will automatically record the new setting as you modify it Pressing and holding the Mode button sets the instrument to normal operation Spee...

Page 10: ...urple White w Blue Stripe Pin A Purple 12 Ignition Power Pin B Purple 12 Ignition Power Pin C Black Ground Pin D White Blue Speedometer Input ECR 1903 12 21 01 Ignition Paddle Wheel Signal Paddle Whee...

Page 11: ...rink Tubing or Wrap Ground Small Plug CN0082 To Commander Blue Pin A Blue Depth Sounder Signal Pin B Black Depth Sounder Ground Pin C Not Used Pin D Not Used ECR 1903 12 21 01 Depth Sounder Signal Blu...

Page 12: ...Notes...

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