Creating a Water Sports User Preset
You can save your current water sports settings as a user
preset to quickly return the chartplotter to your desired
settings.
From the water sports page, hold a user preset button.
Renaming a User Preset Button
When you have the water sports features set to your
desired settings, you can hold a user preset button to
save your current settings. You can rename your user
preset buttons.
1
Select
Options
>
Water Sports
>
Manage Users
.
2
Select a user.
3
Select
Rename
, and enter a name.
Setting the Boat RPM or Speed
From the
Water Sports
screen, select
or
.
TIP:
You can select
to quickly activate the boat to
throttle to the selected RPM or speed and hold steady
at the RPM or speed.
Setting the Speed Source
1
From the
Water Sports
screen, select
Options
>
Speed Source
.
2
Select
RPM
or
Speed
.
Adjusting the Trim Tabs
Trim tabs raise and lower the bow of your boat to control
the list of your boat relative to the water surface, and to
adjust drag to allow you to plane at speeds lower than
your boat was designed to plane. You can raise or lower
trim tabs individually to create more list on one side of
your boat for stability or for water sports. You can adjust
your boat's trim tabs to increase or decrease drag. When
you increase the boat drag, you create more wake for
water sports.
From the
Water Sports
screen, select an option:
• To adjust the trim tabs for surfing on the left side of
the boat, select
Surf Left
.
• To adjust the trim tabs on both sides of the boat to
the up position, select
All Up
.
• To adjust the trim tabs for surfing on the right side of
the boat, select
Surf Right
.
Adjusting the Power Trim
Power trim is the tilted angle your boat motor makes in
the water. You can adjust the power trim to produce a
different wake shape or size.
1
From the
Water Sports
screen, select >
SET
POWER TRIM
.
2
Select
or
to adjust the power trim.
Adjusting the Ballast Tank Levels
You can, fill, drain, or adjust the amount of water in your
ballast tanks to create a larger or smaller wake for water
sports. The more you increase ballast weight, the larger
wake you create.
1
From the
Water Sports
screen, select
Tank Controls
.
2
Select an option:
• To fill a specific tank, select
next to the tank.
• To drain a specific tank, select
next to the tank.
• To fully fill all of the tanks, select
FILL ALL
.
• To fully drain all of the tanks, select
DRAIN ALL
.
• To cease draining or filling, select
Stop
.
Ballast Tank Tips
• If the tanks do not fill or drain completely, select
or
to fill or drain for an additional 30 seconds.
• Do not run the pumps without water, or you might
damage them.
• If the fill time is not correctly set by the manufacturer,
you can adjust the fill and drain times (
).
Adjusting Ballast Tank Drain and Fill Times
Ballast tank fill and drain times are determined by
your boat builder, but can degrade over time as pump
efficiencies change. You can adjust the data for accuracy.
1
From the
Water Sports
screen, select
Options
>
Installation
.
2
Select an option:
• To enter the amount of time it takes your ballast tank
to fill from empty to full, select
Tank Fill Times
.
• To enter the amount of time it takes your ballast
tank to drain from full to empty, select
Tank Drain
Times
.
Turning on the Trim Assist Feature
The Trim Assist feature adjusts the trim tabs to the optimal
position to enable the boat to come up to plane more
easily. When you are in Surf Left or Surf Right mode, the
Trim Assist feature automatically deactivates.
From the
Water Sports
screen, select
Options
>
Trim
Assist
>
On
.
Adjusting the Boat Load
You can use the Boat Load feature when your boat is
heavily loaded and the boat does not accelerate quickly
enough when in Surf Left or Surf Right mode.
1
From the
Water Sports
screen, select
Options
>
Water Sports Control
>
Boat Load
.
2
Adjust the boat load percentage.
Sonar Fishfinder
When properly connected to a compatible transducer,
your chartplotter can be used as a fishfinder.
For more information about which transducer is best for
your needs, go to
Different sonar views can help you view the fish in the
area. The sonar views available vary depending on the
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Sonar Fishfinder
