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Auto Glide

Boat Control System

TM

Auto Glide

Boat Control System

TM

Owner’s Manual B

Owner’s Manual B

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Operational Instructions

Operational Instructions

  

Summary of Contents for Auto Glide

Page 1: ...uto Glide Boat Control System TM Owner s Manual B Owner s Manual B Please visit our website to view up to date information and various videos which may be beneficial to you www lencoautoglide com Operational Instructions Operational Instructions ...

Page 2: ... SHOT TO PLANING MODE 11 3 ROUGH WATER HOLE SHOT 12 4 ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS TRANSITION HOLE SHOT TO PLANING MODE 13 5 OVERRIDING ROUGH WATER HOLE SHOT MODE 14 C PLANING MODE 15 22 1 ROLL CORRECTION 16 17 2 PITCH CORRECTION 18 19 3 YAW LOCK OUT 20 4 RAPID DECELERATION 21 5 EXITING PLANING MODE 22 III AUTOMATIC SETTINGS 23 26 A AUTO SETTING 23 24 B FAV 1 FAV 2 and HOLD SETTINGS 24 26 1 SAVING FAV 1...

Page 3: ...TIC SETTING PORT BOW DOWN BUTTON PORT BOW UP BUTTON STARBOARD BOW DOWN BUTTON STARBOARD BOW UP BUTTON HOLD BUTTON AUTOMATIC SETTING KEY PAD BUTTON OVERVIEW B KEY PAD BUTTON LED INDICATORS Each of the Key Pad Buttons also has a corresponding LED Indicator that illuminates to indicate that the button is being activated either manually or automatically DN DN AUTO UP UP F H F A O A V L V 1 D 2 HORIZON...

Page 4: ...lide is constantly measuring the boat s CURRENT ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS at the rate of 25 times per second However that information is dampened so that the Auto Glide does not overreact to every small movement of the boat You will most likely notice the dampening because the CURRENT ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS are displayed on the Key Pad slower than the boat is actually moving The following example...

Page 5: ...ION IS ROLLED TO PORT BUT THE CURRENT PITCH POSITION MATCHES THE AUTO GLIDE S HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION EXAMPLE 3 THE CURRENT ROLL POSITION IS ROLLED TO STARBOARD AND THE CURRENT PITCH POSITION IS ABOVE THE HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION ...

Page 6: ...oat A IDLE MODE The primary objective of IDLE MODE is to limit the movement of the trim tabs during idle conditions which would include situations such as maneuvering the boat within a marina or boat launch area 1 ENTERING IDLE MODE The Auto Glide will transition into IDLE MODE when the boat s motor s is started and the Auto Glide sees 400 RPMs or greater from the CANBUS data The AUTO SETTING butt...

Page 7: ...ted The Auto Glide will also auto retract the trim tabs if you were in MANUAL MODE the last time you turned OFF your motor s Once the Auto Glide wakes up it takes a few moments to verify that it is receiving all of the required ENGINE and GPS DATA and that both HOME ROLL AND PITCH DEFAULT POSITIONS have been stored It then defaults to the AUTO AUTOMATIC SETTING and IDLE MODE ...

Page 8: ...u are in IDLE MODE If you are maneuvering around the dock or boat launch area the trim tabs remain retracted until you EXIT IDLE MODE by Going faster than 4 MPH 4 MPH HOLE SHOT MODE OR GREATER INITIATES Override IDLE MODE by pressing the currently selected AUTOMATIC SETTING BUTTON i e AUTO FAV 1 FAV 2 HOLD ...

Page 9: ...deploying the trim tabs before acceleration and automatically retracting the trim tabs as the boat reaches cruising speed and the CURRENT PITCH POSITION approaches the saved HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION ENTERING HOLE SHOT MODE Once the boat enters into HOLE SHOT MODE the Auto Glide automatically fully deploys the trim tabs in preparation for Hole Shot ...

Page 10: ...S Engine Shift or NMEA 2000 Engine Shift Systems the Auto Glide will retract the trim tabs when you shift your motor s into reverse This only occurs while the Auto Glide is in HOLE SHOT MODE This feature is not available on boats that do not have Mercury DTS or NMEA 2000 Engine Shift data available on the CANBUS ...

Page 11: ...E into PLANING MODE As soon as the boat passes 12 MPH and the boat s pitch angle begins to decrease the Auto Glide begins to retract the trim tabs as the boat approaches the HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION NOTE THE AUTO GLIDE WILL NOT CORRECT FOR ROLL WHILE IT IS IN HOLE SHOT MODE ROLL CORRECTIONS ARE MADE ONCE THE BOAT REACHES ITS HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION AND THE AUTO GLIDE TRANSITIONS TO PLANING ...

Page 12: ...ile you are attempting to get on plane in rough seas NOTE THE AUTO GLIDE CONTINUES TO MONITOR SEA CONDITIONS EVEN AFTER DETECTING ROUGH SEAS AND RETRACTING THE TRIM TABS IF THE AUTO GLIDE DETECTS THAT THE SEA CONDITIONS HAVE SMOOTHED OUT AFTER 15 SECONDS THE TABS ARE RE DEPLOYED AND THE AUTO GLIDE DEFAULTS BACK TO NORMAL HOLE SHOT MODE THIS HELPS REDUCE THE EFFECTS OF PASSING THRU LARGE BOAT WAKES...

Page 13: ... get on plane than it does in smooth water conditions Sometimes the conditions are so rough that the boat might not ever get on plane In ROUGH WATER HOLE SHOT MODE the Auto Glide will begin to make automatic corrections to changes in roll angle after the boat is going faster than 12 MPH but has still not transitioned to PLANING MODE However no automatic pitch corrections will be made until the boa...

Page 14: ...operating This could be any of the four 4 AUTOMATIC SETTING BUTTONS Once you press this AUTOMATIC SETTING BUTTON the trim tabs will fully deploy and the Auto Glide will default to normal HOLE SHOT MODE WARNING IF YOU OVERRIDE ROUGH WATER HOLE SHOT YOU ARE ASSUMING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EFFECTS OF HOLE SHOT TRANSITION IN ROUGH SEA CONDITIONS WARNING IF YOU OVERRIDE ROUGH WATER HOLE SHOT YOU A...

Page 15: ...ayed on the Key Pad Crosshair LED Indicators The following illustrations outline how the Auto Glide corrects for Roll and Pitch angle changes and how these changes are displayed on the Key Pad Crosshair LED Indicator EXAMPLE 1 BOAT S CURRENT ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS MATCH THE AUTO GLIDE S HOME ROLL AND PITCH DEFAULT POSITIONS Only the green center LEDs are illuminated on the Crosshair LED Indicato...

Page 16: ... PITCH When the boat s CURRENT ROLL POSITION has rolled to port side but your CURRENT PITCH POSITION still matches the Auto Glide s HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION the Horizontal Crosshair LED Indicator will display how far the boat has rolled away from the HOME ROLL DEFAULT POSITION However the green center LED will remain illuminated to indicate that the CURRENT HOME PITCH POSITION still matches Aut...

Page 17: ...IDE S HOME PITCH The Auto Glide always corrects for ROLL CHANGES first and then corrects for PITCH CHANGES Example 2A shows that the boat is rolled to port but the CURRENT PITCH POSITION matches the HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION In this case the Auto Glide only needs to correct for ROLL ANGLE CHANGE ...

Page 18: ...ES THE AUTO GLIDE S HOME ROLL POSITION BUT THE CURRENT PITCH POSITION IS ABOVE THE HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION This example is the exact opposite scenario as EXAMPLE 2A B When the boat s CURRENT ROLL POSITION matches the HOME ROLL DEFAULT POSTION but your CURRENT PITCH POSITION is above the Auto Glide s HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION the Vertical Crosshair LED Indicator will display how far the boat ...

Page 19: ...UTO GLIDE S HOME ROLL POSITION The Auto Glide always corrects for ROLL CHANGES first and then corrects for PITCH CHANGES Example 3B shows that the boat is above the HOME PITCH DEFAULT POSITION but the CURRENT ROLL POSITION matches the HOME ROLL DEFAULT POSITION In this case the Auto Glide only needs to correct for PITCH ANGLE CHANGE ...

Page 20: ... Auto Glide locks out roll correction in all turns greater than 1 25 degrees per second This keeps the Auto Glide from making any unnecessary Roll Correction for temporary roll angle changes that are caused by a boat turning and not by an actual change in a boat s CURRENT ROLL POSITION The Auto Glide will continue to make Pitch Corrections in shallow turns but lock out both Roll and Pitch Correcti...

Page 21: ...MODE that enables you to maintain good visibility throughout the deceleration process as well as helps to slow the boat down more quickly Anytime your motor s is above 3000 RPMs and you rapidly pull back on the throttle the Auto Glide will fully deploy the trim tabs if the engine speed drops below 1500 RPMs in less than 2 seconds The Auto Glide interprets this rapid drop in engine speed as a trigg...

Page 22: ...SHOT MODE NOTE IF YOUR BOAT S TRAILER BUNKS EXTEND UNDER THE BOAT S TRIM TABS LENCO RECOMMENDS YOU MANAULLY RETRACT YOUR TRIM TABS BEFORE DRIVING THE BOAT ONTO YOUR TRAILER SINCE THE AUTO GLIDE DEPLOYS THE TRIM TABS WHEN IT TRANSITIONS BACK INTO HOLE SHOT MODE FROM PLANING MODE MANUALLY RETRACTING THE TRIM TABS WILL ENSURE THEY DO NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH YOUR TRAILER BUNKS NOTE WHEN DOCKING YOUR BOA...

Page 23: ...ITIONS When you first start your motor s the Auto Glide defaults to the AUTO AUTOMATIC SETTING and levels the boat around the HOME ROLL AND PITCH DEFAULT POSITIONS that were saved during the initial Auto Glide Setup that was described in the Auto Glide Owner s Manual A However there will be times when you will want level the boat around a different HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITION that might not be le...

Page 24: ...2 and HOLD Each of these settings can save HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS that are different from the AUTO SETTING S HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS The FAV 1 and FAV 2 alternative HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS are permanently saved in the Auto Glide and are available to you anytime you press the FAV 1 or FAV 2 BUTTONS on the Key Pad The HOLD alternative HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITION is only temporari...

Page 25: ...TCH POSITIONS Once a HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITION has been saved for FAV 1 and or FAV 2 the positions are permanently stored in the Auto Glide You can turn your motor s and battery switch s off and these alternative HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS will continue to be saved in the Auto Glide However if you ever want to change the HOME AND PITCH POSITIONS for either of the FAV 1 or FAV 2 AUTOMATIC SET...

Page 26: ...the HOLD BUTTON Since the HOLD HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITIONS is only a temporary position you do not have to continue to hold the HOLD BUTTON for the Auto Glide to save the CURRENT ROLL AND PITCH POSITION as the HOME ROLL AND PITCH POSITION NOTE The HOLD home roll and pitch position is only a temporary setting It will be erased as soon as you touch any button on the key pad or turn off your motor ...

Page 27: ... understand the two MANUAL OPERATIONAL MODES so you can take manual control of your trim tabs at any time A MANUAL MODE ACTIVATE MANUAL MODE Manual Mode is activated by pressing any of the UP DN Buttons while the Auto Glide is in any of the four 4 AUTOMATIC SETTINGS AUTO FAV 1 FAV 2 or HOLD As soon as you touch any UP or DN button all automatic boat control decisions stop and you assume full manua...

Page 28: ...im Tab Switches is based on the position of the bow To lower the starboard bow press the right starboard side of the switch where it reads DN This lowers the port tab To lower the port bow press the left port side of the switch where it reads DN This lowers the starboard tab ...

Page 29: ...ds to perform automatic boat control decisions or there is a product failure These possible situations are described in section V page 33 of this manual The Auto Glide is constantly monitoring DATA and as soon as it senses a problem the Auto Glide stops all automatic decisions and defaults to LIMP HOME MODE NOTE Whenever pertinent information is lost or a trim tab actuator fails the Auto Glide wil...

Page 30: ...t the Auto Glide has detected a problem and is defaulting to LIMP HOME MODE As soon as the initial LED flash sequence is over the Key Pad will begin to flash a SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE and begin to automatically retract the trim tabs in short bursts until they are fully retracted ...

Page 31: ...ntil they are fully retracted Once the tabs are fully retracted the Auto Glide will default to LIMP HOME MODE As soon as the Auto Glide has defaulted to LIMP HOME MODE the red outside tips and the green center of the CROSSHAIR LED INDICATORS will flash every four 4 seconds The LED Indicators will continue to flash until all of the required DATA is reacquired or the motor s is turned OFF NOTE While...

Page 32: ...an AUTOMATIC SETTING The REACQUIRED DATA MESSAGE will flash five times to inform you that the Auto Glide has all of the required Data needed to perform automatic boat control decisions However the Auto Glide defaults back to MANUAL MODE after flashing the REACQUIRED DATA MESSAGE Once the Auto Glide has transitioned back into MANUAL MODE you can either continue to control the boat s trim tabs manua...

Page 33: ... Buttons on the Key Pad and the Auto Glide will display the SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE on the Crosshair LED Indicators A DATA LOSS FAILURE There are three types of data loss scenarios that could cause the Auto Glide to flash a SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE GPS DATA LOSS ENGINE DATA LOSS OR KEY PAD COMMUNICATION LOSS The following illustrations outline the sequence of flashes that occur on the...

Page 34: ...tabs have fully retracted or you have pressed an UP DN Button to override the GPS OR ENGINE DATA LOSS SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE the Auto Glide will default to LIMP HOME MODE You can read more about LIMP HOME MODE on pages 29 thru 32 ...

Page 35: ...ocol The Key Pad is in constant communication with the Control Box as it sends and receives boat control messages If the Key Pad fails to communicate with the Control Box the Auto Glide will stop all automatic boat control decisions and retract the trim tabs in short bursts The Key Pad will also go blank and none of the Key Pad buttons will respond ...

Page 36: ...ad regains communication with the Control Box or you turn OFF your motor s Once the Auto Glide reacquires the lost data it will flash a REACQUIRED DATA SYSTEM FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE and then default to MANUAL MODE Once the Auto Glide defaults back to MANUAL MODE you can either continue to control the trim tabs manually or you can select any of the four 4 AUTOMATIC SETTING BUTTONS ...

Page 37: ...tor you will not be able to move it in the same direction that it was moving at the time of the failure However you will be able to move the failed actuator in the opposite direction An example of an ACTUATOR OVER AMPERAGE failure would be when the Auto Glide is attempting to extend the trim tabs during an automatic boat control decision but the starboard actuator fails due to high current draw Th...

Page 38: ...location these measurements would become inaccurate To protect from these potentially inaccurate pitch and roll readings the Auto Glide constantly monitors the maximum pitch and roll angle changes the boat makes at any given time If the changes in roll or pitch angle exceed a predetermined threshold for more than 10 seconds the Auto Glide will flash a OUT OF OPERATIONAL TOLERANCE WARNING MESSAGE s...

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