Mercury VesselView 7, Manual

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Section 1 - General Information
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VesselView 7 Screen Display Locations and Descriptions
VesselView has multiple boxes that display specific engine information and active modes.
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1. Application Swap: Touching this area of the screen will toggle between a Mercury application screen and the last Navico
screen.
2. Volts or Depth: This data box is user definable. A list of all available data parameters is available in the
Settings
menu.
• The data box will only display voltage when a SmartCraft depth transducer is not installed.
• The data box will display depth if a SmartCraft depth transducer is installed.
3. Steering Angle: If installed, the user can select maximum limits of 45 or 60º, and invert the angle. The steering angle will be
available if the installed sensor is connected to the SmartCraft control area network. Steering angle is turned off by default,
but can be manually turned on in the
Settings
menu.
4. Speed: Displays the speed of the vessel. If a speed source is not available, the display will show dashes. The display will
show the speed value, the speed source (paddle wheel, pitot, or GPS), and the units of measurement (MPH is the default.)
A speed value greater than two integers will be shown in smaller fonts.
5. RPM: Displays a moving bar representing the engine RPM. A dual‑engine application will show two separate moving bars,
a triple‑engine application will show three, a quad‑engine application will show four.
6. Fuel: This data box displays total fuel.
• Displays total fuel only. Individual fuel data will be located in the contextual data area under fuel management.
7. Scroller Bar Icon: Touch this area to show the scroller bar. The scroller bar allows the operator to select different Mercury
application screens to open in the contextual data area.
8. Tabs: This data box is user definable. A list of all available data parameters is available in the
Settings
menu.
• If installed, Port tab will be displayed on the left side of the trim data. STBD tab will displayed on the right side of the
trim data.
9. Gear Position: DTS products will display all gear positions for each engine. The positions are defined as F = forward, N =
neutral, and R = reverse. Non DTS products will show N = neutral and G for in gear.
10. Trim: This data box is user definable. Displays trim for up to four engines. Trim popup is available in the contextual data
area. Trim popup can be turned off or on in the
Settings
menu.
11. Contextual Data Area Icon: Displays an icon representing the data currently being displayed in the contextual data area of
the screen. It will also display the previously displayed contextual data icon if there is currently no contextual data being
displayed. Press the pages button to open the scroller bar. The user can select an icon in the scroller bar and the
contextual data will then be displayed.
12. System Tray: Displays the current active mode and warnings.
13. Contextual Data Area: Displays all contextual data, which includes, for example, initial start‑up scan progress, good
stewardship messages, maintenance schedule, and warnings.
Touch Districts
VesselView 7 incorporates touch‑sensitive districts within the screen. This allows the operator to open or interact with specific
items by using defined touch gestures on the screen. There are two types of touch gestures: tap/press and flick.