Mercury Zeus 3000 Series, User Manual

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Section 3 - On the Water
Page 50 90-866938081 MAY 2009
Helm Transfer
Some boats are designed to allow control of the vessel from more than one location. These
locations are commonly referred to as helms or stations. Helm transfer is a term used to
describe the method of transferring control from one helm (or station) to another helm.
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WARNING
Avoid serious injury or death from loss of boat control. The boat operator should never
leave the active station while engine is in gear. Helm transfer should only be attempted
while both stations are manned. One‑person helm transfer should only be performed
while engine is in neutral.
The helm transfer function allows the boat operator to select which helm is in control of the
vessel. Before a transfer can be initiated the ERC levers at the active helm and at the helm
intended for the transfer must be in the neutral position.
NOTE: If you attempt to transfer helm control when the ERC levers are not in neutral, a
beep will sound and the helm transfer will not succeed until the levers at the helms are
moved to neutral and transfer is requested again.
Some fault codes may appear on VesselView if other control or navigation functions are
attempted after the helm transfer procedure is started. To remove the fault codes it may
be necessary to cycle the key switch off and on, and then restart the helm transfer
procedure. Ensure that other control and navigation inputs are performed after helm
transfer is complete to avoid setting fault codes.
NOTICE
The ERC levers must be in neutral to perform a helm transfer. While in neutral your vessel
could drift and collide with objects nearby resulting in damage. Keep an adequate look
out while performing the helm transfer.
To avoid damage, use extra care when attempting a helm transfer while the vessel is close
to docks, piers, or other fixed items or when near other vessels.
Requesting Helm Transfer
NOTE: Any movement of the joystick or ERC levers after pressing the "TRANSFER" button
terminates the helm transfer request. A single beep sounds and the transfer button light
turns off signaling the end of the transfer request.
To request the transfer of vessel control from one helm to another:
1. At the helm you are requesting be made active and with the ERC levers in neutral,
press the "TRANSFER" button one time. After the "TRANSFER" button is pressed, the
transfer button light turns on and one beep will sound confirming the impending
transfer.
SYNC
1 LEVER
NEUTRAL
TROLL
THROTTLE
ONLY DOCK
TRANSFER
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"TRANSFER" button