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3. Fuel management meter unit

NOTE:

Depending on the model of the outboard motor, some functions may not be compatible. For
information on models which contain the compatible functions, consult a Yamaha dealer.

Fuel flow meter

The fuel flow meter
shows the fuel
consumption of each
engine per hour or
the total fuel
consumption of all
engines. (Page 36)

Multifunction display (Page 37)

· Up to three displays can be switched to show the information.
· Shows up to two types of information combined on one display. 

Total fuel consumption display (Page 38)
Fuel economy display (Page 39)
Remaining fuel display (Page 40)

· The information shown on each display and the display format combination

can be changed (custom mode).

DISPLAY (setting displays) (Page 42)

Summary of Contents for 6Y8- 2819U-00

Page 1: ...COMMAND LINK MULTIFUNCTION METER SQUARE OPERATION MANUAL 6Y8 2819U 00 ...

Page 2: ...tinguished in the fol lowing ways The Safety Alert Symbol means ATTENTION BECOME ALERT YOUR SAFETY IS INVOLVED WARNING Failure to follow WARNING instructions could result in severe injury or death to the machine operator a bystander or a person inspecting or repairing the out board motor CAUTION A CAUTION indicates special precau tions that must be taken to avoid damage to the outboard motor NOTE ...

Page 3: ...Fuel meter unit Part No 6Y8 83500 0 The Command Link Multifunction Meter is compatible with the following outboard motors 4 stroke models Fuel injection models only 2 stroke models HPDI models only The operations of the SET button and the MODE button are described in this manual as follows Button operations Press the SET button one time Press the MODE button one time or Press the SET button or the...

Page 4: ...GINE NUMBER setting corresponding engine 19 Service functions 20 Diagnosis 20 Resetting engine number 21 2 Speedometer unit 22 Description 23 Activating the meter 23 Speedometer 24 Fuel meter 25 Multifunction display 25 Trip display optional speed sensor has been installed 26 Ambient water temperature display optional Triducer multi sensor has been installed 27 Depth display optional Triducer mult...

Page 5: ...l economy display 52 Fuel flow display 52 Total fuel consumption display 53 Ambient water temperature display optional Triducer multi sensor has been installed 53 Depth display optional Triducer multi sensor has been installed 54 System voltage display 54 Clock optional GPS has been installed 55 Changing backlight settings 55 Changing settings custom mode 56 Switching to custom mode 56 Resetting c...

Page 6: ...splay In addition when an engine malfunction occurs each indicator blinks to warn of the malfunction Oil pressure display 4 stroke models Page 5 Oil level display 2 stroke models Page 6 Total hour Trip hour display Page 6 Cooling water engine temperature display Page 7 Battery voltage display Page 8 Cooling water pressure display optional Page 9 Water detection warning Page 9 The information shown...

Page 7: ... indicator 7 Battery voltage 8 Oil level 2 stroke models 9 Oil pressure 4 stroke models Activating the meter When the engine start switch is turned to ON the meter is activated and Welcome appears on the multifunction meter Then all the displays come on and the display switches to the normal display after the total hour display comes on 2 1 2 3 1 4 5 6 7 8 9 Description Activating the meter ...

Page 8: ...hours of engine operation exceed 100 hours and the periodic main tenance notification is activated consult an authorized Yamaha dealer for periodi cal maintenance To reset the maintenance period see MAINTENANCE resetting maintenance intervals in Changing settings custom mode Tachometer The tachometer shows the engine revolu tions per minute Trim meter The trim meter shows the trim angle of the out...

Page 9: ...n the engine start switch is turned to OFF the last display shown is shown first when the engine start switch is turned to ON again NOTE To change the display configuration see DISPLAY setting displays in Changing settings custom mode Display 4 Battery voltage value Battery voltage level Cooling water engine temperature Battery voltage level Oil pressure Cooling water engine temperature Battery vo...

Page 10: ...ine Owner s Manual If you cannot locate and correct the cause consult a Yamaha dealer NOTE The oil pressure display shows L for low and H for high The low oil pressure warning does not dis play the oil level Depending on the model of the outboard motor the oil pressure display may not be available If not available select another display other than the oil pressure display Depending on the operatin...

Page 11: ...warning comes on CAUTION Do not operate the engine without engine oil Severe engine damage can result Total hour Trip hour display The total hour display shows the total hours of engine operation and the trip hour display shows the trip hours Tr 1 second To reset the trip hours Tr NOTE The total hours of engine operation cannot be reset Blink Blink Oil level display 2 stroke models Total hour Trip...

Page 12: ... the cooling water engine temperature indicator and the OVERHEAT warning blink CAUTION When the overheat warning comes on turn the engine off and check the cool ing water inlet for clogs If you cannot locate and correct the cause consult a Yamaha dealer NOTE When one or two displays are shown the cooling water engine temperature display shows C for cool and H for hot Blink Cooling water engine tem...

Page 13: ...16 volts or more the battery voltage indicator and the voltage value blink When the battery voltage decreases below the voltage that is required by the engine the LOW VOLTAGE warning comes on CAUTION When the low battery voltage warning comes on check the battery and the wiring If you cannot locate and correct the cause consult a Yamaha dealer NOTE The voltage level display shows L for low and H f...

Page 14: ...er detection warning When water has accumulated in the water separator fuel filter the water detection warning indicator and the WATER IN FUEL warning blink This function is not available for outboard motors that are not equipped with the water detection warning function CAUTION When the water detection warning comes on turn the engine off and remove the water from the water separator fuel fil ter...

Page 15: ...ultaneously and can be changed synchronized Press the button for 1 second to set SYNC so that it is not displayed and to change the meters individually Adjusting trolling speed You can adjust the trolling speed randomly by increasing or decreasing it approximately 50 r min When in the trolling speed setting mode the display switches to the normal display when the engine speed is increased within 3...

Page 16: ...ons may not be com patible For information on models which contain the compatible functions consult a Yamaha dealer Changing settings custom mode Switching to custom mode In the custom mode you can change the meter function settings CUSTOM and each setting function name are scrolled on the meter 1 Turn the engine off and the engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 Pres...

Page 17: ...ngs collectively for all settings that have been changed 1 Turn the engine off and the engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 10 seconds To reset all settings to the default settings MAINTENANCE resetting maintenance intervals You can reset the elapsed time from the previous maintenance interval when the meter was reset 1 Turn the engine off and the engine start switc...

Page 18: ... to zero and return to the custom mode selection display DISPLAY setting displays You can change the display configuration of the normal display There are a total of 16 combinations of which up to four displays can be set up The display configuration numbers that have been selected as the default display config uration are indicated by the shaded areas in the table below Changing the display confi...

Page 19: ...configuration num bers In the display example display number 01 and display configuration number 13 are shown When the display configuration number 00 is selected HIDDEN is shown and the display is not shown 7 1 second To change the display configuration and return to the custom mode selection display 8 1 second To return to the nor mal display NOTE When changing two or more display config uration...

Page 20: ...ed when there are displays that corre spond respectively to displays 1 4 Total hour Trip hour Tr 1 Turn the engine off and the engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 3 times Press to switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change settings display 5 To select the display number The first two digits in the tachometer display show the display numbers...

Page 21: ...the engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 3 times Press to switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change settings display 5 To select the display number The first two digits in the tachometer display show the display numbers and the last two digits show the display con figuration numbers 6 To select the display format Press to switch between eac...

Page 22: ...e engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 3 times Press to switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change settings display 5 To select the display numbers The first two digits in the tachometer display show the display numbers and the last two digits show the display con figuration numbers 6 To select the display format Press to switch between each...

Page 23: ...o return to the nor mal display NOTE When the corresponding displays are not available for displays 1 4 FORM is not dis played in the custom mode selection dis play Blink Cooling water pressure level without scale Battery voltage level Cooling water pressure level with scale Battery voltage level Cooling water pressure level without scale Battery voltage value Cooling water pressure level without ...

Page 24: ...ress to switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change settings display 5 To switch between the displayed engine numbers 6 1 second To change the corre sponding engine and return to the cus tom mode selection display 7 1 second To return to the nor mal display NOTE The meters are set at the factory to No 1 engine number 1 To engine number see Resetting engine number in Service...

Page 25: ... the correspond ing diagnosis codes except 01 are dis played When there are multiple diagnosis codes is displayed next to the code number To display the next code number To return to the normal display CAUTION When a diagnosis code other than 01 is displayed the engine cannot be oper ated normally Consult a Yamaha dealer NOTE Although the custom mode is activated after a few seconds while the butt...

Page 26: ...conds 4 Turn the engine start switches to ON in order from port to starboard NOTE The engine numbers are stored in the ECM Engine Control Module of each engine for engine identification The engine numbers are stored in the ECM Engine Control Module when the engine start switch is first turned to ON after being connected The numbers are stored in the order from number one to number four starting fr...

Page 27: ... km h Page 24 Fuel meter The fuel meter shows the remaining fuel level in 10 levels Page 25 Multifunction display Page 25 Up to four displays can be switched to show the information Shows up to two types of information combined on one display Trip display optional Page 26 Ambient water temperature display optional Page 27 Depth display optional Page 27 System voltage display Page 28 Clock optional...

Page 28: ...n display Activating the meter When the engine start switch is turned to ON the meter is activated and Welcome appears on the multifunction meter Then all the displays come on and the display switches to the normal display after a few seconds 2 1 1 2 3 Description Activating the meter ...

Page 29: ...d sensor types 3 1 second To set the speed sen sor and return to the normal display NOTE If no operations are carried out for 30 sec onds or more the speed sensor is set and the display returns to the normal display When signals from the GPS cannot be received even when the GPS function is on the GPS display goes off and the water speed is displayed You can select to show miles per hour mph kilome...

Page 30: ...the fuel sensor setting see FUEL SENSOR setting the fuel sensor in Changing set tings custom mode Multifunction display The multifunction display shows up to two types of information simultaneously using numeric values In addition up to four dis plays can be set up for the display configu ration with a combination of information The configuration of the default displays is described below Press to...

Page 31: ...TRIP shows the information from the speed sensor converted to the distance traveled 1 second To reset the dis tance traveled NOTE The distance traveled is affected by cur rents and other operating conditions and may differ from the actual distance trav eled You can select to show miles M nautical miles NM or kilometers km on the TRIP display To change the displayed unit see UNIT setting displayed ...

Page 32: ...ange the displayed unit see UNIT set ting displayed units in Changing settings custom mode Depth display optional Triducer multi sensor has been installed DEPTH or DPTH shows the water depth NOTE You can select to show feet F or meters m on the DEPTH or DPTH display To change the displayed unit see UNIT set ting displayed units in Changing settings custom mode Ambient water temperature display Dep...

Page 33: ...cause consult a Yamaha dealer Clock optional GPS has been installed The clock shows the time in 12 hours The local time is easily displayed by calculating the longitude information received from the GPS communication data Set the time as necessary Setting the time 1 To activate the time setting mode and switch to the time setting display 2 To change the minutes Press and hold to advance quickly 3 ...

Page 34: ...the meter function settings CUSTOM and each setting function name are scrolled on the meter 1 Turn the engine off and the engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 Press to switch between the set ting function names custom mode selection display 4 To switch to the change settings display 5 Change the various settings and return to the custom mode selection display To cha...

Page 35: ...o activate the cus tom mode 3 10 seconds To reset all settings to the default settings DISPLAY setting displays You can change the display configuration of the normal display There are a total of 15 combinations of which up to four displays can be set up The display configuration number that has been selected as the default display config uration is indicated by the shaded area in the table below ...

Page 36: ...display configuration number 0 is selected HIDDEN is shown and the display is not shown 6 1 second To change the display configuration and return to the custom mode selection display 7 1 second To return to the nor mal display NOTE When changing two or more display config urations of the multifunction display repeat steps 4 and 5 Resetting the display configuration default settings 1 Turn the engi...

Page 37: ...is miles per hour mph TEMP You can select to show Fahrenheit F or Celsius C The default setting is Fahrenheit F DPTH You can select to show feet F or meters m The default setting is feet F TRIP You can select to show miles M nautical miles NM or kilometers km The default setting is miles M 7 1 second To change the dis played unit and return to the custom mode selection display 8 1 second To return...

Page 38: ... activate the cus tom mode 3 2 times Press to switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change settings display 5 Press to switch between the fuel sensor types 6 1 second To change the fuel sensor type and return to the custom mode selection display 7 1 second To return to the nor mal display ABYC US EUROPE YAMAHA Blinks FUEL SENSOR setting fuel sensor ...

Page 39: ...he fuel consumption of each engine per hour or the total fuel consumption of all engines Page 36 Multifunction display Page 37 Up to three displays can be switched to show the information Shows up to two types of information combined on one display Total fuel consumption display Page 38 Fuel economy display Page 39 Remaining fuel display Page 40 The information shown on each display and the displa...

Page 40: ...splay Activating the meter When the engine start switch is turned to ON the meter is activated and Welcome appears on the multifunction meter Then all the displays come on and the display switches to the normal display after a few seconds 2 1 1 2 Description Activating the meter ...

Page 41: ...engines you want to display or between the total fuel consumption of all engines In the display example the total fuel con sumption of two outboard motors is shown In the display example the total fuel con sumption of three outboard motors is shown When two outboard motors are installed When three outboard motors are installed PS port starboard P port S starboard PS S P S starboard PCS port center...

Page 42: ...usly using numeric values In addition up to three dis plays can be set up for the display configu ration with a combination of information The configuration of the default displays is described below Press to switch between the displays When the engine start switch is turned to OFF the last display shown is shown first when the engine start switch is turned to ON again PCS C S P Display 1 Display ...

Page 43: ...umption of all engines The TTL display cannot measure over 1 999 gallons or 1 999 liters When exceeding 1 999 gallons or 1 999 liters of fuel blinks in front of the numeric value to indi cate an overflow 1 second To reset the TTL display When the display configuration number is changed so that the AVAL available remaining fuel is displayed see page 40 in Changing settings custom mode the TTL displ...

Page 44: ...nd return to the normal display NOTE Press the button for 1 second from step 1 to cancel resetting the TTL display and return to the normal display You can select to show gallons G or liters L on the TTL display To change the displayed unit see UNIT setting dis played units in Changing settings cus tom mode Fuel economy display ECON shows the distance traveled per unit of fuel NOTE Fuel economy is...

Page 45: ...on dis play in the multifunction meter display 2 1 second or 1 second To simultaneously reset the AVAL and TTL displays and return to the normal display NOTE When the AVAL display is reset the TTL display is reset simultaneously Press the button for 1 second from step 1 to cancel resetting the AVAL dis play and return to the normal display The displayed units are gallons G or liters L Changing bac...

Page 46: ...nc tion 6 1 second To return to the nor mal displays NOTE If no operations are carried out for 30 sec onds or more or if the engine is started the settings will not be applied and the display returns to the normal display Press the button for 2 seconds from step 5 to change the settings and return to the normal display Resetting custom mode In the custom mode you can reset the default settings col...

Page 47: ...activate the cus tom mode 3 To switch to the change settings display 4 Press to switch between the dis play numbers Select the display num ber 01 03 you want to change The first two digits in the fuel flow display show the display numbers 5 To select the display configura tion number 0 6 The last two digits in the fuel flow display show the display configuration numbers Press to switch between the...

Page 48: ...the display configurations to the default set tings and return to the custom mode selection display 5 1 second To return to the nor mal display UNIT setting displayed units You can change the units that are shown in each display 1 Turn the engine off and the engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 To switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change s...

Page 49: ...nged automati cally To change the settings for each dis played unit individually repeat steps 5 and 6 TANK CAPA setting fuel tank capacity You can set the capacity of the fuel tank that is connected to this meter 1 Turn the engine off and the engine start switch to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 2 times Press to switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change set...

Page 50: ...low value within 7 to 7 percent The difference in the fuel consumption display and the actual fuel consumption is calibrated Checking the calibration value 1 Operate the outboard motor on a full tank of fuel 2 After operating the outboard motor fill the fuel tank Compare the amount of fuel filled into the fuel tank with the fuel consumed shown on the fuel consump tion display and set the calibrati...

Page 51: ... to the nor mal display NOTE The fuel flow display may differ depending on the operating conditions When the fuel flow calibration value is changed the fuel flow meter TTL ECON and AVAL displays are shown calibrated CALIBRATION setting correction value ...

Page 52: ...hour mph knots or kilometers per hour km h Page 49 Multifunction display Page 50 Up to five displays can be switched to show the information Shows up to two types of information combined on one display Trip display optional Page 51 Fuel economy display Page 52 Fuel flow display Page 52 Total fuel consumption display Page 53 Ambient water temperature display optional Page 53 Depth display optional ...

Page 53: ...ultifunction display Activating the meter When the engine start switch is turned to ON the meter is activated and Welcome appears on the multifunction meter Then all the displays come on and the display switches to the normal display after a few seconds 2 1 1 2 3 Description Activating the meter ...

Page 54: ...types 3 1 second To set the speed sen sor and return to the normal display NOTE If no operations are carried out for 30 sec onds or more the speed sensor is set and the display returns to the normal display When signals from the GPS cannot be received even when the GPS function is on the GPS display goes off and the water speed is displayed You can select to show miles per hour mph kilometers per ...

Page 55: ...anged according to the fuel sensor type To change the fuel sensor setting see FUEL SENSOR setting the fuel sensor in Changing set tings custom mode Multifunction display The multifunction display shows up to two types of information simultaneously using numeric values In addition up to five dis plays can be set up for the display configu ration with a combination of information The configuration o...

Page 56: ...ngs custom mode Trip display optional speed sensor has been installed TRIP shows the information from the speed sensor converted to the distance traveled 1 second To reset the dis tance traveled NOTE The distance traveled is affected by cur rents and other operating conditions and may differ from the actual distance trav eled You can select to show miles M nautical miles NM or kilometers km on the...

Page 57: ... miles per liter NM l or kilometers per liter km l on the ECON display To change the displayed unit see UNIT setting displayed units in Chang ing settings custom mode Fuel flow display FLOW shows the total fuel consumption per hour of all engines NOTE You can select to show gallons per hour GPH or liters per hour l h on the FLOW display To change the displayed unit see UNIT setting displayed units...

Page 58: ...lect to show gallons G or liters L on the TTL display To change the dis played unit see UNIT setting displayed units in Changing settings custom mode Ambient water temperature display optional Triducer multi sensor has been installed TEMP shows the ambient water tempera ture NOTE You can select to show Fahrenheit F or Celsius C on the TEMP display To change the displayed unit see UNIT set ting dis...

Page 59: ...ws the supplied volt age to the meter circuit The system voltage display differs from the tachometer unit volt age display battery voltage In addition the voltage value may be changed according to the meter connection specifications When the battery voltage decreases to 12 volts or less or increases to 16 volts or more the voltage value blinks CAUTION When the low battery voltage warning comes on ...

Page 60: ...ce quickly 5 To set the time and return to the normal display Resetting the time 1 To activate the time setting mode and switch to the time setting display 2 1 second To reset the time to 0 00 and return to the normal display Changing backlight settings You can turn the backlight on or off or change the brightness level of the backlight for all meters collectively You can also change the settings ...

Page 61: ...ch setting func tion 6 1 second To return to the nor mal display NOTE If no operations are carried out for 30 sec onds or more or if the engine is started the settings will not be applied and the display returns to the normal display Press the button for 2 seconds from step 5 to change the settings and return to the normal display Resetting custom mode In the custom mode you can reset the default ...

Page 62: ...ation numbers that have been selected as the default display config uration are indicated by the shaded areas in the table below Display configuration No Trip Fuel flow Fuel economy Total fuel consumption Ambient water temperature Depth System voltage Clock 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Displayed DISPLAY setting displays ...

Page 63: ...ch between the display configuration numbers In the display example the display num ber 3 and the display configuration num ber 36 are shown When the display configuration number 0 is selected HIDDEN is shown and the display is not shown 6 1 second To change the display configuration and return to the custom mode selection display 7 1 second To return to the nor mal mode NOTE When changing two or ...

Page 64: ...to ON 2 4 seconds To activate the cus tom mode 3 To switch between the setting function names 4 To switch to the change settings display 5 Press to switch between the dis plays In the display example the speedometer is shown Speedometer TRIP trip DPTH depth TEMP ambient water temperature TTL total fuel consumption ECON fuel economy FLOW fuel flow Blink UNIT setting displayed units ...

Page 65: ... NM l or kilo meters per liter km l The default setting is miles per gallon MPG TTL You can select to show gallons G or liters L The default setting is gallons G TEMP You can select to show Fahrenheit F or Celsius C The default setting is Fahrenheit F DPTH You can select to show feet F or meters m The default setting is feet F 7 1 second To change the dis played units and return to the custom mode...

Page 66: ...ay and the actual fuel consumption is calibrated Checking the calibration value 1 Operate the outboard motor on a full tank of fuel 2 After operating the outboard motor fill the fuel tank Compare the amount of fuel filled into the fuel tank with the fuel consumed shown on the fuel consump tion display and set the calibration value to the difference if necessary Changing the calibration value 1 Tur...

Page 67: ...eturn to the nor mal display NOTE The fuel flow display may differ depending on the operating conditions When the fuel flow calibration value is changed the FLOW TTL and ECON dis plays are shown calibrated CALIBRATION setting correction value ...

Page 68: ...nctions in 1 Tachometer unit to reset all of the engine numbers Check the connections and follow the setup procedures again to set up the meters Activating for the first time After installing the meters be sure to turn the engine start switch to ON when the power is supplied for the first time When multiple outboard motors are installed be sure to turn the engine start switch to ON from the port o...

Page 69: ...not included See page 13 Speedometer unit FUEL SENSOR setting fuel sensor Set the fuel sensor according to the fuel tank type See page 33 DISPLAY setting displays When the optional Triducer Multi sensor and GPS are connected change the display configuration number to display the ambient water temperature depth and clock dis plays See page 30 Fuel management meter unit TANK CAPA setting fuel tank c...

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