Manual Garmin Force Trolling Motor (page 9 of 16) (English)

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on the trolling motor display panel changes to green when

the connection is successful.

Status Indicator

The LED on the foot pedal indicates the foot pedal status.

Illuminates green The foot pedal is powering on.

Illuminates blue The foot pedal is pairing. The LED turns off when

it connects to the trolling motor or the pairing

process times out without connecting.

Flashes green

when pushing a

button

The foot pedal is connected to the trolling motor

and sending a command for the button being

pushed.

Flashes red when

pushing a button

The foot pedal is not connected to the trolling

motor.

Off The LED turns off when the pedal is connected to

the trolling motor and not sending commands.

This prolongs battery life.

Operation

You can use the remote control, the foot pedal, a compatible

Garmin chartplotter, or a combination of these devices to

operate the trolling motor.

In general, most of the instructions provided for the remote

control also apply to a connected chartplotter. For specific

chartplotter instructions, see the latest owner's manual for your

chartplotter.

NOTE: Some features available when using the remote control

and chartplotter are not available when using the foot pedal

only.

Turning the Propeller On and Off

WARNING

Do not use the motor in areas where you or other people in the

water may come into contact with the rotating propeller.

If necessary, deploy the trolling motor (Deploying the Motor

from the Stowed Position, page 1).

NOTE: The propeller cannot turn on when the trolling motor

is in the stowed position.

On the remote control or foot pedal, press to turn on the

propeller.

Press to turn off the propeller.

Adjusting the Speed of the Motor

You can adjust the speed of the trolling motor using the remote

control or the foot pedal.

If necessary, press on the remote control, or steer with the

foot pedal, to enter manual mode.

Select an option:

• On the remote control, press and to increase and

decrease the speed of the motor.

• On the foot pedal, rotate the speed wheel away from you

and toward you to increase and decrease the speed of the

motor.

The PROP field on the remote control and the bars on the

display panel indicate the propeller speed (Trolling Motor

Display Panel, page 1).

If necessary, turn on the propeller (Turning the Propeller On

and Off, page 5).

The propeller speed you selected is retained if the propeller is

turned off or if you start another function of the motor such as

cruise control or anchor lock.

Toggling Full Speed

On the remote control, press .

The trolling motor propeller speed quickly increases to full

speed.

Press to return to the previous propeller speed.

TIP: When at full speed, you can press on the remote

control to slowly decrease the propeller speed.

Maintaining Your Speed

Before you can use the cruise control feature, you must calibrate

the trolling motor (Calibrating the Trolling Motor, page 2).

The cruise control feature is an autopilot function that sets and

maintains a specific speed over ground, adjusting for changes in

current and wind automatically.

NOTE: You can enable the cruise control feature from the

remote control only, but can control the speed and direction from

both the remote control and foot pedal.

On the remote control, press .

Cruise control is enabled at the present speed.

Using the remote control or foot pedal, adjust the speed as

needed.

Using the remote control or foot pedal, adjust the heading as

needed.

TIP: You can use cruise control to set the speed while using

the heading hold feature (Maintaining Your Heading,

page 6) or following a route (Navigating a Route,

page 7).

To disable cruise control and turn off the propeller, you must

press .

Operating the Propeller When Partially Deployed

You can operate the trolling motor propeller with the motor only

partially deployed for specific situations, such as when you pass

over weeds or submerged obstacles.

With the trolling motor in the deployed position, pull the pull-

cable up until it stops to release the latch, and continue to

hold it tight.

Lift the pull-cable up and backward to lift the motor slowly

until it is in position to pass over the weeds or obstacle.

The propeller stops rotating, and the motor turns to the side.

Use the remote control or foot pedal to turn on the propeller,

and steer the motor as needed.

NOTE: If you raise the motor beyond the halfway point, the

propeller automatically stops as a safety measure, but the

motor does not turn to the side.

When you are past the obstacle, slowly lower the motor to

the deployed position, or raise the motor to the stowed

position.

After operating the motor when partially deployed, you may

need to turn the motor to one side manually before raising it to

the stowed position so it rests properly on the mount rails.

Steering

Steering the Trolling Motor Manually

Manual mode is the default operational mode of the trolling

motor. In manual mode, you can adjust the direction and speed

of the trolling motor as needed.

NOTE: The trolling motor is in manual mode by default when

you turn it on.

If necessary, on the remote control, select .

Select an action:

• Using the remote control, press and to steer.

NOTE: You can also use gesture controls to steer the

boat manually using the remote control (Using Gesture

Controls to Steer, page 6).

Operation 5

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