6
OPERATING THE VOLVO PENTA
ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM
IMPORTANT!
NB! It is incumbent upon the skipper to understand
and be able to operate the Volvo Penta Electronic
Control System as described in this manual.
With several control stations
Always be observant regarding which is the preset
alternative changeover control. See System Calibration,
page 8, and Functional Testing, page 12.
Start
● Shift all control levers to neutral.
● Turn on the main switches.
● Turn on the ignition. (Start the engine.)
● All controls associated with the active engine
should now be flashing green.
● Press the button on the control to be activated.
The green LED will light solid.
● Gear and throttle can now be engaged (the
green LED will go out after 5 seconds). After
returning to neutral, the LED will light solid until
the transmission is engaged again.
Throttle without transmission engaged
Press the button, hold it down and move the control
lever forward to gear position. After 3 seconds, release
the button. Now you can throttle (green LED flashes).
To engage the transmission, the lever must be moved
back to neutral (green LED lights solid). The control
then returns to normal function.
Programming increased throttle level (High idle)
The engine must be running. Press the button, keep it
down and move the lever forward to gear position. After
3 seconds, release the button and increase the idle to
the desired level, for instance 800 rpm. Press the button
three times and move the lever back to neutral. The idle
reverts to the original speed. To return to the 800 rpm
idle, press the button three times. The idle then in-
creases and remains at that level even when shifting
gears. Too high idle can damage the transmission. After
gear shifting and while running the boat, both the red
and green LEDs blink simultaneously as a reminder
that “high idle” is still set. To cancel the “high idle”
function, return to neutral and press the button 3 times.
The engine returns to normal idle speed.
To return to the preprogrammed idle speed, press the
button tree times.
WARNING!
Changing operating positions at speed
Always pay attention to the current setting
function (station changeover) for changing
operating position. See System Calibration on
page 8 and Function Testing on page 12.
WARNING!
When performing a changeover at speed, the
active operating position must not be left
unmanned.
Example: station change from the wheel house
to the fly-bridge underway. The fly-bridge control
lever must be in neutral. Press the button and
move the lever forward until the green LED
lights. Stop there and release the button while
the green light is still lit. The fly-bridge control is
now active.
Backup operating voltage
Should the Main voltage, Main pos.(+) fail or fall more
than 2.0 V below that of the Backup pos.(+) while
underway, the captain will be notified by the red LED
blinking (1 blink). Investigate what is causing the
voltage drop. The red LED stops flashing when every-
thing is functioning normally.
If ignition is switched off while underway...
IMPORTANT!
This applies to diesel engines. Should the
ignition mistakenly be switched off or should
wire no. 4 to the system cut out underway, the
green LED begins blinking very rapidly
immediately and after 5 minutes the throttle
slowly decreases to idle and the transmission
shifts to neutral. Move the lever to neutral and
press the button. You can now drive on. Also see
page 15, Troubleshooting.
WARNING!
If the gear function locks while manoeuvring
If a gear movement locks, there are two ways of
knowing: the first is the blinking red LED, one
short and one long flash. The second is that the
boat does not respond to forward or reverse
manoeuvres.
Move the control lever to neutral, press the
button once and continue normal operation. If it
now functions normally, the red LED stops
blinking and the Error Code on the electronic
unit display disappears at the same time.
WARNING!
Never turn off the main switches while the
engine is running.
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