Mercury Premier Dual Handle ERC User manual

Premier
Dual Handle ERC
DIGITAL THROTTLE & SHIFT
QUICK REFERENCE
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90-8M0208793 SEPTEMBER 2022
WARNING: Active Trim cannot detect water depth and will not
trim up automatically in shallow water. The boat operator will
need to override Active Trim by trimming manually or pressing
the ACTIVE TRIM button on the ERC or a VesselView display to
turn o the feature.
Active Trim is an intuitive, hands‑free system that continually adjusts
engine or drive trim based on changes in operating conditions to
improve performance, fuel economy and ease of operation.
At boat startup, Active Trim resumes the on/o state from
the previous shutdown. Active Trim can be overridden at any
time by using the regular manual trim switch.
To engage Active Trim
Press the ACTIVE TRIM button.
To disengage Active Trim
Press the ACTIVE TRIM button.
Active Trim Proles
There are ve trim proles. The lower the number, the less
aggressive the trim position of the outboard or drive will be at
a lower boat speed. As the trim prole number is increased, the
more aggressive the trim position will be at lower boat speeds.
ACTIVE TRIM
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FOR 2-4 ENGINE APPLICATIONS
A. NEUTRAL (N) LED
Illuminates when the engines are
in the neutral gear position.
C. START/STOP ALL ENGINES
Starts or stops all the engines
sequentially from port to starboard.
B. TRIM ALL ENGINES
Raises and lowers all engines/drives.
D. START/STOP INDIVIDUAL ENGINES
Starts or stops an individual engine.
F. TRIM
INDIVIDUAL ENGINES
Raises and lowers individual
engine/drive.
G. BRIGHTNESS
Increases and decreases
brightness of lights on the ERC
and Mercury helm components.
H. 1 LEVER
Enables throttle and shi
functions of all engines to be
controlled by the port lever.
I. TRANSFER
Transfer boat control to a
dierent helm.
K. ACTIVE TRIM
Turns the Active Trim
feature ON or OFF.
K. PROFILE ▲/ ▼
Changes the selected
Active Trim prole.
K. 1 /2 /3 /4 /5 LEDs
Indicates current
Active Trim prole.
J. THROTTLE ONLY
Increase engine RPM
without shiing into gear.
E. DISPLAY SCREEN
Shows pop-ups for advanced features as
well as system information and faults.
This Quick Reference Guide is intended to be used in concert with
your engine Operation and Maintenance Manual. Your engine
Operation and Maintenance Manual provides information on this
subject matter in greater detail.
To download or purchase a printed Operation and Maintenance
Manual for your engine, visit MercuryMarine.com.

MERCURY®DTS PREMIER DUAL HANDLE ERC QUICK REFERENCE
1. Position the lanyard stop switch to the RUN position.
2. Position the ERC levers in NEUTRAL position.
3. Turn key(s) to the ON position. A single horn beep will be
heard to indicate system is working properly.
4. Press the START/STOP ALL ENGINES button on the ERC
handle to start all engines sequentially, Press the individual
START/STOP buttons on the a face of the control, or turn
the key(s) to the START position and release the key(s). The
Smart Start feature will automatically crank the engine(s).
5. Amber LED on START/STOP button will light when the
engine(s) are started. Green neutral light will also illuminate.
STARTING ENGINE(S)
Throttle Only mode allows the boat operator to operate the
engine throttle without shiing the engine into gear.
To engage Throttle Only mode
1. Position the ERC levers in NEUTRAL position.
2. Press THROTTLE ONLY on the ERC. The Throttle Only light
will turn on, and the neutral lights will blink.
3. Position ERC levers in FORWARD or REVERSE position.
The warning horn will beep each time the lever is moved
into or out of gear while in Throttle Only mode, but the
drive will remain in neutral.
4. The rpm of the engines can be increased.
To disengage Throttle Only mode
1. Position the ERC levers in NEUTRAL position. Throttle Only
mode will not disengage unless the control is in NEUTRAL
position.
2. Press THROTTLE ONLY. The Throttle Only light will turn o.
3. The neutral lights will stop ashing and remain illuminated.
The ERC levers can now be used to control the boat’s
movement.
Allows the throttle and shi functions of all engines
to be controlled by the port-side ERC lever.
To engage Single Lever mode
1. Place both ERC levers in NEUTRAL position.
2. Press 1 LEVER. The Single Lever light will turn on.
3.
Place the port ERC lever into gear. If desired, starboard lever can
now be moved to any position without aecting engine function.
4. The rpm on all engines will increase and decrease in sync,
while all drives remain in gear.
To disengage Single Lever mode
1. Place both ERC levers in NEUTRAL position.
2. Press 1 LEVER. The Single Lever light will turn o.
THROTTLE ONLY
SINGLE LEVER
NOTE: Pressing THROTTLE ONLY while the ERC levers
are in gear will only turn o the Throttle Only light.
The engines will remain in Throttle Only mode until the
operator returns the levers to the NEUTRAL position.
NOTE: If all ERC levers are not in NEUTRAL position,
the neutral lights will ash. Move all ERC levers to
NEUTRAL and the neutral light will stop ashing.
If the boat has multiple control stations, the Helm Transfer
function allows engine control to be transferred from one
control station to the other.
1. Ignition key(s) must be in the ON position.
2. All of the vessel’s ERC levers must be in the NEUTRAL position.
3. At the helm you are requesting to be made active, press the
TRANSFER button once. The transfer light will turn on, and
one beep will sound conrming the impending transfer.
4. With the transfer light and neutral light on, press the
TRANSFER button a second time to complete the helm
transfer. The transfer must occur within 10 seconds of
initiation or request is automatically cancelled.
5. When the helm transfer is complete, another beep will sound.
The transfer light will stay on at the active helm location.
6. The helm where the transfer request was initiated is now
active and controls the vessel.
HELM TRANSFER
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 engines are in neutral
and boat is stationary.