Mercury Joystick Piloting User manual
B. JOYSTICK
Push and/or rotate in the
direction of desired travel.
A. BACKLIT DISPLAY
Illuminates current mode and
available adjustments.
D. HEADING BUTTON
Engages or disengages
Heading mode.
C. LIGHT RING
Illuminates to indicate current
joystick status.
E. SKYHOOK BUTTON
Engages or disengages
Skyhook mode.
F. ROUTE BUTTON
Engages or disengages
Route mode.
G. ADJUST BUTTON
Use to ne tune precision
of joystick, Skyhook,
Heading and Route.
Negative (-) less precise
Positive (+) more precise
Joystick Piloting
QUICK REFERENCE
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JOYSTICK MODES
HEADING
Uses a built-in digital compass to maintain vessel
course. Heading can be adjusted by 1° if you push
the joystick le or right or 10° if you twist it.
While in HEADING mode every adjustment will
illuminate the degree change and the outside ring
will also illuminate, in the direction the vessel turns.
ROUTE
With your approved chart plotter, ROUTE will
follow the predetermined vessel course. The
vessel will turn automatically to the next point in
sequence when it has arrived at a plotted point.
When the vessel reaches the end of ROUTE, the
top knob ROUTE indicator will turn o and the
ROUTE light on the keypad will blink.
SKYHOOK
Maintains your vessel’s position and heading,
providing unsurpassed condence and control.
Must be in neutral for SKYHOOK mode to work.
FOR OUTBOARDS & STERNDRIVES
MERCURY®JOYSTICK PILOTING QUICK REFERENCE
ACTIVATING JOYSTICK
At least two engines
must be running:
Dual: both, Triple: outer
Quad: outer
PUSH the joystick in the
direction that you want
the vessel to move.
ROTAT E the joystick in
the direction that you
want the bow to rotate.
Joystick can be PUSHED
and ROTATED at the
same time.
Push all control
levers to neutral.
Joystick status ring will
illuminate green when ready.
VESSEL MANEUVERS
NOTE: If the control levers are moved while the joystick is in operation, the control will take command
of the vessel away from the joystick. Once the control levers are returned to neutral, the joystick can
again resume control of the vessel and the drives will align to the steering wheel position.
