MINN KOTA i-Pilot User manual

Menu Control Buttons
Manual Control Buttons
Navigation Buttons
REMOTE
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Home
Pressing this button will always bring up
the Home Screen.
Ok
Press to accept selections. Press to
power remote on. Press and hold for 3
seconds to power remote off.
Left Softkey & Right Softkey
Buttons change function based on the
mode of operation and which screen is
presently displayed. Softkey Labels at
the bottom of the display screen indicate
current function.
Menu Up & Menu Down
Used to navigate Softkey Labels
and menus.
GPS Signal Strength
Shows the level of GPS signal strength. If
no bars appear, no GPS signal is detected.
Motor Battery tn
Displays the battery level of the motor.
Time
Displays the current time.
Remote Battery
Displays the battery level of the remote.
Spot-Lock
Displays when Spot-Lock
is engaged.
Spot-Lock Jog
Displays when Spot-Lock
is engaged and the motor
is communicating with a
Heading Sensor.
Legacy AutoPilot
Displays when AutoPilot is
engaged and the AutoPilot
Mode is set to Legacy.
Advanced AutoPilot
Displays when AutoPilot is
engaged and the AutoPilot
Mode is set to Advanced.
Record
Displays when an iTrack is
being recorded.
iTrack
Displays when an iTrack is
being navigated.
Prop Lockout t
Displays when the Prop is locked
during certain functions.
Trim t
Displays when Trim is being
adjusted.
Brightness
Displays when screen brightness
is being adjusted.
Prop
Displays when the Prop
is enabled. Rotates
when the Prop is on.
Blinks when a mode of
navigation is used that
requires the prop to be
enabled.
Prop Speed
Displays the current
Prop Speed. Can be
adjusted in 1/2 speed
increments between
0 and 10.
Ground Speed
Displays the current
speed over ground.
Cruise Control
Displays the Target
Speed when Cruise
Control is engaged.
Lock
Displays when the
Remote is locked.
Scroll Up & Down
Displays when the
softkey labels at the
bottom of the display
screen have more
options available.
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Speed Down
Speed Up
Prop On/Off
Steer Left
Steer Right
High Speed
Bypass
GO TO
Opens the list of Spot-Locks and iTracks
that are within navigable range.
Cruise Control
Press to enable Cruise Control.
Spot-Lock
Press to enable Spot-Lock.
AutoPilot
Press to enable AutoPilot or
Advanced AutoPilot.
HEADER
ICONOGRAPHY
Part #2397101 Rev A 3/16
10:50 A
10:50 A
10:50 A
10:50 A
10:50 A
GPS Signal
Strength
Motor
Battery
Time
Remote
Battery
Double press
to engage.
t Only available with Ulterra. n Only available with Ultrex.
COMPATIBLE WITH ALL BLUETOOTH® ENABLED i-PILOT SYSTEMS
TARGET 1.5
10

ENGAGING SPOT-LOCK
1. Press the Spot-Lock button on
the remote.
2. The information for the temporary
Spot-Lock location will show up on
the display screen. Use the Menu Up
and Menu Down buttons to find
the Save softkey label at the bottom
of the display screen. To save the
Spot-Lock, press the Left Softkey
to open the Save menu.
3. The Save menu brings up a list of
Spot-Locks. Use the Menu Up and
Menu Down buttons to select one
of the Spot-Lock memory locations.
Press the Left Softkey to Save
the Spot-Lock into the selected
memory location.
DISENGAGING SPOT-LOCK
1. When Spot-Lock is engaged, press
the Spot-Lock button to
disengage Spot-Lock, or use the
Menu Up and Menu Down
buttons to find the Cancel softkey
label at the bottom of the display
screen. Use the Right Softkey to
select Cancel.
RE-ENGAGE A SAVED SPOT-LOCK
1. Manually navigate the boat to within
a quarter mile of a saved Spot-Lock
location. Due to safety reasons,
i-Pilot will not re-engage a saved
Spot-Lock location greater than a
quarter mile away.
2. Press the GOTO button on
the remote.
3. The Spot-Lock menu will appear on
the display screen. Use the Menu
Up and Menu Down buttons to
scroll to a saved Spot-Lock location
in the menu.
ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL
1. Press the Cruise Control button on
the remote.
2. The Target Speed will appear on
the display screen. Press the Speed
Down or Speed Up buttons to
adjust the Target Speed.
DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL
1. When Cruise Control is engaged,
press the Cruise Control button
on the remote to disengage
Cruise Control.
ENGAGING HIGH SPEED BYPS
1. Double press the High Speed Bypass
button.
2. The Prop Speed will automatically go
to speed 10.
DISENGAGING HIGH SPEED
BYPS
1. When High Speed Bypass is engaged,
press the High Speed Bypass
button on the remote to disengage
High Speed Bypass, or press the
Speed Down button.
ENGAGING AUTOPILOT OR
ADVANCED AUTOPILOT
1. Press the AutoPilot button on
the remote.
2. The AutoPilot or Advanced AutoPilot
icon will display on the screen.
3. To adjust the desired heading,
manually steer the motor to the new
heading. i-Pilot will automatically lock
onto the new heading.
DISENGAGING AUTOPILOT OR
ADVANCED AUTOPILOT
1. When either AutoPilot mode is
engaged, press the AutoPilot
button on the remote to disengage
AutoPilot.
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SPOT-LOCK
CRUISE CONTROL
HIGH SPEED BYPASS
i TRACK
AUTOPILOT
RECORDING AN iTRACK
1. Use the Menu Up or Menu Down
buttons to find the Record softkey
label at the bottom of the display
screen.
2. Press the Left Softkey to select
the Record menu.
3. The Record menu brings up a listing
of iTracks. Use the Menu Up and
Menu Down buttons to scroll to
one of the iTrack memory locations.
4. Press the Ok button to select
an iTrack memory location. Once
a location is selected, the current
location of the boat becomes the
To Start location of the iTrack being
recorded.
5. Navigate the boat along the desired
path or course. AutoPilot and/or
Cruise Control can be used while
recording an iTrack.
4. Press the Ok button to select a
saved Spot-Lock location.
SPOT-LOCK JOG
(Heading Sensor required.)
1. To engage Spot-Lock Jog, first
engage Spot-Lock. Use the Speed
Down (jog backward), Speed Up
(jog forward), Steer Left (jog
left), and Steer Right (jog right)
buttons to jog the Spot-Lock location
5 feet in the selected direction from
the current Spot-Lock location.
6. To stop recording an iTrack, use
the Menu Up or Menu Down
buttons to find the Stop softkey label
at the bottom of the display screen.
7. Use the Left Softkey to
select Stop.
8. The recording will end automatically
if the two-mile distance limit is
reached for the iTrack or if the
Spot-Lock or GO TO button
is pressed.
NAVIGATING AN iTRACK
1. Manually navigate the boat to
within a quarter mile of the saved
iTrack. Due to safety reasons, i-Pilot
will not re-engage a saved iTrack
greater than a quarter mile away.
2. Press the GO TO button on the
remote. The remote default is to
first bring up saved Spot-Locks.
Press the Right Softkey to
bring up saved iTracks.
3. Use the Menu Up or Menu
Down buttons to select an
iTrack to navigate.
4. Using the Left Softkey or Right
Softkey select the softkey label
to either go To Start or To End. The
boat will navigate to the closest
point on the iTrack and then navigate
To Start or To End depending on the
selection made until it reaches that
point.
REVERSE AN iTRACK
1. The direction that the iTrack is
being navigated can be reversed
while the GO TO action is taking
place. Use the Menu Up or
Menu Down buttons to find the
Reverse softkey label at the bottom
of the display screen. Use the Left
Softkey to select Reverse.