Volvo Penta V6-240 User manual

OPERATOR’S
MANUAL
Supplement - Water Sports Control
V6-240, V6-280,
V8-300, V8-350, V8-380, V8-430
EVC

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Water Sports Control
The Water Sports Control (WSC) system
provides a single control unit for boat equipment
that is used to fine-tune the boat’s performance,
ride, and wake during water sports activities.
The system controls boat speed, trim tab
deployment, drive trim angle, and ballast tank
levels1.
Groups of settings can also be saved to provide
quick return to boat settings that provided the
wanted wake. This helps with repeatability of
wakes for future boating sessions.
CAUTION!
Whenever possible make setting changes to the
system while the boat is stationary. If setting
changes are made when the boat is underway
the operator must remain in full control of the
boat, including keeping a watch for other boats,
people, or obstacles in the boat’s path.
CAUTION!
The operator should be prepared for changes to
the boats steering and handling that may
happen when the setting changes are activated.
1Control of trim tabs and ballast tanks requires installation of
additional equipment and may not be available on your boat.
Water Sports Control
Display
See the owner’s manual loaded in the display for
options for displaying the WSC screen on the
display.
This screen displays the functions available in
the WSC program;
The Water Sports Control icon, select here to
activate WSC. Blue here indicates WSC is
active.
Move between the settable parameters with
the arrow buttons.
Displays the parameter currently active.
Adjustments for the parameter.
User buttons. If active, the blue light on the
left is lit. See User below.
Set Speed
Use this panel to set the speed for the water
sports activity.
Set speed
Select the proper engine speed to create the
wake you want for your type of water sports.
Use the +or –buttons to adjust the speed.
A valid GPS signal is required to use the Speed
functions. The Speed Source must be set to
Speed (not RPM), see Menu below.
NOTE:The speed must be below 14 mph to use
surf modes.

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Trim Tabs
Use this panel to adjust the location of the wake
created by the tabs.
This parameter is not available on all systems.
Settings
Surf Left – the tabs are deployed to create the
wake on the left side of the boat.
All Up – the tabs are completely retracted and
are not affecting the wake.
Surf Right – the tabs are deployed to create the
wake on the right side of the boat.
On the active selection, the blue light is lit.
NOTE:The system automatically retracts the
trim tabs above a certain speed, above the
range of normal water sports activity.
The tabs are also fully retracted when Water
Sports Control is turned off, and when the
engine is turned off.
Set Power Trim
Use this panel to adjust the drive trim angle.
Set power trim angle
Select the proper drive trim to produce the
desired wake characteristics and boat ride.
Use the +or –buttons to adjust the trim angle.
See the material starting at Powertrim/Tilt in the
engine’s operator’s manual for complete
coverage of the power trim function.
Ballast tanks
This parameter is not available on all systems.
The system controls the pumps that are used to
fill or drain the ballast tanks. The display shows
up to three ballast tanks, only the number of
tanks that are connected to the system are
displayed.
The graph shows the fill level of each tank.
The tank fill levels can be adjusted to control the
size and shape of the boat’s wake.
Tank Controls
Select the Tank Controlsbutton.
On the Ballast Tanks screen;
Use the +or –buttons to adjust individual tank
levels.
Stop – ceases all tank fill/drain actions.
Fill All – operates the pumps to fill all tanks.
Drain All – operates the pumps to drain all
tanks.
Factory presets
Tank fill rates/times are preset at the boat
manufacturer.
They can be changed by the owner if conditions
have changed and the tanks are not filling or
draining properly.
NOTE: Do not use long fill or drain times, this
might damage the pumps.

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User
You can set and name three groups of settings,
to return easily to settings that provided a
particular wake or ride.
When you have adjusted the settings for all four
parameters and want to save them for future
use, hold one of the User buttons, until the light
is lit.
If that User button already has settings saved
you will get an over-ride message; Overwrite this
preset. Select Yes.
If a User is active the blue light is lit.
You can rename the Users, see Menu below.
Menu
Several customizations are possible for the
Water Sports program.
Select Menu > Water Sports
Speed Source
Options are Speed and RPM.
Speed is the required for full Water Sports
Control functionality.
If RPM is selected, only engine RPM and power
trim angle can be set.
Installation
There are two selections; Tank Fill and Tank
Drain. These tank times are preset at the
factory.
The setting can be adjusted if the pre-set times
are not adequate. This can also be used to
adjust for weakening pumps or for replacement
pumps which may have different capacities.
Boat Load
The boat load setting is used to compensate for
any additional large load that is placed in the
boat.
Normally this setting is not used (set at 0%).
However, if you install a heavy third party tank
system or the installed tanks are very large, use
this setting to compensate for the change in
load. Adjust the slider to a value above 0% to
approximate the new load.
Use the Up or Down buttons to move the slider.
This information helps the system adjust throttle
response on take-off to compensate for the load
condition.
NOTICE! Never exceed the weight limit posted
by the boat manufacturer.
NOTICE! See the section Static Water Line in
the engine’s operator’s manual before loading
the boat.
Manage Users
This is where you can customize the names for
the Users.
Use the arrows to scroll through the Users.
At the desired User select Rename. The next
screen (Preset Name) provides options for
renaming. Select Done when finished.
Reset – resets the name and the parameters on
the selected User to the factory default.
Reset All – resets the names and the
parameters of all Users to the factory default.
Trim Assist
This feature uses trim tab deployemnt to
improve the boat launch from stationary to
planning or water sports speed.
The settings are done by the factory.
The selection here is On or Off.

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Operation
CAUTION!
Whenever possible make setting changes to the
system while the boat is stationary. If setting
changes are made when the boat is underway
the operator must remain in full control of the
boat, including keeping a watch for other boats,
people, or obstacles in the boat’s path.
CAUTION!
The operator should be prepared for changes to
the boats steering and handling that may
happen when the setting changes are activated.
After you have selected a User or manually
entered settings, move the control lever in to the
throttle position, the WSC system will maintain
the settings you have selected.
Settings can be adjusted while underway,
however remember that WSC only works at 14
mph and below.
Trim Assist helps the boat launch easier. It is
activated when you select WSC or when you
select PTA on the shifter. To use Trim Assist, it
must be set to On in the Menu, see above.
At slow speeds, if Trim Assist is active, the trim
tabs are down. If you are in reverse gear and
throttle is above 10% Trim Assist is overridden
and the tabs are retracted. Surf right or left also
overrides the Trim Assist.
PTA (power trim assist) operates at speeds
above the Water Sports limit. If it is activated the
yellow PTA light is shown on top of the display.
PTA on is also a way to activate Trim Assist.
The trim tabs are retracted when you turn the
engine off.
For all selections a blue light indicates the
feature is active.
A blinking blue light indicates the selected
feature is not fully functioning. An example is a
blinking blue light for a User, if Speed Source is
set at RPM, the GPS (Speed) is not active and
the User presets cannot be used (one parameter
is Speed).To exit WSC return to idle or low
speed and select WSC icon. Gray here indicates
WSC is not active.

Volvo Penta of the Americas
1300 Volvo Penta Drive
Chesapeake, VA 23320-9810
VPA 47710836 08-2018