Yamaha 6YC INFORMATION STATION User manual

6YC INFORMATION
STATION
OPERATION MANUAL
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Read this manual carefully before operating the meter. Keep this manual onboard in a
waterproof bag when boating. This manual should stay with the product if it is sold.
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To the owner
To the owner
Thank you for selecting this product. This Operation Manual contains information needed for
proper operation. A thorough understanding of these simple instructions will help you obtain
maximum enjoyment from your new Yamaha. If you have any question about the operation
of the meter, please consult a Yamaha dealer.
In this Operation Manual particularly important information is distinguished in the following
ways.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards.
Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
WARNING
A WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
NOTICE
A NOTICE indicates special precautions that must be taken to avoid damage to the
outboard motor or other property.
TIP:
A TIP provides key information to make procedures easier or clearer.
Information about the Operation Manual
Yamaha continually seeks advancements in product design and quality. Therefore, while this
manual contains the most current product information available at the time of printing, there
may be minor discrepancies between the product and this manual.
6YC Information Station
OPERATION MANUAL
©2015 by Yamaha Motor Co., LTD.
1st Edition, March 2015
All rights reserved.
Any reprinting or unauthorized use without the
written permission of
Yamaha Motor Co., LTD.
is expressly prohibited.
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To the owner
The 6YC Information Station enables the
display of informationthrough digital commu-
nication with the engine.
The description of optional parts in this man-
ual, such as the speed sensor, cooling water
pressure sensor, Multi sensor, GPS, and
Y-COP is based on the assumption that the
parts are installed and set up on the out-
board motor.
This product is compatible with the following
outboard motors.
4-stroke models:
Fuel injection models only
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Contents
Alert Notifications ...................1
Alert Notifications ................................. 1
Maintenance Notifications .................... 2
General information................3
List of abbreviations ............................. 3
Meter unit.................................4
Initial Setting ...........................6
Configuring the number of outboard
motors ............................................... 6
Configuring the fuel tank sensors......... 7
Calibrating the fuel tank sensors .......... 7
Adjusting the trim level to zero ........... 10
Main screen ...........................11
Switching the screens ........................ 11
COMBO.............................................. 12
ENGINE.............................................. 13
BOAT.................................................. 13
TROLL................................................ 13
Alert display area................................ 14
Overheat alert ....................................... 14
Low oil pressure alert ............................ 14
Water in fuel alert .................................. 15
Low battery voltage alert ....................... 15
Check engine alert/maintenance
alert ................................................... 15
Y-COP display area............................ 16
Basic display area .............................. 16
Tachometer ........................................... 16
Trim meter............................................. 16
Fuel gauge ............................................ 16
Specific selection area ....................... 17
Adjusting the trolling speed ................ 17
MENU screen.........................19
Switching the screens......................... 19
Features ............................................. 20
Menu items ......................................... 21
Resetting “Trip” information (Trip) ......... 21
Managing the maintenance schedule
(Maintenance) ................................... 21
Changing backlight settings
(Brightness)....................................... 22
Customizing the screen (Favorites) ...... 23
Setting the background color (Color) .... 31
Adjusting the clock (Clock).................... 31
Setting the displayed units (Units)......... 32
Setting the tanks (Tank Set).................. 33
Initializing the meter (Reset) ................. 34
Adjusting the trim level to zero
(Trim level) ........................................ 34
Calibration of fuel consumption
(Fuel Flow) ........................................ 35
Trouble Codes....................................... 35
Appendix ...............................37
Requirements for installation .............. 37
Proper care of the instrument ............. 37
Template (actual size) ........................ 38
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Alert Notifications
The multifunction display will notify the operator when engine abnormalities occur by display-
ing a pop-up window and alert icon. A pop-up window will also be displayed when specific
alert conditions occur.
When events requiring multiple pop-up windows occur, the pop-up window with the highest
degree of urgency is displayed first. Press the [SET] button to display pop-up windows in the
order of urgency, from a higher degree of urgency to a lower degree of urgency.
There are 2 types of pop-up windows, “Alert Notifications” and “Maintenance Notifications”,
each displayed with its own color.
Alert Notifications: Red
Maintenance Notifications: Yellow
Alert Notifications
Follow the instructions for responding to each specific alert. For further information, see “Alert
display area” (page 14).
Overheat alert
Displayed when the engine tem-
perature rises too high.
Low oil pressure alert
Displayed when the oil pressure
drops too low.
Water in fuel alert
Displayed when water has accu-
mulated in the water separator
(fuel filter).
Low battery voltage alert
Displayed when the battery volt-
age drops low.
Check engine alert
Displayed when the engine mal-
functions.
Alert Notifications
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Maintenance Notifications
If this alert is displayed, carry out the maintenance and reset the maintenance schedule. See
“Managing the maintenance schedule (Maintenance)” on how to reset the maintenance
schedule (page 21).
Maintenance alert
Displayed when a scheduled
maintenance is overdue.
Alert Notifications
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General information
List of abbreviations
The following abbreviations are used in this manual.
Abbreviations Descriptions
ABYC American Boat and Yacht Council
EUR Europe
F Forward
GPS Global Positioning System
N Neutral
RReverse
Y-COP Yamaha Customer Outboard Protection
General information
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Meter unit
SET
MENU
CANCEL
2
1
3
6
5
4
Name Explanation of function
1Statusbar
Displays the current time and the name of the currently
selected main screen.
(If no GPS is connected, the clock and the “GPS” icon will
not be displayed.)
•Theclockshowsthetimein24-hourformat.
2Multifunctiondisplay
Displays engine information, boat/environment information,
setting menus, etc.
3Directionalkeypad
[] (Up/Down) buttons
•Switchesthemainscreen
•Movescursor(selection)onthe“MENU”screen
•Adjuststhetrollingspeed
[] (Left/Right) buttons
•Switchesthemainscreen
•Movescursor(selection)onthe“MENU”screen
4[SET]button
•Recordsthesetting
•Movesthe“MENU”screencursortotheright
• Moves from the main screen to the “BRIGHTNESS” screen
5[CANCEL]button
•Cancelsthesetting
•Movesfromanysettingscreentothe“MENU”screen
•Movesfromthe“MENU”screentothemainscreen
•Movesthe“MENU”screencursortotheleft
•Cancelsthetrollingmode
•Whenonthemainscreen,movestothe“TRIP”screen
Meter unit
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6[MENU]button
•Movesfromanyscreentothetop“MENU”screen
•Movesfromthe“MENU”screenorsettingscreentothe
main screen
Name Explanation of function
Meter unit
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Initial Setting
The 6YC Information Station must be initial-
ized before its first use or after a reset oper-
ation.
TIP:
Consult a Yamaha dealer when you perform
the initial setting.
Configuring the number of outboard
motors
1. Turn the engine start switch to ON. The
“INITIAL SETTING” screen is displayed.
TIP:
For a twin engine application, turn the PORT
engine start switch to the ON position first.
The system will recognize the engine turned
on first as the PORT engine.
2. Use the [] (Up/Down) buttons on the
directional keypad to select the number
of outboard motors on your boat.
3. Set using the [SET] button.
4. The main screen is displayed.
1: Single-engine application
2: Twin-engine application
Initial Setting
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Configuring the fuel tank sensors
A fuel tank sensor calibration is required af-
ter configuring the fuel tank parameters.
Perform a fuel tank sensor calibration for all
the tanks that are configured as “FUEL” in
the “Tank Type” setting. Otherwise, Availa-
ble Fuel (AVAL) will not be displayed.
1. Press the [MENU] button in the main
screen to display the “MENU” screen.
2. Use the directional keypad and the [SET]
button to display “Tank Set” in the
“MENU” screen.
3. Use the [] (Left/Right) buttons on the
directional keypad to select the tank
number.
Set using the [SET] button.
4. Use the directional keypad to select from
options in the “Type” and “Sensor” lists.
Set using the [SET] button.
TIP:
A fuel tank sensor calibration is required if
the tank is configured as “FUEL” in the
“Type” setting. For details, see “Calibrating
the fuel tank sensors” (page 7).
Calibrating the fuel tank sensors
Perform the fuel tank sensor calibration
when the tank is empty.
Old calibration data will be deleted if the sen-
sor type or tank capacity is changed.
1. After selecting items from the “Type” and
“Sensor” lists in the “Tank Set” menu, use
the directional keypad to select “Calibra-
tion”.
Press the [SET] button to display the
Calibration menu.
2. Select “Individual Tank Capacity”. Set
using the [SET] button.
Initial Setting
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3. Use the directional keypad to configure
the fuel tank capacity.
Set using the [SET] button.
TIP:
•Thefueltankcapacitymustbeconfigured
for each fuel tank.
•Thedisplayedunitforthefueltankcapac-
ity can be changed. For details on how to
change the displayed unit, see “Setting the
displayed units (Units)” (page 32).
4. Select “Calibration”. Set using the [SET]
button.
TIP:
•MultiPointCalibrationuses5calibration
points and Single Point Calibration uses
only 1 calibration point.
•Select“DeleteCalibration”todeleteold
calibration data.
•Itisnotpossibletoproceedto“Calibration
Step 1” of “Multi Point Calibration” or “Sin-
gle Point Calibration” if any fuel remains in
the fuel tank.
5. With no fuel remaining in the fuel tank
(the fuel tank sensor should be posi-
tioned at the bottom of the fuel tank),
press the [SET] button.
6. A confirmation screen will appear. Press
the [SET] button to confirm.
TIP:
•TheSinglePointCalibrationofthefuel
tank sensor is complete.
•IncaseoftheMultiPointcalibration,the
calibration data will be saved at each point.
Accordingly, the next time you perform a
calibration, it is possible to proceed with
the next point even if you abort the current
calibration process.
Initial Setting
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7. Fill the fuel tank to 25% of its capacity
with fuel.
TIP:
•Thequantitydisplayedonthescreenis
25% of the tank capacity.
•Anerrormessagewillappearandcalibra-
tion will abort if the fuel tank sensor resist-
ance value is different from that of the
calibration point. Check the fuel quantity in
the fuel tank.
8. Wait 5 seconds after filling the fuel tank
with fuel, and then press the [SET] but-
ton.
9. A confirmation screen will appear. Press
the [SET] button to confirm and proceed
with calibration step 2.
10. Fill the fuel tank to 50% of its capacity
with fuel.
11. Wait 5 seconds after filling the fuel tank
with fuel, and then press the [SET] but-
ton.
12. A confirmation screen will appear. Press
the [SET] button to confirm and proceed
with calibration step 3.
13. Fill the fuel tank to 75% of its capacity
with fuel.
14. Wait 5 seconds after filling the fuel tank
with fuel, and then press the [SET] but-
ton.
15. A confirmation screen will appear. Press
the [SET] button to confirm and proceed
with calibration step 4.
16. Fill the fuel tank to 100% of its capacity
with fuel.
17. Wait 5 seconds after filling the fuel tank
with fuel, and then press the [SET] but-
ton.
18. A confirmation screen will appear. Press
the [SET] button to confirm and proceed
with calibration step 5.
19. The fuel tank sensor calibration is com-
plete. Press the [SET] button.
Initial Setting
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Adjusting the trim level to zero
1. Fully tilt the outboard motor down.
2. Press the [MENU] button in the main
screen to display the “MENU” screen.
3. Use the directional keypad and the [SET]
button to select “Trim Level” in the
“MENU” screen. The “TRIM LEVEL”
screen is displayed.
4. Check that the displayed trim level is
“0%”.
5. If a value other than “0%” is displayed,
press the [SET] button to reset the set-
ting.
Initial Setting
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Main screen
The main screens display various types of in-
formation graphically and numerically. It is
possible to switch between 4 types of main
screens: “COMBO”, “ENGINE”, “BOAT”, and
“TROLL”.
TIP:
Depending on the model of the outboard mo-
tor, some functions may not be available. For
detailed information, consult a Yamaha deal-
er.
Switching the screens
It is possible to change the main screen de-
sign to suit your preference by selecting from
screen type options.
Use the [] (Left/Right) buttons on the di-
rectional keypad to switch between the main
screens.
Single-engine application
Twin-engine application
It is possible to switch between 4 preregis-
tered screen types (A–D) for the following
main screens: “COMBO”, “ENGINE”,
“BOAT”.
Use the [] (Up/Down) buttons on the di-
rectional keypad to switch between the
screen types.
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TROLL
COMBO
[!]
[!]
[!] [!]
BOAT
[!][!] [!]
COMBO
[!] [!]
TROLL
ENGINE
[!]
Main screen
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Up to 4 screen types (A–D) can be preregis-
tered. For details on how to preregister the
screen types, see “Customizing the screen
(Favorites)” (page 23).
Single-engine application
Twin-engine application
ENGINE
BOAT
COMBO
COMBO
The “COMBO” screen displays engine infor-
mation and boat/environment information.
Single-engine application
Twin-engine application
1. Alert display area (icons)
2. Y-COP display area
3. Basic display area
4. Specific selection area
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ENGINE
The “ENGINE” screen displays engine infor-
mation.
This screen is not displayed in a single-en-
gine application.
1. Alert display area (icons)
2. Y-COP display area
3. Basic display area
4. Specific selection area
BOAT
The “BOAT” screen displays boat/environ-
ment information.
This screen is not displayed in a single-en-
gine application.
1. Alert display area (icons)
2. Basic display area
3. Specific selection area
TROLL
The “TROLL” screen allows you to switch to
a trolling mode and adjust the trolling speed.
For details on how to adjust the trolling
speed, see “Adjusting the trolling speed”
(page 17).
Single-engine application
1. Alert display area (icons)
2. Basic display area
3. Specific selection area
Twin-engine application
1. Alert display area (icons)
2. Basic display area
3. Specific selection area
1
3
2
4
2
2
3
3
1
3
1
2
1
2
3
Main screen
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Alert display area
Red-colored alert indicators will be displayed
in the alert display area for “Overheat alert”,
“Low oil pressure alert”, “Water in fuel alert”,
“Low battery voltage alert”, and “Check en-
gine alert/maintenance alert”. If an alert indi-
cator is displayed, follow the instructions for
responding to each specific alert.
■Overheat alert
The cooling water temperature icon blinks
when the engine temperature rises too high.
Additionally, the engine speed becomes lim-
ited and an alert buzzer sounds. Stop the en-
gine and check that the cooling water inlet on
the lower case is not clogged.
NOTICE
•Donotoperatetheoutboardmotor
when the overheat alert is displayed.
Otherwise, severe engine damage
could result.
•ConsultyourYamahadealeriftheprob-
lem cannot be located and corrected.
■Low oil pressure alert
The oil pressure icon blinks when the oil
pressure drops below a specific value. Addi-
tionally, the engine speed becomes limited
and an alert buzzer sounds. Stop the engine
and check the engine oil level. For details on
how to check the engine oil level, see the
Owner’s Manual of the outboard motor.
NOTICE
•Donotoperatetheenginewithouten-
gine oil. Otherwise, severe engine dam-
age could result.
•ConsultyourYamahadealeriftheprob-
lem cannot be located and corrected.
Main screen
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■Water in fuel alert
The water detection alert icon blinks when
water has accumulated in the water separa-
tor (fuel filter) during cruising. Stop the en-
gine and drain the water from the water
separator (fuel filter). For details on how to
drain the water, see the Owner’s Manual of
the outboard motor.
NOTICE
•Waterinfuelcancauseenginemal-
function.
•ConsultyourYamahadealeriftheprob-
lem cannot be located and corrected.
■Low battery voltage alert
The battery voltage alert icon blinks when
the battery voltage drops low. Start the en-
gine immediately to charge the battery when
the alert has activated. When the alert is con-
stantly on even if the engine is running, get
back to port immediately and consult a
Yamaha dealer to check the battery charging
system.
■Check engine alert/maintenance alert
The check engine alert icon blinks when the
engine malfunctions. Take the engine to a
Yamaha dealer and have it checked immedi-
ately. The check engine alert icon also
comes on when more than 100 hours have
elapsed since the previous maintenance.
NOTICE
The engine is not being controlled prop-
erly. Take the engine to a Yamaha dealer
and have it checked immediately.
TIP:
•Incaseofanenginemalfunction,the
check engine alert icon keeps blinking until
the engine trouble is corrected.
•Incaseofamaintenancealert,thecheck
engine alert icon remains displayed until
the maintenance schedule is reset.
•Ifmorethan100hourshaveelapsedsince
the previous maintenance and a mainte-
nance notification is displayed, take the
engine to a Yamaha dealer and have it
checked immediately.
•Fordetailsonhowtoresetthemainte-
nance schedule, see “Managing the main-
tenance schedule (Maintenance)”
(page 21).
Main screen
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