MicroCommander Installation Manual MM12793
The design of the MicroCommander Marine Propulsion Control System (hereafter referred to as MicroCommander or System) is for pleasure and light commercial marine applications on vessels up to approximately 100 feet (30m) in length. The System is electronic, requiring a 12 to 32 VDC power Source, one Actuator required per engine, and one Control Head per remote station. The MicroCommander commands the vessel’s throttle and shift using a single Control Head lever.
The Actuator is located in the engine room area and connected mechanically to the vessel’s main engine throttle for speed command and to the transmission for shift command.
Eight-conductor shielded cable connects the Control Head(s) at the remote station(s) to the Actuator(s). Only one remote station will have command at any time. Station transfer is by push button acknowledgment with Station-in-Command indicated by a red light located on the Control Head.
The Control Head has three detents; Astern, Neutral, and Ahead. (refer to Figure 2:) With the Control Head lever(s) positioned in the Neutral (vertical) detent the System will command Neutral and Idle RPM. Control Head lever movement of 15 degrees to the Ahead or Astern detent will command Ahead or Astern clutch engagement while the engine remains at Idle RPM.
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