MINN KOTA i-Pilot Link Legacy Remote Control User Guide

June 5, 2024
MINN KOTA

MINN KOTA i-Pilot Link Legacy Remote Control

MINN KOTA i-Pilot Link Legacy Remote Control

OVERVIEW

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DASHBOARD

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Recording an iTrack
When the red dot is shown, it indicates that Link is currently recording an iTrack.

Cruise Control
When the icon is shown, the Cruise Control feature is enabled. When the icon is shown, the Cruise Control feature is enabled.

Prop Status
The states of the prop icon are:

  • Prop icon is not on = prop is disabled.
  • On steady but not rotating = the prop is enabled but the prop speed is zero.
  • Rotating = prop is enabled and speed is greater than zero.
  • Blinking = prop is disabled but Link is in a mode of navigation and the user is being reminded to enable the prop.

High-Speed Bypass

  • When the rabbit icon appears above the left soft key, the High-Speed Bypass is ready to be used.
  • When High-Speed Bypass is active, the rabbit icon will appear in the dashboard and the revert icon will appear above the left soft key.

KEYPAD

MENU CONTROL KEYS

Left Softkey & Right Softkey
These keys change function based on mode of operation and which screen is presently displayed. The Softkey Labels at the bottom of the LCD indicate their current function.

Menu Up & Menu Down
Used to navigate the menus.

Home
Pressing this key will always bring up the Home Screen.

OK

Press to accept menu selections. Remote power:

  • Press and release to turn the remote on.
  • Press and hold for 3 seconds to turn the remote off.

MANUAL CONTROL KEYS

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NAVIGATION KEYS

GOTO
Opens the list of iTracks, Spot-Locks and Waypoints that are within navigable range.
Also used to switch from the Home Screen to the Active Screen during i-Pilot navigation.

Spot-Lock
Press to enable Spot-Lock.
Press and hold to mark a Waypoint on the Humminbird (Spot-Lock will not engage).

Auto Pilot
Press to enable AutoPilot or Advanced AutoPilot.
The default mode is selected through the Controls Menu on the remote.

Cruise Control
Press to bring up the Cruise Control Access screen. Target speed is adjusted using the + and – keys and accepted using the OK key.

CRUISE CONTROL

ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL

  1.  Press the Cruise Control key on the remote.
  2. Press the Speed Up or Speed Down keys to adjust the target speed shown in the Target Gauge.
  3. Press OK to accept the target speed and engage Cruise Control.

DISENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL

  1. Press the Cruise Control key on the remote.
  2. Press the softkey marked Cancel.

AUTOPILOT

ENGAGING AUTOPILOT
From the remote:

  1. Press the AutoPilot key on the remote.

From the Humminbird:

  1. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  2. Select AutoPilot and press the RIGHT Cursor key.

ADJUSTING AUTOPILOT
From the remote:

  1. Use the steering keys.

From the Humminbird:

  1. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  2. Select AutoPilot Adjust and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
  3. Adjust: Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys.
  4. Confirm: Press the CHECK/INFO key.

WAYPOINTS

MARK A WAYPOINT USING THE REMOTE

  1. To save a Waypoint at the boat’s position, press and hold the Spot-Lock key.

MARK A WAYPOINT USING THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. To save a Waypoint at the boat’s position, press the MARK key.
  2. To save a Waypoint at the cursor position, use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the active cursor to a position on the Chart View. Then, press the MARK key.

NAVIGATE TO A SAVED WAYPOINT USING THE REMOTE

  1. Press the GOTO key followed by the Waypoints softkey.
  2. Select a waypoint from the list and press the OK key.

NAVIGATE TO A SAVED WAYPOINT USING THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. From the Chart View, press the GOTO key.
  2. Select a Waypoint from the list, and press the RIGHT Cursor key.

OR

  1. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to select a Waypoint or position on the chart.
  2. Press the GOTO key.

DISENGAGE IN NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT FROM THE REMOTE

  1. Switch to the GOTO Active Screen by pressing the GOTO key.
  2. Press the Cancel Softkey.

OR

  1. Press the Steer Left or Steer Right key.

DISENGAGE IN NAVIGATING TO A WAYPOINT FROM THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  2. Select Cancel i-Pilot Navigation, and press the RIGHT Cursor key.

SPOT-LOCK

MARK/ENGAGE SPOT-LOCK USING THE REMOTE
Mark a Spot-Lock and engage using the remote

  1. Press the Spot-Lock key.
  2. Save (optional): Press the Save Softkey.

MARK/ENGAGE SPOT-LOCK USING THE HUMMINBIRD
Mark a Spot-Lock at the cursor position

  1. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor to a position on the chart.
  2. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  3. Select Mark Spot-Lock, and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
  4. Press the EXIT key until the Navigation X-Press Menu is closed.

Engage Spot-Lock at the boat position

  1. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  2. Select Spot-Lock at Vessel, and press the RIGHT Cursor key. Spot-Lock will start immediately.
  3. Save (optional): Press the MENU key. Select Save

Spot-Lock, and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
Mark a Spot-Lock and start navigation

  1. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor to a position on the chart.
  2. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  3. Select Spot-Lock at Cursor, and press the RIGHT Cursor key. Navigation will start automatically.

ENGAGE SPOT-LOCK AT A WAYPOINT POSITION

  1. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor to a Waypoint on the chart.
  2. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  3. Select the Waypoint name > Spot-Lock.

NAVIGATE TO A SAVED SPOT-LOCK USING THE REMOTE

  1. Press the GOTO key.
  2. Select a Spot-Lock from the list and press the OK key.

NAVIGATE TO A SAVED SPOT-LOCK FROM THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to select a Spot-Lock icon on the chart.
  2. Press the GOTO key.

OR

  1. Press the GOTO key.
  2. Select a Spot-Lock from the list of the saved points.
  3. Press the RIGHT Cursor key.

DISENGAGE SPOT-LOCK FROM THE REMOTE

  1. Switch to the Spot-Lock Active Screen by pressing the Spot-Lock key.
  2. Press the Cancel Softkey.

OR

  1. Press any manual control key (steering, prop speed, prop on/off).

DISENGAGE SPOT-LOCK FROM THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  2. Select Cancel i-Pilot Navigation, and press the RIGHT Cursor key.

TRACKS

START RECORDING AN iTRACK
From the remote:

  1. Home Screen > Controls > Record > OK.

From the Humminbird:

  1. Main Menu: Press the MENU key twice.
  2. Select the Accessories tab.
  3. Select Record iTrack, and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
  4. Press the EXIT key until the menu system is closed.

STOP RECORDING AN iTRACK
From the remote:

  1. Record Active Screen > StopRec softkey > Save or Discard.

From the Humminbird:

  1. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  2. Select Stop Recording track, and press the RIGHT Cursor key. Save Yes or No.

NAVIGATE AN TRACK FROM THE REMOTE

  1. Press the GOTO key followed by the iTracks softkey.
  2. Select an iTrack from the list and press either the To Start or To End softkey.

NAVIGATE AN iTRACK FROM THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to select a Start Track icon, End Track icon, or a position on the iTrack.
  2. Press the GOTO key.
  3. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to select one of the submenu actions: Navigate to Start; Navigate to End.

OR

  1. Press the GOTO key.
  2. Select an iTrack Start or iTrack End from the GOTO list.

BACKTRACK

  1. Humminbird Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the Menu key.
  2. Select BackTrack.
  3. Note that BackTrack will create and save an iTrack using up to the last 2 miles of the Current Track. It wil also automatically engage navigation towards the End point of the track.

ROUTES

CREATE A ROUTE ON THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. In a Chart View, use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to select a Waypoint, Spot-Lock or position on the chart view.
  2. Press the GOTO key.
  3. To add more points to the route, repeat steps1 and 2.
  4. Save (optional): Press the MENU key. Select Save Current Route and press the RIGHT Cursor key.

NAVIGATE A ROUTE FROM THE HUMMINBIRD

  1. Main Menu: Press the MENU key twice.
  2. Select the Nav tab.
  3. Select Waypoints, Routes, Tracks and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
  4. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to select the route to be navigated and press the RIGHT Cursor key.
  5. From the menu, use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to select Travel, then select Forward or Reverse.

FOLLOW THE CONTOUR

ENGAGE FROM THE HUMMINBIRD:

  1. Use the 4-WAY Cursor Control key to move the cursor to
    a LakeMaster contour line.

  2. Press the GOTO key.

  3. Using the 4-WAY Cursor Control key, perform the following selections:

    • Select Contour Offset to set the offset if desired.
    • Select a navigation direction.

SET THE CONTOUR OFFSET DURING NAVIGATION

  1. Navigation X-Press Menu: Press the MENU key.
  2. Select Contour Offset.
  3. Press the RIGHT or LEFT Cursor keys to set the Offset.

HIGH-SPEED BYPASS

ENGAGE HIGH-SPEED BYPASS

  1. Press the High-Speed Bypass softkey on the home screen to set the motor speed to maximum. The rabbit icon will change to the revert icon.

DISENGAGE HIGH-SPEED BYPASS

  1. Press the Revert softkey to disengage High-Speed Bypass and send you back to your previous speed.

OR

  1. Press the Speed Down key to disengage the High-Speed Bypass and lower your speed from the maximum speed.

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