Garmin TR-1 GOLD 906-2000-00 User Manual
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Safety
You are responsible for the safe and prudent operation of your vessel.
Your TR-1 Gold Autopilot is a tool that will enhance your capability to
operate your boat and catch fish. It does not relieve you from the
responsibility for safe operation of your vessel. You must avoid hazards
to navigation and never leave the helm unattended.
You must always be prepared to promptly regain manual control of your kicker. The
autopilot and the throttle actuators can fail hard over. Learn to operate your autopilot on
calm and hazard free open water.
In case the autopilot becomes inoperable, remove the in line fuse from the battery power
cable.
The steering cylinder can be removed from its mounting bracket on the outboard in case
of hydraulic jamming.
Removing the actuating link between the stepper motor and the carburetor butterfly
crank can disable the electric throttle.
Caution:
Before drilling holes in your boat, be sure you know what you are drilling into.
Watch out for fuel tanks, electrical cables, and hydraulic hoses.
Do not run your pilot with the outboard hard on the steering stops for any
extended time or you will burn out the pump motor.
Be sure to leave the system in Standby mode when Autopilot is not in use, or if
the kicker motor is not running.
We recommend you use only BioSOY hydraulic fluid in your autopilot hydraulics.
Keep your hands out of the outboard steering hinge area, the autopilot may steer the
motor and smash (or worse) your fingers.
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