congratulations you own the force the most powerful most efficient trolling
motor on the water in this tutorial video will help you get the most from
your force hand-held remote control first you must calibrate the compass in
the remote control before you can use the gesture controls feature do this
outdoors to improve accuracy do not stand near objects that influence
magnetic fields such as vehicles buildings and overhead powerlines
select menu scroll up to settings
remote
calibrate select start and follow the on-screen
instructions if the gesture controls feature is not
working properly after calibration you can repeat this process as often as
needed now let's get familiar with the keys this is the on/off key this key
sets and holds the cruise control at the current speed over ground or SOG
press this key to set the propeller speed to full
the propeller is off it turns on the propeller and sets the speed to full
press this key for manual control you can hold and steer the motor with
gestures this key turns to propeller on and off
these keys help you navigate through menus
when in heading hold or manual control press left and right keys for single
degree step turns or hold for rudder steering
also when in heading hold or manual control pressed a forward or backward
Keys for incremental speed changes or hold for continuous speed changes
press this key to set and maintain the current heading hold this key to set the
heading hold by positioning the remote will cover gesture controls in a moment
press this key to engage the anchor lock feature when an anchor lock press to jog
left/right backward or forward when an anchor lock press to return to manual
steering this key opens and closes the remote
control menu when connected to a compatible Garmin chartplotter
this key marks a waypoint and these Keys numbered from 1 through 4 are your
favorites keys
now let's look at the remote control screen
in this field will see the trolling motor battery voltage and if you press
the settings menu you can view the remote controls battery level this field
shows the operational status of the trolling motor for example when in
manual control manual is shown when the heading hold is engaged heading hold is
shown along with the heading and degrees this icon shows the status of the
propeller when the propeller icon is shown the propeller is engaged if it is
not shown the propeller is not engaged this icon shows the GPS signal status of
the trolling motor the prop indicator shows the speed level for the propeller
the SOG indicator shows the speed over ground in your specified units
now let's talk about the point and go gesture control feature of your handheld
remote before you can use the gesture controls you must have calibrated the
compass in the remote control first make sure the propeller is engaged
press and hold the gesture control key while holding the gesture control key
move the remote control to the left or to the right to steer toward port or
starboard release the gesture control key to stop steering
you can also set and adjust your heading hold using gesture controls to do this
make sure your propeller is engaged now point the remote control toward where
you want to engage or change the heading control
press and hold the heading control key the motor engages or changes the heading
hold and steers the boat in the direction you are pointing as you hold
the key once your heading is established simply
release the key to use gesture controls to adjust the
position of the anchor lock feature point the remote control in the
direction you want to move the anchor lock point and then press and hold the
anchor lock key the anchor lock point moves five feet in
the direction you point you can repeat the previous steps until you reach your
desired anchor lock point location and that's all there is to using your Garmin
force remote control and it's point and go gesture steering features