IDENTIFYING TROLLING MOTOR FEATURES BY THEIR ASSOCIATED CABLES
IDENTIFYING TROLLING MOTOR FEATURES BY THEIR ASSOCIATED CABLES
Your trolling motor may be pre-installed with Built-In MEGA Down Imaging OR Universal Sonar, and may include i-Pilot Link. All of these
features require cables to be connected to an output device. These connections are present on the trolling motor and have cables that
exit below the Control Head. To better identify cables present, refer to the diagrams below that detail what the Built-In MEGA Down
Imaging, Universal Sonar and i-Pilot Link cable connectors look like.
Built-In MEGA Down Imaging
Fourteen Pin Connector
Fourteen Pin Connector
Locking Collar
Locking Collar
Built-In MEGA
Built-In MEGA
Down Imaging from
Down Imaging from
Control Head
Control Head
If one connection below the Control Head is present, the motor may be equipped with:
1. i-Pilot and Universal Sonar,
2. i-Pilot and Built-in MEGA Down Imaging,
3. ONLY Universal Sonar, or
4. ONLY Built-in MEGA Down Imaging.
If two connections below the Control Head are present, the motor may be equipped with either:
1. i-Pilot Link and Universal Sonar or
2. i-Pilot Link and Built-in MEGA Down Imaging
One Connection
Built-in MEGA
Built-in MEGA
Down Imaging or
Down Imaging or
Universal Sonar
Universal Sonar
Coil Cord
Coil Cord
ROUTING CONNECTION CABLES
Please follow these instructions for routing any and all of the cables present for any of the pre-installed features that may come with your
trolling motor. This routing should be followed whether there are one or two connection cables present. If you are unsure of the cables
present, please review the "Identifying Trolling Motor Features By Their Associated Cables" section of these Installation Instructions.
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Universal Sonar
Four Pin Connector
Four Pin Connector
Universal Sonar
Universal Sonar
Cable from
Cable from
Control Head
Control Head
Two Connections
Control Head
Control Head
i-Pilot Link
i-Pilot Link Ethernet Cable
i-Pilot Link Ethernet Cable
from Control Head
from Control Head
The i-Pilot system does not have an external
NOTICE:
wired connection.
i-Pilot
i-Pilot
Link
Link
Built-in MEGA
Built-in MEGA
Down Imaging or
Down Imaging or
Universal Sonar
Universal Sonar
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Eight Pin Connector
Eight Pin Connector
Locking Collar
Locking Collar
Control Head
Control Head
Coil Cord
Coil Cord