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Need some help went out the other day and the only thing my I pilot would do was run the remote would only turn on and show what speed I was running nothing else would show up couldn't get auto pilot to run is it the remote gone bad or batteries dying ,I'm back to work and haven't had time to get a new battery for it .Has anyone had this kind of problem.Any help will be appreciated
I would try changing the battery in the remote, weak batteries will do strange things with new electronics.
I had a weird situation, my remote wouldn't come on. Less than 6 hrs on the unit. Replaced the battery 3 times and gave up. The next day my cousin tried it and it worked like a champ? Never did figure it out and have never had another problem with it! You don't have much to loose by changing the battery, and that will answer at least 1 questions for you.
Not all i-Pilot batteries are the same! You may have the problem discussed here. If so, the fix is simple.
THANKS Guys,Hey the new battery fixed my problem,I guess I seem lazy but ive been working since last thursday and wanted it running again asap ,with me working 12 shifts its kinda hard doing other things...
That's not lazy that's smart in my book. Resourcing a larger knowledge base gets you to the solution faster, usually!
Glad you found the fix.Thumbs Up I've had I-pilots since they came out and have never had to change a remote battery yet. I generally fish 1 to 2 days a week exept during the "hot bite" seasons where I'll fish more. I do cut off the remote anytime the tm is not deployed though.
How do you turn it off mine is a pd 55 ipilot and i dont see a off botton I just thought it turns off by itself:dono
You press and hold the button with the "II" on it.
Dang I always just let mine go to sleep ,figured it was off no wonder the battery didnt last but a couple months,Thanks
If the rremote is stored far enough away from the trolling motor it cuts off by itself. And it probably would even if closeby but would take alot of time. As I said, I cut my remote off every time I pull my tm out of the water and have never had to replace the battery. I fish about 90-100 days a year and have been using the same tm for over a year now. My previous boat I used same tm and remote for over 2 years.