ADAPTER AS-STR 4510486 - Caterpillar

Thruster Panel Operation
Thruster panel operation provides for control of the hydraulic thrusters via thruster control panels and is configurable option set in the support tool during configuration. Thruster panel operation is only available when the joystick control is in Leverhead Mode. Thruster panel operation is independent of the operation of the conventional power train from the control heads.Thruster control panels are configured as stations consisting of one or two panels. For vessels configured with bow and stern thruster panels, each thruster control station consists of one bow and one stern thruster panel. These panels are activated and deactivated as a pair such that a station bow and stern thruster control panels are active all the same time.
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Thruster control panel layout
(1) OFF button
(2) Temperature LED
(3) Thruster LED
(4) Level LED For single thruster vessels, or dual thruster vessels configured for bow-only panels, each thruster control stations consists of one bow thruster panel. Only on thruster control panel is active at one time in these configurations.Note: The thruster control panels cannot be activated while the system is in Joystick Mode.To take control of the thrusters at a thruster control station, press and hold both OFF buttons (1) at one of the stations panels for about one second. The control station thruster LED (3) will illuminate.To disable the thruster control station press and release one of the OFF buttons () at one of the thruster control panels of the active station.Thrust is applied as directed by the lever.
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Thruster lever operation
(5) Left
(6) Center
(7) Right
Center is Neutral. The thruster control panel lever has a detent at the neutral position, center (6), that provides an obvious indication of neutral. When the lever is released, the lever automatically returns to the center position and no thrust is commanded.
Moving the lever to the right (7) or left (5) engages the appropriate proportional solenoid valve to provide thrust, moving the bow or stern in that direction.