{"id":11382,"date":"2022-07-27T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manuals-dev.seakeeper.com\/ride\/seakeeper-ride-quick-start-guide\/start-up\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T17:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:49:50","slug":"start-up","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/seakeeper-ride-quick-start-guide\/start-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Seakeeper Ride Quick Start Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Updated 5\/7\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start Up<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride is designed to drastically improve your boating experience. To start, just turn your key and it\u2019s ready to start eliminating pitch and roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol style=\"list-style-type:1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Turn on the boat&#8217;s main power (battery switch).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Turn on the boat&#8217;s Multifunction Display (MFD) and GPS unit. It may take several seconds to acquire satellites and provide a GPS fix (a GPS signal is required for full operation).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the boat is in the water, turn on the engine key switch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Ride system is already on and in Auto Mode. It will begin operating once the boat reaches 10 mph (or at 5 mph if <a href=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/operation-manual-copy\/2-seakeeper-ride-operation\/2-3-trim-command-curve-tcc\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"15803\">Trim Command Curve <\/a>is set for 5 mph deployment).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>To view the system interface, adjust settings, or switch to Manual Mode, select the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride application on the MFD. For boats equipped with an optional Keypad, the center <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> icon will be illuminated with a blue ring, confirming the system is on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For details on system operation, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/operation-manual-copy\/1-user-interface\/1-1-home-auto-mode\/\"><span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Operation Manual<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shut Down<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Turn off engine key switch to turn off the <span translate=\"no\">Seakeeper<\/span> Ride system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/Auto-Home-Page-e1742935132280.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15828\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"314\" height=\"289\" src=\"https:\/\/manuals.seakeeper.com\/ride\/wp-content\/uploads\/image-194.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11389\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 5\/7\/2025 Start Up Seakeeper Ride is designed to drastically improve your boating experience. To start, just turn your key and it\u2019s ready to start eliminating pitch and roll. To view the system interface, adjust settings, or switch to Manual Mode, select the Seakeeper Ride application on the MFD. 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