Maxwell AutoAnchor AA710 Wireless Remote & Rode 2 (PDF)

OWNER'S MANUAL

Install, register, set up and use the AutoAnchor AA710 wireless remote and rode counter with its AA702 base station: windlass counting and automatic deploy/retrieve, bow and stern thrusters, auxiliary outputs, chain and rope per turn for Maxwell chainwheels, and troubleshooting.

DocumentMaxwell AutoAnchor AA710 Wireless Remote & Rode Counter Owner's Manual

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Maxwell AutoAnchor AA710 Wireless Remote & Rode Counter — Owner's Manual

This manual is split into 2 pages: Part 1 → · Part 2

Operating the AA710

Windlass

Power up the base station and press Mode to turn the remote on; the screen is locked and shows the last mode. Hold Mode to unlock; hold Mode 1 second to change application (e.g. windlass to thruster).
Display: rode deployed, chain or rope, battery status, Option A/B on, speed (SL or FS with dual speed). Counting continues with the remote off or if foot switches run the windlass.
Sensor tuning: anchor docked, count at zero, deploy in one continuous press until "Tuning done" (up to 10 turns).
Manual: hold Up or Down; release to stop. At the docking distance it stops and beeps (and drops to slow with dual speed) – hold to finish with care.
Automatic: set a rode-to-be-released value, select Auto, then press and release Down to deploy ("Target reached") or Up to retrieve to the docking distance. Any button stops the windlass. For dual speed select fast before Auto.
Options: left arrow = Option A, right arrow = Option B; Autowash runs during retrieval with any windlass control. Menu: Clear to Zero, Logs, Reset sensor.
Stopping is accurate to +1 chainwheel revolution; automatic release stops 10ft (3m) short of the total rode length.

Thrusters and auxiliaries

Single bow thruster or bow and stern together: left arrow to port, right arrow to starboard.
Bow and stern fitted: Up toggles between bow and combined bow/stern, Down between stern and combined.
Pivot (360° turn): hold Up for more than 1 second from any thruster mode; left and right turn the boat clockwise or anticlockwise; Up or Down returns to single thruster.
Never run a thruster close to swimmers, out of the water, or without propeller resistance; if it stops giving thrust with the motor running, turn it off immediately. Turn its power off when not in use.
Auxiliary mode: select Auxiliary outputs and use the key shown on the screen (M = momentary, T = toggle).

Batteries and maintenance

Replace the two alkaline AA 1.5V batteries when the indicator shows low – never let it reach zero. Turn off the console and the base station power, remove the screws and back cover, fit both new batteries the same way round, check the perimeter seal is clean and undamaged, and tighten the screws evenly without overtightening.
Do not mix old and new batteries or different types or brands; remove batteries for long lay-ups. Settings are not lost when the batteries are changed.
No user serviceable parts: check cables, sensor wear and alignment, and the magnet; reset the sensor after any sensor change. Clean with a damp cloth only.

Troubleshooting

Messages flag external wiring, installation or set up problems – not a fault in the AutoAnchor.

Message / symptom	Cause and action
Auto mode disabled	No sensor pulses; sensor installation not compatible with rope/chain; load sensing wires not connected; a solenoid wire disconnected; no rode-to-be-released value; or total rode set to OFF. Manual mode still works unless the fault is in the solenoid wiring.
Battery voltage too low	Check for bad connections and undersized cable (voltage drop); see Diagnostics → Battery.
Motor externally controlled	Another control in use; solenoid common ground disconnected or swapped with up/down; large potential difference between AutoAnchor ground and solenoid ground.
Power supply wired incorrectly (beeps)	Power is backfeeding from outside the control circuit – typically the AutoAnchor and deck switches on separate supplies.
No sensor pulses detected	Windlass slower than the minimum 5 metres per minute; wrong windlass/sensor set up; magnet or sensor damaged (rusted magnet) or gap wrong. The windlass still runs in manual but there is no count.
Sensor installation not compatible with rope and chain	Grey sensor required, magnet in the top of the chainwheel, sensor in the stern-end range, load wires connected.
Sensor tuning does not reach Tuning done	Check the sensor installation if it has not finished after 10 turns.
Solenoid disconnected, shorted or stuck on	Check the solenoid with another control; check its wiring; see Diagnostics.
Counts with the windlass stopped, or erratically	Rode running free, interference, damaged sensor, wrong cable or poor connection. Without the AA plug, solder all wires including the drain and use shielded cable.
Count pauses during retrieval	Rope/chain only: the rode is changing from rope to chain.
Stays at zero going out, counts on retrieval	Solenoid up and down wires swapped.
Up deploys and Down retrieves	Motor or solenoid wiring reversed (recheck brown/white too), or buttons swapped in the menu.
Stops short of the full rode	Automatic release stops 10ft (3m) short of the total rode length setting.
Cannot register console and base stations	Switch everything off and on and retry; clear registration on all consoles and base stations; reposition (out of range); move away from VHF radios, modified sine wave inverters, antennas or radar; an antenna (Part #9403) may be needed.
"Base not found" for 60 seconds, then the console turns off	Check the master base station is powered; switch all units off and on; reposition; clear and redo registration; try another channel; fit an antenna (Part #9403).
Works in one place but not another, or at some times of day	Interference on the channel: set another wireless channel, or fit an antenna (Part #9403).
Solenoids click on and off, then the console loses connection	Supply dropped below 5V and the unit reset (all 3 base station LEDs flash twice before shutdown): check battery voltage and power cable size.
Console will not turn on	Check the batteries are fitted correctly; they may need replacing.
Thruster screen: System locked / Local lock on / operated by another controller	Hold Mode to clear the lock; a local lock blocks access from the AA710; another controller is running the thruster.

Technician diagnostics are in the Set up menu: sensor Signal A must be between 4.6V and 4.9V on this unit; each solenoid wire needs a load of more than 10mA (12V DC) or 20mA (24V DC).

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