Quick PCC TJ1 Thruster Control — Installation & Use Manual

Overview & Technical Data

• Compact proportional lever control for ONE Quick BT QSY or BTQ (with MSC) thruster on the "Q Centric" CAN bus network; control and thruster pair automatically at every power-up.
• Works alongside compatible Mercury and Volvo Penta control systems through a Q NCG gateway; the PCC TJ1 always has priority over those OEM controls.
• Lever, enable and HOLD buttons, two LEDs (enable, HOLD) and buzzer; firmware upgradeable via USB-C.
• In the box: control, gasket, fixing screws, drilling template, manual.

Mounting

• Install after all carpentry work: fibreglass dust can jam the lever and is not covered by warranty.
• Flat, smooth surface where the helmsman can see and reach it; back protected from water, rear access for service, min. 100 mm behind the panel for the cable bend.
• At least 25 cm from the compass, 50 cm from radio receivers, 1 m from radio transmitters (except SSB), 2 m from SSB transmitters and from the radar beam path.

1. Tape the drilling template in place; drill the 4 bush holes Ø 13 mm and the central opening with a Ø 62 mm hollow cutter. Remove burrs: a poor cut spoils the gasket seal.
2. Fit the gasket and screw the 4 studs into the fixing bushes (no threadlocker or glue).
3. Fit the instrument, then from below add 4 shaped washers, 4 grower washers and 4 nuts. Panel up to 10 mm thick: shaped-washer flaps up; over 10 mm: flaps down.
4. Peel off the transparent protective film.

CAN Bus Connection

• Plug the drop cable (max 5 m) into the control's male M12 connector, mind the key and tighten the ring nut; connect the other end to the CAN bus backbone (max 100 m).
• Power the network from the SERVICE battery, 9÷32 VDC, through a switch and a 1A quick-acting fuse, and only after all connections have been checked.
• Only ONE BT QSY thruster on the network. Wiring examples in the PDF: single control with BT QSY or BTQ (MSC), and with a Q NCG gateway.
• Connector pins: + battery, - battery, CAN H, CAN L.

Using the Control

• At power-up the control runs an LED test, then sits disabled (short slow flash of the enable LED).
• Enable: lever centred, hold the enable button for at least 1s until the LED stays lit with a short beep. Not possible with the lever off-centre, another control enabled and in use, or a network fault.
• Lever right/left moves the bow (or stern, for a stern thruster) right/left with proportional speed; short beep every second while running. A full reversal is delayed by the ramps; the boat carries way after you let go.
• HOLD: hold the lever at the wanted speed, press HOLD for at least 3 seconds until the HOLD LED is steady, release and let the lever return (pressed over 6s it will not engage). Cancel with HOLD, the lever or the enable button; it stops by itself after 2 minutes. Never leave the helm with HOLD on.
• Auto-disable after 6 minutes without commands; a tone of about one second confirms. Enabling a second control when the first is not in use takes over.
• Buzzer off: with the control unpowered, hold enable while powering up for about 1 second (3 beeps, LED briefly blue). Repeat to switch it back on (1 long beep). Blocking errors always sound.
• Reverse the thruster direction: with the control unpowered, hold HOLD while powering up for about 3 seconds (both LEDs orange), release; the enable LED turns green to confirm. Not available with BTQ thrusters with MSC.

Signals

Manual reset without cutting thruster power: hold the enable button for at least 3 seconds (LED blue), release; the control goes to disabled. At start-up, very fast red = flash CRC error, fast red = EEPROM CRC error, very fast fuchsia = lever calibration error, very fast blue = command serialisation error: stop using it and contact Quick service. Maintenance: none special; clean with a soft cloth dampened with water.