Connext with starter battery off

[MidnightRider]

I may be mistaken but I thought I saw somewhere on here someone mention they can run the connext with the starter battery switch turned off. I've not been able to do that since I bought the boat. My connext will not turn on unless both starter and house battery switches are on. If I turn either of the battery switches off the connext shuts off. Did I just make this up, do you need both battery switches on to run the connext or do I have something wrong with my factory battery switch setup?

 

[MidnightRider]

Never mind I just figured it out, need to do some more just sitting around and playing with this system - smh moment.

 

[GoVols01]

After some tinkering with the boat in the garage, I discovered the radio can be turned on without turning either of the ignition switches/keys on. As long as the batteries are turned on, you can push one of the rubber buttons (like the bilge) near the touch screen and the screen will turn on.

 

[MidnightRider]

Yep that was my smh moment. Need to do more of this tinkering around myself.

 

[MidnightRider]

Is there a way to turn it back off again. For instance you have just the house battery on and want to set the bilge to auto and leave the boat for the night, does the screen shutoff by itself again after awhile or if there a way to turn it off.

 

[Hector]

Is there a way to turn it back off again. For instance you have just the house battery on and want to set the bilge to auto and leave the boat for the night, does the screen shutoff by itself again after awhile or if there a way to turn it off.

That’s the part I haven’t figured out short of toggling one of the ignition keys

 

[Jameson Clark]

Toggling the blower will turn it off as well!

 

[Weeb]

holding that light button ( on the connext screen you use to turn it on )will shut it off too.

 

[Sbrown]

As long as the house battery is on, the bilge pump will do it's thing, connext does not have to be on.

 

[Merlion]

After some tinkering with the boat in the garage, I discovered the radio can be turned on without turning either of the ignition switches/keys on. As long as the batteries are turned on, you can push one of the rubber buttons (like the bilge) near the touch screen and the screen will turn on.

Just to make sure I understand, I can keep the Start battery “OFF” , and with the house batter “ON” Only....I can start connext (and manage lights, music, Bilge, Etc) by pressing one of the rubber buttons?

 

[Merlion]

Yep that was my smh moment. Need to do more of this tinkering around myself.

When I turn on the Connext with the rubber button (start battery off) i get the low battery voltarge beep. Any way to turn that off? Or Im am I missing something in the sequence?

 

[GoVols01]

Both batteries need to be turned on for the radio to work on my boat.

 

[JDRacing]

Not on my 2018 212X. House Battery only.