Patent ID: 7805225

Claim:
A remote control apparatus for a boat including more than one propulsion unit, the remote control apparatus comprising: a body having a first side, a second side, and an upper surface, a first control lever including a first lever position sensor disposed on the first side of the body and a second control lever including a second lever position sensor disposed on the second side of the body, and an electronic control unit disposed at least in part within the body of the remote control apparatus, the electronic control unit including a storage device configured to store a correction value to calibrate the first and second control levers and the first and second lever position sensors of the remote control apparatus, the electronic control unit configured to permit correction values to be entered into the storage device when a lever learning mode is in an enabled state, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to detect a state of a signal to determine whether the lever learning mode is in the enabled state to calibrate the first and second control levers and the first and second lever position sensors.