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password,
the
process
proceeds
to
S30
as
a
wrong
password,
thereby
stopping
the
communication
with
the
transponder
9.
[0049]
On
the
other
hand,
when
the
password
in
the
received
ID
code
coincides
with
the
regular
password,
the
process
proceeds
to
S27
in
which
the
display
section
18
corresponding
to
the
engine
speci?cation
determined
in
S20
to
S24
is
?ashed
(S27).
This
allows
an
operator
to
be
noti?ed
of
the
engine
speci?cation
corresponding
to
a
to-be-prepared
ID
code
of
a
transponder.
When
there
is
no
correspondence
with
any
of
the
previously
speci?ed
engine
speci?cations
in
S20
to
S24,
the
process
proceeds
to
S25
in
which
commu
nication
with
the
transponder
9
is
determined
to
fail.
[0050]
Next,
the
power
source
terminal
b
in
the
micro
computer 14
is
monitor
(S28)
in
which,
when
the
power
source
terminal
b
is
in
the
HI
state
(i.e.,
state
in
which
the
currently-used
lock
plate
5
is
inserted
to
the
stop
switch
knob
3),
time
monitoring
is
carried
out
(S31)
and,
when
three
minutes
have
passed
since
the
HI
state
is
continually
provided,
the
process
proceeds
to
S32
in
which
the
stand-by
state
is
provided
(and
LED
stops
?ashing).
On
the
other
hand,
when
the
power
source
supply
to
the
power
source
terminal
b
is
in
the
LO
state
within
three
minutes
(i.e.,
state
in
which
the
currently-used
lock
plate
5
is
disengaged
from
the
stop
switch
knob
3),
the
LED
in
the
display
section
18
stops
?ashing
(S29).
[0051]
Then,
the
lock
plate
5
attached
with
another
tran
sponder
is
inserted
to
the
stop
switch
knob
3.
Another
transponder
has
an
ID
code
in
which
only
an
engine
speci
?cation
is
previously
speci?ed
and
no
unique
password
is
written.
Speci?cally,
in
this
embodiment,
only
a
unique
password
in
the
regular
ID
code
of
the
transponder
is
written
to
another
transponder
to
prepare
a
back-up
transponder
(lock
plate).
Alternatively,
both
of
the
engine
speci?cation
and
unique
password
in
the
regular
ID
code
of
the
transpon
der
may
be
written
to
another
transponder.
[0052]
When
another
lock
plate
(the
one
attached
with
a
blank
transponder)
is
attached
by
S33
is
determined,
then
what
is
the
information
for
specifying
engine
performance
that
the
transponder
has
previously
speci?ed
is
determined
(S34
to
S38).
When
the
information
is
determined
as
speci
fying
any
of
the
previously
speci?ed
engine
speci?cations,
the
process
proceeds
to
S40
in
which
the
regular
password
of
the
transponder
is
written
to
the
transponder
attached
to
another
lock
plate.
When
the
information
is
determined
as
not
specifying
any
of
the
previously
speci?ed
engine
speci
?cations
in
S34
to
538,
the
process
proceeds
to
S39
in
which
it
is
determined
that
communication
with
a
new
transponder
is
determined
to
fail.
[0053]
When
the
regular
password
of
the
transponder
is
written
to
the
transponder
attached
to
another
lock
plate,
S41
locks
further
processings
in
order
to
prevent
the
transponder
from
being
written
again.
Thereafter,
the
new
transponder
is
communicated
again
to
check
the
written
password
(S42).
When
the
password
is
con?rmed
as
the
regular
one,
the
LED
in
the
display
section
18
corresponding
to
the
speci?ed
engine
speci?cation
is
?ashed,
thereby
allowing
the
micro
computer 14
to
restart
the
monitoring
of
the
power
source
terminal
b
(S45).
[0054]
On
the
other
hand,
when
S41
determines
that
the
password
written
to
the
new
transponder
is
different
from
the
regular
one,
the
process
proceeds
to
S43
in
which
the
LED
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corresponding
to
the
speci?ed
engine
speci?cation
in
the
display
section
18
is
?ashed
at
double
speed,
then
allowing
S45
to
monitor
the
power
source
terminal
b.
When
the
power
source
supply
to
the
power
source
terminal
b
is
in
the
HI
state
(i.e.,
when
the
new
lock
plate
is
inserted
to
the
stop
switch
knob),
then
time
monitoring
is
carried
out
(S46).
When
three
minutes
have
passed
since
the
HI
state,
the
process
proceeds
to
S47
in
which
the
stand-by
state
is
provided
(and
the
LED
stops
?ashing).
On
the
other
hand,
when
the
power
source
supply
to
the
power
source
terminal
b
is
in
the
LO
state
within
three
minutes
(i.e.,
when
the
new
lock
plate
is
disengaged
from
the
stop
switch knob),
the
LED
in
the
display
section
18
stops
?ashing
(S48).
[0055]
In
this
way,
the
operation
for
writing
the
regular
ID
code
of
the
transponder
to
another
transponder
is
completed.
In
order
to
carry
out
the
same
writing
operation
for
other
transponders,
the
subsequent
steps
of
S49
(in
which
a
lock
plate
attached
with
other
transponders
is
inserted
to
a
stop
switch
knob)
and
S50
(in
which
an
ID
code
is
written
to
the
transponder)
are
performed.
The
engine
control
apparatus
for
the
small
motorboat
according
to
the
above
embodiment
allows
a
user
to
prepare
a
back-up
transponder
in
an easy
manner.
[0056]
The
embodiment
is
described
as
in
the
above,
however,
the
present
invention
is
not
limited
to
this.
For
eXample,
the
transponder
9
also
may
be
inserted
to
and
buried
in
the
lock
plate.
Alternatively,
the
LED
as
the
display
section
18
also
may
be
provided with
another
position
in
the
switch
case
1
in
addition
to
the
position
in
this
embodiment.
The
display
section
18
(not
limited
to
LED)
also
maybe
provided
at
a
position other
than
the
one
in
the
switch
case
1.
[0057]
The
writing
section
16
according
to this
embodi
ment
attaches
or
detaches
from
the
writing
code
16a
to
allow
the
microcomputer
14
in
the
control
section
11
to
determine
whether
the
operation
is
a
normal
operation
or
a
writing
operation.
Instead
of
this,
the
switches
are
placed
in
the
wiring
L5
(see
FIG.
5),
and
determination
between
a
normal
operation
and
a
writing
operation
also
may
be
carried
out
by
turning
the
above
switches
on/off.
Although
this
embodi
ment
is
applied
to
a
small
motorboat,
this
embodiment
also
maybe
applied
to
other
machines
(e.g.,
ATV
or
snowmo
bile).
[0058]
According
to
the
invention
of
Aspect
1,
the
writing
section
can
be
used
to
write
a
regular
ID
code
of
a tran
sponder
to
another
transponder,
thus
allowing
the
user
to
easily
prepare
a
back-up
transponder
in
a
case
where
the
transponder
is
lost.
[0059]
According
to
the
invention
of
Aspect
2,
the
control
section
changes
the
engine
performance
based
on
the
ID
code
from
the
transponder.
When
the
writing
section
writes
a
regular
ID
code
of
a
transponder
to
another
transponder,
a
to-be-speci?ed
engine
performance
can
be
changed.
Thus,
a
plurality
of
back-up
transponders
for
which
an
engine
per
formance
can
be
speci?ed
arbitrarily
can
be
prepared.
[0060]
According
to
the
invention
of
Aspect
3,
the
display
section
is
provided
for
displaying
the
differences
in
engine
performance
speci?ed
for
the
transponder.
Thus,
the
differ
ences
in
of
the
performance
can
be
recogniZed
and
checked
both
in
a
normal
operation
and
a
writing
operation.
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