Alpha Group OutBack Power MATE3, Owner'S Manual

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Operation
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CHARGER Hot Key
The
CHARGER
hot key displays the Charger Status screen. The Charger Status screen displays the
current charger mode, battery voltage, absorb and float voltage settings and timers. Soft key options
include starting or stopping the charger, which is a global command issued to all inverters in the system.
Other options include starting or the bulk or equalization charge functions, which are global command
issued to all inverters and charge controllers in the system.
NOTE:
The charging information displayed on this screen is for inverters only. Note also that if an inverter
or charge controller has a different charging status from the master inverter, this screen will not display its
status.
Figure 41 CHARGER Hot Key
IMPORTANT:
Equalization should only be performed on certain kinds of batteries under
specific conditions. Pressing the
<Start EQ>
soft key will bring up several
recommendations and confirmations to ensure this function is not started
accidentally.
Soft Key Options:
<Back> returns to the
Home
screen.
<Bulk Charge> advances to the Bulk Charge
screen to start a new charging cycle.
<EQ Charge> advances to the Equalize Charge
screen.
<Charger Mode> advances to the Charger Mode
screen to enable or disable the charger.
Screen Items:
Battery displays the uncompensated battery voltage.
Charger Control displays the mode of the charger.
Absorb
displays the target voltage for the Bulk and
Absorption stages. If the timer to the right of either
item is running, the system is in that charging stage.
Float display the target voltage for the Float stage.
CHARGER Hot Key