The Smartgauge™ set-up menu allows the user to set and adjust a variety of the
monitor’s features:
To enter the set-up menu press both the VOLTS and STATUS buttons simultaneously and
keep them pressed. After 2 seconds the display will change to “bt x” (battery type x).
When in the set-up menu, the PGM/Batt 2 LED will flash.
During set-up mode, all internal calculations stop. For this reason there is a time limit on
the set-up menu. Each item to be set will allow approximately two minutes for the user to
set the function. After two minutes elapse, the currently displayed selection will be written to
Smartgauge™ memory and the set-up menu will be exited. Smartgauge™ will then revert
to normal operation. When in the set-up menu, the main legends on the buttons are no longer active. Instead
the secondary legends are the appropriate functions. The secondary legends are in blue
smaller letters underneath the main legends.
Pressing the SELECT button will scroll the current displayed value or option to the
next available one. At the last value, Smartgauge™ will cycle to the first value and
continue. Pressing the SELECT button will simply scroll round and round all available values
indefinitely. Pressing the SET button will set the displayed value. When the value has been
selected, the display will flash 4 times to indicate the value has been written to memory. The
display will then move on to the next menu item.
Pressing the EXIT button does the same as pressing the SET button except that after
writing the value to memory, it exits the set-up menu instead of moving on to the next item.
At any time, when moving onto a new menu item, the existing value (be it alarm voltage set points, battery types,
display modes etc) will be displayed first. Pressing the SET button will show each selected item without ever
changing any of them. This allows you to look through the menu to check all the settings without changing any
of them or having to remember what they should be set to.
SECTION 4.2 – SET UP MODE –
BATTERY TYPE
When entering the set-up menu, the programming mode is the battery type, shown as “bt x” where “bt” signi-
fies battery type and “x” shows the current selected type. If this is a first power up, “x” will be 1. Otherwise it will
show whatever setting is the currently selected battery type. If you are unable to identify your battery technology,
please contact your battery supplier for advice.
The battery types are numbered 1 to 7 and are as follows:
• Type 1 Standard wet cell deep cycle Lead Acid - Use this setting for:-
1. Standard vented Lead Acid deep cycle
2. Lead acid recombinant (have a catalyzer in the cap to recombine the oxygen and hydrogen back into
water that is normally lost during charging in a standard Lead Acid battery). Do not confuse with VRLA
(AGM or Gel).
• Type 2 Gel Cell – Use this setting only for Gel Cells
• Type 3 AGM - Absorbed Glass Matt (VRLA)
1. Use only for genuine AGM batteries. NOTE: There are two very distinct types of AGM batteries with very
different operational characteristics. In one type the only real difference is that the electrolyte is held in a
glass matt. This type usually have charge voltages very similar to flooded wet cell batteries. The off load
terminal voltages will also be very similar to flooded wet cell batteries. If your AGM batteries are of this
type then Smartgauge™ should be set to battery type 1.
2. The other type of AGM have additional chemicals in the battery and require lower charge voltages and
the off load terminal voltages will be similar to gel cells. This type require Smartgauge to be set to battery
type 3.
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