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September 2009 / MasterBus Repeater / EN
1 GENERAL
INFORMATION
1.1
Use of this manual
Copyright © 2009 Mastervolt. All rights reserved.
Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part
or all of the contents in this document in any form
without the prior written permission of Mastervolt is
prohibited.
This manual serves as a guideline for the safe and
effective operation of the MasterBus Repeater.
Keep this manual at a secure place!
1.2
Guarantee specifications
Mastervolt guarantees that this product was built
according to the legally applicable standards and
stipulations. If you fail to act in accordance with the
regulations, instructions and stipulations in this
user’s manual, damage can occur and/or the
product will not fulfil the specifications. This may
mean that the guarantee will become null and void.
IMPORTANT: Additional warranty agreements, like
“Mastervolt system warranty” may contain
restrictions which forbid resetting of historical data
The standard guarantee period is two years after
date of purchase.
1.3 Liability
Mastervolt can accept no liability for:
•
consequential damage due to use of the
MasterBus Repeater;
•
possible errors in the manuals and their results;
•
Use that is inconsistent with the purpose of the
product.
CAUTION!
Never remove the identification label.
2 OPERATION
2.1 Repeater
functions
The MasterBus repeater features two functions:
1. It refreshes the MasterBus data for further
transportation. This is useful when data has to be
transported by long cables. There are three
refreshing modes: Off, Smart and On.
2. It powers the MasterBus network. The Repeater
offers the choice between high and low powering
mode. Both modes supply the same power, but low
powering devices give priority to high powering
devices when MasterBus powering is needed. This
means that when using more battery banks, you
save one bank by setting the connected Repeater to
low powering.
This is convenient for small
unmonitored battery banks.
2.2 MasterBus
functions
The table below shows the Repeater’s MasterBus
functions. These functions can be visualised by
means of a MasterView display or the free
downloadable MasterAdjust software.
Monitoring
Description
Default
Range
Device state
If the repeater state is OK, it is shown here.
OK
OK, -
Configuration
Language
Set the MasterBus Repeater menu language
English
See
specifications
Name
Any name you wish with 12 characters max
MRP
Repeater
12 characters
max
Repeater mode The repeater can be switched Off, Smart or On. In all
cases, power supply is functional if 8-35V DC is connected.
Off: no data transport. In this mode, MasterBus is divided
into
two separate networks
!
On: all data is refreshed by the Repeater.
Smart: data is refreshed only if the data receiver is at the
other side of the repeater (less data traffic).
On
Off, Smart, On
Power mode
The Repeater can be set to
low
and
high powering
,
see also Specifications.
High Low,
High