Inverter LED Status Lights
(If they are all unlit, touch any button to be sure the unit is “awake”.)
PWR LIT:
There is AC available for battery charging (from shore power or the generator).
FAULT
LIT:
The inverter has malfunctioned.
See the inverter manual.
CHG ON:
Inverter is charging, see display for mode.
BLINKING:
See display for mode. If no mode, there is AC but inverter is not charging.
INV ON
: The inverter is on and supplying power to AC equipment;
BLINKING:
The inverter is
on, but there is no equipment drawing power from it;
OFF:
The inverter function is off.
Inverter Control Buttons
ON/OFF CHARGER
Controls the Charge function.
Should be left On.
ON/OFF INVERTER
Controls the Invert function.
Should be left “On”
.
FAVS
The Inverter has been set up to show
Favorite displays.
Pressing this button will
display
them in turn. Primarily used to
check battery state
of charge
,
see Section 4G7.
CTRL
Used for other control functions.
See the Inverter Manual.
METER
Used with the
SELECT
knob to display various data on the display.
SETUP
Used with the
SELECT
knob to set maximum Inverter draw from Shore Power:
(1) Press
Setup
and rotate
Select
to “Charger Setup” on display;
(2) Press the
Select
knob; (3) Rotate
Select
to desired maximum amperage;
(4) Press
Select.
DO NOT ADJUST ANY OTHER SETUP SETTINGS!
Important Inverter Reminders
If on battery power only:
Full voltage is 12.8. If the voltage is below 12.0V, the batteries
are at half voltage. To avoid possible battery damage, keep them higher.
Remember the important note above under “Connecting/Disconnecting Shore
Power”
: The inverter, if on, draws a lot of current when bulk charging, so be careful not to
overload a shore power circuit. Use the
SHORE
button to reduce the load on the shore
power connection!.
If the inverter circuits are inadvertently overloaded, it will trip its “Inverter” circuit
breaker in the AC Circuit Breaker Panel. Reduce the AC load by turning off items and
reset the breaker!
The “Charge” LED should be “
ON
” at all times. The “Invert” LED should also be left “On”
when underway as it is the primary source of AC power.
Turn the inverter off at anchor for long periods when the generator isn’t running and you are
asleep or away from the boat; in this way, you will avoid running down the house batteries
just because someone left some AC appliance plugged in and forgotten.
Note: Only the breakers in the panel illustration on page 4.12 with an asterisk (*) are
Section 4F: Electrical Systems, AC 4.10