Oshkosh JLG E400A Narrow, Operation And Safety Manual

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SECTION 4 - MACHINE OPERATION
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Swinging the Boom
To swing boom, with footswitch activated, posi-
tion Swing control switch to Right or Left for direc-
tion desired.
WHEN SWINGING THE BOOM MAKE SURE THERE IS AMPLE ROOM FOR THE BOOM TO
CLEAR SURROUNDING WALLS, PARTITIONS AND EQUIPMENT.
Raising and Lowering the Lower and Mid Boom
To raise or lower the Lower and Mid Boom,
with footswitch activated, position Lower
Boom Lift switch to UP or DOWN as desired.
Raising and Lowering the Upper Boom
To raise or lower the Upper Boom, with footswitch
activated, position Upper Boom Lift switch to UP
or DOWN until desired height is reached.
4.8 GENERATOR
The machine is equipped with an engine powered DC generator
connected in parallel to the 48V DC battery bank.
Automatic Operating Mode
The generator will operate in automatic mode always when the
following two conditions apply.
1. Ground Control Emergency Stop Switch is
pulled out (on),
and :
2. The Generator Enable switch on the platform
control console is in the On or Enable position.
When the above conditions apply, the generator’s controller will
monitor status of the batteries, will turn on automatically when
the battery voltage drops as a result of discharge and will turn off
when batteries are fully charged.