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Menu Navigation

Menu Navigation

Control Wheel

The control wheel is a touch-sensitive navigation control with a center button.  It is used to navigate through the 

advanced menu structure.  It is also used to change set points once selected.

To navigate:

1. Use the control wheel E to scroll forward or backward (up or down) in the menu map.  Tracing a clockwise circle scrolls down.

A counterclockwise circle scrolls up.  The present selection is highlighted black when scrolling.

2. When the desired menu item is highlighted, press the center button 

F

 to move forward into that screen.  The screens below

show an example of scrolling through the 

Settings

 menu.  See the 

MATE3 Menu Map

.

Access to the Main Menu  

Programming the system is done in the Main Menu.  A password is required to access the 

Main Menu 

screen.  

This password is 

141

.  It is preprogrammed and cannot be changed.

To access the 

Main Menu

, enter the password as follows:

1. From the home screen 

G

, press the 

LOCK

 key 

C

. This brings up the 

Enter Password

 screen 

H

.  The default entry is 

132

.

2. Trace a clockwise circle on the control wheel 

E

 until the display shows 

141

 as shown in 

I

.

3. Press the center button 

F

 to accept the password.

4. Access to menus can been restricted by an installer or OEM by setting an installer password.  The installer password

can be entered from 

H

 to allow full access.

5. Press the 

UP

 key 

B

 to enter the installer password.  The default installer password is 

1732

.  This password can be

changed.  See page 9.

Set Points

Set Points

A set point is a condition, measurement, or baseline that a user establishes in order for something else to happen 

(such as when to start or stop a generator).  The MATE3s allows a user to view, monitor, and establish all the settings 

and values that occur while the system is running.  Occasionally components may be added or upgraded, electrical 

loads increase, or patterns of usage may change.  These settings and values can be adjusted to match.  
On screens with set points, the control wheel 

E

 serves two functions: navigation and set point adjustment. 

Set points are adjustable settings for each specific menu item.

Set points will vary depending on the system configuration.

When a screen with set points is available, the present selection is identifiable by a black line around the item.  To change

the setting, follow the instructions below.

To change set points:

1. The black line around an item shows it is in 

Field Select

 mode.  In this mode, the control wheel 

E

 can switch between all

selectable fields or items on the screen.  A clockwise movement on the control wheel scrolls to the next field.  A

counterclockwise movement (

K

) scrolls to the previous field as shown in 

J

.

2. When the desired item is selected, press the center button 

F

.  The box around the field should become solid black as

shown in 

L

.  This shows it is in 

Adjust Set Point

 mode.  The selectable field becomes an adjustable set point.

3. Use the control wheel 

E

 to change the set point value as shown in 

M

.

4. When the set point is correct, press the center button 

F

 again to return to 

Field Select

 mode.

5. Repeat Steps 1-4 for each set point to be adjusted.  The screens below show an example of scrolling through the

System Information

 menu and selecting a different 

System Type

.

G

H

I

K

J

L

M

Ports

If a screen shows a port number in the upper right corner, those settings only apply to that particular device. 

Other devices can be individually selected by using the 

PORT 

key 

D

.  Screens with no port designation, such as 

those shown on this page, are for system-wide changes.

Summary of Contents for MATE3s

Page 1: ...ks may be registered in the United States and other countries Date and Revision August 2017 Revision B Part Number 900 0125 12 02 Rev B A B C D F B A B MATE3s System Display and Controller Programming...

Page 2: ...such as when to start or stop a generator The MATE3s allows a user to view monitor and establish all the settings and values that occur while the system is running Occasionally components may be adde...

Page 3: ...Wizard See the Profile Wizard on page 42 for more information Settings Menus This menu accesses additional menus with settings for the system and for individual devices System Settings S apply to over...

Page 4: ...eyesight vary with each installation The contrast color brightness and backlighting of the LCD can be adjusted to provide the best visibility for a given location Contrast Range is from 1 to 100 from...

Page 5: ...access has been limited by A Challenge Installer Password C Optional Any combination of characters up to 15 characters maximum This name is displayed on the Home screen Set User Access Level A This m...

Page 6: ...nly A and B Turns off the charger for an individual inverter and prevents it from responding to global charger commands Input Support FX class only C Enables the Input Support function if present Not...

Page 7: ...vation The AUX deactivates three minutes after the Enable condition clears and Auxiliary Relay Radian inverters have an additional Auxiliary Relay This is a switched contact with no 12 Vdc output It h...

Page 8: ...L1 inverter for single phase parallel or split phase multiple inverter systems OB Slave L2 A secondary L2 inverter for split phase multiple inverter systems L2 Phase Master The subphase master inverte...

Page 9: ...rtain items such as Voltage Limit which are adjustable in other modes Upload Grid Protection These menus can implement any of several GIP files which can be downloaded from the OutBack website The GIP...

Page 10: ...vated when the GridZero or Grid Tied input modes are selected See page 11 All items described on this page are enabled according to regulatory specifications Grid Support Functions indicates whether t...

Page 11: ...al features this as an option under RTS Compensation Limited Lower and Upper Battery Voltage Adjust the lowest and highest allowed compensated voltage The Owner s Manual features these as an option un...

Page 12: ...g Disconnect Disconnect Delay The time after reaching Disconnect before the output is activated Threshold The low voltage setting that activates the output following the Hysteresis Time ON Time The le...

Page 13: ...er to turn on or off any of three shunts current sensors used by the battery monitor These are designated as shunts A B and C For more information on the use of each shunt see the Owner s Manual for t...

Page 14: ...f it had previously been manually disabled CAUTION Equipment Damage This function can damage the generator or the batteries if either are not properly maintained Be sure to follow all maintenance requ...

Page 15: ...of Load Start the inverter will charge the batteries However it is not programmed to perform a complete charge cycle If the generator reaches its Stop point the charge might not be completed State of...

Page 16: ...ing the exercise period This is mostly applicable to DC generators IMPORTANT Regularly running a generator keeps engine components lubricated expels excess moisture charges the starting battery and he...

Page 17: ...two columns in the table below are a list of start reasons The remaining columns display the possible reasons for the generator to stop The possible stop reasons are connected to the start reasons Fo...

Page 18: ...X class inverters use Device Type 2 while FLEXmax charge controllers are Type 3 The FLEXnet DC Battery Monitor is Device Type 4 Device Types not depicted here include FXR class inverters Type 5 and Ra...

Page 19: ...stem to reconnect to the utility grid Grid Connect Delay 0 to 240 minutes The delay period after reaching Grid Connect before the system reconnects to the utility grid Grid Disconnect xx x VDC inverte...

Page 20: ...iod is ignored If the battery voltage falls below the inverter s Low Battery Cut Out voltage the inverter will automatically connect to the AC input source regardless of the time of day setting EXAMPL...

Page 21: ...for more information on this function If the battery voltage exceeds the target the 12V AUX output will open the ROCB This removes the AC source from the grid tied inverter shutting it down This will...

Page 22: ...ce programming and saving is complete press Exit to return to the Main Menu W 2 Using Existing Profiles If the most recent profile was lost or changed it can be retrieved from an SD card and applied t...

Page 23: ...battery Capacity in B above See I 6 on page 12 for more information on battery charging Wizard Date Time A Hour Minute Day Month Year Weekday NOTE See S 6 on page 6 for more information on clock setti...

Page 24: ...y pressing Save will automatically default to Option 2 below 1 Select a name on the list with the control wheel Press the Save soft key N to save the new settings over the selected profile Saving to S...

Page 25: ...1 0 01 99 4 12 17 81 2 17 9 0 11 72 2 06 98 4 11 17 83 1 67 9 0 12 54 1 55 98 NOTE This header line is included in the download Device Data Logs D Users can create Device Data Logs for the FLEXmax FM...

Page 26: ...Log is downloaded to an SD card an elg file is created This file can be opened in Notepad or MS Word as a text file Event logs can be used to identify repeated symptoms and other patterns A partial E...

Page 27: ...these steps to help determine the nature of the fault This may also help resolve the problem See the MATE3s Overview Guide for more information on the EVENTS indicator To investigate event messages 1...

Page 28: ...g the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between...

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