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USER GUIDE

2.2.1  Remote Port (RJ11)

The RS Series inverter can be used with the REMOTE-RS remote controls via RS-232 communication.  
To enable, set the main switch on the inverter to the REMOTE position. 

Pin Number

Signal Description (1)

1

Reserved

--

2

GND

Same Polarity as Battery Negative

3

RXD

RS232 RXD

4

TXD

RS232 TXD

5

RMT

Remote controller panel (positive)

6

VCC

Internal power for remote controller

2.2.2  Remote Control Green Terminal 

The remote control green terminal is connected to a Form C relay for fault indication. When a fault occurs, 
the relay switches. Fault conditions include Input Under/Over voltage, output short-circuit/overload, Under/
Over temperature.

FIGURE 2.2.2.1: 

Remote Control Terminal

Pin Number

Terminal Description

1

Fault relay, Normally Open (16 V, 10 mA max.)

2

Fault relay, Common (16 V, 10 mA max.)

3

Fault relay, Normal Closed (16 V, 10 mA max.)

4

(ENB)

5

Enable − (ENB)

6

Ground (Same polarity as battery negative)

NOTICE

•  Before Installing — Make sure that the inverter main switch is at OFF position
•  Before using the remote function, make sure the main switch is set to 'REMOTE'
•  Use 20 to 24 AWG cable to connect the remote control terminals

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Summary of Contents for R-12-1000RS-NA

Page 1: ...RS Series 12 V Inverters R 12 1000RS NA R 12 1500RS NA R 12 2000RS NA R 12 3000RS NA ...

Page 2: ...RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK ALL ELECTRICAL WORK MUST BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL CODES STANDARDS AND WIRING RULES INSTALLATION MUST BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONAL WHO MEET ALL LOCAL AND GOVERNMENTAL CODE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING AND TRAINING FOR THE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE AND CONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS SAFETY REGULATIONS RELEVANT TO THE INSTALLATION AND USE ...

Page 3: ...ries are capable of providing very large currents in the case of a short circuit A fuse must be installed on the positive supply cable as close as practical to the battery Failure to do so provides inadequate protection against fire in the case of a short circuit Only use high quality copper cable and keep the cable length short refer to Section 2 2 4 page 19 for more information NOTICE Upon recei...

Page 4: ...t Interface 16 2 2 Rear Panel Operation 17 2 2 1 Remote Port RJ11 18 2 2 2 Remote Control Green Terminal 18 2 2 3 Chassis Ground 19 2 2 4 DC Input Connection 19 3 INSTALLATION 20 3 1 Mounting 20 3 2 Ventilation Fan 20 3 3 Safety Before Installing DC Wiring Connections 21 3 3 1 Loads Are Disconnected 21 3 3 2 Check Cable and Fuse size 21 3 4 Chassis Ground Connection 22 3 5 DC Wiring Connections 23...

Page 5: ...Indicator Red Orange Green LED Dry Contact Terminal By a relay Remote Control Terminal 6 port Green terminal for inverter ON OFF Protection Input Protection 2 Over Under Voltage Reverse Polarity Internal Fuse AC Output Protection Short Circuit Overload Others Over Under Temperature Protection by heat sink Temperature 176 F 80 C 4 F 20 C Environment Operating Temp 4 104 F Derates to 140 F 20 40 C D...

Page 6: ... Red Orange Green LED Dry Contact Terminal By a relay Remote Control Terminal 6 port Green terminal for inverter ON OFF Protection Input Protection 2 Over Under Voltage Reverse Polarity Internal Fuse AC Output Protection Short Circuit Overload Others Over Under Temperature Protection by Heat sink Temperature 176 F 80 C 4 F 20 C Environment Operating Temp 4 104 F Derates to 140 F 20 40 C Derates to...

Page 7: ...e Green LED Dry Contact Terminal By a relay Remote Control Terminal 6 port Green terminal for inverter ON OFF Protection Input Protection 2 Over Under Voltage Reverse Polarity Internal Fuse AC Output Protection Short Circuit Overload Others Over Under Temperature Protection by Heat sink Temperature 176 F 80 C 4 F 20 C Environment Operating Temp 4 104 F Derates to 140 F 20 40 C Derates to 60 C Stor...

Page 8: ...ntrol Terminal 6 port Green terminal for inverter ON OFF Protection Input Protection 2 Over Under Voltage Reverse Polarity Internal Fuse AC Output Protection Short Circuit Overload Others Over Under Temperature Protection by Heat sink Temperature 176 F 80 C 4 F 20 C Environment Operating Temp 4 104 F Derates to 140 F 20 40 C Derates to 60 C Storage Temp 22 158 F 30 70 C Storage Temp and Humidity 1...

Page 9: ...W 200 16 V 16 5 V Power W 175 1000 W 1500 W 2000 W Figure 1 2 1 Output Power vs Input Voltage 1000 3000 W Temperature ºF ºC 1 Sec Continuous Output Power 1 Min 4 F 20 C 0 100 115 3000 W 200 40 32 F 0 C 104 F 40 C 140 F 60 C Power W 175 1000 W 1500 W 2000 W Figure 1 2 2 Output Power vs Input Air Temperature 1000 3000 W ...

Page 10: ...W 14 65 372 mm 2 7 69 mm 7 7 196 mm 7 9 200 mm 0 3 7 0 mm 3 3 83 mm 7 25 184 mm 1500 W 16 6 421 mm 3 6 92 mm 7 7 196 mm 9 8 248 mm 0 3 7 0 mm 3 3 83 mm 9 1 232 mm 2000 W 17 4 443 mm 4 1 103 mm 7 7 196 mm 9 8 248 mm 0 3 7 0 mm 3 3 83 mm 9 1 232 mm 3000 W 17 4 442 mm 4 1 103 mm 7 7 196 mm 10 0 255 mm 0 3 7 0 mm 6 2 158 mm 9 4 239 mm ...

Page 11: ...NIT YOURSELF MAY RESULT IN ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE AND WILL VOID THE UNIT WARRANTY 3 2 5 1 6 4 Figure 2 1 1 1000 W Models 3 2 5 1 6 4 Figure 2 1 2 1500 2000 W Models 4 3 2 5 1 6 Figure 2 1 3 3000 W Models 1000 W 1500 W 2000 W 3000 W 1 Main Switch 2 Indicator LEDs 3 Function Switch 4 Power Save Adjustment 5 TRC Port RJ45 6 1000 W 1500 W 2000 W 3000 W AC Output Socket AC Output Terminals ...

Page 12: ...E RS inverter remote the LEDs will glow GREEN After setting the power switch to the OFF position the inverter will stop and the LEDs will turn off 2 1 2 Indicator LED Input Voltage Level LED Status 12 V Models Red 11 0 V Orange 11 0 11 5 V Green 11 5 15 0 V Orange 15 0 15 5 V Red 15 5 V Output Load Level LED Status Green Orange Red 1000 W 0 1000 W 1000 1150 W 1150 W 1500 W 0 1500 W 1500 1725 W 172...

Page 13: ...DC voltage under spec Recovery Points 12 5 V 12 V Models Red Red Red Check input voltage and recharge battery Check all input connections and cables Once input conditions are within spec try turning power switch off and on again Device Startup process abnormal Orange Under Temperature Heatsink temp under 4 F 20 C Recovery point 32 F 0 C Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Orange Reduce load If outp...

Page 14: ...elect Swtich 2 Switch 3 Frequency Select Switch 4 Power Saving mode Select Output Voltage Selection Switches 1 and 2 Output Voltage Switch 1 Switch 2 100 V OFF OFF 110 V ON OFF 115 V OFF ON 120 V ON ON Output Frequency Switch 3 Frequency Hz Switch 3 50 Hz OFF 60 Hz ON Power Saving mode Select Power Saving Function Switch 4 Power Saving OFF OFF Power Saving ON ON 3 ...

Page 15: ...ned fully anti clockwise Maximum Potentiometer turned fully clockwise Sleep Power Wake Up Power Sleep Power Wake Up Power 1000 1500 2000 W 20 W 40 W 110 W 160 W 3000 W 40 W 60 W 240 W 280 W Potentiometer Rotation Wake Up Power Sleep Power Anti Clockwise 160 40 110 20 Clockwise Power W 1000 2000 W M odels min max Potentiometer Rotation Wake Up Power Sleep Power Anti Clockwise 280 60 240 40 Clockwis...

Page 16: ...ELECTRIC SHOCK OR DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY L N FG Figure 2 1 6 1 AC Output Interface for 1000 1500 2000 W Models Figure 2 1 6 2 Standard Hard Wire Socket for 3000 W Models R 12 3000RS NA Output Interface Terminal Wire color Wire length gauge AC terminal Line L Black Within 6 feet AWG8 Neutral N White FG Ground Green Yellow or Bare copper 26 32 feet AWG 10 8 In order for R 12 3000RS NA to b...

Page 17: ...tion 1 2 3 4 Figure 2 2 1 1000 W Models 2 3 1 4 4 Figure 2 2 2 1500 W 2000 W Models 4 4 1 2 3 Figure 2 2 3 3000 W Models 1000 W 1500 W 2000 W 3000 W 1 Remote Port RJ11 2 Remote Control Green Terminal 3 Chassis Ground 4 DC Input Connector ...

Page 18: ...nnected to a Form C relay for fault indication When a fault occurs the relay switches Fault conditions include Input Under Over voltage output short circuit overload Under Over temperature Figure 2 2 2 1 Remote Control Terminal Pin Number Terminal Description 1 Fault relay Normally Open 16 V 10 mA max 2 Fault relay Common 16 V 10 mA max 3 Fault relay Normal Closed 16 V 10 mA max 4 Enable ENB 5 Ena...

Page 19: ...4 1 The size of the cable should be thick enough to maintain a voltage drop of less than 2 when carrying the maximum input current This will help prevent frequent low input voltage warnings and shutdown Table 2 2 4 1 Recommended Fuse and Cable Sizing 12 V Install Recommended Fuse size 12 V Inverter 1000 W 1500 W 2000 W 3000 W Fuse Size 175 A 225 A 250 A 450 A Recommended Fuse Mega Mega Mega Mega R...

Page 20: ...not operating 6 Fused A fuse must be fitted between the battery and the inverter positioned as close to the battery as possible 7 Do not mount the inverter where it will be exposed to the gasses produced by the battery These gasses present a risk of explosion and are very corrosive prolonged exposure may damage the inverter WARNING RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THE INVERTER TO RAIN SNOW S...

Page 21: ...G CAREFULLY CHECK THAT THE INVERTER IS NOT CONNECTED TO ANY BATTERIES AND THAT ALL WIRING IS DISCONNECTED FROM ANY ELECTRICAL SOURCES DO NOT CONNECT THE OUTPUT TERMINALS OF THE INVERTER TO AN INCOMING AC SOURCE 3 3 2 Check Cable and Fuse size Make sure to use suitably rated cables and fuses for your installation refer to Section 2 2 4 page 19 for more information NOTICE Use suitably rated cable as...

Page 22: ...TRANSIENT CURRENTS DRAWN BY THE INVERTERS THIS MAY REQUIRE MULTIPLE BATTERIES TO BE CONNECTED IN PARALLEL AND BE WIRED TO SHARE CURRENT EQUALLY THE SELECTION OF BATTERIES AND WIRING MUST BE DONE BY A SUITABLE QUALIFIED PERSON 3 4 Chassis Ground Connection Connect Chassis Ground Terminal to the ground of vehicle this applies to all negative ground vehicles Chassis Ground must be connected to the gr...

Page 23: ...ive DC cable into the negative terminal b Screw bolts and attached washers in tightly c Connect DC cables into an appropriate battery supply or other DC power source and connect to the DC cables to the correct positive and negative output Ring Terminal Cable M8 Screw Washer Plastic Cover Spring Washer Cable Plastic Cover Ring Terminal M8 Nut Figure 3 5 1 DC Cable Installation for 1000 W Figure 3 5...

Page 24: ...ompliant whereas the R 12 3000RS NA is required to have a UL compliant GFCI added to be compliant with UL 458 refer to Section 2 1 6 page 16 for more information All wiring including grounding must be performed by a suitably qualified person and must comply with all local and government code requirements that are application to the installation location and type 3 7 Turning The Inverter On 3 7 1 S...

Page 25: ...nnection of AC Output for 1000 1500 2000 Model 3 9 Maintenance Turn the unit OFF before cleaning Very little maintenance is required to keep the inverter operating correctly The exterior of the inverter should be cleaned periodically with a damp cloth to prevent accumulation of dust and dirt At the same time tighten the screws on the DC input terminals A VACuum cleaner can be used to remove dust f...

Page 26: ... or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Compliance for 2000RS 3000RS This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is sub...

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