10
West Mountain Radio
Operating Manual
USB Port
The USB port may be accessed by removing the plastic plug on the upper right of
the unit. A COM port terminal program may be used to see the data or the
WMR
Device Diagnostics Utility
program for RIGblasters may be used. Drivers are
not needed for Windows 10. If using an older version of Windows, download and
install the drivers before plugging the cable into the USB port on the PC.
Download the FREE WMR Diagnostics Utility software at:
http://www.westmountainradio.com/diagnostics
When the USB port is connected to the
Epic
, the device status is shown. This
includes the voltages on each port, the charger status, and the charge current.
If both jumpers have been removed, then the USB port may be used to set
custom charging parameters. Press “S” to set the charge parameters.
USB Settable Parameters
Prompt
Range
Description
Battery Type
1 - Disable
2 - Gel
3 - AGM
4 - LiFePO4
5 - Other
1 Disables the charger. Options 2-4 fill in the de
-
fault values for the remaining parameters.
Only pressing ENTER will not reset the other
parameters.
Max Charge
Voltage
9V to 16V
This is the target voltage that the battery should be
charged to.
Max Charge
Current
1A to 10A
This is the maximum current the Epic charger will
allow to flow into the battery during charging.
Min Charge
Current
0.1A to 1.9A Charging stops when the current draw drops below
this level.
Trickle
Current
0.1A to 1.9A After the battery is fully charged, this is the current
that is allowed to flow into the battery to maintain it.
Recharge Voltage
9V to 16V
When the voltage drops below this on a battery that
has been charged, the charger starts up again.
Max Charge
Minutes
30 to 65535
Charging is stopped and the battery is considered
bad if charging went on for this period of time.
Retry After Abort
Minutes
30 to 65535
After charging was aborted, it will restart after this
many minutes.
Min Supply Voltage
for Charging
9V to 16V
Normally 13V, but can be set to 14V if used in a
vehicle and desired to charge while alternator is on.
Lowest Charge
Temp
-127 to 127
degrees F
This prompt only appears if the temp probe is used.
Charging will terminate if the temperature falls
below this.
Highest Charge
Temp
-127 to 127
degrees F
This prompt only appears if the temp probe is used.
Charging will terminate if the temperature goes
over this.
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