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This guide contains important safety instructions for the Freedom HFS Sine 
Wave Inverter/Charger that must be followed during operation and 
troubleshooting. 

Read and keep this Owner’s Guide for future 

reference.

Read these instructions carefully and look at the equipment to become 
familiar with the device before trying to install, operate, service or maintain 
it. The following special messages may appear throughout this bulletin or 
on the equipment to warn of potential hazards or to call attention to 
information that clarifies or simplifies a procedure.

The addition of either symbol to a “Danger” or “Warning” 
safety label indicates that an electrical hazard exists which 
will result in personal injury if the instructions are not 
followed.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to 
potential personal injury hazards. Obey all safety 
messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury 
or death.

DANGER

 indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not 

avoided, will result in death or serious injury.

WARNING

 indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not 

avoided, can result in death or serious injury.

CAUTION

 indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not 

avoided, can result in moderate or minor injury.

NOTICE

 indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not 

avoided, can result in equipment damage.

These notes describe things which are important for you 

to know, however, they are not as serious as a caution or warning.

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Freedom HFS IC Owners Guide.book  Page iii  Friday, September 11, 2015  2:54 PM

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Page 1: ...wner s Guide Product image shown may vary from actual product See features for comparisons Model Product Numbers 807 1055 807 1055 02 807 2055 807 2055 01 807 2055 02 Freedom HFS IC Owners Guide book Page i Friday September 11 2015 2 54 PM ...

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Page 3: ...ONTAINED WITH THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE VERSION WHICH IS POSTED AT WWW XANTREX COM Document Part Number 975 0727 01 01 Date and Revision September 2015 Rev B Product Numbers Freedom HFS 1055 1000 watt Models 807 1055 Freedom HFS 1055 120VAC Standard Model 807 1055 02 Freedom HFS 1055 120VAC EMS Model Freedom HFS 2055 2000 watt Models 807 2055 Freedom HFS 2055 120VAC Standard Model 807 2055 01 Freedom H...

Page 4: ...details about particular brands of batteries You need to consult individual battery manufacturers for this information Audience The Guide is intended for users and operators of the Freedom HFS Sine Wave Inverter Charger Related Information You can find more information about Xantrex products and services at www xantrex com NOTE The Installation Guide Document Part Number Freedom HFS Sine Wave Inve...

Page 5: ...indicates that an electrical hazard exists which will result in personal injury if the instructions are not followed This is the safety alert symbol It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death DANGER indicates an imminently hazardous situation which if not avoided will result in death or serious inj...

Page 6: ...ll power is disconnected 7 To reduce the risk of electrical shock disconnect both AC and DC power from the inverter before attempting any maintenance or cleaning or working on any components connected to the inverter Turning off the inverter charger using the Inverter Power button on the front panel will not reduce an electrical shock hazard 8 The inverter must be provided with an equipment ground...

Page 7: ...pment Unit s components may produce arcs or sparks Do not install near batteries in machinery space or in an area in which ignition protected equipment is required 975 0727 01 01 v Areas include any space containing gasoline powered machinery fuel tanks as well as joints fittings or other connections between components of the fuel system HAZARD OF ELECTRIC SHOCK EXPLOSION OR ARC FLASH Failure to f...

Page 8: ...ufacturer of any equipment you intend to use in the vicinity of the battery Review cautionary markings on these products and on the engine 2 Freedom HFS inverter charger products are designed for deep cycle lead acid batteries only Charging lithium ion batteries are currently not supported and doing so is an explosion hazard Lithium ion battery cells are individually monitored for voltage and temp...

Page 9: ...rby in case battery acid contacts skin clothing or eyes 4 If battery acid contacts skin or clothing wash immediately with soap and water If acid enters your eye immediately flood it with running cold water for at least twenty minutes and get medical attention immediately 5 Use extra caution to reduce the risk of dropping a metal tool on the battery It could spark or short circuit the battery or ot...

Page 10: ...er s instructions Precautions When Placing the Inverter Charger Do not install the inverter charger or any part of its supplied wiring in engine compartments BURN HAZARD Avoid touching the external surfaces heatsink may be hot Never allow battery acid to drip on the inverter charger when reading gravity or filling battery Never place the Freedom HFS Sine Wave Inverter Charger unit directly above b...

Page 11: ...s B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that i...

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Page 13: ...ode 18 Operating in Inverter Mode 19 Operating During Transition Between Shore Power and Inverter Mode 22 Battery Charging 25 Invert Power Derating vs Ambient Temperature 28 Troubleshooting 29 Warning Messages 30 Troubleshooting Reference 33 Inverter Applications 37 Specifications 39 Contents Freedom HFS IC Owners Guide book Page i Friday September 11 2015 2 54 PM ...

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Page 15: ...ings one GFCI cover plate one pair AC compartment cover plates one display panel blanking plate not shown one display panel mounting bezel not shown one set of lock washers and nuts not shown NOTE If any of the items are missing contact Xantrex or any authorized Xantrex dealer for replacement See Contact Information on page i Other Freedom HFS OEM models may include other DC and or AC connectors F...

Page 16: ...tely discharged the three stage charging capability ensures that batteries receive efficient charge when shore power is available inverter power switches automatically to shore power in milliseconds allowing continuous operation of connected equipment Back up Capability If incoming shore power is interrupted by external events like brownouts the Freedom HFS automatically becomes an independent pow...

Page 17: ...n Control The Freedom HFS provide two user selectable ignition control method Ignition Lockout The Freedom HFS features the ability to inhibit the inverter from operating in the absence of a voltage signal from a vehicle s ignition circuit This is particularly useful if the inverter is required to operate only when a vehicle s engine is running Ignition Auto on The Freedom HFS can automatically tu...

Page 18: ...isplays inverter status and battery status information on the screen The panel can be detached to extend and mount the panel on a wall or other location 2 GFCI receptacles during inverter mode provide 1000 watts Freedom HFS 1055 models or 2000 watts Freedom HFS 2055 models of power to operate AC devices 3 WAGOa a WAGO manufactures connection devices such as terminal blocks and related accessories ...

Page 19: ...lug 4 Mounting flange allows you to mount the inverter permanently 5 Display panel cavity for routing the communications cable See Step 7 of the installation guide Front Panel EMS Models RESET TEST TEST RESET FREEDOM HFS 1800 EMS 12V Power 12V Enable Ignition Control Remote FREEDOM HFS FREEDOM HFS Select STATUS Battery Fault Utility 2 1 3a 3b 4 4 5 Feature Description 1 Power module contains 12 vo...

Page 20: ...ted for the proper operation of the cooling fan and inverter When the inverter is mounted the ventilation grille must not point up or down 3 Positive DC cabling terminal that is pre connected to an 18 inch 0 45m battery cablea with an Anderson connector 4 Serial number of your unit Rear Panel All Other Models 4 1 2 3 Freedom HFS 1055 shown Feature Description 1 Negative DC cabling terminal connect...

Page 21: ...on on operating the panel s buttons Remote and Power Module Panel EMS Models 2 1 Feature Description 1 Remote jack is used for connecting the Display panel that ships with the Freedom HFS 1055 120VAC EMS PN 807 1055 02 and Freedom HFS 2055 120VAC EMS PN 807 2055 02 Each shipment comes with a 25 foot communications cable as well 2 Power module has one fuse and three contacts for wires that connect ...

Page 22: ...tect output wiring However for the EMS models the hard wired AC output connector is protected by both the 20 A supplementary protector and the GFCI 2 Grounding stud provides a ground path for the Freedom HFS chassis to the DC system ground 3 Main cooling fan turns on when powering loads above 500 watts or when the internal temperature reaches a set point temperature Freedom HFS IC Owners Guide boo...

Page 23: ...ault Viewing Inverter Charger Information The LED screen displays inverter charger information as well as feature settings in coordination with the LED lights underneath the screen Press the Select button to toggle between the following basic information Info and Setting LED Screen Info and Settings LED Battery Voltage example Solid Input Voltage V Battery Current example Solid Input Current A Inv...

Page 24: ... Alarm Setting or none Low Voltage Setting or or none Battery Type Setting or or or none Custom Voltage Settinga to to none a Appears only when the Battery Type setting is set to Info and Setting LED Screen Info and Settings LED Freedom HFS IC Owners Guide book Page 10 Friday September 11 2015 2 54 PM ...

Page 25: ...Info and Settings LED lights Inverter Power button To cycle through the various feature settings 1 Press and hold the Inverter Power button for five seconds to enter the feature settings mode 2 Press the Inverter Power button to toggle between the following information Setting LED Screen Charging Current Setting Inverter Mode Setting Alarm Setting Shutdown Setting Battery Type Setting Custom Volta...

Page 26: ...cycle through each of the available settings and until you reach the desired setting 5 Press and hold the Select button for five seconds to make the setting permanent To change the inverter mode setting By default the inverter mode is set to ON 1 Press and hold the Inverter Power button for five seconds 2 Press the Inverter Power button until the LED screen flashes intermittently 3 Press the Selec...

Page 27: ...AC output However when shore power is not available inverter operation remains disabled and therefore the unit does not provide AC output power When the inverter mode is OFF you cannot manually turn inverter operation ON or OFF by using the Inverter Power button 975 0727 01 01 13 Freedom Inverter Charger Configuration To adjust the alarm setting By default the alarm is set to ON 1 Press and hold t...

Page 28: ... settings until you reach the desired setting 5 Press and hold the Select button for five seconds to make the setting permanent To adjust the battery type setting By default the battery type setting is set to Flooded 1 Press and hold the Inverter Power button for five seconds 2 Press the Inverter Power button until the LED screen flashes intermittently 3 Press the Select button once The LED screen...

Page 29: ...ect button to cycle through the available range of values 12 0 to 17 0 in 0 2 increments until you reach the desired setting 6 Press and hold the Select button for five seconds to make the Absorption setting permanent Then the LED screen flashes 7 Press the Select button once The LED screen displays the current float voltage setting For example 8 Press the Select button to cycle through the availa...

Page 30: ...board and main board firmware versions 3 Status LED Indicates the mode of operation with a three color LED Green pertains to Utility status Solid indicates the Freedom HFS is in shore power mode and battery is fully charged Flashing indicates the Freedom HFS is in shore power mode and the unit is currently charging the battery Yellow pertains to Battery status Solid indicates the Freedom HFS is in...

Page 31: ... for each of the three items Battery Voltage V Battery Current A Output Power kW In an Alarm condition press and hold for two seconds to disable or enable the audible alarm See To adjust the alarm setting on page 13 During charger operation press the button to choose what appears in the three digit LED display Battery Voltage Battery Current See To change the charger s charging current setting on ...

Page 32: ...atus LED lights up to indicate that the Freedom HFS is using utility or generator power and the battery is full A flashing Green LED indicates that the unit is charging the battery When shore power is present AC power automatically passes through the Freedom HFS Pressing the Inverter Power button on the display panel does not interrupt the supply of shore power Shore Power mode supersedes Inverter...

Page 33: ...o OFF and or turning the Inverter Power button off does not disconnect DC battery power from the Freedom HFS You must disconnect both AC and DC power before working on any circuits connected to the unit To prevent unnecessary battery discharge turn the Inverter Power button off when you are not using the Freedom HFS Power Save Feature The Power Save feature is a 25 hour countdown that automaticall...

Page 34: ... 0 85 is an example of output power in Kilowatts Select button is pressed to display Output Power The Output Power LED lights up Value in display screen is shown as Kilowatts Solid RED through Fault condition detected and AC output power is not available For details see Table 5 Error Codes Displayed on the Display Panel Screen on page 30 through Warning condition detected while AC output power is ...

Page 35: ...o operate several loads from the Freedom HFS turn them on one at a time after you have turned the inverter on Turning loads on separately helps to ensure that the inverter does not have to deliver the starting current for all the loads at once and will help prevent an overload shutdown Turning the Audible Alarm ON or OFF The Freedom HFS s audible alarm can be turned ON or OFF See To adjust the ala...

Page 36: ...r mode and start drawing power from the battery The Status LED will turn from solid or flashing GREEN to a solid YELLOW Transitioning from Inverter Mode to Shore Power When the unit is operating in inverter mode and shore power becomes available the Freedom HFS begins a 20 second countdown to verify the stability of the shore power If shore power remains stable for a 20 second countdown at the end...

Page 37: ...arm Low 11 0 volts Mid 12 3 volts High 12 6 volts A silent low battery warning shows fault code on the display Low Voltage Shutdown Low 10 5 volts Mid 11 8 volts High 12 1 volts A single one second low battery alarm beeps and the display shows fault code After five minutes the unit shuts down completely Instant Low Voltage Shutdown 10 2 volts After two seconds below the limit the unit shuts down a...

Page 38: ...high surge currents to start The Freedom HFS may not be able to start some of these motors even though their rated steady state current draw is within the inverter s limits The unit will shut down and indicate an overload shutdown Over temperature Conditions During inverter operation when the Freedom HFS s internal temperature starts to approach its preset shutdown limit the alarm will beep every ...

Page 39: ...nd the error code will show on the display screen Figure 3 illustrates the three stage charging process used to maximize Freedom HFS s charging efficiency Three stage charging also applies when Custom Voltage profile is selected Figure 3 Three stage Charging Process 15 min Absorption V Float V 10V Absorption Bulk Float 8 hrs 5 hrs Voltage Time Charge Current Setting Absorption to Float transition ...

Page 40: ...ry is in ABSORPTION CHARGE Solid RED to See Table 5 Error Codes Displayed on the Display Panel Screen on page 30 Table 4 illustrates the battery charging voltage and current settings for all the models Table 4 Battery Charging Voltage and Current Settings Battery Type Bulk Absorption Volts Float Volts Charge Current Amps Absorption to Float transition Amps Flooded 14 4 13 5 5 15 35 55 2 5 GEL 14 2...

Page 41: ...f dust and dirt Ensure that the DC cables are secure and fasteners are tight Make sure the ventilation openings are not clogged Batteries When possible you should recharge your batteries whenever a low voltage warning or a shutdown occurs with the Freedom HFS This gives the batteries a much longer life than recharging when the batteries have been almost completely discharged Freedom HFS IC Owners ...

Page 42: ...to reduce power draw according to the following chart to avoid over temperature shutdown 25 30 35 40 45 50 750 800 850 900 1000 12 5 volts 30 C 900 watts Freedom HFS 1055 watts C 25 30 35 40 45 50 1000 1200 1600 1400 1800 2000 12 5 volts 1800 watts 1900 watts 1500 watts Freedom HFS 2055 watts C Freedom HFS IC Owners Guide book Page 28 Friday September 11 2015 2 54 PM ...

Page 43: ...or output etc Whether any extreme ambient conditions existed at the time temperature vibrations moisture etc 3 If your Freedom HFS is not displaying an error code check the following to make sure the present state of the installation allows proper operation Is the inverter located in a clean dry adequately ventilated place Are the battery cables adequately sized as recommended in the Installation ...

Page 44: ...y voltage shutdown is imminent depending on the setting see Operating Limits on page 23 Inverting Check battery status and recharge if necessary Check for proper DC cable sizing Check for loose connections and tighten if necessary High battery voltage shutdown 16 7 volts DC Inverting Check for external charging sources such as an over voltage alternator and disconnect if necessary AC output overlo...

Page 45: ...battery voltage 15 5 V AC shore power Check for external charging sources such as an over voltage alternator and disconnect if necessary Confirm that the external charging source is not the cause The error may be caused by the internal battery charger system Call Xantrex for support Battery is bad or external DC load is connected to the battery AC shore power Check the battery bank NOTE The batter...

Page 46: ...will still show on the display screen and the alarm will remain on and AC power will continue to pass through to the AC outlets For error code the unit will stop charging and shut down and the error code will show on the display screen briefly and AC power will not pass through to the AC outlets To reset error codes and 1 Remove the AC input 2 Turn the unit OFF and then turn ON again using the Inv...

Page 47: ...ery charging current is lower than the charging set point during bulk charge mode Ambient environment temperature is high Do not be alarmed the unit is performing normally The charging current automatically de rates at high ambient temperature Improve ventilation Make sure the unit s ventilation openings are not blocked Alarm does not sound when an error is encountered Alarm is turned OFF Press an...

Page 48: ...n of the external charging system if any Unit overload or AC output short circuit fault code Reduce the load Make sure the load does not exceed the output rating Thermal shutdown fault code Allow the unit to cool off Reduce the load if continuous operation is required Improve ventilation Make sure the inverter s ventilation openings are not blocked AC transfer relay has overheated during shore pow...

Page 49: ...g up AC shore power is not available or out of operating range and the inverter is OFF Check AC shore power Turn the inverter ON AC shore power is not available and the inverter is OFF due to a shutdown for more than 30 seconds Check AC shore power and battery voltage Turn the inverter ON and look at the display panel for any error code See Table 5 Error Codes Displayed on the Display Panel Screen...

Page 50: ... is in use ensure the vehicle s ignition is on The fan turns on and off during AC shore power mode The battery is discharged and demands high current from the charger AC pass through current is high Do not be alarmed the unit is performing normally The fan turns on and off during inverter mode The inverter is running continuously at high power Do not be alarmed the unit is performing normally The ...

Page 51: ...for example compressors and pumps Of the capacitor start motors typical in drill presses band saws etc the largest you can expect to run is 1 2 to 1 hp the transfer relays are rated at 2 hp Universal motors are generally easier to start Since motor characteristics vary only testing will determine whether a specific load can be started and how long it can be run If a motor fails to start within a f...

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Page 53: ... 70 ºC Humidity Operation Storage 5 95 RH non condensing System Specifications Freedom HFS 1055 models Freedom HFS 2055 models Transfer relay rating 30A 2 0hp 24A required derating by electrical code in North America Transfer time shore to inverter Transfer time inverter to shore 40 milliseconds 40 milliseconds with a 20 second delay Transfer voltage shore to inverter Transfer voltage inverter to ...

Page 54: ...at full load 92 ADC 200 ADC AC Output Freedom HFS 1055 models Freedom HFS 2055 models Output voltage range 110 125 VAC 110 125 VAC Continuous power 1 0kW 25 C 2 0kW 25 C Continuous current 8 3 A 16 9 A Surge power 2000 W 4000 W Max short circuit current 55 A peak 55 A peak Frequency 60 Hz 60 Hz GFCI protection for 120VAC models only Yes Yes Wave shape True Sine Wave True Sine Wave Peak efficiency ...

Page 55: ...tage for charging 0 0 VDC Max output voltage 17 0 VDC custom battery type Nominal output current User selectable 5A 15A 35A 55A Charger current derating May reduce charger current depending on ambient temperature Efficiency at nominal output 75 Regulatory Approvals All models EMC and Safety ETL listed to CSA 107 1 UL458 and UL458 Marine Supplement drip shield with product number 808 1050 required ...

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