Xantrex RV Series Inverter/Charger Owner’s Manual
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RC7 Remote Control
The optional RC7 remote control has the ability to communicate and adjust settings in the RV
Series Inverter/Chargers.
Installation
To hook up the RC7 Remote Control:
1. Connect the included phone cable between the port labeled
REMOTE
CONTROL
on the
front panel of the inverter and the RC7
before
DC and AC power are applied to the inverter. It
is recommended that the supplied cable be used instead of standard phone cable due to its
higher quality cable and connectors.
2. Connect DC power to the inverter.
3. Do not connect AC power or turn the inverter power switch on until the RC7 display reads
“Waiting for AC.” Once the display reads “Waiting for AC,” the RC7 power ON/OFF switch
may be pressed or user settings changed.
If the remote must be connected after DC power is connected to the inverter, turn the inverter
power switch to OFF and disconnect AC shorepower. The inverter will recognize that the remote
is connected
only if it is not inverting, charging, or in search mode
.
The RC7 displays its information on an LCD screen and has multiple modes. A menu tree is
provided in this manual to help navigate the RC7’s many features. The RC7 is the only way to
change the set points of the inverter. Once the desired changes have been made, the RC7 may
be unplugged and these changes will be retained, even if the inverter is completely powered
down. When the RC7 is connected to the inverter the inverter’s status LED still operates normally.
Programming the RC7
During programming, the inverter may be in the power-off mode, inverting, charging, or in search
mode. The only requirements are that the power switch position must not change during
programming (if off, leave it off, or if on, leave it on.) and the mode must not change for 20
seconds after programming is complete. If the unit is charging, inverting, in sleep mode, (“Waiting
for AC”) or in search mode, it must remain in these modes for the 20-second period in order to
“remember” the user settings. Note: an inverter in search mode will automatically go into inverter
mode when the
Settings
button is pressed so that it can save the user settings. After the settings
have been saved the inverter will return to the search mode if the search sensitivity threshold is
adjusted to cause the unit to remain in search mode.
To program the RC7, the
Setup
buttons must be depressed simultaneously for five seconds. The
RC7 will then beep, and be ready to accept any setting changes. The setup values are stored in a
nonvolatile memory chip in the inverter itself. The values are stored whenever the
Settings
button
is pressed to change them. If the remote is programmed from search mode, the inverter will
switch into inverter mode for about 20 seconds, long enough to save the current setup values
after which it will switch back into search mode.
Once programming is complete, depress and hold the
Setup
switches simultaneously for five
seconds to exit the programming mode. At this point the remote control has programmed the
inverter, and all new values will be completely saved 20 seconds after the last press of the
Settings
button.
The new settings will now be saved in the nonvolatile memory in the inverter and will be available
upon the next power up either with or without the RC7 remote control connected.
