Magnum Energy ME-RC Remote - Manual (Page 48)

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5.0 Operation
5.3.2 Charger Mode Status Messages
When AC power (utility or generator) is connected to the inverter/charger,
it begins to monitor the AC input for acceptable voltage. Once the AC input
is accepted, the AC transfer relay (inside the inverter) closes and Charger
mode begins. There are several Charger mode messages. View the top line of
the LCD display and the corresponding message in this section to determine
the particular Charger mode.
Info: The AC input becomes acceptable after a minimum 10 sec-
ond delay and when the voltage is greater than the SETUP menu’s
06 VAC Dropout setting.
Absorb Charging appears on LCD;
PWR (green) is on solid and CHG (green)
LED is typically on solid, but may blink.
FAULT (red) LED is off. INV (green) LED
could be on or off.
FAULT
PWR
CHG
INV
Absorb Charging
Settings/Info..
Figure 5-7, Absorb Charging Mode
• Searching – The inverter is in Search mode. The AC loads on the
inverter output are less than the SETUP menu’s 01 Search Watts setting. The
Search mode function is used to reduce the inverter draw from the battery,
and may be turned off at any time if you want full inverter output voltage
available at all times (see the Search Watts section on page 16).
FAULT
PWR
CHG
INV
Searching
Settings/Info..
Searching appears on the LCD. The
PWR (green) LED is on solid, and the
INV (green) LED fl ashes. The FAULT
(red) and CHG (green) LEDs are off.
Figure 5-6, Searching Mode
• Off – No AC available on the inverter’s AC output. The inverter function
is off, and there is no utility/shore or generator AC power sensed on its input.
Off appears on the LCD. All LEDs
are off.
FAULT
PWR
CHG
INV
Off
Settings/Info..
Figure 5-5, Off Mode
• Absorb Charging – The Absorb Charging state is the constant voltage
stage and begins when the absorb voltage is reached (determined by the
SETUP menu’s 04 Battery Type setting) while Bulk Charging. During this
stage, the DC charging current decreases in order to maintain the absorb
voltage setting. This charge stage continues until the absorb charging time
(determined by the SETUP menu’s 03 Absorb Time setting) is fi nished.