Xantrex Technology Xantrex Battery Monitor - Manual (Page 13)

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Please note that regularly (at least once per month) fully charging
your battery not only keeps it synchronized with the Xantrex Battery
Monitor, but also prevents substantial capacity loss of your battery,
limiting its lifetime.
Function overview
The Xantrex Battery Monitor factory settings are suitable for an
average 12 V lead acid battery system of 200 Ah. So in most cases
when monitoring a 12 V system, the only Function which may need
to be changed is the battery capacity (F01). When using other types
of batteries, please ensure that you know all the relevant
specifications to properly set up the Xantrex Battery Monitor
Functions.
You can fully adjust your Xantrex Battery Monitor with the help of
20 different settings, or “Functions.” Before setting up the Xantrex
Battery Monitor, you must activate the setup mode first. The setup
mode can be activated by pressing the SETUP key for three seconds.
The display will blink to indicate that the setup mode is active. The
desired Function can be selected by repeatedly pressing the SETUP
key. The selected Function is represented as Fxx where xx indicates
the Function number. The < and > keys can be used to alter the value
of the selected Function. The next Function can be selected by
pressing the SETUP key again. To save the changed settings to the
Xantrex Battery Monitor memory, press the SETUP key for three
seconds until the display stops flashing and the battery monitor
jumps back to normal operating mode again. If the Xantrex Battery
Monitor operates in the setup mode and not a single key is pressed
for 90 seconds, the monitor will jump back to normal operating
mode automatically, without saving the altered settings.
The table below gives an overview of all Xantrex Battery Monitor
Functions, including a short description. For most battery systems,
adjusting the values of Functions F01, F02, F03, F07 and F08 should
be sufficient. It is recommended not to change the Functions F04,
F05, F06, F09, F10, F11, F12, F13, F14, F15, F16, F17, F18 and F20
when in doubt.
F01 Battery capacity in amp hours (Ah). This must be the
capacity at a 20h discharge rate and 20 °C (68 °F).
Default Range Step size
200 Ah 20 – 2000 Ah 1 Ah