Outback Power Systems VFX Series Programming Manual - Manual (Page 34)

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Introduction to Power Save Levels
Depending on the model, each FX consumes 20-25 watts of power when it remains on, even if it isn’t actively
inverting or charging. OutBack Power Systems off ers the option to shut down (put into Silent mode) some or all
of the Slave FXs until the loads require them to come on again.
• When a load exceeds 12 amps AC, the Master FX shares the load with one or more Slave FXs.
• When the Master detects only a four amp load, a Slave FX goes into Silent mode; Slaves will continue to go into
Silent mode as long as the Master detects four amps.
The next two screens in the MATE’s Stack menu adjust the power levels of the Master and Slave FXs. From any
STACK PHASE screen:
• Press once to bring up the power save level master adjust only screen
• Press again to bring up the power save level slave adjust only screen
NOTE: These power save level master adjust only and power save level slave adjust only screens pertain to
systems that have OB Slave L1 and/or OB Slave L2 type Slaves only.
ADV/FX/STACK-------------P01
(ANY SCREEN IN STACK PHASE)
DOWN INC DEC PORT
Press the soft key once.
ADV/FX/STACK------------P01
power save level
master adjust only
DOWN INC DEC PORT
Press to increase the power save level
master adjust only value. Any Slave with this value
or lower which is assigned in the power save
level slave adjust only screen (next), will be on
with the Master. If the power save level master
adjust only is three, for instance, any Slave
assigned a value of 3 or lower will be on when
the Master is on. Since the Master is essentially
always ON, these Slaves will always be on as well.
Any Slave with a value of 4 and higher will be
Silent until the Master activates them for larger
loads. For days of the week with small load
demands, a user can decrease the power save
level master adjust only value so fewer FXs are
running.
The default value is zero (only the Master is on).
Press to view the power save level slave
adjust only screen.
DOWN
DOWN
INC
DOWN
DOWN