Introduction to power save levels – Outback Power Systems VFX Series International Programming Manual User Manual
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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 six amps AC, the Master FX shares the load with one or more Slave FXs.
• When the Master detects only a two 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 the
• Press the
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
ADV/FX/STACK------------P01
power save level
master adjust only
DOWN INC DEC PORT
Press the
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
adjust only screen.