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Operation

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From the

CHARGER hot key’s

Charger Status

screen, the soft key brings up a screen

that can turn on or turn off the charger. (See the inverter Operator’s Manual for a description of specific
charger functions.)

Figure 58

Using the CHARGER Hot Key (Charger Mode)

Soft Key Options:

activates the charger for a cycle
consisting of bulk, absorption, and float
stages. Upon completion, the charger
remains in the float stage to maintain
the batteries until the AC input is
disconnected.

NOTE: This option varies with model.
In FX-class non-grid-interactive models,
the option operates as above.

In FX-class grid-interactive inverters, this
option is automatically selected when
the

Input Type menu is set to Gen

(see page 83). The option cannot
be selected if the menu is set to

Grid. In

these inverters, the

Charger Mode

menu can still enable or disable the
charger, but it cannot select the cycle.

In Radian-class inverters, this option
performs as above except when using
certain AC input modes with other
priorities. (See the option and
the inverter Operator’s Manual.)

When is selected, the
screen will display:

activates the charger for a cycle
consisting of bulk, absorption, and float
stages. Upon completion, the charger
goes into Silent mode until it reaches
the “re-float” voltage. Then it will
re-enter the float stage.

NOTE: This option varies with model. In
FX-class non-grid-interactive models,
the option operates as above.

In FX-class grid-interactive inverters, this
option is automatically selected when
the

Input Type menu is set to Grid (see

page 83). The option cannot be
selected if the menu is set to

Gen. In

these inverters, the

Charger Mode

menu can still activate or deactivate the
charger, but it cannot select the cycle.

This option is not available on this
screen in Radian-class inverters; the
function operates automatically when
certain AC input modes are selected.
(See the inverter Operator’s Manual.)

disables the charger in
all inverter models.

When is selected, the screen
will display:

When is selected, the screen
will display:

Screen Items: