Exide Technologies GB4128 - Manual (Page 10)

Ferro Magnetics Corporation, St. Louis, MO
2.1.4. TIME OF DAY START
The time-of-day start feature allows the operator to delay the start of charge until a particular time of day.
This might be desired to reduce peak energy surcharges if the charger were ready to start during a peak
energy period. The time-of-day start could be set to keep the ch arger from st arting until af ter the pea k
period ends.
Press the ‘SET FUNC.’ key to enter the prog ramming mode. The DATA di splay will show ‘Set’. Pr ess
‘START TIME’. The MODE display will then sho w ‘TS’ for time-of-day st art. The DATA display will show
‘tod Str=’ and the time of day in 24 hour format. The UNITS display will show ‘HM’ to indicate the time-of-
day is expre ssed in hou rs and minute s. The parameter is chang ed by enterin g a new valu e using th e
numeric keys on the keyp ad. Data entry is from lef t to right. The digit being edited is highlighted. If more
than four digits are ente red, the lef t-most digits scroll off the lef t end of the DA TA display. If an incorre ct
number is keyed in, press 0 four times to scroll the bad number off the display and continue entering the
correct value. (Note that if no keys are pressed within about 8 seconds, the programming mode will time-
out and t he control will return to th e normal ‘OK 0 A’ display.) After the time -of-day has been entered,
press ‘ENTE R’ to save it . The display will show ‘OK yes OK’ to confirm the n ew del ay time was
accepted. The control will then return t o the no rmal ‘OK 0 A’ display. To de-activate time-of-day start,
enter ‘99.99’ for the start time. Note that entering ‘0.00’ for the start time will cause the charger to st art at
midnight.
2.1.5. SETTING TIME OF DAY
In order to use the Time of Day Start feature, the current time of day must be set correctly.
Press the ‘SET FUNC.’ key to enter the prog ramming mode. The DATA di splay will show ‘Set’. Pr ess
‘CLOCK’. The MODE display will then show ‘TD’ for time-of -day. The DATA display will show ‘tod=’ and
the time of day in 24 hour form at. The UNITS displ ay will show ‘HM’ to indicate the time-of-day is
expressed in hours and minutes. The parameter is changed by e ntering a new value u sing the num eric
keys on the keypad. Data entry is from left to right. The digit being edited is highlighted. If more than four
digits are entered, the left-most digits scroll off the left end of the DA TA display. If an incorre ct number is
keyed in, press 0 four tim es to scroll the bad number off the di splay and continue entering the corre ct
value. (Note that if no keys are pressed within about 8 seconds, the programming mode will time-out and
the control will return to t he normal ‘ OK 0 A’ di splay.) After the time-of-day has been e ntered, press
‘ENTER’ to save. The display will show ‘OK yes OK’ to confirm th e new time was a ccepted. The control
will then return to the normal ‘OK 0 A’ display.
2.1.6. EMERGENCY STOP
To manually terminate the charge cycle, press ‘ON/OFF’. The charge will immediately stop. The MODE
display will then sh ow ‘OF’ for ‘of f’ and the DA TA display will sh ow ‘OFF ‘. Pressing ‘ON/OFF’ while the
DATA display shows ‘OFF ‘ causes the charge to resume.
2.1.7. SETTING BATTERY COOL DOWN TIME
A time period can be set to allow a battery to cool down after being charged. Press the ‘SET FUNC’ key to
enter th e p rogramming m ode. The DATA di splay will sho w ‘ Set’. Press ‘ COOL DOWN’ . The M ODE
display will then show ‘CT’ for cool down time. The DATA display will show ‘CooL dn For=’ and the hours
and minutes of cool down time currently set. The parameter is changed by entering a new value using the
numeric keys on the keyp ad. Data entry is from lef t to right. The digit being edited is highlighted. If more
than four digits are ente red, the lef t-most digits scroll off the lef t end of the DA TA display. If an incorre ct
number is keyed in, press 0 four times to scroll the bad number off the display and continue entering the
correct value. (Note that if no keys are pressed within about 8 seconds, the programming mode will time-
out and the control will return to the n ormal ‘OK 0 A’ display.) Enter the cool down time in hours an d
minutes (00. 00 to de -activate co ol down tim e) an d p ress ‘ENTER’ to save it. The di splay will sho w
‘OK yes OK’ to confirm t he ne w dela y time was a ccepted. The control will then ret urn to the normal
‘OK 0 A’ display.