Blue Sky Solar Boost 3000i - Manual (Page 8)

Blue Sky Energy – Solar Boost 3000i
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Restoring As Shipped Factory Default Settings
1. Remove both PV and battery power. 4. After at least 5 seconds, release Setup.
2. Apply battery power while pressing & holding the Setup push-button. 5. Confirm display resumes normal operation.
3. Following display self-test, confirm display shows software revision 6. The 3000i is now set to as shipped factory defaults.
(e.g., r1.4) & Charge Status LED’s remain on while Setup is held.
Changing Charge And Load Control Settings
3000i charge parameter settings may be viewed or changed at any time using a combination of the Setup and Display Select push-buttons. There are
two modes of setup operation, Viewing a setting and Changing a setting. Basic operation is to go from Normal Operation to Viewing Mode, Viewing Mode to
Changing Mode, and then from Changing mode back to Viewing mode, and Viewing Mode back to Normal Operation. All settings are stored in Flash memory
and are retained if power is lost.
CHARGE AND LOAD CONTROL SETTINGS
Parameter viewing mode toggles
between setting text and the
present value of that setting
Setting Range Setting Steps Description
Setting Text Default Setting
AbS 14.4 12.0V – 17.0V 0.1V Absorption charge voltage
Abt 2.0 0.0 – 10.0 hrs 0.5 hrs Absorption charge time
FLt 13.2 12.0V – 17.0V 0.1V Float charge voltage
Set to oFF (one step below 12.0) for 2-stage charge
EqU 15.2 12.0V – 17.0V 0.1V Equalize charge voltage
Eqt 2.0 0.5 – 10.0 hrs 0.5 hrs Equalize charge time
Eqd 30 10 – 400 5 days Days between automatic equalization cycles
Setting of zero (00) disables automatic equalization
EqE oFF on or oFF – Master equalize enable/disable
Set to on to enable either automatic or manual equalization
uPr 15.5 12.0V – 17.0V 0.1V Maximum setpoint voltage limit
btc 500
(–5.00mV/ °C/cell)
000 – 800
(–0.00 to –8.00
mV/ °C/cell)
10
(10mV/ °C/cell)
Battery temperature compensation factor
(decimal point missing in display such that 500 = –5.00mV/ °C/cell)
(default provides overall factor of –30mV/ °C for 6 cell 12V battery)
↑ Charge control related items above ↑ ↓ Load control related items below ↓
out ch9 ch9 or Lod – Selects Auxiliary Output functionality for
Auxiliary Bat Charge (ch9), or Load/Lighting control (Lod)
Lon 12.6V 5.0V – 17.0V 0.1V Load control LVD on threshold
LoF 11.5V 5.0V – 17.0V 0.1V Load control LVD off threshold
PSt oFF 0.5 – 20.0 hrs 0.5 hrs PostDusk lighting timer, set to oFF (one step below 0.5) to disable
PrE oFF 0.5 – 20.0 hrs 0.5 hrs PreDawn lighting timer, set to oFF (one step below 0.5) to disable
PEr 0 0 – 90% 10% Middle of the night % brightness (between PostDusk & PreDawn timers)
TABLE 2
Normal Display Operation
Parameter Viewing mode
Parameter Changing Mode
Viewing a setting
To enter the Viewing Mode press Setup 5 seconds and release when AbS appears in the display. The first
parameter to be shown is the Absorption Charge Voltage setting. The display will alternate between AbS and 14.4
to show the present Absorption Charge Voltage setting is 14.4V.
A brief press of Setup within 5 seconds will move to the next setting shown in Table 2, Absorption Charge Time
where the display will now alternate between Abt and 2.0 to show the present Absorption Charge Time setting is
2.0 hours. Remaining settings may be viewed by repeatedly pressing Setup to move to the desired setting. To exit
Viewing Mode and return to normal operation, do not press Setup for 5 seconds.
Changing a setting
To enter the Changing Mode, first enter the Viewing Mode for the setting to be changed. While in Viewing Mode for
that setting, press Setup 5 seconds to enter the Changing Mode for that setting. The present setting value will begin
blinking rapidly indicating that you have entered the parameter changing mode for that setting. Use Display Select
to scroll through the available values until the desired value is reached. With the desired new value blinking in the
display press Setup 5 seconds to save the new setting. Once the new setting is saved the display will revert back
to the Viewing Mode showing the new saved value for that setting.
If neither Setup or Display Select is pressed within 5 seconds while in the Changing Mode, the change request is
abandoned and the display reverts back to Viewing Mode without changing the setting.