EcoTech Marine Full EcoSmart - Manual (Page 27)

Operational Modes
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However, if your home experiences long power outages such as those that occur during blizzards
or hurricanes, it may be in your best interest to run the pump at a slow speed, and manually
move the pumps to the top of your tank to increase the surface turbulence as much as possible.
This will ensure that the pumps last as long as possible while on Battery Backup Mode, while still
providing adequate oxygen for your tank environment to survive a power outage. You can select
Battery Backup speed from the lowest speed of pump up to 50% of the max speed of pump. This
setting can be adjusted in EcoSmart Configuration Mode. See section 4.5: Configuration Mode, for
instructions on how to do this.
While in Battery Backup Mode, your EcoSmart driver offers another advantage, it continuously
monitors the power left in your Battery Backup and reports this to you using the LED indicator bar
on the face of the EcoSmart Driver. As the Battery Backup’s power is consumed, the illuminated
LED’s on the LED indicator bar will move from right to left. Once they are all out, your Battery
Backup is out of power and your pumps will no longer function until power is restored from the
wall.
Auto-Dim
Your EcoSmart driver gives you the ability to turn off the
LED’s should you so desire, but still have the pump function
in its current mode. Auto-Dim Mode is used when your driver
is positioned in an area where you do not want to view the
LED’s, such as on the outside of your stand or if your tank is
in a bedroom. When entered into Dark Mode, the pump will
continual to function normally but the color displayed on the
knob will dim significantly and all other LED’s will turn off. To
pull a pump out of Dark Mode, simply press any button or
adjust the knob. These settings can be adjusting in EcoSmart
Configuration Mode. See section 4.5: Configuration Mode, for
instructions on how to do this.
Night Mode
Your EcoSmart driver gives you the ability to have a slower
pump speed at specified times. Night mode is used to change
the speed of the pumps at a certain time in the evening and
resume normal operation at a specific time in the morning.
When entered in Night Mode, the pump will slow the speed to
a set percentage of the max speed of the mode you currently
are in. The pump will stay in this mode for a specified time.
The first time you use night mode, you must tell it when to go
into Night Mode. You do this by pressing and holding both
Mode and Set and then pressing and holding Mode and Set
again. If you remove power to your Vortech driver, you must
tell it again when to go into Night Mode.See section 4.5:
Configuration Mode, for instructions on how to do this.
The illustration to the right shows a driver in Night Mode. The control dial will
breathe white instead of blinking white like Feed Mode does. The LEDs indicate
the speed.
Section 4.4
The illustration above shows a driver in Auto-
Dim Mode (All LED lights turned off except
the control dial is very dim).