Magnum Energy Battery Monitor Kit ME-BMK - Manual (Page 19)

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Using the ME-RC50 Remote with the BMK
04 BM: Status – This menu selection offers read only displays that give the
current operating status of the battery monitor. This selection also provides
information to determine if there is a power-up fault condition.
BM: Pwr-up Fault – The battery monitor faulted when it was powered-
up. The fault occurred because the power-up self-test failed. See the
Troubleshooting section.
BM: No Comm – The battery monitor is not communicating with the
remote. This typically means a ME-BMK is not installed in the system.
If installed, view the Sense Module LED and use Table 6-1 to help de-
termine the issue.
BM: Ready – The battery monitor is connected and actively monitoring
the battery system.
05 BM: Setup – This menu allows the battery’s charging effi ciency to be au-
tomatically calculated or manually selected. Normally, the charging effi ciency
is automatically calculated (default setting is Auto). If you know your battery’s
effi ciency and want information on changing this setting from the Auto selec-
tion, return to the Setup section of this manual.
Info: ME-RC50 remotes with a revision of 2.6 or later have the Batt
AmpHr function also available from this menu. Refer to Section 3.3
for more info.
06 BM: TECH – These menu selections allow you to access the system in-
formation used to assist service technicians in troubleshooting the battery
monitor or the charging system.
BM Rev – This read only menu displays the fi rmware revision level of
the connected battery monitor. If the battery monitor is not connected
or not communicating, the display will show “0.0”.
Min DC – This menu displays the lowest battery voltage since the
last reset. The voltage shown on the display is averaged each second,
and is helpful when troubleshooting or detecting an over-discharge
condition.
To reset this display, press and hold the rotary SELECT knob for 5 seconds
while the Min DC display is shown. After this value has been reset, the
display will begin monitoring and showing new minimum DC input values.
If the battery monitor is not connected or not communicating, the display
will show “0.0”.
Max DC – This menu displays the highest battery voltage since the last
reset. The voltage shown on the display is averaged each second, and
this allows you to check your charging system (battery charger, charge
controller, etc.) to ensure the charging voltage has been attained. This
display is also helpful when troubleshooting or detecting if an over-charge
condition has occurred.
To reset this display, press and hold the rotary SELECT knob for 5 seconds
while the Max DC display is shown. After this value has been reset, the
display will begin monitoring and showing new maximum DC input values. If
the battery monitor is not connected or not communicating, the display will
show “0.0”.
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