Magnum Energy ME-ARC Remote User Manual

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Setup

• 01C

Temp

Display – This menu item selects whether to display temperatures in Fahrenheit

or Celsius. Once you select either Fahrenheit or Celsius, the following menu items will use

your selection: the METER: 04D AGS Temp menu, the SETUP: 04E Gen Run Temp menu, and

the TECH: 01 Temperatures menu.
Default setting: Fahrenheit
Range: Fahrenheit, Celsius

• 01D Max Charge Amps – This menu setting is the maximum current allowed to charge the

batteries during Bulk, Absorption, Float, and Equalize charging; and is provided to limit the

charge amps.
Default setting: Amps = 200 ADC
Range: OFF, 20-990 ADC
Note: If “CC/CV Controlled” displays on this menu’s screen, you will not be able to adjust the

settings as “CC/CV” has been selected as the battery type from the 03C Battery Type menu.

• 01E Link PT CHG Settings – This menu is used to link the PT charging settings (06A Battery

Type and 06D Absorb Done) with the inverter’s charger settings (03C Battery Type and 03D

Absorb Done Time). When linked, the inverter’s charger settings are used to determine how

the inverter/charger and the PT controller will charge the battery.
Default setting: YES
Range: YES, NO
Note: If “YES” is selected, the link feature is enabled and the PT charging settings (06A Bat-

tery Type and 06D Absorb Done) display “Linked,” and are locked and prevented from being

adjusted.

What is the Link feature? A method of managing common battery charging settings among

multiple chargers (i.e., the inverter’s charger and the PT controller). The link feature provides

the ability to link charger settings and to manage/coordinate all charging devices from a system

level perspective; or alternatively, to be unlinked and to allow individual charger device control.
Should I use the Link feature? By linking, you can avoid setting charge parameters that con-

fl ict and cause the separate chargers to work against each other. Linking allows access to char-

ger settings in one location—making it easier to confi gure and to determine the charge settings.

There is no need to worry about the other charger settings and how the chargers will behave.
Why turn the Link feature off? You might want to unlink when the inverter’s charge voltage is

not high enough and the higher PT controller charge voltage setting is required.
SETUP: 02 Invert Setup
The following menus are used to set up those functions that are only related to the inverting

mode of the inverter/charger.
• 02A

Search

Watts – Allows you to turn off the Search Watts feature, or to adjust the power

level to determine when the inverter leaves Search mode. If this feature is not needed, select

OFF. When search is turned off, the inverter continuously provides full AC voltage to the loads.
Default setting: 5 Watts
Range: OFF, 5-50 Watts (in one watt increments)

Info: When the Search Watts feature is active, “Searching” appears on the top line of

the LCD display and the green INV LED will slowly fl ash.

What is the Search Watts feature? This feature is used to help save battery power by reducing

the inverter’s output to search pulses when there is no detectable load. If a load greater than the

wattage level setting turns on while the inverter is ‘searching’, the inverter will start ‘inverting’ to

provide full voltage on its output.
Should I use the Search Watts feature? If the inverter can spend a great deal of time search-

ing (to reduce the power drain on your batteries) and you can tolerate small loads (less than 5

watts) being off, then the Search Watts feature should be used. However, if some small loads

(i.e., digital clocks, satellite receivers, answering machines, etc.,) are required to be on, then this

feature should be turned off (Set Search Watts = OFF).