Control Panel; Sine Wave Powersave Mode - Xantrex 1000i Bedienungsanleitung

3.3 Control Panel

W
ARNING
Review the Important Safety Instructions
found at the beginning of this guide before
operating the Sine Wave Inverter.
Once the Xantrex Sine Wave Inverter is properly installed
and connected to batteries, it is ready to begin delivering
AC power to your loads. The control panel is the
interface between you and the inverter. This section
describes the features of this panel and is followed by
other sections that contain inverter operating
information.
Figure 7. Control Panel
1. INVERTER /I: this switch turns the Sine Wave
Inverter either ON (I) or to BYPASS-state ( ). It is also
used to enable or disable POWERSAVE mode during the
power-up sequence. When in the ( ) position, models
equipped with a transfer relay will be in the BYPASS
mode, where incoming AC power is passed through to
the load. The switch controls the output of the inverter
with models equipped with AC outlets and does not
control the output on hardwire units equipped with the
transfer relay option.
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2. LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD): displays
input current from the battery and battery voltage
numerically. A multi-segment bar graph displays actual
output power in watts from the inverter when a load is
being operated.
3. MULTI-POSITION MOUNT: the control panel is
designed so it can be removed and re-attached to the
chassis in 90° increments depending on the mounting
orientation of the inverter itself. The panel can also
be removed entirely from the unit and mounted remotely,
with the purchase of the optional Interface Panel.
4. FAULT CONDITION DISPLAY: should a fault
occur, the error will immediately be displayed. An audible
alarm sounds and the back-lighting of the display
will flash to draw attention to the fault condition (see
Section 5.1).
To operate the Sine Wave Inverter:
1. Turn the unit ON by moving the rocker switch on the
control panel to (I) position. The following information
will be displayed (upon each power-up), identifying the
type and configuration of your Sine Wave Inverter:
•
Model number (1000 or 1800 watt)
•
Input Voltage, Output Voltage and Frequency
configuration
•
POWERSAVE mode OFF (factory set default)
Following the display of this information, the control
panel then defaults to the standard display information
of input voltage, input current and output power. When
a load is connected, the output power (watts) is displayed
in bar-graph form.
Figure 8. Control Panel Screen Sequence
Once the standard display screen is shown, the Sine
Wave Inverter is ready to deliver AC power to your
loads. You can now plug in a load to the front outlet of
the unit, or, for those hardwire versions, into an outlet
connected to the AC output of the inverter. The loads
should operate from the inverter as they would from
utility power. Section 3.5 explains the operating limits
for the Sine Wave Inverter.

3.4 Sine Wave POWERSAVE Mode

Your Xantrex Sine Wave Inverter has a function mode
called POWERSAVE. This "sleep" mode shuts off much
of the power control circuitry of the inverter as well as
the display back-lighting, reducing the stand-by current
draw considerably. With this mode enabled, the unit
draws approx. 1.5 W while powered up but with no
load on the inverter. The Sine Wave Inverter detects the
presence of a load by sending out pulses approximately
once every 2.5 seconds. Full output power is available
with the detection of a load. The unit will remain in
POWERSAVE mode if the load it detects is less than
10 W for the 1000 model and less than 20 W for the
1800 model. This is a factory set search mode setting
and cannot be changed.
You would want to enable POWERSAVE mode if the
inverter is only being used periodically to power loads.
This allows the inverter to draw less power from the
batteries during non-use periods. If the inverter is being
used frequently and your batteries are being recharged
during inverter use (e.g. vehicle alternator), or soon after
inverter use, you can leave POWERSAVE disabled.
Your inverter is factory default set to POWERSAVE
OFF. To enable the POWERSAVE mode, follow these
steps:
1. Turn the Control Panel switch to ( ) position
2. Switch the unit back to (I) position. You will see the
power-up information sequence being displayed as
described previously.
3. When the Control Panel displays "POWERSAVE
OFF" turn the switch to ( ) position, wait for
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