Specifications
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Table D — Control Menu
LCD display Meaning Description
QUAL TIME Line qualify time
Lets you set how long it takes for the Alpha FXM to return to Line mode after the
line has become requalied to make sure the line is stable. It can be set to 3,
10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 seconds. The factory default setting is 3 seconds. Also See
“Adjusting and Controlling the Alpha FXM, #34: Line Qualify Time”.
BATT COMP
Battery
temperature
compensation
Lets you set the battery temperature compensation to match the batteries you are
using. It can be set to -2.5, -4, -5 or -6 mV/°C/Cell. The factory default setting is -5
mV/°C/Cell.
DATE FRMT
Date Format
Selection
This lets you toggle the Alpha FXM’s date format between YY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YY,
YYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY, DD-MM-YYYY, YY-TXT-DD, TXT-DD-YY, DD-TXT-YY,
YYYY-TXT-DD, TXT-DD-YYYY, DD-TXT-YYYY, YYYY-DD-TXT, YY-DD-TXT, YYYY-
DD-MM, YY-DD-MM. The factory default setting is MM-DD-YY.
CLOCK FRMT
Clock display
format option
Lets you select which format to display time information: in 24 hour clock format or
12 hour clock (AM/PM) format.
INV RECORD
Inverter record
clear
This clears the inverter counter and timer from the LCD’s system status menu. This
does not clear the 100-event log in the RS-232 menus.
CHGR CUR Charger current
Allows you to set the battery charger current to either 0 A, 3 A, 6 A or 10 A. NOTE: If
you set the battery charger to 0 A, you will turn the charger off.
RELAY TEMP
Relay
temperature
Temperature setting to activate the specied dry contact. The congured dry contact
will activate when the set battery temperature is reached. Setting range: 20ºC to
55ºC.
TEMP DISP
Temperature
display format
The temperature can be displayed in Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Daylight
Daylight saving
option
Switch "ON" this option to activate Day Light Saving time.