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1-2019

A062R852 (Issue 1)

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improvement policy, we may modify information, illustrations and/or specications to explain and/or exemplify a product, service or

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DANGER

This manual contains important instructions for operating this inverter. For your safety and the safety of others, be sure to read this

manual thoroughly before operating the inverter. Failure to properly follow all instructions and precautions can cause you and others to be

seriously hurt or killed.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................3

PRODUCT REGISTRATION .....................3

For Your Records: .........................3

Product Registration .......................3

Product Registration Form ...................3

SAFETY .....................................4

Safety Denitions ..........................4

Safety Symbol Denitions ....................4

General Safety Rules ........................5

UNPACKING .................................6

ASSEMBLY ..................................7

Hooking Up the Battery ......................7

FEATURES ..................................8

Basic Inverter Features .....................8

Control Panel Features ......................9

OPERATION .................................10

Before Starting the Inverter ...................10

Location Selection .......................10

Weather ...............................10

Grounding the Inverter ....................10

High Altitude Operation ...................10

Power Cord ...............................11

Transporting the Inverter .....................12

Initial Oil Fill ...............................13

Adding/Checking Engine Fluids and Fuel ........13

Checking and/or Adding Engine Oil ............13

Adding Gasoline to the Fuel Tank ..............14

Starting the Inverter .........................14

Electric Start ...........................15

Manual Start ............................15

Wireless Remote Start ....................15

How to manually set the choke ................16

Stopping the Inverter ........................17

Using Eciency Mode ......................17

Resetting the Reset Breaker ..................17

Programming Remote Start Fob ...............17

MAINTENANCE ..............................18

Maintenance Schedule ......................18

Engine Oil Maintenance .....................19

Checking Engine Oil ........................19

Adding Engine Oil ..........................19

Changing Engine Oil ........................19

Air Filter Maintenance .......................20

Cleaning the Air Filter .....................20

Draining the Float Bowl ......................21

Spark Plug Maintenance .....................21

Cleaning the Spark Arrestor ..................22

Checking and Adjusting Valve Lash ............22

Cleaning the Inverter ........................23

Battery Service ............................23

Storage ..................................24

TROUBLESHOOTING .........................25

EXPLODED AND ENGINE VIEWS ................26

P4500i Schematic ..........................26

P4500i Exploded View ......................27

P4500i Engine View .........................29

Operating, servicing and maintaining this equipment can expose you to chemicals including engine exhaust,

carbon monoxide, phthalates, and lead, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth

defects or other reproductive harm. To minimize exposure, avoid breathing exhaust, do not idle the engine

except as necessary, service your equipment in a well-ventilated area and wear gloves or wash your hands

frequently when servicing your equipment. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

WARNING