Installation Manual

Operation

5.1.1 LED Indicators

There are four LED indicators on the front panel that light solid or blink to indicate the inverter/

charger’s status. When the remote is ﬁ rst powered-up, all the LED’s come on as it goes through

a self test (See Section 2.5 for information on the Self Test). Once the self test is complete and

the clock is set, the LED’s and the LCD provide the operating status of the inverter/charger. See

Section 5.3.5 for more information on the LED indicators.

5.1.2 LCD Display

The LCD display is used for setting up the system operation, as well as viewing the current oper-

ating status and fault conditions. This display has two lines of alphanumeric characters and fea-

tures a backlight that can be set to turn off to conserve power. The top line provides the inverter/

charger status, which is detailed in this section. The bottom line displays battery information

when using the METER menu, displays system troubleshooting information when using the TECH

menu, and displays menu items that can be conﬁ gured for your speciﬁ c system operation when

using the SETUP menu. This display automatically powers-up with the current system status on

the top line and the home screen (detailing the inverter’s DC voltage and current as shown in

Figure 5-1) on the bottom line.

5.1.3 ON/OFF Pushbuttons

• ON/OFF INVERTER – This button toggles the inverter function on and off. The green INV

LED turns on and off with the button.

• ON/OFF CHARGER – This button toggles the charger function on and off after it is actively

charging. The green CHG LED turns on and off with the button. This button is also used to

initiate an Equalize charge. For more information on using the Equalize Charging feature, see

“Equalizing” under Section 5.3.2.

5.0 Operation

This section explains how to operate the inverter/charger using the ME-ARC remote. It also pro-

vides information on the LED indicators and the LCD display that are used to show the operational

status of the inverter/charger.

5.1 Front Panel

The ME-ARC’s front panel contains LED indicators and a LCD display for viewing system status,

buttons to control system operation, and a rotary knob that enables you to locate and select sys-

tem information and settings.

Rotary

SELECT Knob

LCD Display

Buttons

ON / OFF

Buttons

LED Indicators

Float Charging

DC 13.34V + 0A

Figure 5-1, ME-ARC Front Panel Controls and Indicators