Instruction Manual

Configuration Screens
975-0400-01-01 Revision H 2–33
This manual is for use by qualified personnel only.
2. At the first prompt screen, the Battery screen, select a name (such as Bank
1) for the battery bank connected to the solar charge controller.
Selecting a battery connection is important for multiple solar charge
controller installations (where units share data over a Xanbus network),
because it associates the selected battery bank with each unit.
3. Press Enter to confirm the battery bank.
4. At the Battery Type screen, select the battery type for your system.
5. Press Enter to confirm the battery type.
6. When the Battery Voltage screen appears, check that the solar charge
controller has detected the correct system voltage.
7. Press Enter to confirm the detected battery voltage.
Or, if the unit has not automatically detected the voltage, select the correct
voltage using the arrow buttons. When the correct battery voltage appears,
press Enter.
8. At the Battery Capacity screen, select the battery capacity of your system.
9. Press Enter to confirm the battery capacity.
10. Uncover the PV array and/or apply power with the disconnect or selector
switch.
The solar charge controller starts up in sleep mode and waits for a short period to
determine that the input voltage is greater than the output voltage. The LCD
indicates the solar charge controller mode or any error conditions that may be
present (see “Viewing Operating Status” on page 4–2). After the input voltage
exceeds the output voltage by the required margin for 10 seconds, the unit
begins operating.
Commissioning Multiple Units Without a System Control Panel
When commissioning several solar charge controllers on the same Xanbus
network, care must be taken to set a unique device number and the correct
battery connection for each unit. The connection is important to define so that
system totals and other related information are displayed accurately on each
unit’s LCD.
Once the first unit is configured, you can copy that configuration to all other units
by following the “Copy Config?” prompt on the LCD.
Settings that are copied from one unit to another:
• Battery Type
• Battery Amp Hour Capacity
• Max Charge Rate/Current Limit
• Charge Cycle
• Recharge Voltage
• Max Absorption Time
• Default Battery Temperature