Xantrex Technology XM 1800, XM 1000 manual Introduction, Quality Power

1 Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of the Xantrex PRO Inverter (XM 1800 or XM 1000). The XM 1800 has been designed to give you quality power, ease of use, and reliability.

Please take a few moments to read this chapter to familiarize yourself with the main performance features and protection features of the XM 1800.

Quality Power

The XM 1800 is a quality inverter designed for recreational vehicle (RV) electrical systems that have a battery charger or generator already installed.

•The XM 1800 provides up to 1800 watts (XM 1800) or up to 1000 watts (XM 1000) of continuous modified sine wave power from a battery bank. It is designed to handle loads such as 1000 watt (XM 1800) or 600 watt (XM 1000) microwaves, TVs, VCRs, and midsized power tools.

•The XM 1800’s high surge capability lets you handle many hard-to- start loads, including large TVs and small refrigerators.

•The built-in transfer switch automatically transfers between inverter power and incoming AC power (shore power) to ensure power is always available.

•A built-in 15 A supplementary circuit breaker protects the XM 1800 from overload conditions to the GFCI receptacles.

•The XM 1800’s low standby battery demand means you don’t have to worry about excessive drain on your battery if you leave the inverter on for a few days. When the XM 1800 is on but no power is being supplied to a load, the inverter draws, on average, less than 0.5 A (XM 1000) or less than 0.7 A (XM 1800) from the battery.

•The cooling fan in the XM 1800 is both load activated and thermally activated. The fan turns off automatically after the inverter has cooled or the load has decreased.

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