System Monitoring Display

The system monitoring display consists of 3 blocks: channel indication, the toolbar, and system screen.

Complete monitoring display

Channel indication

The channel indication consists of two lines. The upper line is an alphanumeric 16 segment indication in which the channel name or menu item is shown. The lower

7 segment indication shows the channel value and the adjustment parameters are indicated.

Temperatures are indicated in °F / °C, Temperature differences are indicated in °F / K

Toolbar

The symbols in the toolbar indicate the current system status

SYMBOL

 

STANDARD

 

FLASHING

 

 

 

 

Relay 1 active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Relay 2 active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum tank limit reached / maximum tank

 

Collector cooling function active

 

 

temperature exceeded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antifreeze – function activated

 

Collector minimum temperature reached

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collector security shutdown or tank security

 

 

 

 

 

shutdown active (max temperature reached).

 

 

 

 

 

Sensor error

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manual operation active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displayed channel indication is adjustable

 

Adjustment mode for displayed channel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The system screen (active system scheme) shows the scheme selected on the

 

 

controller. It consists of several component symbols, which are – depending on the

 

 

current status of the system – either flashing, permanently shown or hidden.

 

 

 

Blinking control symbols

 

 

 

• Pump is blinking while running

 

 

 

• Sensors are blinking if the respective sensor

 

 

 

 

indication channel is selected

 

 

 

• Sensors are quickly blinking if there is a sensor error

 

 

 

Operation control lamp indication

 

 

 

Constantly green:

system operation normal

 

 

 

 

Red/green blinking:

initialization phase, manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operation

 

 

 

 

Red blinking:

sensor error

 

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American Water Heater 318281-000 instruction manual System Monitoring Display, Channel indication, Toolbar, System Screen

318281-000 specifications

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