NOTE: HBX Mode will control the Master FX Series Inverter/Charger in Port 1 of a HUB-4 or HUB-10. The Master will then instruct any stacked Slaves to USE or DROP the AC input source (please see appropriate the FX programming manual for stacking instructions).

Before starting HBX Mode, set or reset the established values on the four MATE set point modes shown on the following screens:

The first screen, HBX-USE GRID SET POINT appears when the HBX soft key is pressed on the previous ADV/MATE screen.

Each successive screen appears by pressing the <DOWN> key on the previous menu.

With these screens, the user sets the battery voltages and the amount of time these voltages must remain in order for the grid-supplied AC power to both recharge the battery and to disconnect. Since power demand surges can briefly affect a battery’s voltage level, establish- ing voltage and time limits can prevent a premature or inappropriate connection to grid-sup- plied AC power that can occur due to a momentary change.

HBX-Use Grid Set Point

ADV/MATE/HBX--------------------

 

hbx-use

 

24.0 vdc

grid set point

 

 

DOWN ADV

INC

DEC

This is the voltage set point that allows the FX to connect to (USE) AC power. The battery volt- age must remain below the voltage listed on the screen—24.0 vdc in this case—for the amount of time programmed by the HBX-USE GRID DELAY (see next screen) before a USE command is issued. Use the <INC> and <DEC> soft keys to change the voltage set point. Press the <DOWN> soft key to proceed to the next screen.

HBX-Use Grid Delay

ADV/MATE/HBX----------------------

 

hbx-use

 

01.0 hrs

grid delay

 

 

 

DOWN

UP

INC

DEC

This set point—01.0 hrs in this example—is the amount of time the battery voltage must remain below the HBX-USE GRID SET POINT (above) before a USE command is sent. It can range from

00.1hrs to 24.0 hrs in 0.1 hour increments. Times are adjusted using the <INC> and <DEC> soft keys. Press the <DOWN> soft key to proceed to the next screen.

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