Section 3 RDC2 Controller Operation

3.1RDC2 Generator Set/ Transfer Switch Controller

Model RESA generator sets are equipped with the RDC2 generator set/transfer switch controller.

Model RESAL generator sets are equipped with the DC2 controller. See Section 4 for DC2 controller operation information.

The RDC2 controls the following power system components:

DModel 14RESA or 20RESA generator set

DModel RXT Automatic Transfer Switch (ATS)

DLoad Control Module (LCM)

DProgrammable Interface Module (PIM)

The RDC2 controller features include:

D

Two-line x 16 character backlit digital display with

 

adjustable contrast

D

OFF, AUTO, and RUN generator set master control

 

buttons

D

Generator set status indicating LEDs (OFF, AUTO,

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2

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1.User Interface; see Figure 3-2

2.Service access (see Section 6.4)

Figure 3-1 RDC2 Controls and Indicators

1

RUN)

11

2

D

Up, Down, and Select buttons for navigation through

 

menus and adjustments

D

Power system indicator LEDs to show utility and

 

generator source status, and to show which source

 

(utility or generator) is supplying power to the load

3.2 Controls and Indicators

Figure 3-1 illustrates the RDC2 controller. See Figure 3-2 for details of the controller’s user interface.

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10

4

5

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1.2-line LCD display

2.Up button

3.Select button

4.Down button

5.RUN button and LED

6.Generator power available LED*

7.Building on generator power LED*

8.Building on utility power LED*

9.Utility power available LED*

10.OFF button and LED

11.AUTO button and LED

*These LEDs operate only if a Model RXT transfer switch is connected.

Figure 3-2 RDC2 User Interface

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Kohler 14/20RESAL manual RDC2 Controller Operation, RDC2 Generator Set/ Transfer Switch Controller, Controls and Indicators

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