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Kohler 24RCL manual Changing the Exercise Setting, Procedure to Change the Exercise Setting

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2.Press Select button to save the year and move to the month.

3.Use the arrow and select buttons to set the month and the day.

4.The time is displayed with the hour flashing. Use the up or down arrow key to step to the current hour and am or pm setting.

Note: Check the am/pm setting displayed. If pm is displayed and you need to change it to am, use the down arrow button to step down in time until the correct hour and am are displayed.

5.Press the Select button to save the hour and move to minutes.

6.Use the up or down arrow button to change the minutes.

7.Press Select to save the time and move to the next screen.

8.Next Exercise is displayed. Use the up, down, and select buttons to set the exercise time and date. Be sure to set a time and date in the future.

9.Press Select. The controller exits the exercise menu.

10.Press the Auto button and verify that the AUTO LED is lit. The generator set must be in automatic mode for the exercise to run as scheduled.

The exercise will run every 7 days at the same time, starting on the date set. To change the exerciser to run every other week or on a different day and time, use the following procedure.

2.5.8Changing the Exercise Setting

Set the date and time on the controller before setting the exercise schedule. Set the exerciser to automatically run the generator set for 20 minutes every week or every two weeks. Follow the procedure below and see the flowchart in Figure 2-3 to set the exercise time and date, mode, and frequency.

Procedure to Change the Exercise Setting

1. Press the AUTO button on the controller.

2.Press the Select button to go to the main menu. See Figure 2-2.

3.Press the down arrow button to step to the Genset System menu.

4.Press the Select button to enter the Genset system menu. See Figure 2-3.

5.Use the down arrow button to step to the next Exercise menu.

6.Press the Select button. The setting flashes to show that it can be changed. For example, the hour flashes to show that the hour can be changed.

7.Press the UP or Down arrow buttons to change the setting.

8.Press the Select button to save the setting and move to the next. For example, save the hour setting and move to minutes.

9.Repeat steps 5 through 8 to change the next item on the line until the desired settings are displayed.

10.Press Select to save after all settings have been selected. Settings will stop flashing.

11.If the generator set is connected to a Kohlerr Model RXT transfer switch, the exercise can be changed to a loaded exercise. Set the Exercise Mode to loaded full speed, unloaded full speed, or unloaded cycle as shown in Figure 2-3.

12.Set the exercise frequency (weekly or every two weeks). Weekly exercises are recommended.

13.Press the down arrow button to step to the Return menu. Press the Select button to return to the main menu.

14.Check that the AUTO LED is lit. The generator set must be in automatic mode for the exercise to run as scheduled.

After a scheduled exercise run, the next exercise time and date will be updated automatically based on the Exercise Frequency setting.

Other transfer switches: For a loaded exercise with a transfer switch other than a Kohlerr Model RXT, program the exercise at the transfer switch controller. Refer to the transfer switch operation manual for instructions.

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