About This Guide

Organization

This guide has four chapters and four appendixes.

Chapter 1, “Introduction”, outlines the main performance and safety features of the PROwatt 600 Inverter. Reading this chapter will give you a clear understanding of the inverter’s capabilities.

Chapter 2, “Installation”, outlines the inverter’s main physical features. This information will give you a good orientation to the product before you install it. The chapter then goes on to explain how to plan and complete an effective installation.

Chapter 3, “Operation”, provides information about turning on and operating the inverter. Details are provided about how to read the front panel indicators to monitor the system. The chapter also provides information about battery charging and routine maintenance.

Chapter 4, “Troubleshooting”, explains how to identify and solve problems that can occur with the inverter.

Appendix A, “Specifications”, provides the electrical and physical specifications.

Appendix B, “Battery Types and Sizes”, provides background information about battery types as well as information that will allow you to calculate the size and number of batteries your system requires.

Appendix C, “Alternators and Charging Systems”, describes charging system components and explains how to design a charging system for your installation.

Appendix D,“Product and System Information” , contains the product’s warranty, explains how to return a product for service, and describes how to prepare for a call to Xantrex Customer Service.

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