Xantrex RV Series Inverter/Charger Owner’s Manual

User Menu

The ON/OFF switch on the RC7 operates the same as the inverter’s ON/OFF switch. In order for the RC7 to remotely power up the inverter, the inverter must be started up with the RC7 connected so the inverter knows it is present. Once this has been done the inverter’s power switch should be left in the on position and the RC7 used to turn it on and off. When pressed to turn on, the RC7 will beep and go through a power-up routine, after which it will go to the User Menu. In this mode the display will show the inverter’s status and monitor batteries. Pressing the Menu Item buttons will scroll the display vertically, and the Settings button will cycle the display left to the next item in the menu tree.

Inverter LED:

Flashing= Search Mode

Solid= Inverting

Charge LED:

Solid when charging

Battery Full LED:

Begins flashing at 90% full, and stays on longer as charge increases. At 100% charge LED is on steady

Error LED:

Solid= Error condition. See display for explanation of the error

System Status: Waiting for AC

RC7 Remote Control Faceplate

The system status mode is the first mode you will see. It monitors and displays all of the inverter’s activities—it shows what the inverter is “thinking.” The following indications will be shown under the System Status heading.

Waiting for AC: This shows that the inverter is waiting for an AC input. Once AC is present the inverter will switch to charger mode and begin charging the batteries.

Searching: The inverter is in search sense mode and is “looking” for loads to run. Inverter LED will flash.

Inverting: Shows that the inverter is taking power from the batteries and inverting it to 120 VAC, 60 Hz power. This will also be shown on the LED labeled inverter as a solid green light

Bulk Charging/Absorption Chg/Float Charging: These indicators show the charger section is working and define which of the three stages of charge the charger is in. See “Three Stage Battery Charging” on page 7 for details. The charge LED to the left of the LCD display will be on solid when the inverter is in the charger mode.

Hibat/Stop Chrg: The batteries’ voltage is too high and the charger has shut down. The Batt. Full LED will begin to flash when the batteries reach 90% of their maximum charge capacity. As the batteries continue to charge toward 100% the LED will stay on longer and longer until, at 100% charge, it will remain on steadily. Once the batteries reach 100% charge the charger will go into the float mode.

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