Xantrex Technology TM500A manual Troubleshooting, Symptom, Possible Cause, Solution

5.0 TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptom	Possible Cause	Solution
LED in INVERTER ON/OFF	J2 plug not plugged into	Plug cable into TM500A and
switch does not light.	TM500A or the inverter.	Inverter's RC4/RC8 remote
		control jack.
	Inverter does not have a	The inverter remote control
	compatable Jack.	only operates on models
		equipped with an RC4/RC8
		remote control input.
Voltage displayed on	The TM500A voltage is	Reconfigure the TM500A for
meters is not correct.	configured above 35.0 volts	the correct system voltage
	for a 12- or 24-volt system.	(see Section 3,
		Configuration, Charged
	The TM500A voltage is	Indicator Set-up).
	configured below 35.0 volts
	for a 48-volt system.
Battery State-of-Charge	Amp-hour setting is too low.	Reconfigure the amp hours to
displays "FULL" when		the correct setting - Battery
voltage is low.		bank size (see Section 3,
		Configuration, Setting
		Parameters, Amp Hours).
bLO displays a voltage of	The bLO meter was not	Reconfigure the Low-Voltage
00.0.	configured during set-up, or	Indicator (bLO) for the correct
	after being disconnected	low-battery voltage (see
	from the shunt.	Section 3, Configuration,
		Setting Parameters, Low-
		Voltage Indicator).
CHARGED LED continues	VOLTAGE ONLY	Reconfigure the CHARGED
to flash even though the	configuration for the	voltage to an appropriate
current flow is negative	Charged Indicator Setup	value (i.e., 12.6 V for a
(battery discharging)	may be set too low.	12-volt system ), (see Section
continuously for one minute.		3, Configuration, Setting
		Parameters, Charged
		Indicator Setup).
		The CHARGED indicator
		must be manually reset to turn
		it OFF.
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