Switches And Controls; Annunciator Lamps - Kohler Industrial Generator Set Operation Manual

1.2.1

Switches and Controls

Note: US/Metric Display is selectable in Section
1.2.3—Digital Display—Generator Set System
Menu.
Alarm Horn. The alarm horn alerts the operator or other
attendants that a shutdown or warning condition exists.
Alarm (Horn) Silence. The alarm silence/lamp test
switch silences the alarm horn at the operator's
discretion. Press the master control switch AUTO
button before pressing the alarm silence/lamp test
button. The alarm horn cannot be silenced unless the
master control switch AUTO button is pressed.
Note: Additional alarm silencing options are shown in
Section 1.2.3—Digital Display—Generator Set
System Menu.
Restore alarm horn switches at all locations including
those on remote annunciator kits after correcting the
fault shutdown to avoid reactivating the alarm horn. See
Section 2—Operation, 2.4.8 Controller Resetting for
resetting the controller.
Emergency Stop. The operator-activated pushbutton
immediately shuts down the generator set in emergency
situations. Reset the emergency stop switch after
shutdown by pulling the emergency stop switch
outward. Use the emergency stop switch for emergency
shutdowns only. Use the master control switch
OFF/RESET button for normal shutdowns.
Generator Set Master
(OFF/RESET- -AUTO- -RUN). These switches reset the
controller fault lamps and start/stops the generator set.
Additional information in shown in Section 2—
Operation.
Lamp Test. Press and hold the Alarm Silence/Lamp
Test button for two seconds to test the controller
indicator lamps, alarm horn, and digital display.
Manual Speed Adjust (Engine RPM). The control
allows varying the engine speed for applications using
closed transition ATS. The user can set the nominal
running frequency slightly above or below the utility
frequency to ensure that synchronization occurs.
Additional information is shown in 2.7.7 GenSet
System. Available as a factory-installed option or
requires a new factory personality profile.
Pushbutton/Rotary Selector Dial.
provides access to the menus for monitoring. Press the
selector dial to activate the digital display and to select
choices shown on the display.
navigate through the menus.
16 Section 1 Specifications and Features
Control Switches
This control
Rotate the dial to
The pushbutton/rotary selector dial has several features
and functions:
Momentarily press the dial to activate the digital
D
display if dark.
Rotate the dial to navigate through the main
D
menus—turn clockwise to go forward (down) and
counterclockwise to go back (up). The menus do not
wrap to the beginning.
Press the dial at a given main menu to access the
D
submenus within the selected main menu.
When in the submenu, rotate the dial to navigate
D
through the submenu—clockwise to go forward
(down) and counterclockwise to go back (up). The
menus do not wrap to the beginning.
Momentarily press the dial when in the submenu to
D
make a user selection choice (if available) or to go
back to the respective main menu.
Press the dial for at least 3 seconds to return to the top
D
of the main menus (Overview) regardless if you are in
the main menus or submenus.
After about 5 minutes of no user input (pushbutton/
D
rotary selector dial or buttons), the menu resets to the
top of the main menus and auto-paging activates for
the Overview submenus.
1.2.2

Annunciator Lamps

The controller has a single annunciator fault lamp
providing visual generator set status. In addition, each
button has a corresponding lamp. See Figure 1-2.
Lamp/Button
Alarm (Fault) Lamp Yellow (Warning) or Red (Shutdown)
Off/Reset Button
Auto Button
Run Button
Alarm Silence/Lamp
Test Button
Figure 1-2 Annunciator Lamps
System Status Lamps (Master Control Switches)
The green lamp illuminates on the master control switch
AUTO (automatic start) button indicating the system
senses no faults and the unit is ready to start by remote
command.
The red lamp illuminates on the master control switch
OFF/RESET button indicating the generator set is
stopped.
The yellow lamp illuminates on the master control switch
RUN button indicating the generator set is cranking or
running from a local command.
Only one of the three master control switch lamps will
illuminate at any given time.
Lamp Color
Red
Green (System Ready)
Yellow
Yellow
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