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  • Page 1 QUIETDRIVE User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Many of the steps in this guide have corresponding how-to videos. View them on the EcoTech Marine website at http://ecotechmarine.com/support-videos The EcoTech Marine Community is another tool for users to troubleshoot and learn about our products. For additional information about your https://support.ecotechmarine.com/hc/en-us VorTech QuietDrive Pump, please visit us at UNITED STATES &...

  • Page 3: What Is Quietdrive

    VorTech’s success is its unique, patented, magnetically coupled design and technically advanced motor driver and firmware. QuietDrive is the latest drive system that increases efficiency and significantly reduces motor noise. This technology is incorporating the QuietDrive driver that comes standard with the MP10, MP40 and MP60 VorTech pump.

  • Page 4: Quietdrive Driver

    Input jack for EcoTech’s Battery instructions, connect to outlet power. Backup accessory for protection against power failures. Wireless Indicator: LED will illuminate when the QuietDrive is communicating wirelessly. LED Strip: LEDs will illuminate to indicate modes, speed, time, etc. Specifications...

  • Page 5: Operational Modes

    Operational Modes Navigating Between Modes To navigate between the different modes, use the MODE, SET and OPTION buttons along with the control dial. Modes will be distinguished by the color of the dial and/or the illumination of specific blue LED’s on the LED strip.
  • Page 6 Constant Speed Mode Constant Speed mode is the default mode of the VorTech, this makes the pump produce flow at a constant speed that is determined by the position of the dial. % of User Speed Time Random Modes Random mode operates in two different settings, Lagoon and Reef Crest. These random modes are used to simulate natural reef environments.
  • Page 7 SET to save this wave. Your saved wave will be indicated by a breathing blue LED instead of a constant one. The other option is to enter the auto-tune function of the QuietDrive driver. % of User...
  • Page 8 Auto-Tune With the QuietDrive driver, making a wave form in your tank is made easy with Auto-Tune functionality. Follow the sequence outlined in the diagram below to utilize the Auto-Tune function in simulating a wave in your reef tank environment.

  • Page 9: Mode Configuration

    Mode Configuration Configuration Mode is used to define settings for the following: Battery Backup speed, Night Mode speed and time, Feed Mode speed and time and Auto-Dim time. These modes operate automatically depending on the settings that you define. The Configuration Menu is entered by pressing and holding all three buttons during any normal operational mode.
  • Page 10 Battery Backup Speed: Setting 1: Lowest speed of pump Setting 2: 10% speed of pump (Default Setting) Setting 3: 20% speed of pump Setting 4: 30% speed of pump Setting 5: 40% speed of pump Driver shown here in Battery Backup Speed Configuration Mode Setting, showing that it is Setting 6: 50% speed of pump set to the lowest speed of pump and default...
  • Page 11 Feed Mode Speed: Setting 1: Lowest speed of pump Setting 2: 25% speed of pump Setting 3: 50% speed of pump (Default Setting) Setting 4: 75% speed of pump Driver shown here in Feed Mode Speed Configuration Mode Setting, showing that it is set to barely spinning and default being 50% lower than the lowest speed of pump.

  • Page 12: Multi-Pump Overview

    (Sync Mode), or the opposite (Anti- Sync Mode). Slave pumps set in Sync Mode will perform exactly the same as the master pump and will be indicated by a white LED on the QuietDrive driver’s knob. Slave pumps set in Anti-Sync Mode Slave...

  • Page 13: Master/Slave Setup

    QuietDrive driver. You slave pump. There can only be one master pump may setup a maximum of seven separate groups, per group which can include an unlimited number of each having a unique master pump.
  • Page 14 Assigning Master/Slave Relationship (cont.) PRESS MODE Assign the Master - Set the master pump by pressing the MODE button. The control dial will then blink blue and green. You are now ready to assign slave pumps. Assign the Slaves - Set the slave pump by PRESS SET pressing the SET button on the driver.
  • Page 15 Assigning a Local Max Speed to a Slave While normally you cannot change the speed of a slave pump, because the speed is determined entirely by the master pump, with the EcoSmart driver you now have the ability to control the maximum speed of individual slave pumps independently from the master.
  • Page 16 WWD equipped pump will not have the luxury of communicating with your QuietDrive or EcoSmart driver in any of the QuietDrive modes. Therefore, your WWD equipped pump will not run in any of the QuietDrive or EcoSmart slave modes outlined above. If you have a WWD equipped MP40w and wish to achieve the full benefit of using the EcoSmart modes, we recommend that you purchase an QuietDrive upgrade kit for your pump, available through our online store at www.ecotechmarine.com.

  • Page 17: Ecosmart Modes

    EcoSmart Modes Tidal Swell Mode Tidal Swell mode (TSM) creates a harmonic balance reminiscent of the changing flow conditions found in nature. Over the course of several hours, the flow pattern will go from very chaotic to calm, followed by a detritus-clearing surge at the very end of the cycle.

  • Page 18: Maintenance

    Note: QuietDrive drivers only upgrade other QuietDrive drivers. Any QuietDrive driver with newer firmware can upgrade another QuietDrive driver regardless of the model number (i.e. MP10w ES can upgrade a MP40w ES). EcoTech Marine is continually upgrading and making your QD Pump better. Because of this, your driver may not have the latest firmware.

  • Page 19: Troubleshooting

    • Resolution: Re-attempt the upgrade process until it completes successfully. Alternatively, you can use a normally functioning pump to re-flash the pump with the red/white error code. If none of this works, contact EcoTech Marine to speak with a service representative.

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