Auto/Manual/Off; Menu Navigation - Generac Power Systems Protector Series Owner's Manual

Operation

Auto/Manual/Off

Feature
Press to activate fully automatic operation. Green LED illuminates to confirm that system is in AUTO mode.
AUTO Transfer to standby power occurs if utility power fails.
Functionality of exercise timer is enabled, if set.
Press to crank and start engine. Blue LED illuminates to confirm that system is in MANUAL mode.
MANUAL Transfer to standby power occurs if utility power fails.
Functionality of exercise timer is disabled.
Press to shut down engine, if running. Red LED illuminates to confirm that system is in OFF mode.
OFF
Transfer to standby power does not occur if utility power fails.

Menu Navigation

See Figure 4-2.
Feature
The system returns to the Home screen if the control pad is not used for five minutes. The screen normally
displays a Status message, such as Ready to Run (Auto mode) or Switched to OFF (Off mode), and the
total Hours of Protection. If an active alarm/warning condition occurs, the associated Alarm/Warning
HOME Screen
message is displayed. To clear the Alarm/Warning message, press OFF on the control pad followed by
ENTER. In the event of multiple Alarms/Warnings, the next message is then displayed. The highest priority
alarm is always displayed first.
Enables the operator to navigate the software using UP ARROW, DOWN ARROW, ENTER and ESCAPE.
The Main Menu can be accessed from any sub menu by consecutively pressing ESCAPE. Each time
MAIN MENU
ESCAPE is pressed, the preceding menu is displayed. The Main Menu is reached when the System,
Date/Time, Battery, and Sub Menus are displayed.
ESCAPE Used to abort a routine or back up to the preceding menu.
ENTER Used to make a selection or save an entry.
UP ARROW Used to move forward or backward from menu to menu or to scroll forward or backward (increment or
DOWN ARROW decrement) through available selections.
NOTE: Pressing the control pad illuminates the backlight for 30 seconds. The backlight also illuminates for 30 seconds
whenever an active Alarm/Warning message is displayed.
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