Ctrl: 01 Acin Control - Magnum Energy ME-ARC Series Owner's Manual

CTRL: 01 ACIn Control

01 ACIn Control menu has four different conditions in which the inverter/char-
ger will connect to an incoming AC power source. Only one may be selected at
any one time—multiple conditions can be enabled, but only one can be active.
Info: Before the inverter allows the AC input to connect to the AC
source (grid or generator), the incoming AC must be qualifi ed by the
inverter/charger (voltage is below the high AC input requirements,
above the SETUP button's 03D VAC Dropout setting, and between
50 Hz to 70 Hz for domestic models—40-60 Hz for export models).
Info: The top status line of the LCD display will alternate the in-
verter/charger status with a secondary AC IN status when AC is
present, but is not connecting as a result of a selection made in
the SETUP menu.
Example: AC is present, but Time Connect has been selected from
the 01 ACIn Control menu and the current time of day is 6PM. The
SETUP menu's 02C AC In-Time current setting is 2AM - 8AM. The
current time of 6PM is outside the connect time, so the inverter/
charger will not connect to the incoming AC until after 2AM. The
primary status will display "Inverting" and the secondary status will
display "Time Connect" to let you know the reason that incoming
AC has not connected.
• Auto Connect – Automatically connects to incoming AC power when the
incoming AC is qualifi ed by the inverter/charger (voltage is below the
high AC input requirements, above the SETUP button's 03D VAC Dropout
setting, and between 50 Hz to 70 Hz for domestic models—40-60 Hz for
export models).
• VDC Connect – Only allows the incoming AC to connect when the DC
battery voltage falls below the Set Connect Volts setting in the SETUP
menu's 02D AC In - VDC menu item. Disconnects from incoming AC when
the DC battery voltage rises above the Set Disconnect Volts setting, also
from the 02D AC In - VDC menu.
Info: See SETUP menu 02D on page 26 for a complete explanation
of the Set Connect/Disconnect Volts menu settings.
• Time Connect – Only allows incoming AC to connect when the time of
day is between the Set Connect and Set Disconnect time settings in the
SETUP menu's 02C AC In - Time menu item.
Info: See SETUP menu 02C on page 25 for a complete explanation
of the Set Connect/Disconnect time menu settings.
• SOC Connect – Only allows incoming AC to connect when the battery
bank State of Charge (SOC) falls below the Set Connect SOC setting in
the SETUP menu's 02E AC In - SOC menu item. Disconnects from incom-
ing AC when the battery bank SOC rises above the Set Disconnect SOC
setting, also from the 02E AC In - SOC menu. This feature requires the
optional ME-BMK (battery monitor) to be installed.
Info: See SETUP menu 02E on page 26 for a complete explanation
of the Set Connect SOC menu settings.
• AC In-Disabled – Disconnects incoming AC when selected. This setting
will prevent incoming AC from connecting to the inverter/charger.
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