Relay Mode - Alpha Group OutBack Power MATE3 Owner's Manual

Relay Mode

This menu allows the user to turn on or off an internal relay. The contacts of this relay are rated for 5 amps
at 30 Vdc. (This relay provides no voltage of its own.) The relay can be used as a switch to turn other
devices on or off. For more information on the battery monitor, see the Relay Set Points menu, and the
User's Guide for the FLEXnet DC.
To access the Relay Mode menu:
1. Access the Battery Monitor menu as shown in Figure 106.
2. Use the control wheel to highlight the Relay Mode menu.
Press the button in the center of the control wheel to accept the selection.
3. Use the control wheel to increase or decrease the set points to the correct set point.
Press the button in the center of the control wheel to accept the selection.
This should automatically move the highlighting to the next set point.
4. After setting the parameters for each set point, press the TOP navigation key to return to the
Main Menu screen.
Set Points:

Status: The Relay output status is controlled by the <Off>,<Auto>
~ <On> activates the relay immediately. Its contacts will remain continuously closed until Off is selected.
~ <Auto > sets the relay to be triggered by automatic criteria, according to the option selected in
Relay Set Points.
~ <Off> disables the relay and prevents any of the Relay Set Points options from working. Note that even if
the relay output is set to Off, it may still be triggered by an external option not based in the battery monitor,
such as AGS. (See page 114.)
 Invert Logic: Switches the relay 's function from N.O. (a normally open state) to N.C. (a normally closed
state). The selections are N (no) and Y (yes). Since the default condition is N.O., the N selection means
it remains in this state. Selecting Y inverts the logic to N.C. The relay will close with an audible click
when this occurs.
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Figure 109 Relay Mode
Battery Monitor Settings
<On>
, and soft keys.
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