BENETEAU Oceanis 41.1 2017 Owners’ Notes page 19

Interlude Owners' Notes
Switches and Controls on the Electrical Panel
The electrical panel is in the main salon on the port side. Here are some things to note:
Shore Power: All the AC controls are along the
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left side of the panel. There is no "master
switch" to turn on AC power; when you
connect and disconnect shore power, AC is
simply ON or OFF. When the AC is ON, a red
LED light is illuminated in the upper left-hand
corner of the panel. Ensure that the switches
for the AC items (water heater, battery charger,
AC plugs) are turned OFF before connecting or
disconnecting shore power.
• Water Heater: Activate the electric hot water
heater when you are on shore power if you
need more hot water (when the engine is
running it heats the water).
• Battery Charger: Turn ON the battery charger switch whenever you are connected to shore power. It must be
"ON" to charge the batteries while on shore power.
AC Plugs: Activate this switch to turn ON the AC electrical outlets located throughout the boat, run the microwave
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oven, operate the TV/DVD-Blu-ray entertainment system, etc. NOTE: there is a master switch for the AC outlets
under the Nav table. It also must be "ON" for the outlets to work.
Bilge Pump: Always leave the bilge pump setting in "Auto." Test the pump daily by switching to manual and
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listening for the pump to run, then return it to the "Auto" setting.
Water Pump: If you don't hear the pump start when you turn it ON at the panel, it means that the system is at
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working pressure – you should hear the pump start again after you use some fresh water.
toilets use raw water and do not impact the fresh water supply. Showers and sinks in the heads use the fresh
water supply, as does the cockpit shower.
Cabin Lights: This switch turns ON/OFF DC power to the LED lights located throughout the boat. It must be "ON"
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before you can turn on any lights on the boat.
• Fridge Unit: We normally leave the fridge switch "ON." If the house battery charge level drops to ~12.2V and
you aren't planning to run the engine or connect to shore power to charge the batteries, turn the fridge off.
Your provisions will stay cold overnight.
Navigation Instruments: Turn this switch "ON" to activate the B&G electronics, instrumentation, and multi-
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function display in the cockpit. This switch also provides power for the depth sounder, knotmeter and radar.
Anchor, Steaming and Deck Flood Lights: When anchored or mooring, turn on the Anchor Light at dusk (located
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at the top of the mast). Turn on the deck Flood Light if you want to go forward on deck at night.
Circular toggle switch and LED display: Cycle through this multi-function controller to display the fuel gauge,
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water gauges (Tank 1 - Aft and Tank 2 - Forward) and battery levels (Domestic and Engine) in the LED display
panel. The accuracy of the fuel and water gauges can get questionable when they drop to ¼ full – at ¼ full it's
time to find the fuel dock!
Electrical Panel – AC controls on the left, DC controls in the middle; toggle
switch and LED on the right are used for checking battery charge and tank
levels (fuel, water). Inverter & heater controls are on the far left.
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