BMPRO JControl, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...ian outdoors we have created a range of rugged smart and reliable products to power your adventures Our range of battery chargers monitors and power management systems for caravans gives you peace of mind when you are on the road so that you can relax in even the most far flung destinations knowing that you have control over your vehicle power To learn more about the BMPRO range of products please...

Page 3: ...ed the JControl will be safe to operate Keep the JControl away from water or other liquids Clean the housing of this product lightly with a dry or moist cotton cloth Do not use alcohol thinners benzene or any other chemical cleaner Do not allow any liquids to enter the housing The JControl is a high precision electronic product It contains no user serviceable parts inside Do not try to dismantle m...

Page 4: ...ing charge capacity as well as the time remaining before the battery completely discharges so you ll never be left on the road without battery power In addition to battery monitoring the JControl enables monitoring of water levels of up to four water tanks and control of a water pump all from the convenience of a wall mounted display fitted to the caravan interior WHAT S INCLUDED Included with thi...

Page 5: ...r Format 11 24 Hour Format 12 WATER TANK MENU FUNCTION 13 Enable and Disable Water Tank Monitoring and Display 13 Configure Water Tank Type 14 CONFIGURING BATTERY CAPACITY 15 CONFIGURING BATTERY ALARM 15 LCD BACKLIGHT 16 FACTORY RESET 16 SERVICING 17 FAQS AND TROUBLESHOOTING 17 APPENDICES 18 ADVANCED MENU FUNCTIONS 18 Clear External Shunt 18 Adjusting Bulk Voltage 18 SPECIFICATIONS 18 WARRANTY TER...

Page 6: ...ttery can be charged BATTERY LOW Appears when the battery voltage level falls below the low voltage warning threshold to indicate that the battery requires charging By default the low voltage warning threshold is 11V and can be configured by the user BATTERY BUTTON Enables Sleep Mode which powers off all caravan loads connected to the J35 load terminal block Battery charging is not affected by Sle...

Page 7: ...rn the nightlight on press and hold the backlight button for three seconds or until the backlight blinks The nightlight will stay on for 10 hours To turn nightlight off press and hold the backlight button until the nightlight turns off In Set Up mode the Backlight button acts as the UP scroll arrow function WATER PUMP BUTTON To turn the water pump connected to the J35 on and off Whenever the J35 a...

Page 8: ...k properties are configurable in Set Up mode The tank level indicator will flash when the monitored tank is empty clean water or full dirty water If a tank is not monitored the indicator will be blank TIME REMAINING Indicates the estimated time remaining until the battery is completely discharged Time remaining less than 180 minutes will be displayed in MINS Time remaining greater than 180 minutes...

Page 9: ...ill display Errto Please check the data cable between the JControl and J35 JCONTROL SET UP MODE ENTERING SET UP MODE The JControl Set Up mode allows you to access the functions to configure the JControl display enter important battery information set alarms and configure tanks To enter Set Up mode hold the SETTINGS button down until SETUP is seen in the AMPS and VOLTS display The Set Up screen als...

Page 10: ...p and down scroll arrows to navigate the Set Up menu functions Table 1 JControl set up menu functions CLOCk Set time on the JControl display tanks Configure the water tanks batCAP Configure battery capacity of the battery connected to the J35 bataLm Adjust low voltage warning thresholds for low battery alarm baklIt Adjust the LCD backlight advanC Advanced menu settings For technical personnel only...

Page 11: ...ively wait and the JControl will automatically revert to the Home screen saving any changes made when editing the menu functions CLOCK MENU FUNCTION Time may be set in either 12 or 24 hour formats 12 Hour Format Enter Set Up mode and navigate to the CLOCK menu function Follow the directions in figure 4 to set the time in 12 hour format on the JControl display The AM and PM annunciators will automa...

Page 12: ...rmat Enter Set Up mode and navigate to the CLOCK menu function Follow the directions in Figure 5 to set the time in 24 hour format on the JControl display Figure 5 Setting 24 hour time format on the JControl display ...

Page 13: ...nu function to choose to monitor and display enable ON OFF a water tank and configure the water tank type clean dirty Enable and Disable Water Tank Monitoring and Display Enter Set Up mode and navigate to the tanks menu function Follow the directions in figure 6 to enable or disable the monitoring and display of water tank on the JControl ...

Page 14: ...de and navigate to the tanks menu function Follow the directions in Figure 7 to configure the water tank type The ability to configure water tank type is only available if monitoring of the tank is enabled Figure 7 Configuring the water tank type ...

Page 15: ...ining Enter Set Up mode and navigate to the batCaP menu function Follow the directions in Figure 8 to configure the battery capacity The battery capacity can be adjusted between 50 and 600AH in steps of 10AH CONFIGURING BATTERY ALARM Configure the battery alarm and set the low battery voltage warning threshold to trigger the Battery Low warning on the JControl Home screen to indicate that the batt...

Page 16: ...light Enter Set Up mode and navigate to the baH LIt menu function Follow the directions in Figure 10 to configure the backlight brightness The brightness can be adjusted between 0 and 100 in steps of 10 FACTORY RESET Enter Set Up mode and navigate to the FaCtOry menu function Follow the directions in Figure 11 to perform a factory reset and restore the JControl to the factory settings ...

Page 17: ...f 1 The user activated the load isolation switch connected to the J35 This turns off power to the data cable connecting the JControl and J35 Check that the switch has not been activated 2 The J35 has entered Storage Mode and to conserve remaining battery voltage will disable power to the JControl To repower the JControl plug the J35 to a power source and begin battery charging When the battery is ...

Page 18: ...maximum voltage at which the J35 will charge the battery The bulk voltage may be adjusted from 13 6 to 14 8V in steps of 0 1V Figure 12 Clearing the external shunt Figure 13 Adjusting bulk voltage JControl Input Voltage Range 8 15V DC Battery Drain 21mA with backlight off Ambient Temperature 0 50 C Dimensions mm 164W x 95H x 22D SPECIFICATIONS To adjust bulk voltage enter Set Up mode select the ad...

Page 19: ...pt no responsibility in addition to our consumer guarantee obligations where a product has been installed incorrectly 4 This warranty does not extend to product failures or defects caused by or associated with but not limited to failure to install or maintain correctly unsuitable physical or operating environment accident acts of God hazard misuse unauthorised repair modification or alteration nat...

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