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Using an AGS Module: Operation/Monitoring
7.2.4
Starting and Stopping the Generator
The generator can be manually started/stopped, as well as autostarted/autostopped using the
available settings from your ME-ARC.
To autostart/autostop the generator:
In order for the generator to autostart/autostop, one or more of the following autostart/autostop
conditions must be pre-set (see Section 7.1):
Autostart Conditions
• 04A Gen Run VDC (pp. 60-61)
• 04B Gen Run Time (p. 62)
• 04C Gen Run Amps (pp. 62-63)
• 04D Gen Run SOC (pp. 63-64)
• 04E Gen Run Temp (pp. 64-65)
• 04G Quiet Time (pp. 66-67)
• 04H Gen Exercise (pp. 68-69)
• 04K Gen 100% SOC (pp. 70-71)
Autostop Conditions
• 04A Gen Run VDC (pp. 60-61)
• 04B Gen Run Time (p. 62)
• 04C Gen Run Amps (pp. 62-63)
• 04D Gen Run SOC (pp. 63-64)
• 04E Gen Run Temp (pp. 64-65)
• 04F Max Gen Run Time (p. 66)
• 04G Quiet Time (pp. 66-67)
• 04H Gen Exercise (pp. 68-69)
• 04K Gen 100% SOC (pp. 70-71)
To manually start the generator and have it automatically stop:
1. Press the CTRL button.
2. Turn the SELECT knob to the
03 Gen Control
menu.
3. Press the SELECT knob. The
Set Gen Control
menu displays with an arrow to the right of
the current setting.
4. Turn the SELECT knob to the
ON
setting.
5. Press the SELECT knob again to select this setting. The selection arrow appears to the right
of the screen. The generator should start.
Once the generator is running, rotate the SELECT knob to
AUTO
(under the
03 Gen Control
menu),
and then press the SELECT knob to select this setting.
If the generator does not start or stop as expected, refer to Section 7.3.
Note:
When the generator is manually started, but then changed to autostop, the
SETUP: 04A
Gen Run VDC
settings are used to determine when the generator will autostop. If
04A Gen Run
VDC
is set to
OFF
, the
Start/Stop Volts Delay
and
Stop Gen Volts
values that were entered prior
to selecting
OFF
will still be used to autostop the generator.
To manually start the generator:
1. Press the CTRL button.
2. Turn the SELECT knob to the
03 Gen Control
menu.
3. Press the SELECT knob. The
Set Gen Control
menu displays with an arrow to the right of
the current setting.
4. Turn the SELECT knob to the
ON
setting.
5. Press the SELECT knob again to select this setting. The selection arrow appears to the right
of the screen. The generator should start.
If the generator does not start as expected, refer to Section 7.3.
To manually stop the generator:
1. Press the CTRL button.
2. Turn the SELECT knob to the
03 Gen Control
menu.
3. Press the SELECT knob. The
Set Gen Control
menu displays with an arrow to the right of
the current setting.
4. Turn the SELECT knob to the
OFF
setting.
5. Press the SELECT knob again to select this setting. The selection arrow appears to the right
of the screen. The generator should stop.
If the generator does not stop as expected, refer to Section 7.3.
