Operation
Sageon II Bulk Product Manual
PM990-5201-00, Issue 6
5-1
5.
OPERATION
System operation is controlled by the Controller system controller. As a result, operation information for the system is
directly related to the operation of the Controller as described in this section.
5.1
SUMMARY OF CONTROLLER FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
There are four Menus that can be viewed using the INC or DEC buttons:
a) The default or "Home" menu that contains general system information;
b) RECTIFIER menu - contains all the parameters relating to the switch-mode rectifiers (RECTIFIER);
c) Battery menu - contains all the parameters relating to the batteries;
d) Alarms log - which is a chronological record of the last 100 alarms.
Moving from one menu to another
If no button has been pressed for two minutes, the display will revert back to the Home screen. This shows the output voltage
and load current.
To move from any menu to any other menu, press the corresponding button. e.g. to move to the Battery Menu from any other
menu, momentarily press the BATT button.
To move to the Home menu from any other menu, press the button of the current menu. e.g. if in the RECTIFIER menu,
press RECTIFIER button to return to the Home menu.
Scrolling through the Menus:
To scroll through any menu from the first screen to the last, press the INC button;
To scroll to the last (bottom) screen first, then upwards through the menu to the first screen, press the DEC button.
Incrementing and decrementing programmable parameters
To change a programmable parameter press ENTER; the value will flash on and off. To increase the number, press INC; to
decrease the number press DEC. When the desired number is on the screen, press ENTER again.
To change parameters when the security function is activated
If an attempt is made to alter any parameter when the security function is activated, the display will show the message "Enter
Password".
To change a parameter, enter a valid password. Then proceed to change the parameter in the normal way.
When scrolling through the Alarms log
To observe the date and time of a given alarm, do not press any button for at least two seconds. The date and time will
display for two seconds and then the alarm name will be displayed for two seconds. The display will alternate between the
two screens in this manner until a button is pressed.
5.2
CONTROLLER COMPONENTS
5.2.1
Alpha-numeric Display
The user interface is a two-line by 16 character alphanumeric LED display. The 5mm high characters normally display
output voltage and current as well as the system status - Float (FL) or Equalize (EQ). This is the default or “home” screen.
If an activity such as battery discharge testing is being performed, the current and voltage are always displayed, while the
second line alternates between the system status (FL/EQ) and the activity status, for example “BDT in progress”.
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FL
Whenever there is no push-button activity for more than one minute, the display always reverts to this home screen. Note:
the examples shown are for 48V systems.
5.2.2
Front Panel Pushbuttons
There are six pushbuttons associated with the LED screen for entering different Menus and for scrolling through the menus.
The layout of the pushbuttons is shown below:
