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SECTION 3 | Operation
3.2 POWER ON / POWER OFF
INFO
a) Minimum battery voltage required for initiating manual switching ON of the unit
is as follows:
• 12V units ----- Higher than 9V
• 24V units ---- Higher than 18V
b) Please note that this unit is designed to POWER ON AUTOMATICALLY if (i) AC voltage of
70V ± 5 VAC is available at the AC Input Terminals and (ii) DC input voltage is > 12V for 12V
versions of EVO
™
and >24V for 24V versions of EVO
™
. If the AC input voltage and frequency
are within the programmed limits, the unit will automatically operate in “Charging Mode”.
If the AC input voltage and frequency are not within the programmed limits, the unit will
operate in “Inverting" Mode. Further, as long as AC input voltage > 70 ± 5 VAC is present, the
unit CANNOT BE POWERED OFF using the ON / OFF Button on the front panel of the unit or
on the Remote Control EVO-RC-PLUS. Switch OFF the AC input rst if the unit is required to
be powered off. However, if the unit is in “Fault Mode”, it will be possible to power OFF the
unit with the help of the ON/OFF Push Button on the EVO
™
unit or with the help of the ON/
OFF Key on EVO-RC-PLUS
c) Before proceeding, conrm that the unit is NOT in "Standby" Mode. If it is in "Standby
Mode", the "Status" LED (3, Fig 1.1) will ash once every 5 sec and the LED screen will
display one of the "Standby Mode" Screens show in Figs 3.1(a) / 3.1(b).
d) Press the On/Off Push Botton (2, Fig 1.1) on the EVO-RC-PLUS to exit the "Standby Mode"
to the current operating mode. Refer to Section 3.4 for more details on "Standby Mode".
3.2.1 Power ON - AC INPUT IS NOT PRESENT
The sequence given below is applicable when there is no AC input and the unit is switched ON.
Press On/Off Key and hold for 2 second to turn the EVO™ Inverter/Charger ON.
Screen (a)
S E A R C H I N G I D . . . 1
Screen (b)
E V O - 1 2 1 2 F V E R X . X X
I N V E R T E R / C H A R G E R
Screen (c)
E V O - 1 2 1 2 F I n v e r t i n g
A C o u t p u t : 1 2 0 . 0 V
< 0 . 1 A
6 0 . 0 0 H z
Screen (d)
When the EVO™ Inverter/Charger is OFF and the On/Off Key is pressed and held, the
LCD screen shows “POWER ON…" [Screen (a)] and the Status LED ashes 3 times.
On/Off key may be released now. After 2 seconds, EVO-RC-plus starts to search for
the communication ID of the EVO™ Inverter/Charger it is attached to. The LCD screen
shows “SEARCHING ID …” [Screen (b)] and the ID number which is found is shown
at the end of the line. When the default ID of “1” is found, the display will then show
the EVO™ Inverter/Charger Model No. and rmware version (3 digit number X.XX)
[Screen (c)]. The screen will then change to the Inverting Mode Screen [Screen (d)].