Electroswitch Arga 25-1000 Quick Start Manual

QUICK START GUIDE PRELIMINARY �ses· Storage Battery Systems LLC N56 W16665 Ridgewood Drive Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 TEST & MONITORING EQUIPMENT www.sbsbattery.com 800-554-2243 [email protected] �ses· TEST & MONITORING EQUIPMENT 25-1000 Battery Monitor Quick Start Manual ELECTROSWITCH ARGA CONTROLS

a. To manually scan/scroll through all the limits and setting short press the SCAN/MANUAL button b. To enable the unit to automatically scan/scroll through all the limits and setting long press (approx. 4 sec) the SCAN/MANUAL button c. To go back to manual scanning mode press and hold (approx. 4 sec) the SCAN/MANUAL button 2. Reset Alarm Relay Contacts a. Press the RESET button. Note: All fault conditions must be cleared in order to reset alarm relays 3. Alarm Limits and Settings From monitor (operating) MODE a. Press and Hold LIMIT button (approx. 4 sec) LMIT is now flashing in the lower display b. Short press LIMIT button HBAT flashes in the lower display and the voltage value in the upper display c. Use the UP / Down buttons to adjust the HBAT limit voltage in the upper display d. When completed, short press the LIMIT button to move to the next alarm limit parameter and repeat step C e. When all the alarm limit parameters and setting (see below) are set Press and Hold the limit button for approx. 4 sec to get back to monitor mode. Note: In order to go back to monitor mode you must be in one of the menu items in FIG. 1 FIG. 1

From monitor mode a. Press and Hold LIMIT button LMIT is now flashing b. Short press the LIMIT button until you scroll through to “SYS” SYS and the software version is displayed c. Press and Hold LIMIT button AC Y/N will be displayed in the lower readout d. Use the UP /DOWN buttons to enable or disable the system alarms shown above and short press the LIMIT button to scroll through e. To exit press and hold LIMIT button -> goes back to SYS, short press LIMIT button -> goes to CAL, short press LIMIT button -> goes to LMIT, long press (approx. 4 sec) LIMIT button -> goes to monitor mode 5. Address and Baud Rate change a. Repeat step 2 a, b and c above b. Short press the LIMIT button until you scroll through to “SYS” SYS and the software version is displayed c. Short press the LIMIT button to scroll through to ADDR and use UP / DOWN buttons to select the address d. Short press the LIMIT button to move to BAUD and the UP /DOWN button to select the baud rate e. To return to monitor mode long press the LIMIT button

a. To view the analog output of the battery monitor connect a hand held current meter's positive(+) lead to TB2-16 and the negative(-) lead to TB2-17 b. Press and hold the LIMIT button (approx .. 4 sec)=> LMIT is now flashing, short press the LIMIT button until you scroll through to CAL, press and hold the LIMIT button=> /LO (low current limit) will be displayed c. Use the UP/DOWN button to adjust the low current limit, as displayed on the hand held current meter, to 4.00mA d. Short-press the LIMIT button=> to go to the next calibration point, IHI (high current limit) e. Use the UP/DOWN button to adjust the high current limit to 20.00mA f. Next, adjust the battery voltage readout: Connect the voltage input leads of your handheld digital volt meter to TBl-1 and TBl-2 g. Go to the next calibration point, VCAL, short-press the LIMIT button Use the UP/DOWN button to adjust the voltage readout of the Battery Monitor to match the handheld digital multimeter h. To return to monitor mode press and hold the LIMIT button TEST & MONITORING EQUIPMENT Storage Battery Systems LLC N56 W16665 Ridgewood Drive Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 www.sbsbattery.com 800-554-2243 [email protected] QSABM0818 4