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Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 2 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...........................
Page 5 - DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY; EU; Product Model Numbers:
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 5 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY EU Declaration of Conformity According to ...
Page 6 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 6 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS! This manual c...
Page 7 - GENERAL PRECAUTIONS; CAUTION; WARNING; ADDITIONAL NOTICES; GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS; PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS WHILE WORKING WITH BATTERIES; NEVER
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 7 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 1. Before using th...
Page 8 - RATINGS
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 8 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 RATINGS MAXIMUM SYSTEM AC VOLTAGE: Single phase 230 VAC at 50 Hz Par...
Page 10 - MOUNTING; ACA
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 10 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MOUNTING All OutBack FX’s can be mounted in any position. Better pe...
Page 11 - COMPLETE OUTBACK INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; PSMP
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 11 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 COMPLETE OUTBACK INTEGRATED SYSTEMS Shown below are complete system...
Page 12 - AC WIRING CONNECTIONS; AC Terminal Block
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 12 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 AC WIRING CONNECTIONS The FX system and the other OutBack balance o...
Page 13 - INDICATORS / CONTROL WIRING
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 13 INDICATORS / CONTROL WIRING The AC wiring compartment also encloses...
Page 14 - BATTERY - FX CABLING; DC BATTERY TERMINALS; DO NOT PUT ANY WASHERS BETWEEN THE TERMINAL MOUNTING SURFACE AND; EQUIPMENT GROUND TERMINALS; ALWAYS; Battery Terminal Covers
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 14 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 BATTERY - FX CABLING DC BATTERY TERMINALS The DC terminals are made...
Page 15 - FX ACCESSORIES; FXA ACCESSORY KIT
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 15 FX ACCESSORIES FX-ACA (AC CONDUIT ADAPTER) This plastic box slips i...
Page 16 - HUB COMMUNICATION MANAGER; MATE; Mate
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 16 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 HUB COMMUNICATION MANAGER The HUB communication manager allows the ...
Page 17 - TURBO KIT INFORMATION
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 17 TURBO KIT INFORMATION The Turbo Kit is an addition that can be adde...
Page 18 - FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - SINGLE FX SYSTEM; Single FX System
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 18 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - SINGLE FX SYSTEM The FX System Configurat...
Page 19 - FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - PARALLELED DUAL FX SYSTEM; Paralleled Dual FX System
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 19 FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - PARALLELED DUAL FX SYSTEM Paralleled Dual...
Page 20 - FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - PARALLELED QUAD FX SYSTEM; Paralleled Quad FX System
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 20 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - PARALLELED QUAD FX SYSTEM Paralleled Quad...
Page 21 - FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - 3 PHASE FX SYSTEM
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 21 FX SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - 3 PHASE FX SYSTEM 3-Phase FX System The f...
Page 23 - BATTERY CHARGING INSTRUCTIONS; Battery Charging Set Points; Input; Battery Charging Operation
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 23 BATTERY CHARGING INSTRUCTIONS Keeping your battery bank healthy is ...
Page 24 - STACKING INSTRUCTIONS
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 24 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 STACKING INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO FIND THE STACKING MENU-ADV/PASSWORD/FX...
Page 25 - AUTOMATIC GENERATOR START INSTRUCTIONS
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 25 AUTOMATIC GENERATOR START INSTRUCTIONS The Aux output of the FX can...
Page 26 - MATE - SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY; System Controller and Display; OutBack MATE System Controllers; MATE” “MATE B”
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 26 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY System Controller and Display ...
Page 27 - OutBack MATE; Variable “Soft” Keys; Each one of the soft keys corresponds to a word
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 27 MATE - SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY OutBack MATE System Controller...
Page 28 - Menu Structure; AC IN; BUTTON; NOTE: Pressing the left two buttons simultaneously from anywhere; Line
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 28 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY This section of the manual wil...
Page 29 - ‘SOFT’ Keys; GRID
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 29 MATE - SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND DISPLAY ‘SOFT’ Keys The four buttons u...
Page 30 - MATE - INVERTER CONTROL; Inverter Control; INV
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 30 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - INVERTER CONTROL Inverter Control The OutBack MATE includes ...
Page 31 - MATE - AC INPUT CONTROL; AC Input Control
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 31 MATE - AC INPUT CONTROL AC Input Control The OutBack MATE includes ...
Page 34 - MATE - SUMMARY SCREEN; Summary Screen; SUMMARY; EXAMPLES
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 34 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - SUMMARY SCREEN Summary Screen The OutBack MATE includes a SU...
Page 38 - ERRORS
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 38 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - STATUS / ERRORS The ERROR section allows the user to check t...
Page 39 - WARNINGS
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 39 MATE - STATUS / WARNINGS The WARNINGS section of the STATUS menu al...
Page 40 - DISCONNECT
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 40 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - STATUS / DISCONNECT The FX includes a section that displays ...
Page 41 - SELL; FX; SELL
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 41 MATE - STATUS / SELL The SELL section of the STATUS menu has only o...
Page 42 - SEARCH; SETUP
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 42 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - SETUP / SEARCH The OutBack FX includes a SETUP menu to allow...
Page 43 - INPUT
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 43 MATE - SETUP / INPUT The other settings currently accessible to the...
Page 44 - MATE - ADVANCED MENU; ADV
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 44 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - ADVANCED MENU The ADVANCED (ADV) menu section allows adjustm...
Page 48 - GEN
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 48 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - ADVANCED / GEN The GEN (generator) category of the advanced ...
Page 51 - STACK
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & FX Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 51 MATE - ADVANCED / STACKING The STACK (stacking) section is used to progr...
Page 52 - DOWN
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 52 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 MATE - ADVANCED / SELL The SELL section is used to set the function...
Page 53 - CALIBRATION; CAL
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & FX Series Inverter/ Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 53 MATE - ADVANCED / CALIBRATION The CAL (calibration) section is used in ...
Page 54 - WIRE SIZES
Installation & Programming Manual FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Page 54 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 WIRE SIZES The following chart contains information on wire sizes, ...
Page 55 - WARRANTY; Two Year Limited Warranty
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 55 WARRANTY OutBack Power Systems Two Year Limited Warranty OutBack Po...
Page 57 - REGISTRATION; EXTENDED WARRANTY APPLICATION; Product Covered Serial; Total
Copyright 2003 OutBack Power Systems, Inc. FX & VFX “E” Series Inverter/Charger System Installation & Programming Manual 19009 62 nd Ave NE, Arlington WA 98223 USA Tel 360 435 6030 Fax 360 435 6019 Rev 7.0 07/02/04 Page 57 REGISTRATION Your purchase of an OutBack Power Systems product is a...