Xantrex Technology 400 W manual

by Digi tal Inverte r 200 W , 400 W , 800 W Ow ner’ s Gu ide XP _D i gi tal _200- 400-8 00 . b ook Pag e i We dnesd ay, Oct obe r 26, 20 05 2:51 P M[...]

About X an tre x Xan tre x T echnol ogy In c. is a worl d- le ading su ppli er of adva nced power elect r on ics and contr ols wi th p rodu cts fro m 5 0 wa tt mob ile u nits to one MW utilit y-sca le sy stem s for wind , solar , batter ies, fu el cells, m icrotu rbines , and backu p powe r appli cat ions i n both grid -conn ected an d stand- al on[...]

1. I ntro duc tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Ab out Th is Gu ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. I mpo rt ant Saf ety In for mati on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Wa rni ngs and Ca uti on s . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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1 1 I ntr oduct ion Than k you for purc hasing the XPowe r Di gital Invert er 200 W , 400 W , 800 W. These Digit al In verters are part o f a f amily of advanced h igh- perfor mance powe r in verters f rom Xantrex, t he lea der in h igh frequenc y inve rter de sign . Conne cted to th e 12 volt outl et in your ca r , t ruck, boa t, R V , or dire ctl[...]

2 About This Guide T o g et the best p erformance from yo ur Digit al Invert er, we recom m end that you r e ad t his gui de be fore c onnect ing an d using the Digit al Invert er. Save this guid e for futu re re fere nce . This gui de conta ins: • Im port ant safety info rmation (page 3) • D ig it al Inver ter f eatu res (pa ge 6) • In struc[...]

3 2 I mpor ta n t Saf ety In fo rmat io n Misu si ng or incorre ct ly connecti ng the Digit al Inverter 200 W , 400 W , 800 W may damage the equi pment or crea te hazardous co ndit ion s for use rs. R ead th e followi ng sa fety inst ructio ns and pay specia l a ttent ion t o all Caution and Wa r n i ng st atem en ts i n t he g ui de. Wa r n i n g [...]

4 W A RNIN G: Explosion hazard Do no t use the Di gita l Inve rt er in th e pre se nce of fl ammab l e f umes or gase s, such as in the bil ge of a gaso line pow ered boat, or ne ar p ropane tank s. Do n ot use the Dig ital Inve rter in an encl os ure c ontai ning auto moti ve-t ype, l ead -a ci d bat teri es. The se batt erie s, u nl ike sea led b[...]

5 Addit ional Saf ety Guidelin es • Do not insert forei gn obje cts i n the Digit al Inv erter outle ts o r vent ilati on openings . • Ne ver conne ct t he inverter to power utili ty AC distri but ion wiring. • Do n ot use the Dig ital I nve r ter in tempe rature s over 1 00° F (4 0° C). • Do not expose the Digi tal Inve rte r to water , [...]

6 3 D ig it al Invert er Features This s ectio n des cr ibes the main fe atures of the Di git al Invert er. AC ( F r on t ) Pan e l Fi gure 1 shows t he AC panel of the 200 W unit. Figur e 1 A C P ane l of 20 0 W un it An AC recep tacle is located on one e nd of the 200 W u nit. Y ou c a n plug in 120 V appli ances wit h a combined tot al cont inuo[...]

7 Fi gure 2 sh ows the AC panel of th e 400 W unit, whic h is ve ry si milar t o the 800 W unit. T wo AC recepta cles are l ocat ed on one end of the 40 0 W unit a nd the 800 W unit. Y ou can plu g in 120 V appl iance s wit h a combi ned tota l cont inuous powe r cons um pt ion of 320 W (400 W unit) or 640 W (800 W unit) or le ss when the invert er[...]

8 DC (B ack) P anel Fi gure 3 shows the DC panel of the 200 W unit. Use T able 1 to i dentify the func tion of ite ms. Fi gure 4 sh ows the DC panel of th e 800 W unit, whic h is ve ry si milar t o the 400 W unit. Use T able 1 to ident ify the functi on of item s. Figur e 3 DC P a nel of 2 00 W un it Figur e 4 DC P a nel of 8 00 W un it 2A 1 2B 2A [...]

9 T a bl e 1 DC P anel Functio ns Item F unc tio n 1 Fan and V entilation Op enings The cool ing fa n on th e uni ts are designe d to oper at e onl y when outpu t powe r is gre ater t ha n appr oxi mat el y 80 W . Whe n the inv erter is tu rned on, the fan m ay oper at e moment aril y . The vent ilat i on openi ngs shou ld not be covered at an y t [...]

10 Digit al Display ( T op) P anel Fi gure 5 shows the Digita l Displ ay pa nel. Use T able 2 to i denti fy t he funct ion of items . Figur e 5 Digit al Display P anel 2 1 3 XP _D i gi tal _200- 400-8 00 . b ook Pag e 10 We dnesd a y, Octo ber 26, 20 05 2:5 1 PM[...]

11 T a bl e 2 Digital Display P anel Functions Item F unc tio n 1 Swi tc h to t urn the unit on and o f f. Pres s to toggl e the di sp lay functi on to sho w inpu t vo ltage , outpu t pow er an d output vol tage. 2 Normal Operation Digit al dis play sh ows i nput volta ge, out put pow e r and ou tp ut volt age. Erro r Mode Di git al dis play sh ows[...]

12 T yp es of Con necti ons Product Lighter Plug C onn e cti on Cabl e Clam ps/Batt ery Conne ctions 200 W unit A vai l able – Y ou must conn ect a sepa rat e l ighte r pl ug ca ble (inc luded ). No t A vai labl e 400 W unit A vai l able – Y ou must conn ect a sepa rat e l ighte r pl ug ca ble (inc luded ). A vai l able – Y ou must c onnect a[...]

13 Accessor ies Fi gure 6 shows t he li ghter plu g cable that is incl uded wi th the 200 W unit a nd 400 W unit. Fi gure 7 shows t he cable s uppl ied with the 4 00 W unit and 800 W u nit for dire ct connect ion to a 12 V ba t te ry . Figur e 6 Ligh ter P lug Cable Figur e 7 Cable f or Dire c t Connec tion to a 12 V B at te ry XP _D i gi tal _200-[...]

14 4 Conne cti ng the Digi tal In verte r It i s re commended that you ha rd wire the 800 W u nit direc tly to the 12 V batte ry . Choos ing a L ocation For best perfo rmanc e, place the inverte r on a flat s urfa ce in a loc at ion tha t is: CAUTI ON Th e Digit al I nvert er mu st on ly be connect ed to a bat ter y t hat has a no m in al outp ut o[...]

15 Connect ing for Loads Und er 150 W Fol low the se s teps t o conne ct the 200 W u nit or 400 W unit: 1. Pl ac e the inverte r on a fl at surface su ch as th e floor of your ve hicle . 2. Make sure t hat t he uni t is of f by v erifying t he di git al di splay i s of f. 3. T ake t he po wer cor d equi pped wi th the l ighter pl ug (Figur e 6) and[...]

16 5. T ighte n the nut on ea ch DC termina l until it i s snug. Do not over -t ighten. 6. Pl ac e the inverte r ’ s light er pl ug in the vehi cl e’ s light er s ocke t or a 12 V outlet. 7. T ur n o n the uni t by holding th e switc h loc ated on top of the unit un til 8 88 is sho w n on t he displ ay . The di gital displ ay wil l show th e ba[...]

17 Fol low the se ste ps to make a dir ec t bat tery conn ectio n: 1. Pla ce th e in v er t er on a fl at s urf a ce . 2. Make sure t hat t he uni t is of f by v erifying t he di git al di splay i s of f. 3. T ake the cable s equi pped with ba tt ery cla mps on one e nd (Figu re 7) and place the ring terminal s ov er the two cabli ng te rminals on [...]

18 4. Fa sten the posit ive (red) cl amp to t he pos itive batte ry post , a nd then fas ten the negat ive (black ) clamp to t he ne gative b atter y pos t. 5. T ur n o n the uni t by holding th e switc h loc ated on top of the unit un til 8 88 is sho w n on t he displ ay . The di gital displ ay wil l show th e batte ry vol tage, indica ting th at [...]

19 5 O perat ing th e Di gital Inv erte r This s ectio n expl ains how to opera te the Digi ta l Inverte r most effici ent ly . Operating C onditi ons an d Guide lines This s ectio n des cr ibes nor mal oper at ion as well as cond itions that tr igg er an alar m or autom at icall y sh ut down the D i git al I nver ter. Normal Operati on When you co[...]

20 High-input V olt age Shutdown If a defe ct ive b att ery chargi ng s yste m cause s the batte ry voltag e to rise to dang erousl y high leve ls , the Digi ta l Invert er shuts down autom atical ly . T he ove r -vol tage error cod e ‘E02’ will s how on the digi tal dis p la y . Overload Shutdown If yo u conn ec t an AC load tha t is ra ted to[...]

21 Operating no rmal loads The Dig ita l Invert er is capabl e of co ntinuous l y powering most 12 0 V AC product s with the f oll owing power rat ing maximums : The inv erter’ s AC (“modifie d sine wa ve”) ou tput wa veform is de signe d to f unct ion simil arly to th e sine wave shape of util it y power . Most AC pr oducts c orre ctly r ate[...]

22 Operating loads w ith high surge requiremen ts The power , or wattage rating , of AC l oads is the aver ag e amount of power t hey us e. Some a pplianc es cons ume more powe r th an the ir power ra tin g w h en th ey are f ir st t urne d on. TV s , moni tors, a n d el ectri c motor s are som e products tha t ha ve high sur ge require ments at st[...]

23 T a bl e 4 Wat t a ge o f Co mm on AC Prod u cts Pr odu ct a a.Power req uirements fo r product exampl es are estimates only. To calcu late the wattag e of a prod uct, use th e f ol lowin g equ ati on: a mp era ge x 11 5. Wa t t s b b.I f yo u wan t to pow e r t wo or mor e pr o du c ts si multa ne ou sly , add t he power requ ire m ent s of b o[...]

24 6 Ma inta ini ng Ba tt er y Cond iti on The batte ry oper ati ng tim e of t he Digi tal Inverte r depen ds on the c har ge leve l of th e batt ery , ba tt ery ca pacity , a nd t he amount of p ower drawn by the AC loads y ou are op erating. W ith a t ypical vehi cle battery , you can expe ct t he fol lowing: T a bl e 5 Battery Operating T imes I[...]

25 Here ar e some guide lines tha t will help to pre serve your bat tery: • V e hic le bat ter ies are n ot de si gne d f or repe at ed d eep -d isch arge cycl es, and c onsta ntly rec har ging a ve hicle ’ s batte ry wil l shorten it s life . Therefore , when you are usi ng a vehi cl e battery as a powe r sour ce, star t the vehicl e every hou[...]

26 7 T r oubl esh ootin g This s ect ion wi ll hel p you ide nti fy t he sou rce of mos t pr oblems that ca n occu r with the Digi tal I nver ter. If you ha ve a proble m wit h the inve rter , please revie w this s ectio n before c ont acti ng your dealer . If you are unabl e to solve a probl em and need to c ontact servi ce, pl ease p repare for t[...]

27 Commo n Problems B uzz in a ud io sy st ems Some in expensiv e stere o s ystems have ina dequate interna l powe r supp ly filt ering and buz z sl ight ly when powered by the Digi tal Invert er . The bes t solut ion is to use an audi o sys t em with a hig h-qua lity fil ter . T elevision int erference The Dig ita l I nve rt er is sh iel de d to m[...]

28 T ro u ble sh oot i ng R ef er en ce This s ectio n des cribe s pro blems, t heir sy mpt oms, p ossi ble c ause s, and sol utions . Prob lem: The AC load will no t operate . Digital display is off . Prob lem: The inver ter will run some small lo ad s , but not l arg er ones . P ossibl e Cause Solut ion Batte ry is def ecti ve. Check bat tery and[...]

29 Pro blem : Measur ed inverter outp ut is too low . Pro blem: Batt ery ru n time is le ss than exp ected. P ossibl e Cause Solut ion A s tanda rd “a verag e- readi ng” AC vo lt m e te r ha s b ee n use d to meas ur e output vol ta ge, resul t ing in an ap par en t re adi ng 5–15 V too lo w . For a ccura te mea sureme nt, th e Dig ital In ve[...]

30 Proble m: T h e AC load w i ll not ope ra t e, error cod e show s on digit al display and alarm is so unding . Error P ossible Caus e Solu tion E0 1 Low vo lt a ge s h utdo wn b eca us e batt er y is dis cha rged . Re char ge b attery . S hor ten cab les or us e hea vi er cab le s. E02 Ov er- vol tage shu tdow n becau se of hi gh input volta ge.[...]

31 8 Spe cif ica tion s Spe ci ficat ions ar e s u bject t o c ha nge without noti ce . 200 W u ni t 400 W un it 800 W un it a AC outp ut volt a ge ( nomin al) 120 V AC DC inpu t vol ta ge rang e 10.5 –15. 5 V DC Maximu m c onti nuous AC outpu t pow er 160 W 320 W 640 W 5 minut es AC ou t put power 200 W 400 W 750 W Maximum AC output surg e power[...]

32 200 W u ni t 400 W un it 800 W un it a Low v oltage alarm Low voltage shutdown High vol tage shut down 11 . 0 V 10.5 V 15.5 V 11 . 0 V 10. 5 V 15. 5 V 11 . 0 V 10. 5 V 15. 5 V Dime nsions (L × W × H) 102 × 84 × 51 mm 4 × 3 × 2" 137 × 102 × 51 mm 5 × 4 × 2" 141 × 114 × 61 mm 7 × 4 × 2" W e ig ht 10 o z (0.2 8 kg) 1 lb[...]

33 9 W arran ty a nd Re turn W arran ty What does t his warr anty cover? This Li mited W arranty i s provi ded by Xa ntr ex T echno log y Inc . ("Xa ntrex " ) and cover s de fe ct s in wor km anshi p and mat er ial s in your D i gital Inver ter 200 W , 400 W , 8 00 W. This warra nty per iod las ts for six (6) month s fr om th e date of pu[...]

34 How do yo u get serv ic e? If you r pr odu c t r equi res t r oubl eshoot in g or w ar ran ty se rvi ce , cont act your deal er . If you are unab l e t o con t a ct your de aler , or th e dea le r is unable to provi de ser vic e, contac t Xan trex di rect ly at: Di re ct ret urns m ay be per formed ac cor di ng to the Xant rex Retu rn Mat er ial[...]

35 What does t his warrant y not c over? This L i mite d W a rrant y does not c ove r nor mal we ar a nd t ear of the pro duc t or cos ts r el ated to the r em ova l, in st alla tio n, o r tr oub le shooti ng of th e custom e r' s elect rica l sy stem s. Thi s w ar ran ty does not appl y to and X ant rex w il l not be r espons ible f or any de[...]

36 CONNECTION WITH THE PRODUCT , HOWEVER ARISING (WHETHER BY CONTRACT , TOR T , NEGLIGENCE, PRI NCIP LES OF MANUF ACTUR ER'S LIABILITY , OPERA T ION OF LA W , CONDUCT , S T A TEMENT OR OTHE R WISE), INCLUDING W ITHOUT RESTRICTION ANY IM PLIED W ARRANTY OR CONDITION OF QUAL ITY , MER CHANT ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A P AR T ICULAR PURPOSE. ANY IMP[...]

37 dam age s, so th e abov e l imita tion( s) or exc lusi on(s) may not appl y to you. This Lim it ed W ar ra nty giv es yo u spe cifi c legal right s. Y ou may have other r ig hts whi ch may var y from sta te to st ate or prov ince t o p rovin ce. W arning: Limita tions O n U se Plea se ref er to you r pro duc t manu al for l im i tati ons on us e[...]

38 Whe n you contact Xa ntre x to obtai n serv ice, plea se have yo ur i nstr uctio n man ual re ady fo r r efere nce a nd be prep ar ed t o supp ly : • The ser ial nu mber of you r pr oduc t • Inf ormati on ab out t he ins tall atio n and use of the unit • Inf ormati on ab out the fai lu re a nd/or reas on for the re turn • A copy of yo ur[...]

39 Re turn Pr oc edu re 1. Packa ge the un it saf ely , pre fera bly usi ng the or igina l box and pa cking mat er ial s. Plea se ensu re t hat your pro duc t is shippe d full y ins ur ed in the ori ginal pack agi ng or equi va le nt. Thi s warra nty wil l not appl y whe re t he prod uct is da mage d due to imprope r pa cka gi ng. 2 . Incl ude the [...]

40 Out of W ar ranty Service If t he warra nty per iod for your Digi tal In ver te r 200 W , 400 W , 800 W has expi re d, if the uni t wa s dam a ged by misus e or inc orr ec t in stal lati on, if other condi t ions of t he war ran ty ha ve not bee n me t, or if no date d proof of purc has e is av aila ble, your un it may be s ervic ed or r epla ce[...]