ACH 500 Programming Manual 1-1
Chapter 1 – Introduction
This chapter describes the purpose and contents of this manual, describes the 
intended audience, explains conventions used in this manual, and lists related 
publications.
How To Use This 
Manual
The purpose of this manual is to provide you with the information necessary 
to select, modify, and apply Application macros to the operation of your ACH 
500 drive.
ACH 500 user documentation also includes either the ACH 501 Installation & 
Start-up Manual or the ACH 502 Installation & Start-up Manual, which is 
included with the drive.
Chapter 1 – Introduction, the chapter you are reading now, introduces you to 
the ACH 500 Adjustable Frequency AC Drives Programming Manual 
Including Application Macros and conventions used throughout the manual.
Chapter 2 – Overview of ACH 500 Programming provides an overview of 
Application macros and describes how to use the menu system of parameters 
to select and modify the macros.
Chapter 3 – Start-up Data lists and explains the Start-up Data parameters. 
This chapter also describes how to set the Start-up Data parameters.
Chapter 4 – Control Operation describes Operating Data parameters, keypad 
references, drive-mounted and external controls, setting parameters for your 
specific drive application, and protecting your drive parameters from 
unauthorized changes.
Chapter 5 – Standard Application Macro Programs defines Application 
macros in terms of parameter settings. This chapter also describes the 
operation and application suitability of four standard Application macros and 
the User macro.
Chapter 6 – Parameters lists the ACH 500 parameters and explains the 
functions of each parameters.
Appendix A – Complete Parameter Settings lists, in a table form, all parameter 
settings for the ACH 500.
Appendix B – Programming Digital Inputs lists, in table form, parameter 
values and digital I/O configurations.
Index helps you locate the page numbers of topics contained in this manual.