2.1.1 BATTERYCONNECtiONfXGTOOOE& XGSOOOE)
NOTE:
The battery shippedwith the generatorhas been fully charged.
A battery may losesomeof its chargewhennot in use for
prolongedperiodsof time. ifthe battery is unable to crank
the engine,pluginthe 12V chargerincludedin the accessory
box (seethe Charging the Battery section).RUNNINGTHE
GENERATORDOESNOTCHARGETHEBATTERY.
The positive battery wire was deliberately left detached for
shipping. To operatethe unit, attachthis wire to the terminal on
the startermotor as shown. Do not overtighten.Slidethe attached
rubber boot over the starter terminal. SeeFigure4.
Figure4 - Battery Connection
2.2 HOURIVIETER-NO BESET
The Hourmeter tracks hours of operation
maintenance:
for scheduled
Therewill be a onetime break in "CHGOIL"messagethat flashes
with the elapsedtime in hoursand tenths after thefirst 30 hours
of operation.
This messagewill actuallybeginflashing at 29 hours and disable
itself at 31 hours providing a two hour window to perform the
service.
Therewill be a subsequent"CHGOIL"messageevery 100 hours.
Themessagewilt flash one hour beforeand one hour after each
100 hour interval, again providing a two hour window to perform
service.
Every200 hours the "SVC"icon on the lower left hand corner of
thedisplay will flash. The messagewill flash one hourbefore and
onehour aftereach200 hourintervalprovidingatwo hourwindow
to perform service.
Whenthe hour meter is inthe FlashAlert mode, the maintenance
message will always alternate with elapsed time in hours and
tenths. The hours wilt flash four times, then alternate with the
maintenancemessagefour times until the meter resetsitself.
* 100 hours- CHGOIL-- OilOhangeInterval(Every100 hrs)
* 200 hours- SVC-- Air FilterInterval(Every200 hrs)
2.3 HOURIVlETFR-WiTHRESET
TheHourmetertrackshoursof operationfor scheduledmaintenance
(seechart) (Figure5).
Operation: Push and releasethe reset button to toggle between
screens. The hours count backwards from the set interval as
shown in the chart.
Whenthe meter reaches5 hours,thetext "CHGOIL"(or "SVCAIR
FILTER"or "OHGPLUG")will flash continually for two minutes.
Afterthis time,the meterwill go backto displayingthe total hours
of the unit (for 2 minutes). This cyte will repeat for the entire 5
hours.
When the service interval reaches zero hours, the text "NOW"
replacesthe hoursremaining.
Fora new generatorfor instance,the messagewill say "OHGOIL"
thenflash "in 30". This meansthat in 30 hours, the oil wilt needto
be changed. Pressingthe button a few more times will bring the
meter backto the screenthat shows the total hoursrun.
Reset: Toggleto the alert that you wish to reset then hold the
buttondownfor 9 seconds.The maintenancehours areresetwhen
thedisplay shows "0000.0".
Note:
Thehourglass graphicwill flash on and offwhenthe engine
is running.This signifiesthat the meter is trackinghoursof
operation.
Message
CHGOIL
CHGOIL
SVCAIRFILTER
CHGPLUG
Nourmeter(With Reset) Chart
Duration ofmessageFrequencyof Message
Initial break-in period
Re-occuring
Re-occuring
Re-occuring
interval
First30 Hours
100 hours
200 hours
200 hours
ON/OFFfor 2 minutes in a 5
hour period
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