as it is a momentary readout and should be used as a guideline only. We recommend the use of the state of charge readout for
accurate battery monitoring.
If the “T
ime remaining” indicates three dashes: “---” this means that the battery monitor is in an unsynchronised state. This
occurs when the battery monitor has just been installed or after it has been left unpowered and is powered up again. For more
information, see see the Synchronising the battery monitor [23] chapter.
Input
This is the state of the auxiliary input. Depending on how the battery monitor has been set up, you will see one of these options:
• Starter battery voltage: This shows the voltage of a second battery
.
• Battery temperature: This shows the battery temperature of the main battery when the optional temperature sensor is used.
• Midpoint voltage deviation: This shows the deviation in a percentage of the main voltage of the battery bank top section
compared to the voltage of the bottom section. For more information on this feature see the Midpoint voltage monitoring [46]
chapter.
5.3. Using the head unit menus
Alternatively, use the VictronConnect app to access the battery monitor settings. See the chapter The
VictronConnect app [14] on how to do this.
When the battery monitor is powered up for the first time or when the factory settings have been restored, the battery monitor will
start the quick setup wizard; see chapter: Setup wizard
[12]. After that, the battery monitor will operate in normal mode, and the
battery menu can be accessed as described in this chapter.
The battery monitor is controlled by the four buttons on the head unit. The function of the buttons depends on which mode the
battery monitor is in. This is indicated in the below table.
If the backlight is off, press any button to restore the backlight.
Button Function when in normal mode Function when in setup mode
SETUP
Press and hold for two seconds to switch to
setup mode. The display will scroll the number
and description of the selected parameter.
Press SETUP any time to return to the scrolling
text, and press again to return to normal mode.
When pressing SETUP while a parameter is out
of range, the display blinks five times, and the
nearest valid value is displayed.
SELECT
Press to switch to the history menu. Press to
stop scrolling and show the value. Press again
to switch back to normal mode.
• Press to stop scrolling after entering the setup
mode with the SETUP button.
• After editing the last digit, press to end
editing. The value is stored automatically. A
short beep indicates confirmation.
• If required, press again to restart editing.
SETUP and
SELECT
simultaneously
Press and hold both SETUP and SELECT
buttons simultaneously for three seconds to
restore factory settings (disabled when setting
64, lock setup, is on, see Lock setup [39]).
n/a
+ Move upwards.
When not editing, press to move up to the
previous parameter.
When editing, this button will increment the
value of the selected digit.
-
Move downwards.
Press and hold for three seconds (until the
confirmation beep) to start or stop automatic
cycling through status items.
When not editing, press to move down to the
next parameter.
When editing, this button will decrement the
value of the selected digit.
+ and -
simultaneously
Press and hold both buttons simultaneously
for three seconds to manually synchronise the
BMV.
n/a
5.4. Trends
The V
ictronConnect app provides battery monitor data logging. Providing that the firmware battery monitor is up to date, the
battery monitor will store up to 45 days of past data and two of the following parameters can be viewed alongside:
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