When the cursor is under the hour character, press the Settings key to increment the hours.
Repeat to set the minutes. Press and hold the Settings key to increment the values
quickly, or press and release the settings key to increment the value by one unit.
After setting the RC7GS’s internal clock, press the Up arrow key to display the Select
Genset menu item. Press the Settings key until the name and model of your generator is
displayed (not all generators are supported). Then press an arrow key to scroll to the next
menu item. The menu selections are shown below:
After selecting a generator , you can set the parameters for
automatically starting and stopping the genset based upon battery voltage or state-of-
charge. Scroll through the Setup Menu until the Generator Start menu is displayed. Press
the Settings key until the desired setting is displayed. Then go on to another menu. The
setting will take effect 20 seconds after you exit the Setup Menu if no other action is taken.
The default generator Start selection is “ ”. This setting disables all
automatic start functions. Any other selection from the Generator start menu will enable
the RC7GS to automatically start the generator based upon battery state-of-charge or
voltage.
You can start or stop the generator set at any time by pressing the Down arrow key on the
User Menu until the screen shown below is displayed, then pressing the On/Off button on
the RC7GS faceplate until the generator starts or stops. Release the On/Off key as soon as
the generator starts. If the inverter/charger senses an AC supply while the remote control
On/Off button is pressed, it will shut down the generator.
You can configure the RC7GS to shut down the generator automatically when the batteries
reach 90 to 99% SOC, or when the charger initiates the Absorption or the Float stage of
charging. Refer to your inverter/charger Owner’s Manual for a detailed discussion of
charging stages. The Generator Stop menu selections are shown below; the default setting
is ‘Manual (Push Off).“
Select Genset
Generator Start
Generator Stop
Manual (Push On)
set setting the clock and
You can stop the generator manually at any time by scrolling
Set Clk: 0-23:59
HH:MM
Select Genset:
Other 80
Select Genset:
Other 20
Select Genset:
Other 10
Select Genset:
Onan QuietDiesel
Default
Gen Start/Stop:
Press (On/Off)
8
Default
Generator Start:
Manual (Push On)
Generator Start:
Auto at 40% SOC
Generator Start:
Auto at 60% SOC
Generator Start:
Auto at 11.0 VDC
Generator Start:
Auto at 12.2 VDC
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