User manual

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generator. “60Hz – 1800rpm”,
“60Hz – 3600rpm”
Gen
amperage
The maximum continuous A.C.
output current of the generator.
1 – 200A 1A 20A
OP alarm
point
The set-point for the oil pressure
alarm.
0 – 70PSI 1PSI 20PSI
WT alarm
point
The set-point for the coolant
temperature alarm.
50 – 100°C 1°C 90°C
Underload
%
The level below which a
sustained load current should
trigger an underload alarm.
0 – 100% 1% 40%
Underload
period
The amount of time the output
current must be below the
underload % threshold before an
underload alarm is generated.
1 – 200 minutes 1 minute 30 minutes
Overload
pre %
The set-point for the generator
overload pre alarm
1 – 100% 1% 90%
Warm-up
period
The amount of time to wait after
starting the generator, before the
load shedding contactor is
closed.
1 – 100 seconds 1
second
5 seconds
Cool down
period
The amount of time to wait after
opening the load shedding
contactor, before stopping the
generator.
9 – 300 seconds 10
seconds
10 seconds
Service
interval
The number of hours of use
before the generator requires
servicing.
50 – 500 hours 10 hours 200 hours
Crank
disconnect
The engine speed at which the
starter motor should be
disconnected when starting the
generator.
400 – 1000 rpm 10 rpm 500 rpm
Preheat for The amount of time to preheat
prior to cranking.
1 – 60 seconds 1
second
5 seconds
Start retries The number of times the VGM
should attempt to start the
generator if the initial attempt
fails. This is important for
marine sets with wet exhausts,
as excessive cranking can fill the
exhaust and the engine with sea
water.
0 – 10 1 3
Enable
switch in
Enables or disables the switch
inputs for controlling the
generator. If for example, the
start stop switch is connected to
a Phoenix Multi, or other device
capable of automatically starting
the generator, it may be
desirable to set this option to
“no” at night, to prevent the
generator from starting, and
waking everybody.
“no”, “yes” N/A “yes”
Magnetic
pickup
Indicates whether or not a
magnetic pickup is connected. If
“not connected”,
“connected”
N/A “not
connected”