Xantrex Technology GT 2.5-DE, GT 3.8-DE, GT 2.8-SP, GT 3.8-SP Portable Generator User Manual


 
Monitoring the Inverter
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Monitoring the Front Panel Display
During startup During startup, the inverter’s front panel liquid crystal display (LCD, see
Figure 5-1) shows the first three screens described in Table 5-1, “Startup Screens
on GT Inverter Front Panel Display” on page 5–3.
During waiting
period
When the protection timer begins, the inverter displays “Reconnecting in sss
seconds” (see Table 5-10, “Special Message Screens” on page 5–8).
During operation When the protection timer stops, the GT Inverter begins selling power, indicated
by the power output reading in the display (see Table 5-2, “Normal Operation
Default Screen” on page 5–4).
When the inverter is
offline or there is
fault condition
When the GT Inverter is offline (for example, at night) or a fault condition has
been detected, the LCD shows a message screen to indicate that state. The specific
fault condition will be identified. See Table 5-5, “Offline Mode Default Display”
on page 5–5 and Table 5-8, “Fault Message Screens” on page 5–7.
Viewing more
information
Additional screens of information about the performance of the GT Inverter can be
displayed by tapping the Xantrex logo on the inverter front panel. This causes the
LCD to cycle through a series of information screens in Normal Operation,
Offline or Fault modes. These are described in detail in the following section,
“Front Panel Display Screens and What They Mean”.
Important:
The values in the front panel LCD are not user adjustable.
Figure 5-1
Front Panel LCD Location
Front panel LCD
Tap Xantrex logo for
backlight/status screens.