Xantrex XPower 500 Owner's Manual

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175 Operating the XPower 500This section describes normal operation as well as severalproblems that could occur when you use the inverter. If youhave a problem, see “Troubleshooting” on page 21.Operating Statuses• Normal Operation When you connect the inverter toyour vehicle’s 12 volt source and turn on the On/Standby switch, the green PWR light comes on, and ACpower is available at the outlet.The inverter shuts down automatically in response tolow battery voltage, high battery voltage, AC overload,overheating, or a short in the AC output.• Low Battery Voltage Alarm and Shutdown As thebattery discharges, its voltage decreases.When the inverter senses that the voltage at its DC inputhas dropped to 10.7 volts, it sounds an alarm. This givesyou time to shut down computers or other sensitivedevices. If you ignore the alarm, and the DC input dropsto 10.0 volts, the inverter shuts down the AC load beingoperated. The PWR light stays on, the alarm stays on, andthe light comes on as well. The low batteryvoltage shutdown feature is designed to save the batteryfrom excessive discharge, which can prevent you fromstarting your vehicle, or more seriously, damage thebattery.• Possible shutdown when the vehicle’s engine isstarted The XPower 500 will operate while yourvehicle’s engine is running, but the normal voltage drop