4. Connect the shunt to both the positive and negative of the
battery as described in the installation guide, but do not
connect anything to the load side of the shunt.
5. Issue the ZERO command (zero current calibration: see
section 3.4.1).
6. Disconnect the negative battery connection from the shunt.
7. Connect the load to the shunt.
8. Reconnect the battery negative to the shunt.
3.3
Using the menus
There are four buttons that control the BMV. The functions of the
buttons vary depending on which mode the BMV is in. When power is
applied, the BMV starts in normal mode.
Button
Function
Normal mode
Hold for 3 seconds to
Setup
switch to setup mode
Switch between the
Select
monitoring and historical
menus.
+
Move up one item.
-
Move down one item.
Hold both buttons
simultaneously for 3
+/-
seconds to manually
synchronise the BMV
Setup mode
-When not editing, hold this button for 2 seconds to
switch to normal mode.
-When editing, press this button to confirm the
change. When a parameter is out of range the
nearest valid value will be saved instead. The
display blinks 5 times and the nearest valid value
is displayed.
-When not editing, press this button to begin
editing the current parameter.
-When editing, this button will advance the cursor
to the next editable digit.
-When not editing, this button moves up to the
previous menu item.
-When editing, this button will increment the value
of the selected digit.
-When not editing, this button moves down to the
next menu item.
-When editing, this button will decrement the value
of the selected digit.
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