Xantrex Technology 600HD User Manual
by
XPower Powerpack 600HD
Owner's Guide
by
XPower Powerpack 600HD
Owner’s Guide
About Xantrex
Xantrex Technology Inc. is a world-leading supplier of advanced power
electronics and controls with products from 50 watt mobile units to one MW
utility-scale systems for wind, solar, batteries, fuel cells, microturbines, and
backup power applications in both grid-connected and stand-alone systems.
Xantrex products include inverters, battery chargers, programmable power
supplies, and variable speed drives that convert, supply, control, clean, and
distribute electrical power.
Trademarks
XPower Powerpack 600HD is a trademark of Xantrex International. Xantrex is a
registered trademark of Xantrex International.
Other trademarks, registered trademarks, and product names are the property of
their respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only.
Notice of Copyright
XPower Powerpack 600HD Owner’s Guide © April 2005 Xantrex International.
All rights reserved.
Disclaimer
UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AGREED TO IN WRITING, XANTREX TECHNOLOGY INC.
(“XANTREX”)
(a) MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, SUFFICIENCY OR SUITABILITY OF
ANY TECHNICAL OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED IN ITS MANUALS OR OTHER
DOCUMENTATION.
(b) ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE, WHETHER
DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL, WHICH MIGHT ARISE OUT OF
THE USE OF SUCH INFORMATION. THE USE OF ANY SUCH INFORMATION WILL BE
ENTIRELY AT THE USER’S RISK.
Date and Revision
April 2005 Revision A
Part Number
975-0213-01-01
Contact Information
Telephone: 1 800 394 0440 (toll free North America)
1 360 925 5097 (direct)
Fax: 1 360 925 5143
Email: customerservice@xantrex.com
Web: www.xantrex.com
About This Guide
Purpose
The purpose of this Owner’s Guide is to provide explanations
and procedures for installing, operating, maintaining, and
troubleshooting the XPower Powerpack 600HD.
The Guide provides safety guidelines, detailed planning and
setup information, as well as information about operating and
troubleshooting the unit.
Conventions Used
The following conventions are used in this guide.
WARNING
Warnings identify conditions that could result in personal
injury or loss of life.
CAUTION
Cautions identify conditions or practices that could result
in damage to the product or to other equipment.
Important: These notes describe an important action item or an
item that you must pay attention to.
Note
: These notes describe additional information which may
add to your understanding of how to use the product.
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About This Guide
Related Information
You can find more information about Xantrex Technology
Inc. as well as its products and services at
www.xantrex.com.
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Important Safety Instructions
The XPower Powerpack 600HD generates a type of AC
power similar to a normal household wall outlet. Operating
the XPower Powerpack incorrectly or misusing it may
damage the equipment or create hazardous conditions for the
user.
Important: Before using your XPower Powerpack, be sure to
read and save these safety instructions.
Warnings and Cautions
WARNING: Shock hazard. Keep away from
children.
The XPower Powerpack generates the same potentially lethal AC
power as a normal household wall outlet. Do not insert foreign
objects into the AC Outlet, the DC Power Socket, the Jump-Start
Cable Port, or the ventilation holes. Do not expose this product to
water, rain, snow, or spray.
CAUTION
Do not connect any AC appliance with the neutral conductor
connected to ground to the XPower Powerpack.
CAUTION
Do not expose the XPower Powerpack to temperatures over 40 °C
(104 °F).
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Safety
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WARNING: Explosion hazard
Do not use this product where there are flammable fumes or gases,
such as in the bilge of a gasoline-powered boat, or near propane
tanks. Do not use this product in an enclosure containing
automotive-type lead acid batteries. These batteries, unlike the
sealed AGM battery in XPower Powerpack, vent explosive
hydrogen gas which can be ignited by sparks from electrical
connections. When working on electrical equipment, always ensure
someone is nearby to help you in an emergency.
WARNING: Heated surface
Ensure at least 2" (5 cm) air space is maintained on all sides of the
XPower Powerpack. During operation, keep away from materials
that may be affected by high temperatures such as blankets, pillows
and sleeping bags.
WARNING: Fire hazard
Never allow jump-start cables’ red and black clamps to touch each
other or another common metal conductor. This could cause
damage to the unit and/or create a sparking/explosion hazard.
Always disconnect the jump-start cables from the unit after use and
clip the plastic guard over the jump-start cable port.
WARNING: Fire hazard
Jump-start cable clamps must be connected positive to positive (red
clamp to battery “+”) and negative to negative (black clamp to
battery “–”). A reverse polarity connection (positive to negative)
may cause damage to the unit and/or create a sparking/explosion
hazard.
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Safety
WARNING: Fire hazard
The jump-start feature is designed for short term operation only—
less than 4 seconds. Operating the jump-start feature for more than
4 seconds may cause damage to the unit. Allow the XPower
Powerpack to cool down for at least 3 minutes after each jumpstart.
WARNING: Risk of explosion, fire or burns
The battery terminals exposed at the jump-start cable port have
enough energy present to cause a spark, creating an explosion
hazard, or to cause burns if a metal object contacts both terminals.
Always clip the plastic guard over the port when not in use.
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Safety
Precautions When Working With Batteries
WARNING: Explosion and fire hazard
1. Follow all instructions published by the battery
manufacturer and the manufacturer of the equipment in
which the battery is installed.
2. Make sure the area around the battery is well ventilated.
3. Never smoke or allow a spark or flame near the engine or
batteries.
4. Be careful not to drop a metal object on the battery or
allow a metal tool to simultaneously touch the positive
and negative cable ends or battery terminals. It might
spark or short-circuit the battery or other electrical parts
and cause an explosion.
5. Remove personal metal items such as rings, bracelets,
necklaces, and watches when working with a lead-acid
battery. A lead-acid battery produces a short-circuit
current high enough to weld a ring or other similar
objects to metal, causing a severe burn.
6. If you need to remove a battery, always remove the
positive terminal from the battery first. Make sure all
accessories are off so you don’t cause an arc.
7. Someone should be within range of your voice, or close
enough to come to your aid when you work near a leadacid battery.
8. Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case
battery acid contacts skin, clothing, and eyes.
9. Wear complete eye protection and clothing protection.
Avoid touching your eyes while working near batteries.
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10. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash
immediately with soap and water. If acid enters your
eyes, immediately flood them with running cold water for
at least twenty minutes and get medical attention
immediately.
11. Keep a supply of baking soda on hand in the area of the
batteries. Baking soda neutralizes lead-acid battery
electrolyte.
Precautions for Using Rechargeable
Appliances
Safety
CAUTION
The output of the inverter is non-sinusoidal.
Most rechargeable battery-operated equipment uses a
separate charger or transformer that is plugged into an AC
receptacle and produces a low voltage charging output.
Some chargers for rechargeable batteries can be damaged if
connected to the XPower Powerpack.
Do not use the following with the XPower Powerpack:
• Small battery-operated appliances like flashlights, razors,
and night lights that can be plugged directly into an AC
receptacle to recharge.
• Some chargers for battery packs used in hand power
tools. These chargers display a warning label stating that
dangerous voltages are present at the battery terminals.
Note
: If you are unsure about using your rechargeable appliance
with the XPower Powerpack, contact the equipment manufacturer
to determine the rechargeable appliance’s compatibility with the
modified sine wave (non-sinusoidal) AC waveform.
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Contents
1
Introduction
About the XPower Powerpack 600HD- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Comprehensive Protection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Automatic overload- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Overheating - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
Low Battery Protection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
Jump-Start Cables Safety Feature - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
2
Features
Materials List - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
XPower Powerpack 600HD Features- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Front Panel Detail- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
AM/FM Radio with Digital Alarm Clock - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
Left Side View - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
Accessories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
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Operation
Operating Conditions and Guidelines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Choosing a Location - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
Using XPower Powerpack 600HD for the First Time - - - - - - - - 13
Recharging with the AC Charger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Using the Light - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Operating AC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Understanding AC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
Run Time on Typical AC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
High Surge Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Trouble Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Operating Several Appliances at Once - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Operating an AC Appliance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17
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Operating 12 V DC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
Jump-Starting a Vehicle’s Engine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20
Using the Radio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Power Draw- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Listening to the AM Band - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
Connecting to an External Battery- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 22
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Maintenance
Battery Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Recharging the XPower Powerpack 600HD Battery- - - - - - - - - 26
Recharging with the AC Charger- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
Recharging with the DC Charging Cable - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
Recharging with a Generator’s Regulated 12 V DC Outlet - 30
Recharging From a Solar Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30
Replacing the Incandescent Light - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
Replacing the External Fuse- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32
5
Troubleshooting
Common Problems - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Buzz in Audio Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Television Interference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 33
Troubleshooting Reference - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 34
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Specifications
Electrical Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 39
Physical Specifications - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41
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1 Introduction
About the XPower Powerpack 600HD
Easy-to-use and designed for years of reliable service, the
XPower Powerpack 600HD can run many AC appliances and
12 V DC appliances whenever you need power for work or
play, at home or on the road.
The XPower Powerpack:
• Powers 115 V AC appliances
• Powers 12 V DC appliances
• Jump starts vehicle engines
• Provides lighting for emergency use
In addition, the XPower Powerpack is equipped with:
•AM/FM radio
• Digital alarm clock.
Comprehensive Protection
Automatic overload
The XPower Powerpack has built-in protection against output
overload. If you connect to the AC outlet(s) an appliance that
draws more than 480 W, or one which draws excessive surge
power, the power to the AC outlet automatically shuts off.
Overheating
The XPower Powerpack is protected from overheating. If the
inverter exceeds a safe temperature, power to the AC outlet
automatically shuts off.
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Comprehensive Protection
Low Battery Protection
Low battery protection protects the internal battery from
excessive discharge and possible damage. When the AC
outlet
when the internal battery is nearly discharged (11.0 V DC)
and the unit turns off at 10.5 V DC.
ON/OFF switch is turned on, an audible alarm alerts you
Jump-Start Cables Safety Feature
The XPower Powerpack comes with a user-replaceable
250 A fuse to protect the unit and vehicle battery from
damage through reverse polarity and short-circuit conditions.
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2 Features
Chapter 2 describes the main features of the XPower
Powerpack 600HD. We recommend that you familiarize
yourself with these features before operating the unit.
Materials List
Your XPower Powerpack package includes these items:
❐
XPower Powerpack
❐ Owner’s Guide
❐ AC charger
❐ DC charging cable
❐ Jump-start cables
❐ Accessory bag
If any of these materials are missing or are unsatisfactory in
any way, please contact Customer Service (see page 43).
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XPower Powerpack 600HD Features
XPower Powerpack 600HD Features
Front Panel Detail
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1
Front Panel Features
Feature Description
1 Display Function button, when pressed, allows for
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reading Battery Charge status on the Digital
Display. Toggles Digital Display’s power
ON/OFF.
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2 Output Power (W) light illuminates (green) when
Output Power information is displayed on the
Digital Display.
3 Battery Charge (%) light illuminates (green) when
Battery Charge information is displayed on the
Digital Display.
4 Digital Display displays the inverter’s Output Power
in W and Battery Charge status in %FULL.
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Feature Description
5 Charging Status light illuminates when the XPower
Powerpack is in Charging Status mode (i.e. AC
Charger is connected to the inverter’s Charger
Input Socket and plugged into the household 120 V
AC outlet).
6 5 W incandescent light illuminates for about 50
hours when the battery is fully charged.
7 3 AC Outlets are standard 3-prong outlets supplying
120 V AC power for running an AC appliance.
8 AC Outlet
switch is turned on.
Not
shown
Audible Alarm (inside the unit) sounds in the event
of overheating or low battery protection on inverter.
Control Panel Operation
Required
How to...
Monitor total
AC power
consumed by
the
applications
powered from
the 3 AC
outlets
Condition Required Action Note
Inverter’s
switch is turned ON;
Output Power (W)
light illuminates
(green);
AC charger is
unplugged from the
wall AC outlet.
ON/OFF
ON/OFF switch illuminates when the
No action required.
The digital display
will show the AC
power drawn from the
inverter by the
applications powered
from the AC outlets.
In order to save the
battery power and
ensure longer inverter
run time, press Display
Function button to turn
off the digital display.
Press Display Function
button again to turn the
display on for AC
power reading.
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XPower Powerpack 600HD Features
Required
How to...
Condition Required Action Note
Monitor
battery
charging status
Check battery
charge status
Inverter’s ON/OFF
switch is turned to
OFF;
All appliances must be
disconnected from the
AC and DC power
outlets;
ON/OFF switch of
The
the incandescent light
must be turned to
OFF;
The AC charger must
be plugged into the
charger input socket
and also into a
household AC outlet.
Inverter’s
ON/OFF
switch is turned to
OFF;
All appliances must be
disconnected from the
AC and DC power
outlets;
ON/OFF switch of
The
the incandescent light
must be turned to
OFF;
The AC charger must
be plugged into
not
the charger input
socket.
No action required.
A flashing green
Charging Status
light indicates that the
battery in the
Powerpack needs
recharging and that
the AC charger is
charging the battery.
A steady green
Charging Status
light indicates that the
battery is fully
charged and the
Powerpack is ready
for use.
Push and hold the
Display Function
button.
The green Battery
Charge (%) light will
come on and the
digital display will
show the remaining
battery capacity in %.
Recharging with the
supplied AC charger is
a true “plug-in-andforget” charging
method.
We recommend leaving
the AC charger
connected when the
Powerpack is not in use
to permanently
maintain the battery in
fully charged condition.
This function is
disabled when the AC
charger is plugged in to
the charger input
socket, or when the
inverter switch is
ON.
For accurate battery
charge reading, allow
15 minutes between
charging/use and
battery capacity check.
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XPower Powerpack 600HD Features
AM/FM Radio with Digital Alarm Clock
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Radio and Clock Features
Feature Description
1 FM antenna
2 Frequency indicator light
3 Power
4 Time set button
5 Tuning dial
6 Hours set button
7 Minutes set button
8 Volume dial
12
OFF button
11
10
8
9
9 Alarm set button
10 Alarm clock
11 AM band button/
ON/OFF button
ON
12 FM band button/ON
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