Instruction Sheet
C270e 5−2005
Installing Exerciser Clock Kit 300-3504 in OT Series Transfer
Switches (Spec G and Later Series Only)
These instructions give the procedures for installing
and programming an exerciser clock kit in a Spec G
(or later) OT transfer switch. Because the transfer
switch presents a severe shock hazard, this kit is to
be installed by trained and experienced personnel
only.
Early production exercise clocks have three buttons
that are used to adjust settings (see Figure 1). Cur-
rent production exercise clocks have five buttons
that are used to adjust settings (see Figure 2). This
Instruction Sheet includes instructions on how to
change settings with both types.
FIGURE 1. THREE BUTTON EXERCISER CLOCK
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7
6
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MENU
OK
FIGURE 2. FIVE BUTTON EXERCISER CLOCK
INSTALLING THE EXERCISER CLOCK
WARNING The transfer switch presents a
shock hazard that can cause severe personal
injury or death unless all AC power is removed.
Before beginning the installation, remove all
sources of AC power. If a generator set pro-
vides emergency power, move the generator set
operation selector switch to Stop, disconnect
AC line power, disconnect the battery charger
from its AC power source, and disconnect the
starting battery (negative [−] lead first).
1. Turn the operation selector switch to Stop.
(The selector switch is located on the generator
set control panel on two-wire start systems and
inside the cabinet door on three-wire start sys-
tems.)
Disconnect all sources of AC power from
the transfer switch.
If there is an external battery charger, discon-
nect it from its AC power source. Then discon-
nect the set starting battery (negative [−] lead
first).
WARNING Ignition of explosive battery
gases can cause severe personal injury. Do
not smoke or cause any spark, arc, or flame
while servicing batteries.
2. Remove the accessory panel cover.
3. Mount the exerciser clock assembly on the
door of the cabinet as shown in Figure 3. Se-
cure the assembly with the nuts and lock wash-
ers provided (2 each).
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 ber 1 at the bottom and slot number 14 at
EXERCISER the top.
CLOCK
40 − 125 AMP
• Reinstall connector P7.
OT DOOR PANEL Refer to sheets 2 and 5 of the schematic and
wiring diagram package (shipped with the
switch). The schematic and wiring diagram
package is also available through your distribu-
tor.
Table 1 lists the harness connections.
TABLE 1. KIT HARNESS CONNECTIONS

U1 to T1-X1
U2 to GND
ACCESSORY 4 to P7-8
PANEL COVER
1 to U2 (jumper wire)

EXERCISER
CLOCK

ACCESSORY
PANEL COVER

U1 U2 1 4 2

150 − 1000 AMP

OT DOOR PANEL
SC1592-S
FIGURE 3. MOUNTING LOCATION
4. Route the (3) wires along the main harness.
Connect the wires (as marked) to transformer
T1 (X1) and ground on the accessory control
panel and to J7-8 on the Power Sentry mother
board (Figure 5).
To connect the wire to J7-8:
• Remove connector P7.
• Insert the wire terminal into slot 8 of con-
nector P7, as shown in Figure 6. P7 slots
are numbered 1 through 14, with slot num-
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FIGURE 4. EXERCISER CLOCK WIRING
5. Tie all wires neatly into the main wiring harness
using the cable ties provided.
6. Reinstall the accessory panel cover.
7. Connect the generator set starting battery
(negative [−] lead last). If applicable, connect
the battery charger to its AC power source.
WARNING Ignition of explosive battery
gases can cause severe personal injury. Do
not smoke or cause any spark, arc, or flame
while servicing batteries.
8. Connect AC line power to the transfer switch.
To avoid accidental starting of the genset dur-
ing programming, leave the operation selector
switch in the Stop position until after the exer-
ciser clock has been programmed.

J7 P7
J8 P8
ES 1698-Sc xx
FIGURE 5. MOTHER BOARD
SLOT 8
SC1593
FIGURE 6. CONNECTOR P7
PROGRAMMING THE EXERCISER CLOCK
Run the generator for at least 30 minutes once each
week without a load. The exerciser clock will exer-
cise the generator set automatically.
The exerciser clock is used to start and run the
generator set at programmable intervals and for
selected durations. It is a 7-day, 24-hour clock that
can store and execute up to four start/stop
programs per day (one minute minimum duration).
The exerciser clock also has a test feature that can
be used to initiate a genset start and run cycle.
Programming the exerciser clock requires setting
the time of day and entering the exercise start and
stop times as described in the following sections.
The exerciser clock has backup power for approxi-
mately 20 hours. (When the clock is running on
backup power the segments around the display will
flash on and off). After 20 hours, the day and time
will have to be reset. Exercise programs will not be
lost during a power outage (exercise programs are
stored in EEPROM).
THREE BUTTON EXERCISE CLOCKS
To reset the exerciser clock:
Resetting the exerciser clock erases all exist-
ing day, time and exercise program settings.
Depress and hold the arrow, plus and set but-
tons (
) (+) ( ) simultaneously. Release the
plus and set buttons while continuing to hold
the arrow button. When all aspects of the LCD
display appear, release the arrow button.
To set the day and time:
1. With the exerciser clock powered, press all
three buttons simultaneously to reset the time.
The time display area will show (− − : − −) and a
small clock symbol will appear in the upper left-
corner of the display. Refer to Figure 7.
2. Press the arrow (
) button once to set the day-
of-week. The clock symbol will begin flashing to
indicate the clock is being programmed and the
display will show midnight ( 0:00).
3. Press the plus (+) button as many times as nec-
essary until the current day-of-week is dis-
played.
Example: 1 = Monday, 2 = Tuesday, etc.
4. Press the arrow (
) button again to set the
hour of the day. The clock uses 24-hour
(military) time.
5. Press the plus (+) button until the current hour
is displayed.
Example: 2:00 PM is 14:00.
6. Press the arrow (
) button again to set the
minutes.
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 3. Press the plus (+) button to increment the Start
CLOCK Pr INDICATES
PROGRAMMING
time of the exercise program. The display will
SYMBOL show midnight ( 0:00). Note that by holding the
MODE
(+) button down, the minutes will increment in
15 minute intervals. When the Start time is
reached, press the set ( ) button (On Mode is
indicated, Figure 8).
TIME
DISPLAY Then increment the time with the plus (+) but-
ton to the desired Stop time. When the Stop
DAY time is reached, press the set ( ) button (Off
DISPLAY Mode is indicated, Figure 8).
Example to exercise the genset one hour:
Set Start at 7:00 PM (19:00)
Set Stop at 8:00 PM (20:00)
Note that the exercise time is indicated by a
band of segments illuminated around the outer
ring of the clock from the start to the stop time
Figure 8).
ARROW SET
To clear the program, press the plus and set (+)
PLUS
( ) buttons at the same time.
4. Pressing the arrow (
) button advances to the
FIGURE 7. EXERCISER CLOCK next day. The program will be copied to the next
day if the next day does not have an existing
7. Press the plus (+) button until the current program.
minutes are displayed.
Note that by holding the plus (+) button down, To change or clear the program, press the plus
the minutes will increment in 5 minute intervals. and set (+) ( ) buttons at the same time.
8. To set or change the exercise program, press Double check the program setting for each
the arrow (
) button again and go to step two day. Press the arrow (
) button repeatedly
in the following section. To return to the normal until the clock mode is passed and the pro-
operating mode, press the arrow (
) button gram mode (Pr) is reached. Carefully check
eight times (clock symbol appears in the dis- each days program and clear any unwanted
play). programs.
5. When finished programming, press the arrow
To set the exercise start and stop time: (
) button until the clock appears in the upper
left corner of the display.
1. Press the arrow (
) button four times to start
the programming mode. During the exercise period, the ON mode is indi-
cated in the ellipse in the upper right corner of the
2. The letters Pr will appear in the lower right hand display (Figure 8).
corner of the display when the programing
mode is reached (Pr will be flashing if there are To check the programs:
no existing programs).
Press the arrow (
) button as many times as Push the arrow (
) button to review each setting.
necessary to advance to the day to be pro-
grammed. To erase (clear) a program:
To clear an existing program for the day se-
lected, press the plus and set (+) ( ) buttons at Press the arrow (
) button until the program mode
the same time. (Pr) is reached. Press the arrow (
) button again to
select the desired day. To clear the program for the
day selected, press the plus and set (+) ( ) buttons
at the same time.

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SEGMENTS INDICATE
OFF MODE
EXERCISE TIME
TEMPORARY OVERRIDE MODE
(FLASHING HANDS INDICATES
PERMANENT ON/OFF MODE)
FIGURE 8. EXERCISER CLOCK ON/OFF MODE
To Initiate or Override an Exercise Program:
The exerciser clock has a built-in test feature. Once
the clock time has been set, the set button ( ) can
be used to initiate a test or to cancel a test in prog-
ress.
The Load/No Load switch, on the control circuit
board can be set to test the genset with or without
load, as desired.
With the normal source connected and available,
pressing the set ( ) button once will initiate a test
sequence. A hand will be displayed in the upper left
corner of the display and the On mode will be indi-
cated inside the ellipse in upper right corner of the
display (Figure 8). Pressing the set ( ) button
again will stop the test and the ellipse will indicate
the OFF mode.
To temporarily override an activated exercise pro-
gram, momentarily press the set ( ) button. A small
hand will appear in the upper left corner of the dis-
play (Figure 8). The current program will be overrid-
den and the clock will automatically set for the next
program. Momentarily pressing the set ( ) button
again will return to the current program.
Permanent On/Off Mode:
Holding the set ( ) button down until a flashing
ON MODE hand appears in the upper left corner of the display
initiates the permanent On/Off mode (Figure 8).
The On mode is indicated by a continuous band of
segments illuminated around the clock. The Off
mode is indicated by all of the segments around the
clock being off. Pressing the set ( ) button momen-
tarily toggles between the permanent On and per-
manent Off modes. Holding the set ( ) button down
until the clock symbol returns to the upper left cor-
ner of the display, ends the continuous On/Off mode
and returns to the normal program mode.
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 FIVE BUTTON EXERCISE CLOCKS Figure 10 also shows the following clock features.

The available menu topics are displayed at the
Figure 10 shows the five operator buttons.
top of the screen.

The Menu button is used to activate a menu
When being programmed, indicators for
or to break off the process. changeover (SU/Wi) and the date (D/M/Y) are
displayed beneath the menu topics.

The Selector (Arrow) button is used to select
menu topics and one of the four available modes
The clock displays the time and the day of the
of operation located on the right side of the dis- week (1 = Monday).
play.
Around the clock are segments showing when
− Automatic Operation an exercise period is set.

Near the right bottom corner is a circle indicating
− Manual Override
the exercise state (black = active, white = inac-
− Continuous Override On tive).

− Continuous Override Off NOTE: There is an audible click whenever an ex-

ercise period starts or stops.

The OK button is used to save changes.

The and buttons are used to change va-

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lues.
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NOTE: After one minute of button inactivity, the
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home menu (see Figure 9) will be redis-
played and any changes made that weren’t
saved by pressing the OK button will be lost. FIGURE 9. EXERCISER CLOCK HOME MENU

SUMMER/WINTER INDICATOR MENU TOPICS

REAL TIME, SWITCHING TIME DAY/MONTH/YEAR

CLR = DELETE SWITCHING TIMES SET TIME CHECK... ON
PROG DATE NEW...OFF
FrEE = DAYS WHEN NO EXERCISE
PERIOD IS SET SU/Wi D/M/Y
24 SYMBOL FOR AUTOMATIC OPERATION
ACTUAL DAY OF THE WEEK
OR PROGRAM DAY SYMBOL FOR MANUAL OVERRIDE
18 6 SYMBOL FOR CONTINUOUS OVERRIDE ON
SEGMENT DISPLAY OF THE 1234567
EXISTING PROGRAM
(1 SEGMENT = 30 MINUTES) SYMBOL FOR CONTINUOUS OVERRIDE OFF
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MENU BUTTON ACTIVATES EXERCISE STATE:
THE MENU OR BREAKS ACTIVE
OFF THE PROCESS
INACTIVE
MENU OK

OK BUTTON CONFIRMS
SELECTOR BUTTON THE INPUT AND SAVES
THE CHANGES

MINUS AND PLUS BUTTONS

CHANGE THE VALUES

FIGURE 10. FIVE BUTTON EXERCISER CLOCK FEATURES

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To reset the exerciser clock:

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The clock is not pre-programmed. The clock can be
reset to erase just the existing day and time settings 18 6
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or it can be reset to erase all existing day, time, and
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exercise program settings.

To erase just the existing day and time settings, FIGURE 12. SET TIME
simultaneously press the MENU, +, and − but-
tons. The screen will go blank. When the buttons
To set the date and summer/winter changeover:
are released two sets of dashes will be momen-
tarily displayed (−− −−) and then the clock is dis- 1. Press the MENU button. Use the selector but-
played with the time set to midnight ( 0:00). ton to select SET TIME and press the OK
button.

To erase all existing day, time, and exercise pro-
gram settings, simultaneously press all five but- 2. Press the selector button to select DATE
tons. The screen will go blank. Release the and then press the OK button. The current year
MENU button while continuing to press the other is displayed flashing and D/M/Y is displayed
buttons. Two sets of dashes will be displayed with the “Y” underlined (see Figure 13).
(−− −−). Then release the remaining four but-
tons. The clock is then displayed with the time
SET
set to midnight ( 0:00). DATE
D/M/Y

To set the time:

1. With the exerciser clock powered, press the

MENU button. Use the selector button to
select SET TIME which is displayed in the up- FIGURE 13. SETTING THE YEAR
per left-corner of the display (see Figure 11).
3. Press the + or − buttons until the correct year is
displayed. Press the OK button. The day and
SET TIME month will then be displayed with the day flash-
ing and D/M/Y is displayed with the “D” underli-
ned (see Figure 14).

SET
DATE
D/M/Y

FIGURE 11. SETTING THE TIME

2. Press the OK button. The word “DATE” is dis-

played. Press the OK button again. The time is
displayed with the hour value flashing. The
time displayed is based upon a 24 hour clock
(military time).
Example: 2:00 PM = 14:00.
3. Press the + or − buttons until the correct hour is
displayed. Press the OK button. The minute
value will then flash.
4. Press the + or − buttons until the correct minute
is displayed. Press the OK button. The home
menu is redisplayed showing the set time (see
Figure 12).
FIGURE 14. SETTING THE DAY AND MONTH
4. Press the + or − buttons until the correct day (1
thru 31) is displayed. Press the OK button. The
month value will then flash and D/M/Y will be
displayed with the “M” underlined.
5. Press the + or − buttons until the correct month
(1 thru 12) is displayed. Press the OK button.
The summer/winter changeover menu is dis-
played with the selected region flashing (see
Figure 15).
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 To set the exercise start and stop time:
SET
DATE
SU/Wi

NOTE: The start and stop time for an exercise peri-

od must both be in the same day. For exam-
ple, you cannot have a 30 minute exercise
period start at 23:45 on one day and stop at
FIGURE 15. SUMMER/WINTER CHANGEOVER 0:15 on the following day.
MENU

6. To set the clock for summer/winter changeover
(daylight savings time), press the + or − buttons
to select the appropriate region (see Table 2)
and then press the OK button. The home menu
is redisplayed. The matching number for the
current day of the week will be underlined.
Examples: 1 = Monday
7 = Sunday
NOTE: If you do not wish any changeover, se-
lect the nonE setting. If you wish to set
changeover times different from one of
the preset times, select and follow
the instructions included in Table 2.
1. Press the MENU button. The selector button
will pointing at PROG. Press the OK button.
2. The selector button will pointing at PROG
NEW. Press the OK button again. The exercise
repeat interval will flash (see Figure 16).
NOTE: The exercise repeat interval can be set
from 1 to 8 weeks (preset to 4 weeks). If
set to 4, the exercise will repeat once
every 4 weeks and the first exercise will
not be executed until 1 week after it has
been set.

TABLE 2. SUMMER/WINTER CHANGEOVER

INFORMATION
ON
Beginning of End of Country/ PROG NEW
Choice
Summertime Summertime Area
Euro Last Sunday in Last Sunday in European 4
March October Union
Gb Last Sunday in Last Sunday in Great
March October Britain
US First Sunday in Last Sunday in North
FIGURE 16. SETTING THE EXERCISE REPEAT
April October America
INTERVAL
nonE No changeover No changeover —
Freely programmable date with regards to the
change from summer to winter time. 3. To select a different exercise interval, press the
Northern Hemisphere: + or − buttons. Then press the OK button. The
Use the + and − buttons to put in the date at clock is displayed with the first day of the week
which the summer time starts and ends at your
location/in your country. The weekday is
underlined (see Figure 17). To select a different
automatically allocated to the date. day, press the + or − buttons.
Southern Hemisphere:
For the southern hemisphere, the date at which
the summer time starts/ends must be
PROG NEW
programmed for the same year.
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Use the + and − buttons to set the year and
then press the OK button. 18 6
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Use the + and − buttons to set the actual day
and month of summer time and then press the 12

OK button.
Use the + and − buttons to set the actual day
and month of real time and then press the OK FIGURE 17. SETTING THE DAY OF THE WEEK THE
button. EXERCISE IS TO BEGIN
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4. Press the OK button. The starting time (0:00) is 7. Press the OK button. The Delete Program
flashed (see Figure 18) and “ON” is displayed menu is displayed (see Figure 21),
in the upper right corner of the screen.
NOTE: Do not press the OK button now. If you
ON
do, the set exercise period will be de-
PROG NEW
leted.
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FIGURE 18. EXERCISE CLOCK MENU
5. Press the + or − buttons to set the starting time
for the exercise (see Figure 19).
NOTE: If you lightly press the + or − buttons,
the value changes in one minute incre-
ments. If you press and hold the + or −
buttons, the value changes in ten min-
ute increments.
ON
PROG NEW
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FIGURE 21. DELETE PROGRAM MENU
8. To exit the exercise program menus and same
the set exercise program, press the MENU but-
ton until the home menu is redisplayed.
NOTE: On the day that the exercise is to be-
come active, segments will be dis-
played around the clock showing when
the exercise period is set (see Figure

12

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FIGURE 19. SETTING THE EXERCISE STARTING
TIME 18 6
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6. Press the OK button. The starting time is still 12
displayed and “OFF” is now displayed in the
upper right corner of the screen (see Figure
FIGURE 22. SET EXERCISE
20). Press the + button to set the exercise stop
time.
OFF
PROG NEW
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FIGURE 20. SETTING THE EXERCISE STOP TIME

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To erase (delete) exercise programs:
TIME CHECK ON

1. Press the MENU button. The selector button

will pointing at PROG. Press the OK button.
2. The selector button will be pointing at
PROG NEW. Press the OK button again. The
exercise repeat interval will flash (see Figure
16). Press the OK button.
3. Use the + or − buttons to select the day of the
week that the exercise is set. When the correct
day is selected, segments will be displayed
around the clock showing when the exercise
period is set and Cl r is displayed in the center
of the clock (see Figure 23).
4. Press the OK button. The clock will be reset to
midnight ( 0:00) and new exercise settings can
be entered. If you do not wish to set up a new
exercise period, press the MENU button until
the home menu is redisplayed.
4 : I
FIGURE 24. EXERCISE PROGRAM STATUS
3. Press the OK button to view the exercise start-
ing time. A clock is displayed showing when the
exercise will start on day 1 (Monday). If the ex-
ercise is not set to start on Monday, FrEE is dis-
played instead of the time. Use the + or − but-
tons to select the day of the week that the exer-
cise is set to begin (see Figure 25).
NOTE: FrEE is displayed instead of the time
for every day that doesn’t have an ex-
ercise period set.
TIME CHECK ON

PROG NEW 24

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FIGURE 25. CHECKING THE EXERCISE START

TIME
FIGURE 23. DELETING THE EXERCISE PROGRAM
4. After the exercise start time is displayed, press
To check the exercise program: the OK button to view the exercise stop time
(see Figure 26).
1. Press the MENU button. The selector button
TIME CHECK OFF
will pointing at PROG. Press the OK button.
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2. The selector button will be pointing at
PROG NEW. Press the selector button but- 18 6
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ton again so that it points to TIME CHECK...
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Press the OK button. The exercise program
status menu is displayed (see Figure 24).
FIGURE 26. CHECKING THE EXERCISE STOP
The first number is the exercise repeat interval TIME
(1 = once a week, 4 = once every 4 weeks, etc).
The second number indicates when the exer- 5. To terminate checking the exercise program,
cise will start (0 = this week, 1 = next week, 2 = press the MENU button until the home menu is
two weeks, etc). redisplayed.

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Permanent On/Off Mode:
The Permanent On/Off (Manual Override) mode re- 24
verses the set exercise state. It is initiated by using
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the selector button to select the hand symbol 1234567
(see Figure 27). The exercise state indicator shown 12
in the bottom right corner of the display will then be
reversed.
FIGURE 29. CONTINUOUS OVERRIDE OFF

24 To exit either mode, press the selector button

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until the Automatic Operation mode is selected.
1234567 The exercise state indicator shown in the bottom
12 right corner of the display will go back to its normal
state.
FIGURE 27. SELECTING PERMANENT ON/OFF
MODE Mains Failure:
To exit the Permanent On/Off mode, press the se-
lector button until the Automatic Operation If the clock is disconnected from AC power or the
mode is selected. The exercise state indicator AC power source fails, no U is displayed (see Fig-
shown in the bottom right corner of the display will ure 30).
go back to its normal state.
To initiate or override exercise program(s):
The exerciser clock has a built-in test feature. Once
the clock time has been set, the selector button
can be used to select the symbol for Continuous
Override ON to initiate a test (see Figure 28) or se-
lect the symbol for Continuous Override OFF to
FIGURE 30. AC POWER FAILURE INDICATION
cancel a test in progress (see Figure 29).

AFTER PROGRAMMING THE

24 EXERCISER CLOCK
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12 the Auto (3-wire start) or Remote (2-wire start) posi-
tion. Check the system for proper operation as de-
FIGURE 28. CONTINUOUS OVERRIDE ON scribed in the Operator’s manual.

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