MES Deployment Procedure

MES Deployment  Procedure

TOWING

TO POWER TRAILER HITCH JACK: Make sure MAIN BATTERY SWITCH (bottom knob) [fig.1] and FRONT JACK (red) breaker [fig.2] is switched ON.  Up/down control is on jack. [fig.3]  When at destination: Unhitch from vehicle and lower front jack so that trailer looks almost level. 

   [fig.1]                                               [fig.2]                                                   [fig.3]

GENERATOR LP FUEL:

   [fig.4]

In rear generator compartment, make sure both LP gas tank valves are turned on and the automatic selector arrow is pointing toward a tank.  If the tanks and valve are ready there should be no red indicator in the valve window. [fig.4]

 POWER CONTROL PANEL:

CHARGING SOURCE- turn switch to GEN. [fig.5] Panel meters, battery monitor and generator control will turn on. 

LEVELING JACKS - Turn the Bullseye leveling jack panel ON [fig.6] and press “AUTO” to activate the leveling jacks. KEEP FEET CLEAR FROM UNDER JACKS! Arrows on the frame indicate where the jacks will lower. 

   [fig.5]                                                                           [fig.6]

INVERTOR (AC ON/OFF)- Turn Invertor toggle switch to ON. [fig.7] This will supply AC power.

AC BREAKER PANEL- Turn breaker switches on. [fig.8]  Turn on AIR COND breaker only if necessary to keep onboard equipment racks cool on a hot day.

   [fig.7]                                                                           [fig.8]

DC BREAKER PANEL- Turn breaker switches on.     Leave BLOWER breaker on for approx. 2 minutes to clear out any excess LP gas in the generator compartment.  It can then be turned off to save energy. 

GENERATOR CONTROL-  (Energy Command 30) To arm automatic gen start, press “AUTO GEN” button. [fig. 9] The screen will prompt “IGNITION ON/OFF”.  Press the push-button just below the Energy Command 30 panel [fig.10] to clear the safety message and then press ENTER button.  The generator will now start automatically if the battery falls below 12.5 volts.  The generator will stop when it charges the battery to 13.8 Volts.  The generator can still be controlled manually with the left start stop buttons. [fig.11]

   [fig.9]                                                [fig.10]                                              [fig.11]

CONNECTIONS AND DATA

PASSENGER-SIDE EQUIPMENT RACK:

Make sure all red power switches are turned on. 

Acquire the satellite connection: On the AVL Technologies antenna controller, press and hold green middle GO key for 4 seconds. [fig.12]  Antenna will raise and find the satellite.  ODN modem is online when “LOCK” & “RX” lights are solid.  “TX” light will be active and “ERROR” should not flash red. [fig.13]

   [fig.12]                                                     [fig.13]

On the bottom panel there is a 30A locking style outlet to power the extension rack case labeled EXTENSION COMM RACK AC.  Next to that there is an ethernet connection available for the extension case labeled EXTENSION COMM RACK NETWORK.  Also 3 regular AC power outlets are available for any purpose on the same panel. [fig.14]

   [fig.14]

CONCLUSION

STOW ANTENNA:  Press and hold STOP (red X) button on AVL antenna controller until antenna begins to move. [fig.15]

Unplug any connections to passenger-side outlet panel.

Stow the leveling jacks by pressing the RETRACT ALL JACKS button on the Bullseye LEVELING JACKS panel. [fig.16]

   [fig.15]                                                                        [fig.16]

If the generator is still running, turn it off from the GENERATOR CONTROL panel with the STOP button. [fig.17]

TURN LP GAS TANK VALVES OFF. [fig.18]

   [fig.17]                                                                         [fig.18]

 After antenna is fully stowed, turn off breakers on AC BREAKER PANEL, turn INVERTOR AC ON/OFF to OFF, and CHARGING SOURCE to OFF

TRANSPORT

HITCH TO VEHICLE USING FRONT TONGUE JACK. MAIN BATTERY SWITCH and FRONT JACK breaker will need to be turned ON to use the jack. A 4-pin tail light connector is provided near the hitch. 

STORAGE

When storing, connect shore power cable to 30A 120VAC SHORE POWER INPUT on the passenger side outlet panel and turn INVERTOR AC ON/OFF switch to ”Charger Only”. [fig.19] Turn CHARGING SOURCE switch to “SHORE”.  [fig.20] Make sure MAIN BATTERY SWITCH is ON.

   [fig.19]                                                                         [fig.20]

Note: FOR PROPER BATTERY CHARGING AND LIFESPAN, ALWAYS PLUG IN CHARGER TO SHORE POWER WHEN STORING.   THIS GIVES THE BATTERY TIME TO GO THROUGH ITS FULL CHARGING CYCLE.