Starting And Stopping 15 - Beta Marine Beta 10 Operator's Maintenance Manual

Normal Starting
Beta Control Panels - A, AB, ABV, B and C Deluxe - with keyswitch.
To operate the engine: with the engine out of gear, set speed
control lever to 1/3 throttle.
1) Turn key anti-clockwise to 'HEAT' position and hold for
ten seconds.
2) Turn key clockwise to 'RUN' position. At this stage the
instrument panel should illuminate:
• Green lamp for panel 'power on' should illuminate.
• Buzzer should sound.
• Red lamp for 'low oil pressure' should illuminate.
• Red lamp for 'high engine temperature' should not
illuminate (when engine is cold / cool / warm). This lamp
will only ever illuminate if the engine is over temperature.
• Red lamp for 'no starter battery charge' should illuminate.
• Red lamp for 'no domestic battery charge'. Only fitted with
panels AB and C and will illuminate only if 2nd 'domestic'
alternator is fitted.
3) Turn to 'START' position and engine will motor, hold in
position until engine fires (see initial start-up section for
maximum time starter can be used).
Beta Control Panel ABVW - Keyless (without keyswitch)
This panel controls the engine with three water resistant push
buttons instead of a keyswitch, and is less prone to damage
and corrosion from sea water spray.
To operate the engine: with the engine out of gear, set speed
control lever to 1/3 throttle.
1) Press and hold 'HEAT' button for ten seconds maximum.
• Green lamp for panel 'power on' should illuminate.
• Buzzer should sound.
• Red lamp for 'no starter battery charge' should illuminate.
• Red lamp for 'high engine temperature' should not
illuminate (when engine is cold / cool / warm). This lamp
will only ever illuminate if the engine is over temperature.
• Red lamp for 'low oil pressure' should illuminate.
2) Press 'START' button and hold in position until engine
fires (see initial start-up section for maximum time starter
can be operated). Release button (when engine has
started)
• All red warning lamps should extinguish and buzzer should
stop sounding. The oil pressure lamp may take a few
seconds to switch off and the charge fail lamp may remain
on until engine rpm is increased to approximately 1,000rpm
if the engine was started on tickover.
• Green lamp for 'panel power on' should still function.
4) Release key (when engine has started) to 'RUN' position.
• All red warning lamps should extinguish and buzzer should
stop sounding. The oil pressure lamp may take a few
seconds to switch off and the charge fail lamp may remain
on until engine rpm is increased to approximately 1,000rpm
if the engine was started on tickover.
• Green lamp for 'panel power on' should still function.
• If the 'charge fail' lamp remains on then "blip" the engine
speed up to 2000 rev/min and it will go out (split charge
relay drain).
3) To stop the engine press the 'STOP' push button, hold in
until engine stops. This button also switches the power off
to the gauges, engine and 'power on' lamp.
4) To re-start the engine, simply repeat steps from '1' above,
there is no need to switch battery isolators off whilst
remaining on board.
5) If leaving the boat, isolate start battery from engine and
panel, to prevent accidental start up of engine and stop
power leakage.
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