Can the CV-MARC work with a Global Positioning System?
How can I restart the Engine after an Automatic Engine Shutdown?
Can Idle Limiting be disabled for outside air temperature?
Can I idle longer for cold weather start up?
How will my PTO affect Idle Limiting?
How can I adjust default settings for idle limiting and the Battery Supervisor time?
How does the system memory work?
Can my fleet vehicles be uniquely tracked?
Can the CV-MARC work with a Global Positioning System?
Malone Specialty Inc. has partnered with Actsoft to bring customers an innovative completely integrated, on demand vehicle and engine monitoring system with GPS Tracking Solution. Using Actsoft Comet Tracker software, you can view events from your computer, along with remotely shutting down a vehicles engine.
How can I restart the Engine after an Automatic Engine Shutdown?
The system may be restarted three times by cycling the ignition key. If the fault persists, the system shuts down after 30 seconds each time. After the third restart, the system has a 5 minute delay before a restart is permitted. Each subsequent restart with a fault has a 5 minute delay. Optional unlimited restart is available.
Can Idle Limiting be disabled for outside air temperature?
An optional outside temperature probe when connected to the system will disable idle limiting if the outside temperature is below and/or above set points. Set points are entered with the Palm Pilot. If this feature is enabled, initial start-up delay is disabled.
Can I idle longer for cold weather start up?
The system has a cold weather start up feature. When the engine has been off for more than one hour the idle limiter is disabled until the vehicle moves a short distance. This prevents shutting down the engine while it is warming up on cold mornings. Once the vehicle has moved one time, the idle limiting works at the normal setting until the engine is off for one hour again.
How will my PTO affect Idle Limiting?
The idle limit function can be automatically disabled by an electrical signal from turning on the PTO or other accessory.
How can I adjust default settings for idle limiting and the Battery Supervisor time?
Idle limiting time can be set by means of the Palm Pilot from 0 to 3600 seconds (1 hour). The default is 3 minutes. The low voltage trigger point is set with the Palm Pilot between 0 and 15 volts. The default setting is 12.1 volts.
How does the system memory work?
Engine run hours are accumulated when the ignition is on and the engine has oil pressure. Time is accumulated in internal RAM registers and transferred to non-volatile memory every time one hour is accumulated. At the time of the fault, the system records the engine hours, the cause of the fault, and the condition of all other parameters at the time of the fault. The memory will store 100 major faults such as low oil pressure, high coolant temperature, and low coolant level, and 1800 minor faults such as idle limit or low battery voltage.
Can my fleet vehicles be uniquely tracked?
Each unit has a unique serial number that can be linked to the host vehicle.
The memory may be downloaded into a Palm Pilot by the use of a special adapter between the main box and a Palm Pilot equipped with the appropriate software. All fault information listed above is downloaded each time the memory is accessed. Once the data is downloaded to the Palm Pilot, it is transferred to a central data center for reporting purposes.
The CV-MARC can be leased over 36-60 month term, with a $1.00 end of lease purchase option. Lease payments start as low as $10.99 per month. A typical ROI of the CV-MARC is less than 12 months, so your lease payments can be less than your monthly fuel savings.
Contact us by phone at 440-255-4200, Toll Free at 800-874-3077, Toll Free Fax at 800-874-3066. Find out more about Malone Specialty Inc. at www.malonespecialtyinc.com. E-mail us at sales@malonespecialtyinc.com or sales@cvmarc.com.
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