How to ENABLE the REMOTE DEVICE setting on SR-2 & SR-3 systems

How to ENABLE the REMOTE DEVICE setting on SR-2 & SR-3 systems

Please follow the below procedure step by step to ENABLE the REMOTE DEVICE setting on a ThermoKing SR-2 or SR-3 system


Setting this feature to ENABLED allows Cooltrax to start, stop and send other remote commands to a suitably equipped unit.  Setting this feature to DISABLED prevents this control.

IMPORTANT:  Battery power should be isolated from the refrigeration unit, or the REMOTE DEVICE feature should be set DISABLED before working on the unit if the unit is equipped with a device that allows it to be started and stopped from a remote location.

  1. Turn the unit ON
  2. Press the MENU key. The Main Menu appears.
  3. Press and hold both the EXITand unlabelled key for 5 seconds.  The Maintenance Menu appears.
  4. Press the NEXT key until you reach the Set Time and Date Menu 
  5. Press and hold both the EXIT and unlabelled key for 5 seconds.  The Guarded Access Menu appears.
  6. Select the first menu that appears - Programmable Features
  7. Press the NEXT key until you reach the Remote Device setting.  Select this setting.
  8. Press the NEXT or BACK key to change the setting to Enabled.
  9. Press the EXIT key to return to the Main Menu.  The message CONFIGURING SYSTEM PLEASE WAIT will show on the screen.
  10. You have successfully Enabled the Remote Device setting and can now send remote commands to the refrigeration unit.

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