This guide is designed to be practical: what the update changed, how to fix the labels so they match what they actually control, and how to reset your battery type and capacity so your charge readings are accurate again.
Important: The update doesn't break your van. Every button still controls exactly what it controlled before — only the labels and battery defaults have changed. Take five to ten minutes to fix it and your screen will be accurate again.
The Projecta update is mostly a cosmetic refresh of the TBB Power app, but it has two side-effects worth understanding.
1) Some on-screen labels reset to generic names. The Load page (and the shortcut row on your home screen) controls things like lights, pumps, USB and fans, the hot water service, and switches. After the update, some of those labels can show up as generic names like "Pump 1" or "Pump 2" — even though they're actually controlling something different. The function hasn't changed. Pressing the button still does the same job it did yesterday. Only the wording is off.
2) Battery type and capacity revert to defaults. The battery card at the top of the home screen reads off two settings: the type (AGM / GEL / LFP / WET) and the capacity in Ah. After the update, the type often defaults to AGM and the capacity may not match your installed bank. Your van runs a lithium (LFP) battery, so this needs to be corrected — otherwise your charge percentage, time-to-full estimate and low-battery warnings won't be accurate.
Why it matters: AGM and lithium batteries charge and discharge in completely different ways. If the app thinks you have AGM batteries when you actually have LFP, the percentage on your screen will lie to you. You might think you have plenty of charge when you don't, or stop charging early when there's still capacity left.
Check three things on your home screen:
If the Battery card says AGM, or any of the shortcut labels are wrong, follow the steps below. It's a five to ten minute job.
The fastest way through this is to watch the short walkthrough and follow along on your own app. Pause whenever you need to.
Projecta Update walkthrough — watch on YouTube
The written steps below cover the same ground if you'd rather work through it that way.
This is the safe part — anyone can do it, and there's no password required.
Tip: Don't try to figure out which load is which by guessing. Use this screen shot as your reference.
The battery settings live in the Engineering Settings menu, which is password-protected. The walkthrough video shows the password.
Note: If you're not comfortable in this menu, don't push on. Ring us and we'll talk you through it on a call.
Before you stop, go back to the home screen and confirm four things:
Ring us — don't guess — if any of the following apply:
Adrian Murley — Branch & Sales Manager, Melbourne
0420 326 673
adrian@marscampers.com.au
"Did the update break my van?"
No. The update is cosmetic. Every button on your screen still controls exactly what it controlled before. Only the labels and the battery defaults have changed.
"Why did the labels go wrong in the first place?"
The update reset some custom labels back to their generic factory names. The wiring underneath didn't change, so the names no longer match what each output actually controls.
"Do I have to do this, or can I leave it?"
The labels you can leave if you don't mind pressing buttons to find out what they do. The battery setting you should fix — if it's set to AGM when you actually have LFP, your charge percentage and time-to-full will be wrong every time you tow.
"What if I rename something to the wrong thing?"
No harm done — just rename it again. The rename is text and an icon only. It doesn't change what the button does.
"Will this happen again with the next update?"
It might. If you notice your battery settings or labels look off after a future update, the same fix applies — come back to this article.
"What's the engineering password?"
1999 You never really need to get into this section so moving forward you probably won't need to have it memorised