1) Do NOT start engine yet.
2)Put your 205 transfer in "N" Neutral ONLY
3) Engage your PTO by pulling all the way out the Large Blue Knob next to the black out lights
4) Start your engine and if its cold , let it idle until the Hi-Idle cuts off and engine idles normal.
5) Pull your transmission into 2nd gear ( "D" will work but I think instructions say 2nd gear)
6) THEN & ONLY THEN MOVE your lever to to ENGAGE the PTO
Your engine should rev up higher on it's on to the 1800rpm that it suppose to run the PTO. JUST to let you know, IF (BUT DO NOT DO IT) you was to engage the PTO while your transmission is in "N" Neutral, YOUR ENGINE WILL START RUNNING WIDE OPEN ALONG WITH THE GENERATOR. NOT GOOD FOR ENGINE NOR GEN.
Just for more info, don't try to control engine speed manuelly because you could have the gen putting out 200 volts when it should be 110-120V.
Let it run 3-4 minutes until it clears up the hertz. You watch the "Hertz" meter on you panel and when all the little white bars get lined up, then it should be working correctly.
I highly suggest you get a volt meter A/C / and check what's coming out of the outlets BEFORE plugging in equipment. The reason I mention about don't do with accelerator is that to start with I did and had plugged in a standard 120v drill, it was working seemed fine but whin I ckecked volts it was running on 190 volts.
HOPE THIS HELPS.
According to the TM, here are the proper steps.
1] Park vehicle on flat terrain.
2] Set parking brake.
3] Ground the vehicle using the ground stud mounted on the control panel.
4] Ensure all circuit breakers are OFF.
5] Start the truck.
6] Let warm up for 5 minutes.
7] Put Tcase lever in N
8] Pull PTO knob out completely and observe that the PTO Indicator light is on.
<caution> DO not turn governor switch ON until gear lever is in D position.
9] Place transmission in D
10] Place governor switch to ON position. Motor will speed up and when regulated by the governor will settle at a constant speed.
11] Turn main circuit breaker on and observe that the freq meter reads 60 Hz +/- 2Hz.
To shutdown:
1] remove all electrical loads
2] turn main circuit breaker OFF
3] turn governor switch OFF
4] turn ignition OFF
5] push PTO knob in.
6] place transmission gear lever to park
7] restart truck and observe that the PTO indicator light is OFF
8] shut off truck
9] remove ground rod and wire
10] shift tcase to 2H and release parking brake.