Anton/Bauer DUAL 2702 manual

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    PowerCharger DUAL and QUAD OWNER’ S MANUAL[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCT ION ............................................................................................. 1 STANDARD F EATURES ................................................................................. 1 DISCHARGE OPTION .................................................................................... 1 IMPORTANT NOTIC[...]

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    1 INTRODUCTION This Anton/Bauer Inte rActive 2000 PowerCharger represents over 25 years of Ant on/Bauer technology and experience in a tota lly new portable power system . The technol ogy advancements of this new combinat ion, charger/camera power supply , delivers the features and performance of several essential power products in one economical p[...]

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    2 IMPORTANT NOTICE READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS, NOTES AND OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS FULLY BEFORE OPERATING THIS EQUIPMENT. This unit was packaged at the factory to arrive intact at its destination. If there is any damage to the packaging or the unit when received, please notify the carrier immediately. 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - 4 - -[...]

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    3 SAFEGUARDS Power Sources: This unit was designed to operate at mains voltages from 90 to 250 Volts AC, 50-60 Hz. Risk of Electrical Shock: Refer servicing to quali fied service personnel. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. GROUNDING/EARTHING IMPORTANT WARNING: THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED. To ensure sa[...]

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    4 Charging As with all Anton/B auer chargers, charging with an Int erActive 2000 PowerC harger is fully automatic. Mount any applicable ba ttery to any open Gold Mount position on the charger and the Po werCharger will automatically determine the appropriate ch arge routine and execute it. Applications All PowerCharger models will charge any combin[...]

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    5 Three Stage Charging Methodology In general, the PowerCharger will deliv er a three stage charge routine to each battery. 1. Stage One will deliver a high rate charge matched to the capabilities of th e battery (typi cally a one or two hour ra t e, depending on battery t ype and charger power module rati ng). During this stage, six separate cut o[...]

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    6 1 - - - - - - - 2 - - - - - - - LCD Indications Each PowerCharger’s liquid crystal displa y (LCD) will display the status of each battery, as well as, important PowerCharg er operating indications. The fol lowing information expl ains the indications whic h appear in the LCD. The levels of the LCD display on each Powe rCharger can be obtai ned [...]

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    7 LED Indications Each charge position of a PowerCharger has a pair of LEDs (one red, one green) which indicate the status of th e battery attached to that p osition. The following table identifies all of the PowerCharger LED indicati ons and their meaning: LED INDICATION MEANING Alternating Red & Green Indicates that the PowerCharger is evalua[...]

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    8 Priority Battery Function A unique operating feature of all PowerCharg ers allows the operator to select any battery on any charge position as a PRIORI TY BATTERY. While connecting a battery to any charge position, hold the DISPLAY bu tton until an audible indication sounds and the LCD indicates: The PowerCharger will interrupt th e charging of a[...]

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    9 The standard test is adequ ate for virtually all conditio ns to verify the capacity o f the battery before taking it into the fiel d. The 24 hour test need only be perform ed on a battery, typical ly an older one (2 years or m ore), which may have exhibited questionable performance. Note: The DDM test mode should be used sparingly. Remember that [...]

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    10 When testing is completed, the LCD Main Display will indicate “TEST DONE”. To display or prin t test results: 1. Press the DISPLAY button on the PowerCharger front panel to scrol l to the Primary Position Display for the battery tested. 2. Press the TEST button. Th e LCD will display the capacity of the b attery in ampere hours. If a printer[...]

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    11 OPERATION AS DC CAMERA SUPPLY FROM MAINS Each PowerCharger model can operate cam eras and cam corders using the four pin camera output connector located at the back of the PowerCharger. To power the camera, attach one end of the XLR4 accessory cable (a vailable separately) to the PowerCharger. Attach the other end to the “DC in” four pin XLR[...]

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    12 POWER LOSS MEMORY MODE The PowerCharger features a special Powe r Loss Mem ory or “Power Down” mode. When mains power is interrupted while ba tteries are mounted, the PowerCharger will automatically indicate the charge status o f all batteries until po wer is restored (up to 16 hours). When power is interrupted, an audi ble alert will be hea[...]

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    13 WARRANTY IMPORTANT: PLEASE MAIL WARRANTY REGISTRATION CARD WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF PURCHASE. We must have this card on file at our SERVICE DEPARTMENT to establish this warranty. Pr oper registration will also enable us to provide update inform ation on the InterActi ve 2000 PowerCharger battery syst em. All new Anton/Bauer products have been tho[...]