Directed Video VDC301 manual

O O W W N N E E R R ’ ’ S S G G U U I I D D E E I I N N S S T T A A L L L L A A T T I I O O N N G G U U I I D D E E © 2006 Dir ected Electr oni cs , N89222 01-06 150 watt POWER INVERTER with G AME PLA TE M M O O D D E E L L V V D D C C 3 3 0 0 1 1[...]

2 2 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s T able o f Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 N on-T ran sferable Limited Con sum er W arr anty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Cauti on s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 3 3 Cauti on: Low Battery Alarm .................................................22 T roublesh ooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 A utom ati c Pr otective Featur es o f th e Inverter ........................23 Comm on Problem s . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 4 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved N N o o n n - - T T r r a a n n s s f f e e r r a a b b l l e e L L i i m m i i t t e e d d C C o o n n s s u u m m e e r r W W a a r r r r a a n n t t y y Directed Electronics, Inc. (Directed) promises to the original purchaser that the automotiv e video monitor and/or source unit(s) (the P[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 5 5 tions, accidental spills or customer applied cleaners , damage due to en vironmental causes such as floods, airborne fallout, chemicals , salt, hail, windstorms, lightning or e xtreme tem- peratures , damage due to accidents, road hazards , fire , theft, loss or v andalism, damage due to imp[...]

6 6 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved C C a a u u t t i i o o n n s s WHEN CONNECTING DIRECTL Y T O A B A TTERY OR O THER POWER SOURCE OBSERVE PROPER POLARITY . DO N O T EXCEED THE MAXIMUM INPUT VOL T AGE 15 ±0.3 VDC (DIRECT CURRENT). AL W A YS DI SCONNECT THE INPUT T O THE INVERTER WHEN IT I S N O T IN U SE. REGULARL Y CHECK T[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 7 7 W W h h a a t t ’ ’ s s I I n n c c l l u u d d e e d d 150W P ower Inverter Gam e Plate (4) scr ews to m oun t Inverter Fuse A T C 10 amp (4) Rubber Feet (4) scr ews to m oun t Rubber (4) scr ews to m oun t Feet Gam e Plate P P r r i i n n c c i i p p l l e e o o f f O O p p e e r r a a[...]

8 8 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved I I n n v v e e r r t t e e r r O O u u t t p p u u t t W W a a v v e e f f o o r r m m Th e A C output wavef orm o f th e Inverter is called a "qu asi-sin e wave" or a "m odifi ed sin e wave". I t is a stepped wavef orm that is d esi gned to have char acteristi cs simila[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 9 9 P P o o w w e e r r S S o o u u r r c c e e Th e power sour ce m ust pr ovi d e between 9.5 an d 15 ±0.3 volts DC and m ust be able to supply suffi ci en t curr en t to oper ate the load . Th e power sour ce m ay be a battery or a well r egulated DC power supply . A s a r ough gui d elin e [...]

1 1 0 0 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n o o f f r r u u b b b b e e r r m m o o u u n n t t i i n n g g f f e e e e t t 1. Locate plasti c bag con tainin g 4 rubber m oun tin g feet an d 4 new scr ews . Rem ove fr om bag. 2. Rem ove bottom m ost en d cap scr ews fr om inverter h [...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 1 1 3. A ttach rubber feet to inverter h ousin g en d caps usin g n ew scr ews fr om bag. Do n ot over ti gh ten scr ews , th e housin g is alumin um an d will strip out easily . Refer to the pi ctur es below f or r eferen ce . Rem ove both th ese scr ews[...]

1 1 2 2 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved P P l l a a c c e e m m e e n n t t o o f f I I n n v v e e r r t t e e r r For best oper atin g r esults , th e Inverter sh ould be placed on a flat sur- f ace , such as th e floor or seat of a vehi cle . Appr o xim ately 20" o f cor d have been pr ovi d ed f or this purpose . Th e[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 3 3 D D R R Y Y - - d o n ot allow water to d rip or splash on th e Inverter . C C O O O O L L - - ambi en t air temper atur e sh ould be between 50 an d 80 F . Do n ot place th e Inverter on or n ear a h eatin g ven t or an y piece o f equip- m en t, whi ch is g en er atin g heat above r oo[...]

1 1 4 4 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved E E l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s Th e Inverter com es with a ci gar ette li gh ter plug ad apter for conn ec- ti on to th e power sour ce . Th e tip o f th e plug is positive an d th e si d e con tact is n egative . Conn ect th e plug to[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 5 5 T T E E M M P P O O R R A A R R Y Y B B A A T T T T E E R R Y Y C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N T o mak e a direct conn ecti on, f ollow th ese steps: C C A A U U T T I I O O N N : : THE ALLIG A T OR CLAMPS COULD COME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING CA U SING POSSIBLE MECHANICAL/ELECTRI CAL [...]

1 1 6 6 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N T T O O L L O O A A D D On ce you have d etermin ed th e pr oper m eth od of conn ecti on to th e power sour ce (ci gar ette li gh ter or dir ect to battery with ad apter sock- et), conn ect th e 150W Inverter accor din gly , makin g sure to fully [...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 7 7 C C A A U U T T I I O O N N : : R R E E C C H H A A R R G G E E A A B B L L E E A A P P P P L L I I A A N N C C E E S S Certain r echar g eable d evi ces ar e d esign ed to be plugg ed dir ectly in to an A C r eceptacle to be r echar g ed . Th ese devi ces m ay d am ag e the Inverter . W[...]

1 1 8 8 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved G G a a m m e e P P l l a a t t e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n M M O O U U N N T T I I N N G G T T H H E E G G A A M M E E P P L L A A T T E E Th e fr on t o f th e gam e plate sn aps off to allow th e back porti on o f th e plate to be m oun ted in a conveni en t lo[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 9 9 T T Y Y P P I I C C A A L L C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N D D I I A A G G R R A A M M Th e di agr am below sh ows typi cal types o f conn ection s . F F u u s s e e R R e e p p l l a a c c e e m m e e n n t t Sh ould th e blad e type 10-amp fuse in th e inverter fuse sock et bl[...]

2 2 0 0 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved O O p p e e r r a a t t i i n n g g T T i i p p s s R R A A T T E E D D V V E E R R S S U U S S A A C C T T U U A A L L C C U U R R R R E E N N T T D D R R A A W W O O F F E E Q Q U U I I P P M M E E N N T T M ost electri cal tools , appli an ces an d au dio/vi d eo equipm en t have a la[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 1 1 Th e m ost d em an din g ar e those that start un d er load , i.e . compr es- sors an d pumps . Sin ce m otor an d televisi on char acteristi cs vary wi d ely , only testing will d etermin e if a specific load can be started an d h ow lon g it can be run. Th er e ar e n o stand ar ds f o[...]

2 2 2 2 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved Th e inverter m ay be used eith er while th e en gin e is runnin g or turned o ff. H owever , the Inverter m ay n ot operate while th e en gin e is bein g started sin ce th e battery voltag e can d r op substan ti ally durin g cr ankin g. Th e Inverter d r aws less than 0.2 amper es fr o[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 3 3 T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g A A U U T T O O M M A A T T I I C C P P R R O O T T E E C C T T I I V V E E F F E E A A T T U U R R E E S S O O F F T T H H E E I I N N V V E E R R T T E E R R Y our Inverter circuitry con stan tly monitors th e f ollowin g pote[...]

2 2 4 4 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved C C o o m m m m o o n n P P r r o o b b l l e e m m s s Televisions will not start, power tools will start but will not continue to run. Certain i n d u cti on m otors (m otors with out brush es) may r equir e two to six tim e th eir wattag e r atin gs to start up. If th e power tool run[...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 5 5 a) P osition th e Inverter as far as possible fr om th e televisi on, th e an tenn a an d th e an tenn a cables . b) A djust th e ori en tati on o f th e Inverter , th e an tenn a cables , an d th e TV power cor d to minimize in terfer en ce . c) M ak e sur e that th e an tenn a feedin g[...]

2 2 6 6 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved Th e alli gator clips o f th e har d wir e ad apter ar e connected in corr ectly to th e battery termin als . Suggested remedy Som e types o f loads will n ot allow th e inverter to turn on. Th ese type o f loads ar e i n d u ctive (an e xample would be a f an). T urn the Inverter power [...]

© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 7 7 P P R R O O B B L L E E M M : : L L O O W W O O U U T T P P U U T T V V O O L L T T A A G G E E P ossible causes U sin g aver ag e-r eadin g voltm eter . Inverter is overload ed . Input voltag e below 9.5 volts . Suggested remedy U se true RM S r eadin g m eter f or th e followin g: Red [...]

2 2 8 8 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s M ax. Con tin u ous P ower 150 W att N o Load Curr en t Dr aw less than 0.2Amp W ave form M odifi ed Sin e W ave Input V oltage Ran ge 9.5 to 15 (±0.3)VDC A C Receptacles Du al 3 -Pr on g Fuse 10 Amp (Blad e T ype) Dim en si on s 5[...]

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