Owner`s manual
1
IMPORTANT
TheLogicSeries
®
DIGITALbatteryhasbeenspecicallydesigned
tobechargedonlywithAnton/BauerInterActive
®
2000TMchargers,
T-SerieschargersorTandem
®
70.TheseChargersweredeveloped
inanticipationoftheDIGITALbatteryandincludetheproperDIGITAL
interfacecircuitry.
SinceallprogrammingiscontainedononesingleEPROMchip,
earlierInterActive
®
2000Chargermodelsalreadyintheeldmaynot
containthelatestDIGITALsoftware.TheDIGITALbatterieswillsim-
plyrequireanewEPROMchiptosetupcompletecommunication.
ReplacementEPROMchipsareavailablebycontactingtheAnton/
BauerCustomerSupportGroupat1-800-541-1667or203-925-
4991orfax203-929-9935.Email:support@antonbauer.com.
THE DIGITAL BATTERY CAN NOT BE USED WITH OLD
MODEL ANTON/BAUER LIFESAVER CHARGERS (LSQ4,
LSFC, LSQC, etc.) OR NON-ANTON/BAUER CHARGERS.
Call
theAnton/BauerCustomerSupportGroupifthereisanyquestion
ofchargercompatibility.
INTRODUCTION
TheLogicSeries
®
DigitalBatterySystemcouplesthemostad-
vancedNiCadbatteryandchargingtechnologywiththerstand
onlycapacitymeasurementsystemintheindustry.
TheAnton/BauerDIGITALbatteryusesInterActive
®
LogicSeries
®
technologywhichincludessensors,amicroprocessorcontroller
anddatacircuitsinthebatterytocommunicatewithanAnton/
Bauerchargeraswellasvideocamerasforpreciseandde-
pendableperformance.Themicroprocessoractuallyallowsthe
batterytolearnitscapacityasitisused,constantlyupdatingthe
statusofthefuelgauge.Thisunique“self-learning”functionis
onlyavailablewithAnton/Bauerbatteries.
WhenusedinconjunctionwiththeAnton/BauerInterActive
®
2000
PowerChargers
®
,theLCDonthechargerprovidesa“window”
intothebattery-displayingallthecriticalbatteryinformationand
statusessentialformaintainingpeakperformanceofanytypeof
videoeldequipment.
FEATURES
1. Microprocessor Fuel Computer -Accuratelymonitorsthe
energyputintoandtakenoutofthebattery.Thisdatais
processedwithsophisticatedprogramsthattakeintoaccount
batteryage,selfdischarge,charge/dischargerate,cellimbal-
anceandpreviouslyexperiencedcharge/dischargecycles.
TheDIGITALbatteryconstantly“learns”itsprecisestateof
chargeandremainingcapacity.Thisdataisautomatically
transmittedtoanInterActivecharger.
2. Integral ‘LCD’ -Accuratelydisplaysthepercentageofre-
mainingbatterycapacity.
3. Viewnder Fuel Gauge Display -TheDIGITALbatterywas
developedincooperationwithallthemajorequipmentmanufac-
turersincludingSony
®
,Ikegami
®
,Panasonic
®
,JVC
®
,GrassVal-
ley
®
,andHitachi
®
.Camerasandcamcordersarenowavailable
thatfeatureAnton/BauercompatibleInterActive
®
systemsthat
connectwiththeDIGITALbattery“FuelComputer”anddisplay
anaccurate“FuelGauge”ofremainingbatterycapacityinthe
viewnder.
4. Battery Management Data -Thebuilt-intwolevelLCDin
theLogicSeries
®
Lifesaver
®
PowerChargers,MP-4DorMP-2
chargersprovidesaccesstovitalperformanceandhistorical
datasuchas:presentavailablebatterycapacity,calibratedbat-
terycapacity,batteryserialnumber,dateofmanufactureand
numberofcharge/dischargecycles.Thisdata,whichisvital
tocreatinganeffectivebatterymanagementandmaintenance
program,canalsobeautomaticallyaccessedwithaprinter.
5. Premium Fast Charge Cells - Unlikeconventionalcellsthat
arestressedordamagedbyfastcharging,thesecellsare
designedspecicallyforoptimumlifeandperformance.
6. High Voltage Design -The14.4voltdesignoftheLogic
Series
®
DIGITALbatterycompliespreciselywithequipment
manufacturers’specications,eliminatingalltheproblems
thatcripple12voltbatteries.
7. Impac
®
Case design -Thecomputerdesignedhighimpactcase
eliminatesconventionalstresspoints.Aproprietaryinternalrib
systemcradleseachindividualcell.Thesefeaturesprotectthecells
fromimpactthatwoulddamageordestroyconventionalbatteries.
8. Gold Mount
®
Interface - Thesolidmetalmountingstuds
assureasmooth,precisemountingforthelifeofthebattery.
TheLogicSeries
®
connectorassemblyfeaturesmultiplegold
plated,selfaligningcontactsandiscompatiblewithallexist-
ingAnton/Bauercameramountsandaccessories.
9. Individual Computer Testing - LikeallprofessionalAnton/Bauer
batteries,theLogicSeries
®
DIGITALbatteryhasbeenindividually
computertested.Forassuranceofoptimumcapacity,voltage
andoverallquality,acomputerprint-outisenclosed.
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