Owner`s manual

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HIGH VOLTAGE DESIGN
Virtuallyallcameras/camcorderswillindicatealowvoltagewarn-
ingorceasetooperateatabout11volts.Unfortunately,a12volt
batterymustbedischargedto10voltsforfulldischarge.Thus,a
camera/camcorderoperatingona12voltNiCadwillalwayscease
tooperatebeforefullydischargingthebattery,leaving50%ofthe
totalcapacityunusedundercertainconditions.Theamountofthis
wastedcapacitycanvaryeachdaydependingontemperature,etc.,
thuscreatingwhatappearstobetotallyinconsistentperformance.
TheLogicSeries
®
DIGITALbattery,likeallprofessionalAnton/Bauer
camerabatteries,aredesignedina14.4voltcongurationwithfull
dischargeratingof12volts.Thus,theLogicSeries
®
DIGITALbat-
terywillalwaysdeliver100%capacitybeforetheequipmentever
reachesitscutoffpoint.Moreover,thisdependabilityisnoteffected
bytemperature,memory,ageoranyoftheotherfactorsthatcan
cripplea12voltbattery.
APPLICATIONS
Virtuallyallcameras,camcorders,andothervideoeldequip-
mentspeciesamaximumvoltageof18volts.The14.4volt
DIGITALbatterywillprovidesuperiorperformanceandgreater
runtimeonthatequipment.CAUTION: Certain older equip-
ment is not designed to accept 14.4 volt NiCad batteries. The
14.4 volt DIGITAL battery could damage such equipment.
Check with the equipment manufacturer or the Anton/Bauer
Customer Support Group prior to using a 14.4 volt battery.
DIGITAL PROPAC
TheDigitalProPac
®
batteryistheidealsourceforallcamerasand
camcorders.WithanaccessoryGoldMount
®
Bracket,itcanbe
usedtopowercolormonitors,waveformmonitors,vectorscopes
andvirtuallyanyothervideoequipmentdesignedtobeoperated
from12voltDCpower.TheDigitalProPac
®
batteryisalsothe
preferredpowersourcewhenusingtheAnton/BauerUltralight
®

orUltralight
®
2“on-camera”accessorylight.TheGoldMount
®

Bracketfeaturesanintegral“PowerTap
®
”receptaclethatcan
powertheUltralight
®
directlyfromtheDIGITALbatterypowering
thecameraorcamcorder.
DIGITAL TRIMPAC
ThelightweighthighenergyDigitalTrimpac
®
batteryistheideal
matchforthelatestgenerationofsmallerCCDcamerasandcam-
corders.TheDigitalTrimpac
®
willprovideexcellentruntimesin
applicationspreviouslyusingslide-intypebatteries.Runtimeim-
provementsto100%arequitecommonwiththeDigitalTrimpac
®
.
HIGH RATE DISCHARGE
Foragivensizeandbatterytype,higherdischargecurrentswill
reduceoveralllifeexpectancywhilelowerdischargecurrentswill
enhanceoverallbatterylife.TheDIGITALbatteryincorporatesa
uniquefeaturethatwillashthe“LCD”displaywhenahighrate
dischargecurrent(equipmentload)isappliedtothebattery.
TheLCDindicatorwillresumenormaloperationwhenthehigh
ratedischargecurrentiseitherreducedbelowtheratingorcom-
pletelyremoved.Particularcautionshouldbeusedifthebattery
ispoweringaportablelight.Attheveryrstsignsofthelight
dimmingorturningorange,thepowermustrstbeturnedoffand
thebatteryreplaced.NevercontinuetouseaDIGITALbattery
afterthe“Flashing15minutesegment”aghasappeared.
DIGITAL PROPAC
®
AlllitsegmentsoftheDigitalProPac
®
willashwhenadischarge
current(load)greaterthan8amps/115wattsisapplied.
DIGITAL TRIMPAC
®
AlllitsegmentsoftheDigitalTrimpac
®
willashwhenadischarge
current(load)greaterthan5amps/80wattsisapplied.
CHARGING W / LOGIC CHARGERS
Chargethisbatteryfullybeforeusing.Allowthebatterytoreach
asteadygreen(Lifesaver
®
)modebeforeusing.Chargingisauto-
maticonallLogicSeries
®
chargers.Theashingredandgreen
lightsindicatethechargerandbatteryareestablishingcommuni-
cations.ThefollowingarethestandardindicationsonanyLogic
Series
®
Lifesaver
®
Charger(PleaserefertotheChargermanual
forcompleteChargerinstructions):
• Alternating red and green: Evaluatingbatteryand/orrejuve-
natinglowvoltagebattery.
• Steady red:Batterywaitingtocharge(mayeitherbeinlineto
chargeorholdingfortemperaturestabilization).
• Flashing red:Charging.
• Flashing green:BalancingmodeorReady/Verifying.Battery
istypicallymorethe80%charged.
• Steady green:Lifesaver
®
mode.Batterieswillremain100%
readyforuseindenitely.
The battery should remain on the charger until just prior to
being used.
TheexclusiveLifesavermaintenanceroutinekeeps
thebattery100%chargedandbalancedbyeliminatingthetypi-
calself-dischargethatcancrippleabatterythatisstoredforany
lengthoftimeontheshelf.DonotremovetheDIGITALbatter-
iesfromthechargermorethan8hourspriortoactualuse.For
bestresults,thisbatteryshouldbereturnedtotheLogicSeries
chargerwithin48hoursofbeingused.Pleasereadtheindividual
chargerOwner’sManualtobecomeacquaintedwiththemany
uniquefeaturesoftheLogicSerieschargers.
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