Owner`s manual

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Inthismode,thechargerkeepsthebatteryfullychargedbydeliveringasmallcurrent,
whennecessary.Ifthebatteryvoltagedropsbelowapresetlevel,thechargerwillgo
backintochargemodeuntilthebatteryvoltagereturnstothefullchargelevel,atwhich
pointthechargerwillreturntomaintainmode.Thevoltageismaintainedatalevel
determinedbytheBATTERYTYPEselected.
NOTE:AnAutomaticchargerautomaticallyswitchesbetweenChargeModeand
MaintainModeasnecessary.TheFULLCHARGE(green)LEDwillcycleonwhen
thebatteryisatfullchargeandoffwhenthevoltagedropsbelowapresetleveland
thechargergoesintoChargeMode.Thiscyclewillcontinue,andtheFULLCHARGE
(green)LEDwillstayonforlongerperiodsoftimeasthebatterybecomesmorefully
charged.Thisisnotapplicabletomanualchargers.
Using the Engine Start feature (If equipped)
Yourbatterychargercanbeusedtojumpstartyourcarifthebatteryislow.Followthese
instructionsonhowtousetheENGINESTARTfeature.
Followallsafetyinstructionsandprecautionsforchargingyourbattery.
Wearcompleteeyeprotectionandclothingprotection.Chargeyourbatteryinawell-
ventilatedarea.
UsingtheENGINESTARTfeatureWITHOUTabatteryinstalledinthe
vehiclecouldcausedamagetothevehicle’selectricalsystem.
Setthechargerateswitchandthetimer(ifequipped)totheOFFposition.1.
WiththechargerunpluggedfromtheACoutlet,connectthechargertothebattery2.
followingtheinstructionsgiveninSection6(FOLLOWTHESESTEPSWHENTHE
BATTERYISINSTALLEDINAVEHICLE).
PlugthechargerACpowercordintotheACoutletfollowingtheprecautionsde-3.
scribedinSection8.
Withthechargerpluggedinandconnectedtothebatteryofthevehicle,setthe4.
chargerateselectorswitchtotheenginestartposition.
Cranktheengineuntilitstartsor5secondspass.Iftheenginedoesnotstart,wait45.
minutesbeforecrankingagain.Thisallowsthebatteryandthechargertocooldown.
NOTE:Duringextremelycoldweather,orifthebatteryisunder2volts,chargethe
batteryfor5minutesbeforecrankingtheengine.
Iftheenginefailstostart,chargethebatteryfor5moreminutesbeforeattemptingto6.
cranktheengineagain.
Aftertheenginestarts,movetheamprateselectorswitchtotheoffpositionand7.
unplugtheACpowercordbeforedisconnectingthebatteryclipsfromthevehicle.
Cleanandstorethechargerinadrylocation.8.
NOTE:Iftheenginedoesturnoverbutneverstarts,thereisnotaproblemwiththe
startingsystem;thereisaproblemsomewhereelsewiththevehicle.STOPcrankingthe
engineuntiltheotherproblemhasbeendiagnosedandcorrected.
CALCULATING CHARGE TIME12.
Usethefollowingtabletomoreaccuratelydeterminethetimeitwilltaketobringa
batterytofullcharge.First,identifywhereyourbatterytsintothechart.
CCA=ColdCrankingAmps
RC=ReserveCapacity
Ah=AmpHour
NRmeansthatthechargersettingisNOTRECOMMENDED.
Findyourbattery’sratingonthechartbelow,andnotethechargetimegivenforeach
chargersetting.Thetimesgivenareforbatterieswitha50%chargepriortorecharging.
Addmoretimeforseverelydischargedbatteries.