INSTRUCTION MANUAL
WARNING: BEFORE USING THE BATTERY CHARGER READ THE
INSTRUCTION MANUAL CAREFULLY.
1. GENERAL SAFETY RULES WHEN USING THIS BATTERY CHARGER
- During the charge the battery produces explosive gases, avoid the
formation of flames and sparkes. DO NOT SMOKE.
- Position the batteries to be charged in a well-ventilated place.
- Inexperience and untrained people should be properly instructed
before using the appliance.
- This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and
above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in
a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
- Children shall not play with the appliance.
- Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children
without supervision.
- Disconnect the mains cable before connecting to or disconnecting the
charging cables from the battery.
- Do not connect or disconnect the clamps to or from the battery with
the battery charger operating.
- Never use the battery charger inside the car or in the bonnet.
- Substitute the mains cable only with an original one.
- If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer,
its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a
hazard.
- Do not use the battery charger to charge batteries which are not
rechargeable.
- Make sure the available power supply voltage corresponds to that
shown on the battery charger rating plate.
- To avoid damaging the vehicle's electronics, read, keep and take very
careful note of the information supplied by the vehicle manufacturer,
when using the battery charger either for charging or starting; the
same applies to the instructions supplied by the battery manufacturer.
- This battery charger has components such as switches and relays which
can cause arcs or sparks. Therefore when using it in a garage or in a
similar place set the battery charger in a suitable case.
- Repair or maintenance of the inside of the battery charger can be
executed only by skilled technicians.
- WARNING: ALWAYS DISCONNECT THE POWER SUPPLY CABLE FROM
THE MAINS BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY SIMPLE MAINTENANCE
OPERATION ON THE BATTERY CHARGER.
2. INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION
- This battery charger is used to charge electrolyte free lead batteries
used on motor vehicles (petrol and diesel), motorcycles, boats etc., and
is designed for charging sealed batteries.
- Rechargeable accumulators according to the output voltage available:
6V / 3 cells; 12V / 6 cells.
- This model is a single phase 230V 50/60Hz battery charger, with
constantly electronically controlled current and voltage.
The charge voltage and current supplied by the device have a IU or U
charge curve.
- Standard features:
- The device allows you to connect different types of output cables for
the charging of batteries:
- cables fitted with eyelets (fig. B-1);
- cables fitted with clamps (fig. B-2).
3. DESCRIPTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGER
Control, adjustment and indicator devices.
3.1. Selecting the current/charge voltage.
Using the button in fig. A-1 you can set one of the following functions,
charging or test, in succession:
PULSE TRONIC charge functions
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TEST functions
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In PULSE - TRONIC mode, pressing the key in fig. A-1 for 2 seconds
you set one of the following advanced functions:
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Supply
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Recovery
3.2 Graphic symbols
Indicates the general alarm: polarity reversal. The PULSE TRONIC and
RECOVERY processes indicate the process did not have a positive
outcome.
Indicates the battery charge level.
Battery voltage set.
Charge current chosen 1A (
Operates at low temperatures.
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PULSE-TRONIC charge phases.
Battery charge status test.
Vehicle alternator circuit operation test.
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