It is very important to correctly locate the battery into
CamCaddy before connecting CamCaddy to a
power source (e.g. in car plug, mains plug,
PC, Lap top or even a solar charger such as
Freeloader or Freeloader Pro). If CamCaddy is
connected to a power source without a battery a warning
LED (4, fig 1) will glow RED and Camcaddy should be
immediately disconnected from the power supply.
Fig 1
9
5
6
4
2
1
Components Included
1 x CamCaddy
1 x Power / USB Cable
1 x UK Mains Plug
1 Using CamCaddy
a. Slide the bar (1, fig 1) back beyond the size needed to
place the battery into the CamCaddy and rest the
battery on the black rubber edge of the bar making
sure the batteries terminals are not touching the power
pins (2, fig 1).
b. Align the two power pins by using the sliders (3, fig 2)
on the rear of CamCaddy - adjust the distance between
them so they align with the positive and negative
terminals of the battery you wish to charge.
c. Gently allow the bar to rise ensuring the power pins only
make contact with the batteries positive and negative
terminals (these will always be marked on the battery).
Fig 2
7
3
2
8
10
1 x European Mains Adaptor
1 x US Mains Adaptor
d. If LED 7 (fig 1) is glowing RED it indicates that the
positive and negative terminals on the battery are the
wrong way around for the polarity of the power pins
(reverse polarity). Please correct this by moving the switch
8 (fig 2). The LED 7 will now turn off indicating that the
correct polarity has been observed.
e. Before connecting CamCaddy to a power source you
can test how much power is in the camera battery by
pressing central button 9 (fig 1). LED's 4,5,6,7 may glow
GREEN. If the battery is completely flat then none of the
LED's will glow. SEE THE SPECIAL NOTE.
f.
CamCaddy is now ready to connect to a power
source. Insert the mini USB end of the power cable
into CamCaddy. You can now insert the full size USB
end of the power cable directly into a PC or laptop
(for charging batteries less than 5v only) or into the
car or mains plug as required. CamCaddy has an in
built voltage adjuster that will automatically deliver the
correct voltage to whatever camera battery is attached.
g. The LED's – 4,5,6,7 (fig 6) will now glow green
according to what stage the battery charging cycle is at
(each LED roughly represents a 25% charge).
Note – If connecting CamCaddy to a PC or laptop via
the USB / power cable, you will only be able to power
batteries 5v or less – most typically used in compact
digital cameras and mobile phones.
h. CamCaddy will indicate the battery is charged from
76% to 99% when all four LED's 4,5,6 and 7 (fig 1) are
GREEN. When the battery is 100% charged LED 4 will
glow RED.
CamCaddy In Car and Mains Plugs
CamCaddy requires a constant voltage of 9.5v input to
operate efficiently. Therefore the USB mains plug and in car
plug have been modified for the higher voltage.
IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES USE CAMCADDY'S
SPECIAL MAINS OR IN CAR PLUG WITH ANY
OTHER DEVICE OTHER THAN CAMCADDY AS
DAMAGE TO THAT DEVICE WILL RESULT.
j.
Once the charging is complete
a. Disconnect the cable from the power supply.
b. Disconnect the cable from CamCaddy
c.
Remove the battery from CamCaddy
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