Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger Owner's manual

Brand: Anton/Bauer

Model: Interactive 2000 PowerCharger

Category: Battery chargers

Type: Owner's manual

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Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger is an intelligent fast charger for Anton/Bauer's Digital batteries. With patented InterActive technology, it quickly and safely recharges and conditions batteries to ensure readiness and prolong battery life. Its microprocessor communicates with the battery to maximize performance and avoid damage from misuse. Its backlit LCD displays charging status, battery health, time to full charge, and more. It can also recondition deeply discharged batteries and automatically enters "maintenance mode" to keep batteries fully charged and ready for use.

One World. One Smart Choice.

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Owner’s Manual

CINE VCLX/2 BATTERY

7595-0338 Rev D

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 IMPORTANT

 INTRODUCTION



2-3 FEATURES

 CHARGINGWITHCINE



VCLX/2CHARGER

 CHARGINGWITHCINE



VCLXCHARGER



4 RealTime®

LCD

 LOWBATTERYWARNINGS



 GUIDELINESFOROPTIMUMPERFORMANCEANDMAXIMUMLIFE

 SERVICE

 SPECIFICATIONS



 LIMITEDWARRANTY

IMPORTANT

TheCINE



VCLX/2BatterycanonlybechargedwiththeCINE



VCLX/2oraCINEVCLXcharger.DONOTattempttochargethisbatterywithany

othercharger.

TheCINE



VCLX/2batteryrepresentsthelatestinbatterytechnology.NickelMetalHydride(NiMH)issimilartoNiCadbatteriesinmostcharacter-

istics.However,NiMHhasmoresensitivecharginganddischargingparametersandrequiresalongerchargetimeforoptimumperformance.The

chargetimeisapproximately3hourswiththeCINE



VCLX/2chargeror7½hourswiththeCINE



VCLXcharger.

ThedevelopmentoftheCINE

VCLX/2batterysystemhasbeenmadepossiblebyadvancementsinacelltechnology.Thesenickelmetal

hydridecellsprovidethehighestenergydensitycellavailable.Thehighperformanceofthenewbatteriesisassuredthroughtheincorporation

ofthepioneeringInterActivetechnologyoftheAnton/BauerDigitalsystem.Thebatteryisequippedwithanonboard“fuelcomputer”which

monitorsenergyputintoandtakenoutofeachbattery,aswellascriticaloperatingcharacteristicsandconditions.Thisdataiscommunicated

totheInterActivechargertoensuresafeandoptimizereliableperformance.

Inaddition,remainingbatterycapacityinformationisavailabletotheoperatorbymeansoftheRealTime™LCDdisplayonthebattery.



Thisbatterysurpassesthetraditional“blockbattery”,whichisthemostcommonbatteryusedtopowerlmcameras,byhavinganextraor-

dinarypowerratingof280watthoursor19amperehours.Thesimultaneous28v(regulated)and14.4v(nominal)outputsallowspoweringof

multiplepiecesofequipmentatthesametime.Also,aregulated28voutputallowsyoutopowervirtuallyanylmcamerafromaMovieCamto

anARRI435.

INTRODUCTION

Cine VCLX/2

12A fuse

28V OUTPUT

10A fuse

14.4V OUTPUT

Fuel gauge

LCD

Low battery

warning LED

19 Pin LEMO

Charger

14.4V 4 Pin XLR

OUTPUT

28V 3 Pin XLR

OUTPUT

warningLED

FEATURES

1. Microprocessor Fuel Computer -Accuratelymonitorsthe

energyputintoandtakenoutofthebattery.Thisdataispro-

cessedwithsophisticatedprogramsthattakeintoaccount

batteryage,selfdischarge,charge/dischargerate,cellimbalance

andpreviouslyexperiencedcharge/dischargecycles.TheCINE

VCLX/2batteryconstantly“learns”itsprecisestateofchargeand

remainingcapacity.Thisdataisautomaticallytransmittedtothe

charger.

2. Integral RealTime

‘LCD’ -Accuratelydisplaysthepercentageof

remainingbatterycapacityatalltimes.

3. Multi-Voltage Output -Themulti-voltageoutput,both14.4volt

and28voltmakesthisbatteryunique,makingittheperfectap-

plicationformostlmcameras.

4. High Current Output –Allowsfor10ampcurrentdrawnfrom

14.4voltoutputsand12ampdrawfrom28voltoutput.

5. Case design -ThehighqualitydesignoftheCINE



VCLX/2bat-

teryprotectsthecellsfromimpactandnormaloperatinguse.

6. Individual Computer Testing -LikeallprofessionalAnton/Bauer

batteries,thisbatteryhasbeenindividuallycomputertested,for

assuranceofoptimumcapacity,voltageandoverallquality.

7. Low Voltage Cut-Off - TheCINE



VCLX/2batteryhasalowvolt-

agecut-offtoprotectagainstdamagetothebattery.Thelow

voltagecut-offissetto12volts.

Chargethisbatteryfullybeforeusing.Allowthebatterytoreach

asteadygreenmodebeforeusing.Chargingisautomatic.The

ashingredandgreenlightsindicatethechargerandbatteryare

establishingcommunications.Simplyplugthe19pLEMOcon-

nectorfromtheCS-GBCcableintothebatteryandtheotherend

intothecharger.Note:Itisrecommendedthatthechargerrstbe

pluggedintoACmainsandthenattachthebatteryforcharging.

ThefollowingarethestandardindicationsonanyAnton/Bauer

charger:

• Alternatingredandgreen:Evaluatingbatteryand/orrejuvenatinglow

voltagebattery.

• Steadyred:Batteryholdingfortemperaturestabilization

• Flashingred:Charging

• Steadygreen:Lifesaver

orequalizemode.Batterieswillremaincharge

andreadyforuseindenitely

• Flashinggreen:Fullbatteryinstalledverifyingchargestate.

CHARGING WITH THE CINE

VCLX/2 CHARGER

CINE-VCLX/2

Charger

ChargingLED’s

CS-GBC

Cable

CHARGING WITH THE CINE VCLX CHARGER

Chargethisbatteryfullybeforeusing.Allowthebatterytoreachasteadygreenmodebeforeusing.Chargingisautomatic.Theash-

ingredandgreenlightsindicatethechargerandbatteryareestablishingcommunications.Simplyplugthe19pLEMOconnectorfrom

theCS-GBCcableintothechargerandthenplugtheotherend(19pLEMOconnector)intothebattery.Note:itisrecommendedthatthe

chargerrstbepluggedintoACmainsandthenattachthebatteryforcharging.

ThefollowingarethestandardindicationsonanyAnton/Bauercharger:

• Alternatingredandgreen:Evaluatingbatteryand/orrejuvenatinglow

• voltagebattery.

• Steadyred:Batteryholdingfortemperaturestabilization

• Flashingred:Charging

• SteadyGreen:Lifesaver

orequalizemode.Batterieswillremaincharge

andreadyforuseindenitely

CS-GBC

Cable

Charging LED’s

CINE VCLX

Charger

Cable

REALTIME LCD

The CINE

VCLX / 2 features a “RealTime” LCD providing“on-the-

y”remainingruntimeestimatesin15minuteincrementsaswellas

simultaneouslyprovidingremainingcapacityinformationusingthe

traditional“FuelGauge”approach.Nospecialadaptersorsetup

isrequired.RealTimeautomatically calculates the load and displays

capacity information and battery status at all times.



SpecialelectronicsprotecttheNiMhcellsinthebatteryfromdamage

andtoensuresafeoperation.Theseelectronicsworkinconjunc-

tionwiththebatteryelectronicsandwillgivetheoperatoradditional

indicationsintheRealTimedisplayofthebattery’sstatusasoutlined

below.

1. “INTERACTIVE” SEGMENT:Whenilluminated,itindicatesthe

batteryhascompleteditsfullchargeroutine.

2. “RES” Bar:Isthelast“FuelGauge”Barandwillstarttoash

at6%capacityandwillcontinuetoashuntilEOD(EndOfDis-

charge)isreached.

3. “SERVICE” SEGMENT:Indicatesself-diagnosticfunctionshave

detectedanomalies.Abatterywitha“Service”agshouldbe

returnedtotheAnton/BauerServiceDepartment

4. “SIDE BAR” SEGMENTS:WillremainONunlessacalibration

chargingroutineisrequired

“RES” Bar

Remaining Runtime

Hours

Minutes

Fuel Gauge Bars

Side Bars

“InterActive”

“Service” Segment

-Thelargenumbers1, 2 or 3indicateremaininghoursundercur-

rentload(onlyonenumberwilldisplayatanyonetime).

-Thepiechartnumbers(15, 30, 45, or 60)indicateremaining

minutesundercurrentload.

-TheInterActive

®

SegmentindicatesaFULLY CHARGEDbattery

veriedbychargercommunication.

IftheSIDEBARS(only)ash,ANDothericonsarelitandnotash-

ing,thisindicatesthebatteryhasrequestedtobefullychargedand

dischargedinordertoupdateits“learnedcapacity”.This“learning”

shouldtypicallyoccurduringnormalequipmentoperation.However,

ifthebatteryhasnotbeenfullychargedanddischargedforsome

time,thisindicationwillappear.ToremovetheashingSIDEBARS,

fullychargethebattery(Interactiveindication)onthebattery.Then

dischargethebatteryonacamerainnormaloperationcontinuingto

keepthecamera“hot”untilitshutsdown.Thenreturnthebatteryto

thecharger.Whenthebatteryisfullremoveitfromthecharger.

IMPORTANT NOTE:TheashingSIDEBARSindicationisnota

warningindication.Thebatterywilloperateperfectlynormalwhile

awaitinga“learning”cycle.Ratherthanrelyingonan“assumed”

capacity,aswithsomeimitationfuelgauges,thebatteryrelieson

theDigitalBatteryelectronicstoupdatecapacityinformationas

thebatteryseesdifferentoperatingconditionsandagesnormally.

Theashingbarsaremerelyanindicationthatthebatteryhasnot

updatedthisinformationforsometimeandisrequestingaconr-

mationofits“learned”capacity.

LOW BATTERY WARNING

TheredLEDonthetopofthebattery,nexttothe19PinLEMO

chargingconnector,willashwhenthebatteryhasapproximately

15minutesofruntimeremaining.Themicroprocessor,internaltothe

battery,willcalculatetheloadapplied,anddeterminewhenthereis

15minutesorless,ofruntimeremaining.

RemainingRuntime

Segment

TopBAR:Indicates75%-96%

BAR:Indicates50%-75%

BAR:Indicates25%-50%

BAR:Indicates7%-25%

INTERACTIVE96-100%

RESBAR:Indicates0-6%

SERVICE

GUIDELINES FOR OPTIMUM

PERFORMANCE AND

MAXIMUM LIFE

1. Keepbatteriescooloratroomtemperatureswheneverpos-

sible.Sustainedelevatedtemperaturesaretheprimaryreason

forprematurefailureofNiMHbatteries:

a. Charging-Chargebatteriesatroomtemperature.In

warmclimateskeepchargersinairconditionedrooms

thataremaintainedbetween65°Fto85°Fforbestper-

formance.

b.

IntheField-Donotleavebatteriesinahotvehicletrunk

oroutindirectsunlightunnecessarily.

c. Storage-Ifbatteriesarenotgoingtobeusedforseveral

months,theyshouldbefullydischarged,sealedinaplas-

ticbagandstoredinarefrigerator.

2. UseonlyanAnton/BauerCINE



VCLXorCINE



VCLX/2Char-

gerandkeepthebatteryonthechargeruntiljustpriorto

beingused.

3. Returnbatterytothechargerassoonaspossibleafteruse

preferrablywithin24hours.

4. Do not over-discharge batteries-Itisquitepropertodis-

chargeabatteryuntilalowvoltagewarninginthecameraor

VTRisobserved.However,aswitchtoafreshbatteryshould

occurassoonaspossiblefollowingsuchindication

a. ACINE



VCLX/2batteryshouldbechangedassoonas-

possibleaftera“ashing‘RES’segment”orRedashing

LEDisindicated.

b. Neverleaveabatteryoperateddeviceunattendedwhile

itisrunning.

c. DONOTLEAVEABATTERYATTACHEDTOA

CAMERA/CAMCORDERduringtransitorstorage.

“Keepwarm”circuitryinthecameracanoverdischarge

thebattery.

5. Routineuseofabatteryatdischargeratesgreaterthanthe

batteryratingcanreduceoverallservicelife.

6. Dischargingthebatteryfordiagnosticpurposesshouldonly

beperformedonanoccasionalbasis(onceevery6-8weeks

atmost).Unnecessarydischargingonlydetractsfromoverall

life.

Anton/Bauerpublishesacomprehensive“VideoBatteryHand-

book”tohelpyoufurtherunderstandthecareanduseofbatteries.

ThisguideisavailableatnochargebycontactingAnton/Bauerat

1-800-422-3473or203-929-9935orwww.antonbauer.com

IntheunlikelyeventaCINE



VCLX/2batteryfailstodeliveracceptable

performance,itmustbereturnedtotheAnton/BauerCustomerSup-

portGroup,theonlyfacilityqualiedandequippedtoservicetheCINE



VCLX/2batteriesandcalibratetheelectroniccomponentsandsensors.

Anyattemptbytheuseroranyotherunauthorizedpersonstoservice

thisbatterywillsurelyresultinimpropercalibrationoftheelectronic

componentsresultinginseverebatterydamageand/orsafetyhazardsto

theoperator,inadditiontovoidingany/allremainingunconditionalorpro-

ratedwarrantyconditions.

THEREFORE:

1. DO NOTattempttoservicethisbatteryunderanycircumstances.

2. DO NOTsendthisbatteryforservicetoanyoneotherthantheAnton/

BauerCustomerSupportGroup.

3. DO NOT re-cellthisbattery-Attheendofitsusefullifecontactthe

Anton/BauerCustomerSupportGroup.Thisbatteryisunabletobe

re-celledduetoproprietarycircuitrythatprotectsthebattery.Contact

Anton/Bauertoinquireabout“BatteryModules”whichareavailable

foryourbattery.

OUTPUT VOLTAGE

14.4vNominal(12-16.8vOp-

erating)28vRegulated

CAPACITY

(CELL CAPACITY)

280WHNominal

(19AHRated)

FUSE 10Aat12volts(external)

12Aat28volts(external)

RECOMMENDED OPERATION

(MAXIMUM DISCHARGE RATE)

100watts

(250 watts)

TYPICAL RUN-TIME

@ 14.4V

@100w–2¾hrs.

@150w–1¾hrs.

@300w<1hrs.

TYPICAL RUN-TIME

@ 28V

@50w–5½hrs.

@100w–2¾hrs.

@250w–1hrs.

WEIGHT

15lbs

SPECIFICATIONS

0-12MONTHS-“Anton/Bauerwillrepairorreplacetheproduct

atAnton/Bauer’soption- FREEOFCHARGE.”

Thislimitedwarrantyfortheproductspeciedinthisdocument

isgivenbyAnton/Bauer,Inc.(“Anton/Bauer”),14ProgressDrive,

Shelton,Connecticut06484.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsregarding

productapplications,productspecication,ortoobtainwarranty

serviceonthisoranyAnton/Bauerproduct,contacttheAnton/

BauerCustomerSupportGrouporthecompanyattheaddress

above.

IMPORTANT:WARRANTYREGISTRATIONCARDMUSTBE

MAILEDWITHIN30DAYSOFPURCHASETOQUALIFYFOR

THISWARRANTY.Warrantyregistration,includingtheserialnum-

bersofAnton/BauerchargersusedwiththisProduct,mustbe

suppliedtoAnton/Bauer.Anton/BauerwillwarrantytheProduct

onlyagainstdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodof

(seeabove)yearsfromthedateofpurchase,inaccordancewith

thetermssetforthbelow,andthen,onlyiftheProductisused

onlyinconjunctionwithcompatibleAnton/Bauerchargers.Ifthis

batteryisreturnedtoAnton/Bauerforwarrantyserviceitwillbe

requiredthattheuserprovidemodelnamesandserialnumbers

ofcompatibleAnton/Bauerchargerswithwhichthisproductwas

used.

THISPRODUCTMAYALSOBEREGISTEREDONLINEAT

www.antonbauer.com.

ThiswarrantyshallbeeffectiveonlyifAnton/Bauerreceives

noticeofsuchdefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipduringthe

periodofthewarranty.Minimumbatterycapacityisdened,

underthiswarranty,as60%ofnominalspeciedcapacityforthis

productattimeofpurchase.TheliabilityofAnton/Bauerhereun-

derisexpresslylimitedtoaclaimforrepairorreplacementofthe

ProductorasotherwisestatedhereinatAnton/Bauer’ssoledis-

cretion.Noticeofanyclaimunderthiswarrantyshallbedelivered

toAnton/BauerduringtheperiodofthewarrantyandtheProduct

shouldbereturnedwithitspackagingpromptly,atpurchaser’s

expense,toanAnton/BauerCustomerSupportCenterortothe

addressabove.UponreceiptoftheProductandarecordofyour

compliancewiththeconditionsofthiswarranty,Anton/Bauer

willrepairorreplacetheProductandreturnittoyou,orissuea

credit,asapplicable.

THISWARRANTYDOESNOTAPPLYTOANDISVOIDINTHE

CASEOFDEFECTSORDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENTS,

DISASTER,NEGLECT,MISUSE,IMPROPERINSTALLATION,

IMPROPERORUNAUTHORIZEDSERVICEORMAINTENANCE,

UNAUTHORIZEDREPLACEMENTPARTSORATTACHMENTS;

ORDYSFUNCTIONORMALFUNCTIONOF,ORCAUSEDBY,ANY

OTHERPRODUCTORDEVICE.Misuseincludesanyuseofthe

Productinotherthanitsintendedapplication,includingtheuse

ofthisProductwithanychargingdeviceor

accessorynotmanufacturedbyand/orspeciedbyAnton/Bauer.

Thiswarrantydoesnotcover,andAnton/Bauerassumesno

responsibilityfor,anyequipmentordevicesusedinconjunction

withtheProduct.

ANTON/BAUERDISCLAIMSANYLIABILITYFORCONSEQUEN-

TIALDAMAGESFORBREACHOFANYWRITTENORIMPLIED

WARRANTYOFTHEPRODUCT.UNDERNOCIRCUMSTANCES

WILLANTON/BAUERBERESPONSIBLEFORANYSPECIAL,

INCIDENTALORCONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.

ThisWarrantyistobeconstruedandenforcedinaccordance

withthelawoftheStateofConnecticut,includingtheprovisions

oftheUniformCommercialCodeasadoptedandfromtimeto

timeamendedintheStateofConnecticut,andnottheConven-

tionfortheInternationalSaleofGoods.ThischoiceofConnecti-

cutlawisexclusiveofanyConnecticutlawthatwouldrequire

relianceonanylawforeigntoConnecticut.Shouldanyactionof

laworinequitybebroughtbyanypersonunderthisWarranty,

suchactionshallbebroughtonlyintheUnitedStatesDistrict

CourtfortheDistrictofConnecticut,orinanySuperiorCourtin

FaireldCounty,Connecticut,U.S.A.Somestatesdonotallow

limitationsonhowlongawarrantylasts,sothetimeperiodlimita-

tionhereinmaynotapplytoyou.Somestatesdonotallowthe

exclusionorlimitationofincidentalorconsequentialdamages,so

theabovelimitationorexclusionmaynotapplytoyou.Thiswar-

rantygivesyouspeciclegalrightsandyoumayhaveotherlegal

rightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.

UseofunauthorizedequipmentinconjunctionwithAnton/Bauer

productsconstitutesmisuseunderourwarrantiesandmaylimit

orvoidthosewarranties.Anton/Bauerdoesnotauthorize,con-

done,recommend,orotherwiseassumeanyliabilityorresponsi-

bilityresultingfromtheuseofanybattery,chargeroraccessory

madebyAnton/Bauermanufacturewithanybattery,chargeror

accessorynotmanufactured,producedorsoldbyAnton/Bauer.

Anton/BaueronlyauthorizestheuseoforiginalAnton/Bauer

productwiththisproduct.UseonlyoriginalAnton/Bauerequip-

mentwiththisproduct.

LIMITED WARRANTY

The EPA certied RBRC

 Battery Recycling Seal on the Nickel Metal Hydride (Ni-MH) battery

indicatesAnton/Bauerisvoluntarilyparticipatinginanindustryprogramtocollectandrecyclethese

batteriesattheendoftheirusefullife,whentakenoutofserviceintheUnitedStatesorCanada.The

RBRC

programprovidesaconvenientalternativetoplacingusedNi-MHbatteriesintothetrash

orthemunicipalwastestream,whichmaybeillegalinyourarea.Pleasecall1-800-8-BATTERY™

for information on Ni-MH battery recycling and disposal bans/restrictions in your area.  Anton/

Bauer’sinvolvementinthisprogramispartofourcommitmenttopreservingourenvironmentand

conservingournaturalresources.

ForrecyclinginformationoutsidetheUnitedStatesandCanada,contactAnton/Bauer

Anton/Bauer

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Nexus, PowerStrap, Proformer, Probe, ProPac, RealTime, Satellight, Snap-On, Stasis, Stasis

Flex, Tandem, TrimPac, Ultrakit, Ultralight, “One World. One Smart Choice”, “The power

behind the best cameras capturing the best images in the world.”, “The quality standard

of the video industry”, “The worldwide standard”, and “There should always be choices. It

makes it easier to recognize the best.”

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Tel (203) 929-1100 or (800) 541-1667

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Eurode Business Center, Eurode - Park 1-2

6461KB Kerkrade, The Netherlands

Tel (+31) 45 5639220

Fax (+31) 45 5639222

eurosupport@antonbauer.com

www.antonbauer.com

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