Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger 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.

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.

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Owners 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
5
GUIDELINESFOROPTIMUMPERFORMANCEANDMAXIMUMLIFE
SERVICE
SPECIFICATIONS
6
LIMITEDWARRANTY
1
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
2
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
3
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
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.
4
RemainingRuntime
Segment
Segment
TopBAR:Indicates75%-96%
2
nd
BAR:Indicates50%-75%
3
rd
BAR:Indicates25%-50%
4
th
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
5
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.
THISWARRANTYDOESNOTAPPLYTOANDISVOIDINTHE
CASEOFDEFECTSORDAMAGERESULTINGFROMACCIDENTS,
DISASTER,NEGLECT,MISUSE,IMPROPERINSTALLATION,
IMPROPERORUNAUTHORIZEDSERVICEORMAINTENANCE,
UNAUTHORIZEDREPLACEMENTPARTSORATTACHMENTS;
ORDYSFUNCTIONORMALFUNCTIONOF,ORCAUSEDBY,ANY
OTHERPRODUCTORDEVICE.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.
6
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takenoutofserviceintheUnitedStatesorCanada.The
RBRC
®
programprovidesaconvenientalternativetoplacingusedNi-MHbatteriesintothetrash
orthemunicipalwastestream,whichmaybeillegalin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ourcommitmenttopreservingourenvironmentand
conservingournaturalresources.
ForrecyclinginformationoutsidetheUnitedStatesandCanada,contactAnton/Bauer
®
.
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Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger Owner's manual

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Battery chargers
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