Anton/Bauer 86750050 Owner's manual

86750050
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86750050
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CINE VCLX/2 BATTERY
7595-0338 Rev D
®
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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%
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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
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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.
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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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14 Progress Drive, Shelton, CT U.S.A.
Tel (203) 929-1100 or (800) 541-1667
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Anton/Bauer 86750050 Owner's manual

86750050
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86750050
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