Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger Owner's manual

Brand: Anton/Bauer

Model: Interactive 2000 PowerCharger

Type: Owner's manual

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The Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger offers rapid charging, comprehensive battery diagnostics, and compatibility with various Anton/Bauer batteries, including the CINE VCLX/2. It features RealTime LCD for precise battery status monitoring, automatic voltage detection, and a compact design for easy portability. With its advanced technology, this charger ensures optimal performance and extends battery life.

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Owner’s Manual

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



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

 SERVICE

 SPECIFICATIONS

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 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.

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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

Cable

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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.

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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%

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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.

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

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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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

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