User manual LA CROSSE TECHNOLOGY BC-9009

[. . . ] BC-9009 Battery Charger Instruction Manual Contents Language Page BC-9009U BATTERY CHARGER - TABLE OF CONTENTS Topic Features Inventory Of Contents Function Keys Operating Modes Charge Mode Discharge Mode Refresh Mode Test Mode Trickle Charge Display Mode Information The Size C and D Battery Adapter Care and Maintenance Specification Warranty Information Troubleshooting Page 3 4 5 8 16 18 19 22 22 29 30 31 32 36 English 1 1 BATTERY CHARGER BC-9009U Instruction Manual INTRODUCTION: Congratulations on purchasing this intelligent charging unit which enables quick and optimum charging to "AA" and "AAA" rechargeable batteries. With charging, discharging, refreshing and capacity test functions as well as individual LCD displays for charging compartments; this charging unit is reliable, user-friendly and ideal for use in the home, office or on a journey. CAUTIONS: 1. The charger is restricted to charging NiCd and NiMH rechargeable batteries only. Never use this charger for other types of batteries such as alkaline, lithium, carbon zinc or other types that are not specified. [. . . ] 8 seconds after the last key press the LCD will blink one time to indicate the end of changing. When overheating conditions occur (over about 127°F (53°C)), usually due to too high a charging current selected), the charging will be stopped immediately and the display will read "000 mA", the charging process will only resume once the temperature of the rechargeable batteries drops to a safe level. If overheating conditions continue to occur, the rechargeable batteries must be taken out to cool down and then charged at a lower current. For a new rechargeable battery it is recommended to charge it with 200 mA current to re-condition it from the long storage status. DISCHARGE MODE Discharge mode will first discharge the rechargeable battery then charge it. By pressing the MODE key within 8 seconds after inserting the rechargeable batteries, the Discharge mode can be selected. Then the user may also select different discharging current (see Table 2) by pressing the CURRENT key, within 8 seconds after inserting the batteries. (The display will blink once to indicate the setting has been confirmed and the current cannot be changed afterward. ) Discharging current: 250 mA 16 mA" will be displayed. When the battery is overheated the charging will cease automatically. Note: The discharging current is always set to be half of the coming charging current whose upper limit is 1000 mA (see Table 2). Therefore the user is recommended to carefully select the discharging current so that the charging current afterward will not be too high. The mode key shall first be pressed and held for about 1 second to activate the mode change. The subsequent pressing of the mode key will toggle between the "Charge", "Discharge", "Test" and "Refresh" mode. DISCHARGE MODE Current User-selected Discharging 100 mA current Thereafter Charging 200 mA current REFRESH MODE Old rechargeable batteries and those that have not been used for a long time require refreshing. This process will recover the optimum capacity of the rechargeable batteries. The afterward-discharging current will be half of the selected charging current (see Table 3). TEST MODE Current User-selected Charging 200 mA current Thereafter Discharging 100 mA current TRICKLE CHARGING 500 mA 250 mA 700 mA 350 mA 1000 mA 500 mA After the rechargeable battery is fully charged in any of the operating modes, the charger will give a small amount of current to the rechargeable batteries to maintain the fully charged level. This mode is automatically launched after rechargeable batteries are fully charged and kept in the charging unit. The signal "Full" will be displayed on the LCD. The maximum charging current is 1000 mA and is not affected by the number of rechargeable batteries inserted. After the test mode is finished, the display will shift between the "Full" sign and the battery capacity (in mAh or Ah) automatically in 3-second intervals until the rechargeable batteries are removed. Battery capacity displayed in (mAh) as the checking is finished in Test mode. DISPLAY MODE INFORMATION The user can use different display modes to monitor the rechargeable battery condition during the different operations (see below figure and Table 4 to 7). 22 23 Different display modes are exhibited: Charging current, Time, Voltage and Capacity Table 4. Various displays in Charge Mode Various displays (toggled by pressing DISPLAY key) Stage in *Time Capacity Charge mode Voltage (V) Current (mA) (hh:mm) (mAh/ Ah) During Charging charging current Instantaneous Charging time Accumulated Full stage Trickle Battery voltage elapsed capacity charging current Different operating modes 24 25 Table 5. Various displays in Discharge Mode Various displays (toggled by pressing DISPLAY key) Stage in Capacity Discharge mode Voltage (V) Current (mA) *Time (hh:mm) (mAh/ Ah) During Discharging Discharging time Capacity during discharging current elapsed discharging Instantaneous During charging Battery voltage Charging current Charging time Accumulated elapsed capacity Trickle charging Full stage current Table 6. Various displays in Refresh Mode Various displays (toggled by pressing DISPLAY key) Stage in Refresh Capacity mode Voltage (V) Current (mA) *Time (hh:mm) (mAh/ Ah) During Instantaneous Discharging Discharging time Capacity during discharging Battery voltage current elapsed discharging processes Capacity During charging Instantaneous Charging time Charging current determined in last processes Battery voltage elapsed time discharging Maximum battery Instantaneous Trickle charging Elapsed time of capacity Full stage Battery voltage current last discharging determined in discharging 26 27 Table 7. Various displays in Test Mode Various displays (toggled by pressing DISPLAY key) Stage in Test Capacity mode Voltage (V) Current (mA) *Time (hh:mm) (mAh/ Ah) Charging time During charging Charging current "--- mAh" elapsed During Discharging Discharging time "--- mAh" discharging current elapsed Capacity of the Instantaneous During 2nd 2nd charging battery Battery voltage Charging current charging time elapsed determined in discharging Capacity of the Trickle charging Discharging time battery Full stage current elapsed determined in discharging Note: *The timer will be resumed and counted from 00:00 again after the time elapsed is longer than 20 hours. [. . . ] La Crosse, WI 54601 Phone: 608. 782. 1610 34 35 Fax: 608. 796. 1020 e-mail: support@lacrossetechnology. com (warranty work) sales@lacrossetechnology. com (information on other products) web: www. lacrossetechnology. com Question?Please visit: www. lacrossetechnology. com/9009 Quick Start for charging battery Place battery in charger, plug it in, and let it sit for 10 hours. Note: The charger has many features like "conditioning" batteries which means discharging and charging. It is not recommended to condition batteries until after they have been charged and used 10 times. Overview of Using Modes and Current Options ***Follow these steps left to right Steps Plug in Place Select batteries in mode. . . [. . . ]