Charging Your Batteries - ProMariner ProSport6 PFC Owner's Manual And Installation Manual

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Charging your Batteries

The ProSport Charger is designed to charge, condition, maintain and recondition your batteries. Please follow
these steps each time you use your ProSport charger:
1. Open all battery compartments and ventilate for at least 15 minutes before applying AC power to your
charger. While charging your batteries make sure to keep your battery compartment open allowing for free
air ventilation.
2. Make sure all DC battery connections are tight and clean. Follow battery manufacturer's recommendations
for battery cell caps. (loosen caps if applicable).
Once your new ProSport is installed and properly connected to batteries you will be ready to plug it in.
3. Connect a heavy duty UL approved extension cord to the ProSport charger first. After connecting the
extension cord to the charger, proceed to plug the extension cord to a nearby 120/230 VAC GFCI
protected (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupt) outlet.
4. Assuming your batteries are discharged, and your ProSport is factory set (black programming cap
installed) for standard Flooded (lead-acid) batteries, you should observe ProSport's self test mode (flashing
red charge mode LED), blue AC power LED turn on, followed by the red battery type LED turning on (red is
the factory setting of standard Flooded (lead-acid)/AGM type batteries) and once the green system check OK
LED turns on you will notice a solid red charge mode indicator identifying the charging process has started.
Note: The ProSport has built in self testing to insure all batteries are connected correctly. The self test is automatic
and will take place everytime the unit is plugged into a 120/230 VAC outlet. The self test may take 2 minutes
to complete. During the self test the LED will flash indicating it is in self test mode. If everything is connected
properly and the batteries are OK the charger's system check OK indicator will illuminate green and the ProSport
will then go into its charge mode indicated by a solid red LED.
If the charger does not go into the charge mode and a red "fault" LED is illuminated then make
sure your batteries have a voltage greater than 2 volts DC present and refer to the trouble
shooting section on page 25.
5. The multi-stage charging process is complete when only the green LED for the Auto Maintain mode is
illuminated and the blue AC power LED remain on indicating that your batteries are fully charged and are
being automatically maintained with (Energy Saver Mode) which will monitor batteries and Auto Maintain
batteries only when needed to maintain a full state of charge.
6. When you are ready to use your boat, unplug your extension cord at the GFCI outlet first, followed by
unplugging the charger.
Optional Battery Bank Status Monitor
See your local dealer or retailer for the ProMariner Remote Battery Bank Status Monitor. The remote monitor
is easy to install and connects directly to your boat's batteries. Once installed, simply hold down the "push-
to-test" button and observe the charge level indicator for each battery (up to 3 batteries can be monitored).
Note: AC power to the battery charger and the boat's engine must be off when using the
Remote Battery Bank Status Monitor.