Navigating The Charger; Operating The Charger - Spektrum S2100 Instruction Manual

Navigating the Charger

Basic navigation of the charger menus is accomplished using the touch
menu scroll wheel and menu button.
• Slide your fi nger clockwise around the touch menu scroll wheel to
scroll down a menu list.
• Slide your fi nger counter-clockwise to scroll up a menu list.
• Press and release the menu button to select a menu item.
• While on the home screen, press and hold the menu button to enter
the system settings menu.

Operating the Charger

Before operating the charger, know your battery's specifi cations
and any battery-specifi c safety warnings.
1. Connect the included AC cord to the charger and appropriate
power supply to power on your S2100 SMART Charger.
The charger will initialize and display the home screen,
indicating the charger is ready to be used.
2. Connect the battery or batteries to be charged to open channel
1 and/or channel 2 on the front of the charger.
3. Connect the battery balance lead, if available, to the proper
balance port. Make sure to use the correct balance port
located directly under the Channel description on the charger's
faceplate.
4. Press and release the menu button to display the Task Settings
list (make sure the correct channcel is noted in the header):
Task Settings
Select Task Charge, Discharge, Storage
Battery Type Select the appropriate battery chemistry
Battery Voltage Set the individual cell ending voltage
Set the number of cells in the battery (this
value auto-detects if using a Spektrum
Cell Count
Connector equipped battery or if the battery
balance lead is connected to the balance port)
Current Set the charge current
Start Start the task cycle
Back Return to the home screen
If using a Spektrum SMART Battery and Spektrum SMART charger
together the following parameters are automatically set for the
user: Battery Cell Count, Battery Type, Battery Charge Current Rate
and Battery Capacity.
Select the desired Task.
5. Confi rm the settings are correct for the battery being charged.
WARNING: Always check charging parameters before
initiating the charge process. Charging any battery with
improper settings , including charging a battery in the wrong
mode, can result in property damage and fi re.
6. Scroll to the Start menu item.
7. Press and release the menu button to begin charging.
EN
Touch menu scroll wheel
To stop the charging cycle:
1. Press and release the menu button during the active charge
cycle.
2. Select the Stop menu item.
3. Press and release the menu button. The charger will return to the
home screen.
WARNING: Always stop the charging cycle or remove
power supplied to the charger if you notice any
irregularities (like a swollen battery) during charging.
During the charging process:
• While the battery is "fast charging" the background of the
charger screen is orange.
• When the fast charge cycle is complete, the charger will beep
once and the background screen will change to green. The
charger is balancing the battery cells.
• Once the background changes to blue, charging is complete.
• The bottom of the screen displays battery information during the
charge process. Scroll through the information screens using the
™
Smart
touch scroll wheel.
- The fi rst screen displays the individual cell voltage.
- The second screen displays the individual cell resistance
(available only during cell balancing).
- The third screen displays the charger input voltage, output
voltage, temperature, total output energy of the active cycle,
completed charge cycles of the system and charge cycles of
the battery.
When charging is complete:
The charger double beeps twice to indicate the charge cycle is
complete.
1. Disconnect the battery from the charger. The charger will
continue to beep until the battery is disconnected.
2. The charger will return to the home screen.
3. If you are done charging, disconnect the power supply from
the charger to power off.
4
Menu button