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U5042A PAG PULSAR INSTRUCTION MANUAL
undergoing a process, these messages are displayed in a steady state. Where
the battery is undergoing a process, the message blinks. Due to space
considerations, text messages are abbreviated on the four-channel models.
Indications are as follows:
Indication:
Indication:
Appearance:
(2 Channel)
(4 Channel)
ABSENT
ABST
Continuous
WAITING
WAIT
Continuous
CHARGING
CHRG
Blinking
BALANCE
BLNC
Blinking
READY
DONE
Continuous
FAULTY
FAIL
Continuous
RECOVERY
RCVY
Blinking
WAITING/°C
WAIT/°C
Alternate
CHARGING/NiMH
CHRG/NiMH
Alternate
CHARGING/Liion
CHRG/Liion
Alternate
DCHG
Blinking
DCWT
Continuous
4.3 THE FUNCTION BUTTON
Operating modes and display options are selected by means of the Function
button, the operation of which can be summarised as follows:
Hold in while connecting supply: selects charge rate menu.
Hold in 6 seconds (no batteries connected to Snap-On compatible
connectors): turns backlight on/off.
Hold in while connecting battery: selects Discharge-then-Charge program
(not Model No. 9797).
Hold in 6 seconds with battery connected: selects battery interrogation
feature (Snap-On compatible connectors only).
Hold in 12 seconds with battery connected to Snap-On compatible
connector: turns backlight on/off.
Press once: displays discharge capacity (not Model No. 9797) then charge
current loaded.
Press twice: Recovery Charge program (channel 1). Further button presses
move the selection to the other channels.
Status:
No battery connected
Waiting in queue for charge
Charging in progress
Balance charge in progress
Program completed
Battery unsuitable for processing
Recovery charge in progress
Waiting - battery too hot or cold
Charging of PAG NMH in progress
Charging of PAG Li-Ion in
progress (or other Li-Ion via PAG
Intelligent Charge Adaptor).
Discharging in progress
Waiting for discharge
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4.4 SCREEN ILLUMINATION
The screen will automatically illuminate:
◗ At power-up.
◗ If the Function button is operated.
◗ If a battery is connected or disconnected.
The illumination will remain on for a period of forty seconds following the
last activity, and will then be automatically extinguished.
The illumination can be set to OFF mode. Hold the Function button in. The
screen will illuminate. Continue holding the button in until the illumination is
extinguished (six seconds, or twelve seconds if the battery is connected to a
Snap-On compatible connector). The illumination can be returned to ON mode
by holding the button in until the screen illuminates (six seconds, or twelve
seconds if the battery is connected to a Snap-On compatible connector).
NOTE: The charger automatically defaults to illumination ON mode when it is
disconnected from the supply and then reconnected.
4.5 CHANGING THE CHARGE RATE
IMPORTANT: DO NOT CHANGE THE SETTING FROM AUTO MODE UNLESS THERE
ARE GOOD REASONS FOR DOING SO, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHARGING AT
THE ALTERNATIVE RATE ARE FULLY UNDERSTOOD.
Auto Mode: The charger is set to the Auto Mode before leaving the factory.
Auto Mode automatically selects the most appropriate charge rate for all
specified batteries, and it is designed so that even at the lowest rate it can
charge batteries up to 10Ah capacity.
2A charge rate: Nickel-Cadmium or Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries of
reputable manufacture having nominal voltages of between 4.8V and 14.4V,
and nominal capacities of between 1Ah and 5Ah. Batteries with a capacity in
excess of 5Ah will not be fully charged.
3A charge rate: Nickel-Cadmium batteries of reputable manufacture, having
nominal voltages of between 4.8V and 14.4V, and nominal capacities of
between 2Ah and 8Ah. Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries of reputable
manufacture, having nominal voltages of between 4.8V and 14.4V, and
nominal capacities of between 5Ah and 8Ah. Batteries with a capacity in
excess of 8Ah will not be fully charged.
4A charge rate: Nickel-Cadmium batteries of reputable manufacture, having
nominal voltages of between 4.8V and 14.4V, and nominal capacities of
between 2Ah and 10Ah.
NOTE: PAG intelligent batteries automatically over-ride the Auto Mode or
Manual selection, and control their own charge regime.
Hold the Function button in while connecting the charger to the supply.
The screen will display the instruction "HOLD FOR SETUP V x.xxLi".
Continue to hold the button for a few seconds until the set-up screen
appears. The screen will now display the instruction "CHARGE CURRENT SET TO
AUTO. PRESS BUTTON TO CHANGE". Press the Function button to choose
between the Auto Mode or 2A, 3A or 4A rate. The displayed rate will be
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