Owner`s manual

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1. STORAGE- Keep batteries cool or at room temperatures
whenever possible. Sustained elevated temperatures are the
primary reason for premature failure of batteries:
a. Charging- Charge batteries at room temperature. In warm
climate keep batteries/chargers in air conditioned rooms for
best performance.
b. Onassignment- Do not leave batteries in a hot location
(such as a vehicle) or out in direct sunlight.
c. Do not leave a battery attached to a camera/device dur-
ing storage. “Keep warm” circuitry in the camera can drain
the battery, because the HyTRON battery has specialized
circuits which will not allow a battery to over discharge, the
battery will protect itself and shut down.
d. SleepMode- Batteries should always be stored in a
charged state and kept cool. If batteries must be stored
for a long period (over 14 days), the battery electronics will
enter a “sleep” mode. It will reactivate when the battery is
picked up, (via its internal motion sensor) subjected to a
load, or placed on a charger.
e. DeepSleepMode-Anton/Bauer Logic Series batteries
come standard with a Deep Sleep feature, which allows the
user to place the battery’s circuitry into a shut down mode,
protecting the battery from self-discharge when not in use.
You can “wake” the battery in one of three ways:
•Installing on an InterActive charger
•Attaching to a camera/device
•Pressing the reset button on the battery face.
•Users can place the batteries back into Deep Sleep Mode
using the required AB-BMS Gold Mount and software
(download available from www.antonbauer.com).
2. DISCHARGE-Do not over-discharge batteries - It is quite
common to discharge a battery until a low voltage warning
in the camera or device is observed. However, a switch to a
fresh battery should occur as soon as possible following such
indication. Never leave a battery operated device unattended
while it is running.
a. 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.
b. Routine use of a battery at discharge rates greater than the
battery rating (e.g. 150 watts maximum, 75 watts or less for
lighting load) can reduce overall service life. Always select
the proper size battery for your application.
c. Low voltage batteries can also be caused by allowing
batteries to remain off the charger for extended periods
causing the LCD display to be blank, indicating that the
electronic circuitry has removed all load from the battery
cells – including the display. In the case that the battery is
in a low voltage condition the battery should be returned
to the charger. The charge routine will not be initiated by
the charger until all other batteries have completed their
fast charge routines. Therefore, a low voltage battery can
be installed on an InterActive charger without the charger
indicating recognition. The battery should remain on the
charger until charging is complete. It may be helpful to
remove other batteries before placing a battery with a
blank display on the charger. If the battery display goes
from blank to ashing, remove from charger and reinstall.
If ashing display condition remains, contact customer
support.
3. CLEANING-Periodic cleaning of both the charger terminals and
battery terminals will ensure continued reliable operation. Clean
the terminals occasionally with a pencil eraser or lightly scrape
the surface with a blunt instrument to help reduce this possibility.
Anton/Bauer publishes a comprehensive “Video Battery Handbook”
to help you further understand the care and use of video batteries.
This guide can be downloaded from the web at www.antonbauer.
com or, by contacting Anton/Bauer at 1-800-422-3473 or 203-929-
1100 or fax [phone].
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