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Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger User’s Guide

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Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger™
User's Guide

Release 1.0 (October 1998)

 1996 Hand Held Products, Inc.

All Rights Reserved.

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Hand Held Products, Inc. offers this manual solely for the convenience of the users of the Dolphin Multiple Battery
Charger, and all warranties, implied or written are disclaimed, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.  While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the
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in this manual.  Hand Held Products, Inc. does not in any manner represent that this user's manual is completely accurate
or descriptive of all occasions that might arise regarding the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger. The information in this
manual is subject to change without notice. This manual contains confidential and proprietary information, and is
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Summary of Contents for Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger

Page 1: ...Hand Held Products Inc Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger User s Guide Release 1 0 P N 80010110 ...

Page 2: ...ttery Charger The information in this manual is subject to change without notice This manual contains confidential and proprietary information and is copyrighted No part of this manual may be reproduced or photocopied in any form or disclosed to any person without prior written consent from Hand Held Products Inc Requests for additional copies of this publication should be sent to the nearest addr...

Page 3: ...Pack Into The Charger 3 Charging Batteries In The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger 3 Servicing The Battery Pack 4 DOLPHIN MULTIPLE BATTERY CHARGER FEATURES 5 TOP PANEL LAYOUT 6 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 WARRANTY 8 Who Is Covered By The Warranty 8 What s Covered By The Warranty 8 What s Not Covered By The Warranty 8 How Problems Should Be Handled 8 Return Information 9 How To Extend Your Warranty 10 APPEND...

Page 4: ...ltage The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger charges the battery rapidly when the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger senses that the battery pack is fully charged the charging rate drops to a trickle charge The trickle charge keeps the battery pack at full capacity This charging method protects the battery from being damaged by overcharging The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger can charge 10 battery pa...

Page 5: ...t it is always ready to use Supplying Power To The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger Locate the AC power cord that came with your Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger Plug the power cord into the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger Universal wide input voltage AC input then plug the power cord into a wall socket Depress the GREEN Power Switch located in the bottom left hand corner of the top panel The GRE...

Page 6: ...ps to a trickle charge and the GREEN status LED illuminates The trickle charge keeps the battery pack at full capacity A dead battery will charge to full capacity in approximately three hours This charging method protects the battery from being damaged by overcharging The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger s status LEDs indicate the current charging status of the Dolphin Battery Pack The following c...

Page 7: ... the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger will then totally discharge and fully recharge the battery pack automatically This cycle requires approximately 8 hours to complete The ORANGE status LED will begin to flash in sync with the LED associated with the Condition and Calibrate switch Any batteries inserted after the Condition and Calibrate switch has been depres...

Page 8: ...arging as many as 10 Dolphin Battery Packs The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger is designed to charge 3 6V NiMH rechargeable battery packs A two level charging algorithm switches from fast charge to trickle charge when the battery is fully charged This method provides rapid charging without overcharging The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger incorporates a Condition and Calibrate cycle used to corre...

Page 9: ...ide Page 6 Chapter 4 Top Panel Layout This section contains information regarding features located on the top panel of the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger Battery Status LEDs Power Switch LED Condition and Calibrate Switch LED Charging Pocket ...

Page 10: ...ns on the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger Also check to ensure the POWER switch is ON and the battery pack is properly seated The RED status ERROR LED comes ON during charging Attempt to charge the battery in another pocket location If the RED ERROR LED follows the battery then the problem is associated with the battery pack If the RED ERROR LED stays with the pocket then the problem is associate...

Page 11: ...ect indirect consequential or incidental damages resulting from the use results of use or inability to use this product No one is authorized to change add to or otherwise alter this Warranty without the express written permission of an officer of 3 What s Not Covered By The Warranty This Warranty does not cover software or damage to the product caused by modification alteration misapplication misu...

Page 12: ...nited Kingdom TEL 44 0 7000 426343 FAX 44 0 7074 426343 You must have an RMA number to receive service from the repair facility for North and South America Asia and the Pacific Rim Failure to obtain an RMA number before shipping your product to this repair facility can delay the processing of your repair request When calling for service at any of our repair facilities please be prepared to give th...

Page 13: ...roducts will ship the product at our cost to your location Non warranty repairs will be returned at the customer s expense unless otherwise requested Units currently under a service agreement will be shipped per the service agreement Please make note of the RMA number if required before shipping and the product s serial number for future reference How To Extend Your Warranty Hand Held Products off...

Page 14: ...Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger User s Guide Page 11 Appendix I Declaration of conformity ...

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