Raymarine RC400, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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18 RC400 GPS Chartplotter
Cigarette Lighter Adapter
You can also power the RC400 and charge batteries using the supplied
12VDC Cigarette Lighter Adapter. This adapter contains a 1.5A fuse,
which is located inside the plug that is inserted into the cigarette lighter.
To open, unscrew the tip until it separates from the rest of the plug.
Replace fuse with one of the same rating.
Figure 2-6: Opening the Cigarette Lighter Adapter
2.7 Charging the Ni-MH Batteries
After connecting the RC400 to power you are ready to charge the batteries.
Although some voltage may be measured on the Ni-MH batteries initially,
they must be fully charged before normal use.
1. Insert the batteries into the battery pack as described in Section 2.4,
Installing the Batteries and Chart Card .
2. Connect the Power/NMEA cable to ship’s power.
—or—
Connect the Cigarette Lighter Adapter into a 12 VDC cigarette lighter.
3. Connect the molded plug, with the arrow facing you, into the connector
on the bottom of the RC400.
4. Fully charge for 6 hours.
Battery Voltage Indicator
When the RC400 is being used in portable mode, an icon
displays the status of the AA batteries. The icon located in
the upper right corner of the screen, below the status bar.
When the batteries are completely discharged, the battery
icon appears empty. When fully charged, the battery icon
appears full. The figure to the left indicates the six status
levels the battery level icon can display.
When battery charging is complete, the message
BATTERY CHARGE
COMPLETED
appears on the screen. When the unit is in need of charging,
the message
BATTERY LOW
appears on the screen.
NEEDS CHARGING
FULLY CHARGED