CAR 3in1
LCD Rapid Charger, USB Power Adapter & Emergency Battery
Vivanco GmbH, Ewige Weide 15, D-22926 Ahrensburg, [email protected]
3
available, but charged AA or AAA batteries, CAR 3in1
can act as an emergency battery for USB devices,
providing hours of extra playing/running time of e.g.MP3
players, when internal batteries are already exhausted.
Safety precautions:
•
This device is suitable only for charging nickel-
cadmium (NiCd) or nickel-metal hydride (NiMH)
battery packs. Any attempt to charge other (non-
rechargeable) batteries or battery packs can cause
serious damage and is therefore not permitted.
•
Do not use leaking or corroding battery packs.
•
Do not use the device outdoors or in wet rooms.
•
Do not leave children unsupervised while the
device is in use.
•
Always remove the device from the mains socket
before cleaning or when it is not in use.
•
In the event of malfunction, have the device
repaired by a specialist.
Charger
1.
Insert 1 to 4 batteries into the charger.
2.
Make sure that the batteries are connected with the
correct polarity and that perfect contact is
guaranteed.
3.
Connect the mains plug of the AC lead to a mains
power outlet (100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz) and the
other end of the cable to the charger's AC
connector. Or connect the charger to the car's
cigarette lighter socket using the car adapter. Or
connect the charger to a computer USB port or
USB charging adapter using the USB power cable.
For vehicle or computer connection use
Input 5V=
- 12 V=
on rear left hand side.
4.
The LED control lamp and on the LCD
CHARGE
and the battery icon of an individual battery turns
on to indicate that the battery is being rapid-
charged correctly. The indication segments of the
battery icon are switched on from bottom to top
and then off again etc., see
Fig. 1
, indicating the
individual cell’s charging level. When 50% of the
battery capacity is charged the first segment stays
on.
- If a defective or wrong type of battery is
connected, the corresponding Battery icon twinkles
and the charging of that cell is stopped.
5.
When all segments stay on a cell is charged
completely and the device automatically switches
over to trickle charge. This provides optimal
protection against overcharging and the batteries
can remain in the charger until required for use.
– If
the battery temperature is too high, the charger will
stop charging.- When all cells are charged
completely
CHARGE
is switched off..
