Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger User manual

One World. One Smart Choice.™
Owner’s Manual
CINE VCLX/2 BATTERY
7595-0338 Rev D
®

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 IMPORTANT
 INTRODUCTION
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2-3 FEATURES
 CHARGINGWITHCINEVCLX/2CHARGER
 CHARGINGWITHCINEVCLXCHARGER
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4 RealTime®LCD
 LOWBATTERYWARNINGS
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5 GUIDELINESFOROPTIMUMPERFORMANCEANDMAXIMUMLIFE
 SERVICE
 SPECIFICATIONS
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6 LIMITEDWARRANTY

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IMPORTANT
TheCINEVCLX/2BatterycanonlybechargedwiththeCINEVCLX/2oraCINEVCLXcharger.DONOTattempttochargethisbatterywithany
othercharger.
TheCINEVCLX/2batteryrepresentsthelatestinbatterytechnology.NickelMetalHydride(NiMH)issimilartoNiCadbatteriesinmostcharacter-
istics.However,NiMHhasmoresensitivecharginganddischargingparametersandrequiresalongerchargetimeforoptimumperformance.The
chargetimeisapproximately3hourswiththeCINEVCLX/2chargeror7½hourswiththeCINEVCLXcharger.
ThedevelopmentoftheCINE VCLX/2batterysystemhasbeenmadepossiblebyadvancementsinacelltechnology.Thesenickelmetal
hydridecellsprovidethehighestenergydensitycellavailable.Thehighperformanceofthenewbatteriesisassuredthroughtheincorporation
ofthepioneeringInterActivetechnologyoftheAnton/BauerDigitalsystem.Thebatteryisequippedwithanonboard“fuelcomputer”which
monitorsenergyputintoandtakenoutofeachbattery,aswellascriticaloperatingcharacteristicsandconditions.Thisdataiscommunicated
totheInterActivechargertoensuresafeandoptimizereliableperformance.
Inaddition,remainingbatterycapacityinformationisavailabletotheoperatorbymeansoftheRealTime™LCDdisplayonthebattery.
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Thisbatterysurpassesthetraditional“blockbattery”,whichisthemostcommonbatteryusedtopowerlmcameras,byhavinganextraor-
dinarypowerratingof280watthoursor19amperehours.Thesimultaneous28v(regulated)and14.4v(nominal)outputsallowspoweringof
multiplepiecesofequipmentatthesametime.Also,aregulated28voutputallowsyoutopowervirtuallyanylmcamerafromaMovieCamto
anARRI435.
INTRODUCTION
Cine VCLX/2
12A fuse
28V OUTPUT
10A fuse
14.4V OUTPUT
Fuel gauge
LCD
Low battery
warning LED
19 Pin LEMO
Charger
14.4V 4 Pin XLR
OUTPUT
28V 3 Pin XLR
OUTPUT
warningLED

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FEATURES
1. Microprocessor Fuel Computer -Accuratelymonitorsthe
energyputintoandtakenoutofthebattery.Thisdataispro-
cessedwithsophisticatedprogramsthattakeintoaccount
batteryage,selfdischarge,charge/dischargerate,cellimbalance
andpreviouslyexperiencedcharge/dischargecycles.TheCINE
VCLX/2batteryconstantly“learns”itsprecisestateofchargeand
remainingcapacity.Thisdataisautomaticallytransmittedtothe
charger.
2. Integral RealTime®‘LCD’ -Accuratelydisplaysthepercentageof
remainingbatterycapacityatalltimes.
3. Multi-Voltage Output -Themulti-voltageoutput,both14.4volt
and28voltmakesthisbatteryunique,makingittheperfectap-
plicationformostlmcameras.
4. High Current Output –Allowsfor10ampcurrentdrawnfrom
14.4voltoutputsand12ampdrawfrom28voltoutput.
5. Case design -ThehighqualitydesignoftheCINEVCLX/2bat-
teryprotectsthecellsfromimpactandnormaloperatinguse.
6. Individual Computer Testing -LikeallprofessionalAnton/Bauer
batteries,thisbatteryhasbeenindividuallycomputertested,for
assuranceofoptimumcapacity,voltageandoverallquality.
7. Low Voltage Cut-Off - TheCINEVCLX/2batteryhasalowvolt-
agecut-offtoprotectagainstdamagetothebattery.Thelow
voltagecut-offissetto12volts.
Chargethisbatteryfullybeforeusing.Allowthebatterytoreach
asteadygreenmodebeforeusing.Chargingisautomatic.The
ashingredandgreenlightsindicatethechargerandbatteryare
establishingcommunications.Simplyplugthe19pLEMOcon-
nectorfromtheCS-GBCcableintothebatteryandtheotherend
intothecharger.Note:Itisrecommendedthatthechargerrstbe
pluggedintoACmainsandthenattachthebatteryforcharging.
ThefollowingarethestandardindicationsonanyAnton/Bauer
charger:
• Alternatingredandgreen:Evaluatingbatteryand/orrejuvenatinglow
voltagebattery.
• Steadyred:Batteryholdingfortemperaturestabilization
• Flashingred:Charging
• Steadygreen:Lifesaver®orequalizemode.Batterieswillremaincharge
andreadyforuseindenitely
• Flashinggreen:Fullbatteryinstalledverifyingchargestate.
CHARGING WITH THE CINE
VCLX/2 CHARGER
CINE-VCLX/2
Charger
ChargingLED’s CS-GBC
Cable

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CHARGING WITH THE CINE VCLX CHARGER
Chargethisbatteryfullybeforeusing.Allowthebatterytoreachasteadygreenmodebeforeusing.Chargingisautomatic.Theash-
ingredandgreenlightsindicatethechargerandbatteryareestablishingcommunications.Simplyplugthe19pLEMOconnectorfrom
theCS-GBCcableintothechargerandthenplugtheotherend(19pLEMOconnector)intothebattery.Note:itisrecommendedthatthe
chargerrstbepluggedintoACmainsandthenattachthebatteryforcharging.
ThefollowingarethestandardindicationsonanyAnton/Bauercharger:
• Alternatingredandgreen:Evaluatingbatteryand/orrejuvenatinglow
• voltagebattery.
• Steadyred:Batteryholdingfortemperaturestabilization
• Flashingred:Charging
• SteadyGreen:Lifesaver®orequalizemode.Batterieswillremaincharge
andreadyforuseindenitely
CS-GBC
Cable
Charging LED’s
CINE VCLX
Charger
Charger
Cable