Etesia CA362E User manual

CA362E
GB User Manual
(Translation of the originals
instructions manual)
Please read carefully before using your charger
CHARGER FOR RECHARGEABLE
STORAGE CELL N-ERGY LI-ION
36 V / 21 AH REF. PA362E

CONTENTS
1. Your safety and that of others ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Key to diagrams............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
3. Description.................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
4. Pictures ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
5. Technical specifications................................................................................................................................................................ 5
6. Preparation and getting started
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7. Maintenance.................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
8. Standard repairs - Problems and remedies.................................................................................................................................... 7
9. Protection of the Environment - Waste (pollutant) disposal......................................................................................................... 7
10. Warranty........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9

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CONGRATULATIONS
You are now the proud owner of an Etesia charger!
This extremely reliable and tough machine has been specially
designed to give many years of service.
In order to prolong the life of your charger and keep it in excellent
working order, read this manual carefully and always follow the
safety recommendations and maintenance instructions.
Store this booklet in a safe place for any later need.
ETESIA has a policy of continuously improving the quality of its
products, therefore your charger might show slight differences
compared with the description in the present booklet.
BEFORE USING YOUR CHARGER
• Prior to use, check that safety labels are present on the charger as
indicated in the manual.
If any safety labels are missing, inform your dealer immediately.
• It is required by law to carry them.
• Before using your charger, make sure that you are completely
familiar with the controls and operating instructions.
BEFORE STARTING THE CHARGER
• Read all the usage and maintenance instructions. Failure to follow
these instructions can result in serious or even fatal injuries.
• Obtain good understanding of the risks associated with the use
of the machine, injuries potentially caused by these risks, and
precautions to take in order to avoid them.
• To ensure a trouble free service life for your charger, perform
maintenance and appropriate care indicated in this manual.
• Always keep this manual at hand so you can refer to it any time you
need information.
WARNINGS
a) Read the instructions before charging.
b) CA362E charger is only intended for indoor use. Do not expose
to rain.
c) The CA362E charger is only designed to recharge the rechargeable
N-ERGY PA362E storage cell (separately available). It automatically
controls the charging.
d) Warning! The charger should not be used to recharge non-
rechargeable batteries.
e) Regularly examine the battery charger, especially the cables, plugs
and the casing for detecting any kind of damage. If the battery
charger is damaged, it should not be used until repaired.
f) CA362E charger is not intended for use by persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or by those with a
lack of experience or knowledge; unless they benefit from the
intermediation of a person responsible for their safety, supervision
or preliminary instructions concerning the use of the charger.
Children should not be allowed to use the charger.
The charger and its connecting cords should be kept away from the
reach of children.
It is advisable to supervise children to ensure they do not play with
the charger.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
CA362E charger should not be exposed to moisture and water
penetration:
• Do not wash the charger. Brush it as needed and wipe it with a dry
rag.
• Do not immerse the charger.
• Do not use it in the rain.
• When not in use, unplug the charger and store it in a cool and dry
place where there is no risk of damage.
WARNING! N-ERGY PA362E rechargeable storage cell must
only be recharged with the CA362E charger:
• CA362E charger has many automatic features and has been
specially designed for recharging in complete safely.
• CA362E charger should only be used for recharging the
rechargeable N-ERGY PA362E storage cell. It should not be used to
recharge non-rechargeable batteries in any case.
ABNORMAL OPERATION:
• You should always avoid using your charger if you realize that it
does not function normally and search for the causes.
• If you feel a suspicious odor or see abnormal heating of the
rechargeable storage cell, disconnect the charger and do not use it
anymore.
1• YOUR SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHERS

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This symbol appears in the instruction manual alongside
those sections which deal with user safety.
This symbol appears in the instruction manual alongside
important information on how to prolong the life of your
charger.
2• KEY TO DIAGRAMS - SAFETY
3• DESCRIPTION
1. Before using, please read and follow the safety and maintenance
instructions included in the manual.
2. For indoor use only.
3. Do not expose to rain.
4. The waste of electrical and electronic equipment subject to
selective collection.
Do not dispose the charger with household waste.
5. Charging LED.
6. Voltage LED.
1. Charge connector
2. Power cord
3. Voltage LED
4. Charging LED

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4• PICTURES
Model CA362E
Version N-ERGY Li-Ion ref. 50556
for rechargeable storage cell ref. PA362E
Input I/P : 220-240 V~ / 50/60 Hz / 3,8 A
Output O/P : 36 VDC / 11 A
with integrated load correction factor
Supply circuit protection By “T” fuse
Load circuit protection By «MCU” controller
- Reduced output voltage in the absence of the battery (O/P <5.5 VDC)
- In case of short circuit (automatic power cut)
- In case of reverse polarity (automatic power cut)
- In case of overheating (automatic power cut when the internal temperature of
the charger exceeds 80 °C)
- Automatic shutdown after charging
Dimensions 250 mm x 126 mm x 74 mm
Weight 1,55 kg
5• TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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PREPARATION OF THE CHARGER
- Connect the power cord to the connection socket on the back of the
charger housing.
USING THE CHARGER
CHARGING THE RECHARGEABLE STORAGE CELL
PA362E
WARNING! Recharging should not be done in
conned areas or an environment which is damp,
dusty or under exposure to heat.
• Remove the protective cap from the charging socket of the
rechargeable storage cell and connect the charging cable connector
(see 1 picture 1) respecting the orientation determined by the
actuator and screw and tighten the retaining ring.
• Connect the plug of the power cord to a 230 V~ power outlet.
It automatically activates the charging status display on top of the
rechargeable storage cell (see 2 picture 1)
which is accompanied by
the LEDs on the front of the charger being lit.
- Voltage indicator lit red (see 3 picture 1) : The charger is
powered correctly.
- Charging indicator lit red (see 4 picture 1) : Charge cycle in
progress.
Monitoring the charge cycle and charge termination
The observation of the charging status display on top of the
rechargeable storage cell informs you about the progress of the
charging. 5 coloured LEDs light up progressively, starting with the
red light next to the «I/O» button.
When the five lights are on, the rechargeable storage cell is almost
charged. When charging is complete, the charging current is
automatically terminated and the charge indicator on the charger
changes colour (green).
• Remove the power cord plug from the 230 V outlet.
• Unscrew the retaining ring and remove the charging connector.
• Put on the protective cap on the input socket of the rechargeable
storage cell.
• Put the rechargeable storage cell in stand-by mode by pressing the
«I/O» button on the display: the lights go out.
Otherwise, the rechargeable storage cell is put on stand-by by itself
after a few minutes.
6• PREPARATION AND GETTING STARTED
7• MAINTENANCE
ROUTINE MAINTENANCE OF THE CHARGER
Before any maintenance, unplug the power cord plug from
the 230 V outlet.
The CA362E charger does not require any special maintenance.
However, it is sensitive to shocks, abnormal heating, humidity and dust.
You should take care of:
- Making sure to unplug it when not in use.
- Ensuring regular cleaning with a dry rag or as needed, with a soft
brush.
- Avoiding exposure to shock, heat, water and dust.
- Storing it in a dry, well ventilated area.

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Most operating problems are due to wrong handling and using, poor use of the charger or the lack of normal recommended maintenance.
The following table describes simple methods of determining a few malfunctions and correcting them.
If the problem persists, we recommend that you contact one of our approved ETESIA dealers (list on requist to ETESIA - 67165
WISSEMBOURG Cedex - France).
ANORMAL OPERATION PROBABLE CAUSE REMEDY
The voltage indicator of the charger Default charger power....................................................Unplug the power cord and verify its good
does not turn on. condition and make sure the outlet is turned on.
The LEDs of the display will not Default on the charging circuit of the storage ...............Installing or replacing the fuse «F15A».
turn on and charge indicator cell (fuse «F15A» of the rechargeable storage
remains off when the charger is cell is missing or defective).
turned on.
The charge indicator is green, but The charge was interrupted because of..........................Unplug the charger and let it cool, then
the 5 lights on the charge status overheating of the rechargeable storage cell. reconnect to resume charging.
display of the storage cell are not
all on.
The charge indicator is red, and the The charge was interrupted because of..........................Unplug the charger and let it cool, then
lights on the charge status display overheating of the charger and the rechargeable re-connect to resume charging.
of the storage cell are all off. storage cell is automatically put on standby.
Important: Only use ETESIA parts as replacements. The quality of the work, the life of the charger and your safety
depend on it.
In addition to risks incurred by the user, the use of parts other than the manufacturer’s will result in the cancellation of the warranty for any
damage caused. ETESIA refuse to accept responsibility for accidents due to the use of parts not coming from the manufacturer.
8• STANDARD REPAIRS - PROBLEMS AND REMEDIES
9• PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
- WASTE (POLLUTANT) DISPOSAL
The presence of hazardous substances in electrical and
electronic equipment affects the environment and health.
Households have their role in reuse, recycling and other forms of
recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).
They are required not to dispose of WEEE with unsorted municipal
waste and to collect them selectively through recovery and
collection systems available to them.

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10• WARRANTY
DEFINITIONS
• Dealer, importer = Distributor linked to ETESIA by an agreement
(dealership or importer contract). The dealer and the importer are in
charge of selling and servicing ETESIA machines.
• User, buyer = physical or moral person, company, local authority
or association having bought legally a machine new or second hand
from a dealer.
• Domestic use = use of a machine on a private ground. Machine is
owned by the user and just use to clear its private piece of ground
(main or secondary residence).
• Professional use = use of an ETESIA machine, in exchange of
money or not, on public areas to maintain companies or institutions
like : hospitals, associations,….or on private fields being owned by
a third person.
• The user completes the warranty card indicating the type of use
for every machine. This declaration engages its responsibility and
denes the legal warranty period.
• Should ETESIA discover that the machine is not used in the use
initially declared, ETESIA allows itself to cancel the warranty.
• Wear parts/consumable parts : parts needing to be changed
inevitably to enable an optimal normal use of the machine.
• Normal use = use of the machine according to all instructions
mentioned in the instruction book (including safety and maintenance).
GENERAL WARRANTY CONDITIONS
• In addition to the legal warranty, ETESIA offers a contractual
warranty. The ETESIA warranty concerns the exchange of parts
free of charge in case of material, production or conception
fault. This warranty applies on the product as he leave ETESIA
production line.
• The delivery company is the only responsible in case of transport
damage. It is however the addressee responsibility when damages
occurs during transport to mention reserves on the delivery note
when receiving the goods and to inform ETESIA within 48H by
registered letter.
• The instruction book delivered with every machine contents all
information regarding machines use. Any different use from the
one described in the instruction book can be dangerous for the user
and reduce machine life. In such cases, ETESIA can not be held
responsible.
CONTRACTUAL WARRANTY
The ETESIA contractual warranty is granted:
- For a period of 1 year of professional use.
- For a period of 2 years of domestic use for CA362E charger and the
controller associated with it.
For all defects in materials and manufacturing, according to the
terms specified below.
1) Instructions from the instructions book have been respected.
2) The warranty card has been returned to ETESIA immediately after
the machine purchase or completed on the extranet site.
3) A revision is recommended after periods indicated in the
instruction book.
4) To require a repair under warranty claim, the buyer will contact
rst the ETESIA dealer. Should it not be possible, he could contact
ETESIA who would propose an alternative solution.
5) Just repairs done in ETESIA dealers workshops can be taken under
warranty.
6) Any material, production or conception fault recognized by
ETESIA as such will be eligible to warranty (parts and labour). It
will therefore be paid back to the dealer according to charge scale
mentioned in the agreement.
It is dealer responsibility to make sure that the end user does
receive the complete warranty allowed by ETESIA.
Should ETESIA not recognize any fault, the dealer will be held
responsible. ETESIA reserves the right to cancel the decision with
no compensation or warning. Transportation cost for machines
and parts are at user cost.
7) Any intervention done within warranty time, in particular in case
of parts exchange, will not give right to any new warranty period.
8) In case of parts exchange under warranty, ETESIA reserves the
right to use either new or second hand parts. Parts given free of
charge by ETESIA can required at any time by ETESIA.
They need to be sent back on simple request. Should ETESIA
not receive these parts, warranty claim would automatically be
cancelled.
9) This warranty however does not cover : parts damaged during a
repair action ; machines not having been serviced according to
the repair schedule mentioned in the instruction book ; parts with
normal wear.
Please nd a list (not complete) of wearing parts: spark plugs,
lters, exhaust, seals, membranes, blades, blade coupling parts,
belts, clutch’s, batteries, battery electrolytes, control cables, sheath,
fuel pipes, durits, cooling liquid, hydraulic and lubrication liquids,
fuel, seat, bonnets, grass box, material grass box frame, mudguards,
pedal covers, running board cover, anti scalp kit, roll axle...
10) Warranty right is cancelled in the following cases:
- Damages due to non respect of safety, maintenance use and
storage instructions. ETESIA will not be held responsible,
legally in particular, for damages resulting from other uses
than the ones described in the instruction book.
- Damages due to accident or collision.
- Damages due to a modification of the original machine or use
of non original spare parts.
- Damages on machines not having been maintained by the
ETESIA dealer network.
11) In case of owner change, the outstanding warranty period can be
transferred to the new owner. However to enable this transfer a
written request need to be sent to ETESIA after sales department.
This request needs to attest as well that the new end user has
received the instruction book for the machine as well as the
warranty terms.
12) ETESIA keeps the right to check that preliminary conditions for
warranty have been respected by the buyer.
13) When warranty application is requested, ETESIA does deliver the
parts as soon as possible. However an immediate delivery can not
be requested. A delay in delivery would in no case give right to
compensation or to warranty extension.
14) Any additional claims to ETESIA is excluded.
15) Any breakdown suspected as being a fault subject to warranty
has to be brought to attention to an ETESIA dealer. The ETESIA
dealer is in fact the only contact able to submit a warranty claim
to ETESIA.
Should a dispute occur the competent tribunal is the one
mentioned in the ETESIA dealership.
IMPORTANT NOTE :
As soon as a machine purchase takes place, the warranty cards needs
to be :
- completed, signed and sent back to :
ETESIA – SERVICE GARANTIE
67165 WISSEMBOURG CEDEX FRANCE
- or completed by your dealer on line on the extranet.

Année de fabrication
Done in Wissembourg, the 11/27/2014
Mr. Patrick VIVES
The President
We,
13, rue de l’Industrie, 67165 WISSEMBOURG CEDEX
declare under our responsibility that the
charger, type CA362E to which this declaration refers, fulfil all the relevant terms of European
directives applicable to them :
- 2004/108/CE Electromagnetic compatibility
- 2006/95/CE Electrical equipment intended to be used within certain voltage limits
- 2011/65/UE Restrictions on the use of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment
Mr Claude Treger
13, rue de l'industrie 67165 Wissembourg CEDEX,
is the person authorized to constitute the technical file.
Assessment of conformity ti in-house inspection of machine manufacture according to Annex VIII of directive 2006/42/EC.
Due to their permanent improvement policy, ETESIA reserves the
right to modify specifications, text and pictures without prior notice.
ETESIA SAS - 13, Rue de l’Industrie - F-
67165 WISSEMBOURG CEDEX
Strasbourg Trade & Commerce Register B343 510 996
11397_01_112014i0
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Modell:
Serial number:

ETESIA
SERVICE GARANTIE
13 rue de l'Industrie
67165 WISSEMBOURG CEDEX
France
Stamp
here
please

WARRANTY CERTIFICATE
USER NAME ___________________________Forename _________________________
Street ___________________________Post code _________________________
Town __________________________ Country____________________________
Tel ______________________________Date of purchas _____ _____ 20 ___
@ Email : ________________________________________________________________________
I already own an ETESIA qyes - qno
Area to be mown: Mowing frequency: I am, I represent:
qLess than 1000 m2 qMore than once the week qA privat 
q1000 to 2000 m2 qOnce the week qAn association, a company
q2000 to 5000 m2 qTwice the month qA council
q5000 to 10 000 m2 qOnce the month qA landscaper (green areas professionnal)
q10 000 to 20 000 m2 qLess than once the month qOther, specify ________________________________________
qMore than 20 000 m2
Date________________________
Signature ___________________
Signature and confirmation of the user :
- that he has taken possession of a machine in perfect working order ;
- that the user has been handed over and that he thoroughly read the use instructions, safety and maintenance suggestions figuring in it ;
- that he has been informed of the warranty terms and that he accepts said terms without reserve or restriction ;
- that he has been informed by the‘’Contract of breakdown service per alarm « GPS »’’ (automatic lawnmower ETMowers)
Dealer's stamp and signature
Date :_____________________________________________
This card has to be returned completed to ETESIA upon the first setting up.
Automatic lawnmower ETMower - Track and Trace : User code query
Contact : __________________________Cell phone number for SMS information : ______________
- Dealer : _________________________________- Installer : _______________________________
- End user :________________________________- Importer : _______________________________
Installation provided by : _____________________________________________________________
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MODEL: SERIAL
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