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Solo!
USER!MANUAL!

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Contents!
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Solo!Product!Features! ! ! ! ! !3! !
Package!Contents! ! !! ! ! !4!
Initial!Set!Up!and!Connecting!the!Solo! ! !! !6! !
Using!the!Solo!!!!!!!7!
Using!the!Information!Screens! ! ! ! !8!
Controlling!the!Solo!!!!!13!
Safety!features!&!precautions!!!!17!
Technical!specification!!!!!19!
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Solo!Product!Features!
The!Ex-Cell!Solo!unit!is!designed!to!provide!support!to!a!vehicle!battery!where!
there!is!no!access!to!mains!power.!It!is!comprised!of!up!to!three!separate!Power!
Packs!that!constantly!monitor!the!vehicle!battery!and!recharge!it!after!the!
demonstration!of!the!vehicle’s!features.!!
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Flexible!power!independent!of!mains!
The!unit!uses!the!Power!Packs!sequentially!to!keep!the!vehicle!
battery!fully!charged.!!The!Power!Packs!are!charged!by!a!
separate!charger,!which!can!be!plugged!into!the!mains!away!
from!the!vehicle.!!
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Each!Power!Pack!has!an!equivalent!capacity!to!24Ah!(at!12V)!and!tests!have!
shown!that!this!is!enough!to!support!a!typical!luxury!car!in!a!showroom!for!up!to!!
a!week!without!recharging.!Where!support!is!required!for!a!car!with!fewer!
electrical!features!the!unit!can!function!with!1!or!2!Power!Packs.!!
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Hot!swappable!Power!Packs!
If!any!of!the!Power!Packs!is!depleted!it!can!be!removed!and!the!
unit!will!continue!to!operate!with!the!remaining!2!(or!1)!Power!
Packs!in!place,!while!the!depleted!one!is!recharged.!
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Multiple!power!outputs!!
As!well!as!providing!power!to!keep!the!vehicle!battery!charged!
the!Solo!also!has!2!USB!Charging!Ports!that!can!be!used!to!
power!a!tablet,!LED!lighting,!etc.!allowing!for!integration!to!a!
lectern.!!
This!facilitates!the!growing!industry!trend!for!having!interactive!
information!at!the!side!of!the!vehicles!in!the!showroom.!!!
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Discrete!and!lightweight!!
The!unit!has!been!conceived!and!built!with!the!showroom!in!
mind!in!terms!of!size!and!weight.!It!is!light!enough!to!be!
carried!with!three!Power!Packs!installed.!!
The!Solo!is!designed!to!operate!in!conjunction!with!a!lectern!
that!can!hide!the!unit.!If!it!is!not!being!used!in!a!lectern,!it!can!
be!positioned!underneath!the!vehicles!thereby!not!impacting!showroom!
aesthetics.!!
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Package!Contents!
The!Solo!package!should!contain!the!following!items.!Please!check!the!contents!
to!ensure!all!items!are!present!before!installing:!
1. Main!Solo!case!with!openings!for!the!Power!Packs!
2. Power!Packs!(1,!2!or!3)!
3. Power!Pack!blanks!(if!only!1!or!2!Power!Packs)!
4. Vehicle!connection!leads!
5. Power!Pack!charger!(with!EU!and!UK!connection!leads)!
6. Elongated!cable!grabber!
7. Pads!to!protect!the!Solo!and!Showroom!floor!
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Initial!Set!Up!and!Connecting!the!Solo!
Before!connection!
Insert!the!first!battery!pack!into!any!of!the!three!Power!Pack!slots.!The!Solo!will!
start-up!and!the!initial!screen!(Figure!1)!will!be!displayed.!A!further!two!packs!can!
be!inserted!if!required.!!
Before!first!use,!check!that!the!Power!Packs!are!fully!charged!(the!battery!packs!
will!typically!arrive!partially!discharged!as!this!is!the!optimum!charge!for!best!
shelf!life).!Each!pack!can!be!tested,!by!inserting!it!into!the!unit.!The!initial!screen!
will!give!the!name!of!the!pack!and!indicate!the!current!level!of!charge.!If!a!Power!
Pack!is!not!fully!charged!it!should!be!charged!using!the!supplied!charger.!!!
It!is!strongly!recommended!that!the!vehicle!battery!is!fully!charged!when!the!Solo!
is!initially!connected.!The!unit!can!be!used!to!determine!the!battery!status!(see!
Vehicle!charging!status!on!page!10).!
If!you!are!placing!the!Solo!on!the!floor!under!the!car,!you!may!want!to!attach!the!
pads!to!protect!the!Solo!and!the!floor!when!moving!the!Solo.!!
Connecting!the!Solo!
1. Connect!the!cable!directly!to!the!vehicle!battery!with!the!crocodile!clips!
ensuring!that!the!red!crocodile!clip!is!connected!to!the!positive!(+)!terminal!
and!the!black!clip!to!the!(-)!terminal.!
2. If!required!use!the!elongated!cable!grabber!to!pull!the!cables!through!the!
engine!bay.!
3. Plug!the!two!pole!connector!into!the!socket!on!the!underside!of!the!Solo.!

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4. Ensure!that!the!two!ends!of!the!leads!are!connected!using!the!white!
connector.!
5. Once!the!leads!are!correctly!connected!the!user!screen!will!show!the!vehicle!
connected!(see!Figures!1/2).!When!the!vehicle!is!first!connected,!the!Solo!is!
likely!to!start!charging!the!vehicle!battery!unless!it!is!fully!charged.!
Using!the!Solo!
The!user!screen!on!top!of!the!Solo!is!the!main!interface!that!informs!showroom!
staff!of!the!status!of!the!unit.!The!buttons!can!be!used!to!retrieve!further!
information!and!to!control!the!unit!including:!
Status!information!
The!information!screen!will!show:!
•The!status!of!the!Power!Packs!
•Whether!the!unit!is!connected!correctly!
•Whether!the!vehicle!battery!is!being!charged!
•The!status!of!the!vehicle!battery!
•The!status!of!the!2!USB!charging!ports!
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Controlling!the!unit!
The!buttons!can!be!used!to:!!
•Put!the!unit!in!standby!
•Turn!the!USB!charging!ports!on!and!off!
Using!the!Information!Screens!

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Once!the!Power!Packs!have!been!placed!into!the!Solo!the!information!screen!will!
come!on!and!the!Initial!screen!is!shown!(Figure!1).!
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1. Status!of!the!current!Power!Pack!
2. Charging!status!
a. Idle!–!Car!Battery!is!not!being!charged!
b. Charging!–!the!Solo!is!charging!the!car!battery!
3. Connection!status!
a. X!–!the!unit!is!not!connected!properly!(flashes)!
b. ✓!-!the!unit!is!connected!properly!
4. Right!button!!
5. Left!button!!
6. Status!of!USB!charging!outputs! !
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Figure!1!–!Initial!screen!

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Initial!screen!connected!!
If!the!Solo!has!been!connected!correctly!and!is!charging!the!car!battery!the!Initial!
screen!connected!(Figure!2)!will!be!displayed.!
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1. The!Solo!is!charging!the!car!battery.!This!will!only!happen!if!the!
car!battery!requires!charging!
2. The!Solo!is!correctly!connected!to!the!car!
Cycling!through!the!main!screens!!
From!the!initial!screen!the!Right!button!is!used!to!cycle!through!the!following!
screens:!
•Initial!screen!(Figure!1/2)!
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Figure!2!–!Initial!screen!connected!

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•Vehicle!battery!status!screen!(Figure!3)!
•Power!Pack!status!screen!(Figure!4)!
Vehicle!battery!status!
From!the!initial!screen!if!the!Right!button!is!pressed!the!information!screen!will!
show!the!status!of!the!vehicle!battery!(Figure!3).!
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1. Status!of!the!active!Power!Pack!
2. Vehicle!charging!status!
3. Amps!currently!being!supplied!to!the!vehicle!
4. Voltage!of!vehicle!battery!
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Figure!3!–!Vehicle!battery!status!

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The!Solo!is!designed!to!monitor!the!vehicle!battery!and!switch!itself!on!and!off!as!
required!to!keep!the!battery!charged.!
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When!the!Solo!is!charging,!the!current!(A)!will!indicate!anything!up!to!7A.!This!is!
normal!and!the!current!will!vary!dependent!upon!the!battery!voltage!(V).!
As!the!battery!charges!the!voltage!will!increase,!when!the!voltage!reaches!
between!13.5V!and!13.6V!at!the!vehicle!battery,!the!current!will!fall.!
Solo!is!fitted!with!voltage!drop!compensation!for!the!output!cable,!the!output!
voltage!at!the!Solo!connector!may!be!higher!than!that!indicated!on!the!display!
whilst!charging!at!full!current.!
When!the!charge!current!falls!below!2A!the!Solo!will!switch!off!the!charge!output!
and!go!into!the!low!power!!‘idle’!mode.!
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When!the!battery!voltage!falls!below!12V!(for!example!after!a!demonstration)!the!
charger!is!switched!back!on!replacing!the!used!energy!in!the!vehicle!battery.!
Cycling!the!charger!on!and!off!maximises!the!efficiency!of!the!Solo!and!therefore!
maximises!Power!Pack!life.!
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Figure!4!–!Power!Pack!status!
Power!Pack!status!!
From!the!vehicle!battery!status!screen!if!the!Right!button!is!pressed!the!screen!
will!show!the!charge!status!of!the!three!Power!Packs.!
If!there!are!only!one!or!two!packs!in!the!unit!then!this!screen!will!only!show!the!
status!of!the!installed!packs.!
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1. Status!of!Power!Pack!1!(highlighted!as!it!is!the!pack!currently!in!use)!
2. Status!of!Power!Pack!2!
3. Status!of!Power!Pack!3!!!
If!a!pack!is!not!shown!then!it!is!not!inserted!correctly.!If!all!bars!are!empty!then!
the!Power!Pack!should!be!recharged.!
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Figure!5!–!Standby!mode!
Controlling!the!Solo!
Standby!Mode!
The!Solo!can!be!put!into!a!standby!mode!when!not!in!use.!This!will!help!preserve!
the!life!of!the!Power!Packs.!
To!put!the!unit!into!standby,!press!and!hold!the!Left!button!for!2!seconds!and!the!
standby!screen!(Figure!5)!will!be!displayed.!Press!and!hold!the!Left!button!for!2!
seconds!to!remove!the!unit!from!standby.!
Whilst!in!standby!the!output!will!be!turned!off!and!will!disconnect!itself!from!the!
vehicle,!the!two!USB!charge!outputs!will!also!be!turned!off.!
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USB!Charging!Ports!
Solo!is!fitted!with!2!USB!high!current!Dedicated!Charging!Ports,!and!is!compliant!
with!the!following!protocols!to!enable!high!current!charging:!
•USB!Battery!Charging!Specification,!Revision!1.2!(BC1.2)!-!(Used!by!
Samsung!HTC,!Motorola!&!other!devices)!
•Chinese!Telecommunications!Industry!Standard!YD/T!1591-2009!
!Divider!Mode!!-!(Used!by!Apple!devices)!
Device!detection!is!automatic!upon!insertion!of!the!device!or!upon!enabling!of!
the!USB!charge!output.!Devices!not!compliant!with!at!least!1!of!these!protocols!
may!be!limited!to!0.5A!Max.!
Both!USB!Charging!Ports!are!capable!of!supplying!up!to!2A,!but!are!not!configured!
for!USB!communication.!
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Figure!6!–!USB!mode!
Turning!the!USB!chargers!on/off!
As!well!as!a!12V!output,!to!maintain!the!charge!of!the!vehicle!battery,!the!Solo!
has!two!USB!charging!outputs,!which!can!be!used!for!charging!a!tablet!or!for!low!
voltage!lights.!
As!these!outputs!have!a!draining!impact!on!the!Power!Packs!(similar!to!Bluetooth!
capability!on!a!mobile!phone)!they!can!be!independently!turned!on!and!off.!
From!any!of!the!main!information!screens!pressing!the!Left!button!will!cause!the!
pack!to!enter!USB!mode!(Figure!6)!
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1. USB!output!currently!under!control!
2. Output!from!current!USB!
3. Action!for!current!USB!(on/off)!
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Figure!7!–!Turning!the!USB!on!
Pushing!the!Left!button!will!turn!on!the!highlighted!USB,!which!can!be!seen!in!
Figure!7.!
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1. Current!USB!output!Voltage!!
2. Indicates!that!the!USB!is!ON!
3. Action!for!current!USB!(on/off)!
Pushing!the!Left!button!again!will!turn!the!current!USB!off.!When!the!USB!is!
turned!off,!it!will!take!a!few!moments!for!the!voltage!to!return!to!0.0V!
The!Right!button!is!used!to!cycle!through!the!selection!of!the!current!USB!and!
displaying!the!Exit!screen!(Figure!8).!
If!the!equipment!connected!to!the!USB!charging!output!draws!too!much!current!
or!there!is!a!fault,!FAULT!will!be!displayed!(in!position1).! !
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The!Exit!screen!is!used!to!return!to!the!main!information!screens.!
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1. Indicates!that!USB!mode!can!be!exited!by!pressing!the!Left!button!
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Selection!of!USB!charging!cable!
Selection!of!the!correct!USB!charging!cable!is!important!when!using!a!high!
current!charging!port.!When!charging!at!high!current!there!will!be!significant!
voltage!loss!in!the!USB!cable.!Use!of!extension!or!poor!quality!cables!can!result!in!
reduced!charging!currents!and!increase!charge!times.!
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Figure!8!–!Exiting!USB!mode!
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It!is!recommended!to!use!the!manufacturers!standard!charging!cable!for!your!
device.!
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Solo!incorporates!charging!cable!compensation!which!increases!the!USB!charge!
voltage!at!charging!rates!above!1A,!to!allow!most!good!quality!cables!up!to!2M!to!
be!used!without!loss!in!performance.!
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Recharging!Power!Packs!
Power!Packs!can!be!recharged!either!in!the!Solo!or!separately.!To!recharge!
separately,!plug!the!charger!cable!into!the!socket!at!the!top!of!the!Power!Pack.!!
For!charging!of!1,!2!or!3!Power!Packs!while!in!the!Solo!case,!the!charger!should!be!
plugged!in!to!the!charging!socket!on!the!base!of!the!Solo.!Packs!will!charge!
individually!in!the!following!order:!
•Any!Power!Packs!which!are!completely!discharged!will!charge!first!in!
pack!1,2,3!order;!
•Once!any!completely!discharged!Power!Packs!have!been!charged,!any!
packs!requiring!top!up!will!then!be!charged!
When!the!charger!is!initially!plugged!in!the!Solo!will!asses!which!packs!are!fitted!
and!their!state!of!charge,!this!may!take!up!to!2!minutes!and!during!this!time!the!
recharging!Wait!screen!will!be!displayed!(Figure!9)!!
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Figure!9!–!Recharging!Wait!screen!
Figure!10!–!Recharging!screen!
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When!charging!commences!the!Recharging!screen!will!be!displayed!(Figure!10).!
This!screen!also!shows!which!Power!Pack!is!being!charged!and!the!current!
capacity!of!that!pack.!
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When!all!of!the!Power!Packs!are!fully!charged!the!Solo!will!wait!to!allow!the!
charge!cycle!to!terminate!this!may!take!up!to!2!minutes,!during!which!time!the!
Wait!screen!will!be!displayed!(Figure!9)!
Pressing!‘Next’!whilst!re-charging!will!show!the!current!capacity!of!each!battery!
pack!fitted,!the!pack!being!charged!will!be!indicated!in!reverse!text!(similarly!to!
discharge).!