Magneti Marelli BAT2000 User manual
TEST PROCEDURES/ OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT:
1. For testing 6 and 12 volt batteries, and 12 and
24 volt charging systems. (ONLY 12 volt for
START & STOP battery test)
2. Suggested operation range 32°F(0°C) to
122°F(50°C) in ambient temperature.
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Temperature Sensor
Display
Directional Keys
USB Port
Voltmeter Jack
AMP Clamp
Jack
Printer
WARNING:
Pursuant to California Proposition 65, this product
contains chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling.
1. Working in the vicinity of a lead acid battery is
dangerous. Batteries generate explosive gases
during normal battery operation. For this reason, it
is of utmost importance, if you have any doubt,
that each time before using your tester, please
read these instructions very carefully.
2. To reduce risk of battery explosion, follow these
instructions and those published by the battery
manufacturer and manufacturer of any equipment
you intend to use in the vicinity of the battery.
Observe cautionary markings on these items.
3. Do not expose the tester to rain or snow.
PERSONAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:
1. Someone should be within range of your voice or
close enough to come to your aid when you work
near a lead acid battery.
2. Have plenty of fresh water and soap nearby in case
battery acid contacts skin, clothing or eyes.
3. Wear safety glasses and protective clothing.
4. If battery acid contacts skin or clothing, wash
immediately with soap and water. If acid enters
eye, immediately flood eye with running cold
water for at least ten minutes and get medical
attention immediately.
5. NEVER smoke or allow a spark or flame in vicinity
of battery or engine.
6. Be extra cautious to reduce risk of dropping a
metal tool onto the battery. It could spark or
short-circuit the battery or other electrical parts
and could cause an explosion.
7. Remove personal metal items such as rings,
bracelets, necklaces and watches when working
with a lead acid battery. It can produce a short
circuit current high enough to weld a ring or the
like to metal causing a severe burn.
PREPARING TO TEST
1. Be sure area around battery is well ventilated while
battery is being tested.
2. Clean battery terminals. Be careful to keep
corrosion from coming in contact with eyes.
3. Inspect the battery for cracked or broken case or
cover. If battery is damaged, do not use tester.
4. If the battery is not sealed maintenance free, add
distilled water in each cell until battery acid
reaches level specified by the manufacturer. This
helps purge excessive gas from cells. Do not
overfill.
5. If necessary to remove battery from vehicle to test,
always remove ground terminal from battery first.
Make sure all accessories in the vehicle are off to
ensure you do not cause any arcing.
OPERATION & USE:
1. Remove the cover on the backslide bottom of the
battery tester.
2. Insert the connectors which contain a black-yellow
pair and a yellow-red pair in one end of the lead
wire into the sockets which can be found when you
remove the cover as above. Be sure to make the
colors match between the connectors and sockets
as shown below:
INSERATION OF REPLACEMENT OF LEAD WIRE
1. Before you test a battery in a vehicle, turn off the
ignition, all accessories and loads. Close all the
vehicle doors and the trunk lid.
2. Make sure you have put 4pcs 1.5V batteries into
the battery chamber. Oxyride batteries are not
recommended because of the initial 1.7 Volt
output. If the 1.5V battery runs out of power,
screen will show “REPLACE INTERNAL BATTERY” or”
POWER LOW”. Replace those 4pcs 1.5V batteries
before starting the test.
Note that nothing will be seen on the display until
BEFORE TEST
BAT2000 Backside
the tester is
connected to a vehicle battery.
3. Make sure the battery terminals are clean. Wire
brush them if necessary. Clamp the black load lead
to the vehicle negative battery terminal. Clamp the
red load lead to the vehicle positive battery
terminal. Please clamp on the lead part of the
terminal only. Clamping on the iron part of the
terminal will lead to wrong test results.
4. Paper load:
a. Open the clear cover.
b. Place a new paper roll in the compartment.
c. Put a short length of paper from the
compartment and press down the clear
cover to close.
SS BAT. TYPE
EFB
SELECT RATING
SAE
SET CAPACITY
×××× SAE
TEST IN VEHICLE?
NO
1. Press the ◄►key to select START-STOP Test. In
this stage, you will find the 3
tests for selection.
START-STOP
BATTERY TEST
SYSTEM TEST
2. Press the ◄►key to select battery type:
a. EFB (ENHANCED FLOODED)
b. AGM FLAT PLATE
Press «ENTER» button to
confirm choice.
3. Press the ◄►key to select battery rating：SAE
(CCA), EN, IEC, or DIN. Press
«ENTER» button to confirm
choice.
4. Press the ◄►key to input the battery capacity:
SAE (CCA): 40~3,000
EN: 40~2,830
DIN: 25~1,685
IEC: 30~1,985
Press «ENTER» to begin test.
START-STOP BATTERY TEST
START-STOP
XX.XX V
TESTING
POINT TO BATTERY
PRESS ENTER
GOOD & PASS
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
GOOD & RECHARGE
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
5. Press the◄►key to confirm the location of the
battery if a surface charge is detected, follow the
tester ‘s introductions to remove the surface
charge.
6. Testing battery.
7. Aim the “Temperature
Measurement sensor” 2.5cm
(1 inch) from the top or sides
of the battery case and press
<<ENETR>>. Measured temperature may vary by
distance from the battery, under hood conditions,
and cabinet temperature.
8. When the test is completed, the display shows the
results as follows. {Press the◄►key to select:
Temperature, SOH (STATE OF HEALTH) , and SOC
(STATE OF CHARGE)}.
3
The battery is good and capable
of holding a charge.
The battery is good but needs
GOOD & PASS
GOOD & RECHARGE
RECHARGE &
RETEST
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
BAD & REPLACE
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
BAD CELL & REPLACE
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
to be recharged.
Battery is discharged, the
battery condition cannot be
determined until it is fully charged. Recharge & retest
the battery.
The battery will not hold a
charge. It should be replaced
immediately.
The battery has at least one cell
short circuit. It should be
replaced immediately.
NOTE: Under certain conditions the follow messages
may be displayed.
RECHARGE & RETEST
BAD & REPLACE
BAD CELL & REPLACE
LOAD ERROR
PRINT 24V SYSTEM
RESULT? YES
NO
MEMORY FULL WILL
OVERWRITE MEMORY
PRESS ENTER
The tested battery is bigger
than 3000 SAE (CCA) or the
connection is not established. Check the capacity of
the battery & make sure the clamps are properly
connected.
To print a 24V system test result,
user must save the test result
first. The test result will be
saved until you connect to 12V battery. The message
to check printout will be displayed after you
reconnect to the battery.
The test records 1,000 test
results. After a 1,000 tests the
tester will over write previous
saved test data. It is
recommended to transfer the test data to a PC
through the SYNC.
LOAD ERROR
24V SYSTEM PRINTING
MEMORY FULL
MEMORY ERROR
REFER TO MANUAL
PRESS ENTER
BATTERY TYPE
AGM FLAT PLATE
BAT2000 is unable to save the
test result due to the memory
error. Please execute the CLEAR
MEMORY function, the stored test data will be
deleted.
1. Press the ◄►key to select Battery Test. In this
stage, you will find the 3
tests for selection.
START-STOP
BATTERY TEST
SYSTEM TEST
Press «ENTER» button to proceed the test for
regular starting battery.
2. Press the ◄►key to select the battery type：
a. FLOODED
b. AGM FLAT PLATE
c. AGM SPIRAL
d. VRLA/GEL
Press «ENTER» to confirm choice.
MEMORY ERROR
BATTERY TEST
BATTERY TEST
XX.XX V
SELECT RATING
SAE
SET CAPACITY
XXXX SAE
TEST IN VEHICLE?
NO
TESTING
POINT TO BATTERY
PRESS ENTER
3. Press the ◄►key to select
battery rating：SAE (CCA), EN,
IEC or DIN. Press «ENTER» to
confirm choice.
4. Press the ◄►key to input the battery capacity：
• SAE (CCA)：40~3,000
• EN：40~2,830
• DIN：25~1,685
• IEC：30~1,985
• JIS：Battery Type No.
Press «ENTER» to begin the
test.
5. Press the ◄►key to
confirm the location of the
battery if a surface charge is
detected, follow the tester ‘s
instruction to remove the
surface charge.
6. Testing battery.
7. Aim the “Temperature
Measurement sensor” 2.5cm
(1 inch) from the top or sides
of the battery case and press
<<ENETR>>. Measured temperature may vary by
GOOD & PASS
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
GOOD & RECHARGE
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
RECHARGE &
RETEST
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
distance from the battery, under hood conditions,
and cabinet temperature.
8. When the test is completed, the display shows the
results as following. {Press the◄►key to select:
Temperature, SOH (STATE OF HEALTH), and SOC
(STATE OF CHARGE)}.
3
The battery is good and capable
of holding a charge.
The battery is good but needs
to be recharged.
Battery is discharged, the
battery condition cannot be
determined until it is fully charged. Recharge & retest
the battery.
GOOD & PASS
GOOD & RECHARGE
RECHARGE & RETEST
BAD & REPLACE
BAD & REPLACE
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
BAD CELL & REPLACE
XX.XXV XXXX SAE
LOAD ERROR
PRINT 24V SYSTEM
RESULT? YES
NO
The battery will not hold a
charge. It should be replaced
immediately.
The battery has at least one cell
short circuit. It should be
replaced immediately.
NOTE: Under certain conditions the follow messages
may be displayed.
The tested battery is bigger
than 3000 SAE (CCA) or the
connection is not established. Check the capacity of
the battery & make sure the clamps are properly
connected.
To print a 24V system test result,
user must save the test result
first. The test result will be
BAD CELL & REPLACE
LOAD ERROR
24V SYSTEM PRINTING
MEMORY FULL WILL
OVERWRITE MEMORY
PRESS ENTER
MEMORY ERROR
REFER TO MANUAL
PRESS ENTER
saved until you connect to 12V battery. The message
to check printout will be displayed after you
reconnect to the battery.
The test records 1,000 test
results. After a 1,000 tests the
tester will over write previous
saved test data. It is
recommended to transfer the test data to a PC
through the SYNC.
BAT2000 is unable to save the
test result due to the memory
error. Please execute the CLEAR
MEMORY function, the stored test data will be
deleted.
1. Press «ENTER» button, you
will view the following
MEMORY FULL
MEMORY ERROR
SYSTEM TEST
SYSTEM TEST
XX.XX V
CRANKING VOLTS
XX.XX V LOW
screen.
2. Turn off all vehicle accessory
loads such as light, air
conditioning, radio, etc.
before starting the engine.
3. When the engine is started, one of the three
results will be displayed along with the actual
measured result.
The system is showing normal
draw. Press «ENTER» to perform
the charging system test.
The cranking voltage is below
normal limits, troubleshoot the
starter with manufacturers recommended procedure.
The cranking voltage is not
detected.
TURN OFF LOADS
START ENGINE
CRANKING VOLTS NORMAL
CRANKING VOLTS LOW
CRANKING VOLTS NO DETECTED
CRANKING VOLTS
XX.XX V NORMAL
CRANKING VOLTS
NO DETECTED
4. If the cranking voltage is
normal, press «ENTER» to
begin charging system test.
5. Press the «ENTER» key, you
will view the following
screen.
6. Press the «ENTER» key, one of the three results will
be displayed along with the actual reading
measured.
The alternator is not providing
sufficient current to the battery.
Check the belts to ensure the
alternator is rotating with
engine running. If the belts are slipping or broken,
replace the belts and retest. Check the connections
from the alternator to the battery. If the connection
is loose or heavily corroded, clean or replace the
PRESS ENTER FOR
=CHARGING TEST=
MAKE SURE ALL
LOADSARE OFF
LOW CHARGING VOLTS WHEN TEST AT IDLE
ALT. IDLE VOLTS
XX.XXV LOW
cable and retest. If the belts and connections are in
good condition, replace the alternator
The system is showing normal
output from the alternator, no
problem is detected.
The voltage output from the
alternator to the battery
exceeds the normal limits of a
functioning regulator. Check to
ensure there is no loose connection and the ground
connection is normal. If there is no connection issue,
replace the regulator. Since most alternators have the
regulator built-in, this will require you to replace the
alternator. The normal high limit of a typical
automotive regulator is 14.7 volts +/- 0.05. Check
manufacturer specifications for the correct limit, as it
will vary by vehicle type and manufacturer.
CHARGING SYSTEM NORMAL WHEN TEST AT IDLE
ALT. IDLE VOLTS
XX.XXV NORMAL
HIGH CHARGING VOLTS WHEN TEST AT IDLE
ALT. IDLE VOLTS
XX.XXV HIGH
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