Saitek SmartCharger User manual

QUICKSTART
TotryoutyourSmartChargerrightawaywithoutreadingtheentiremanualfirst,follow
thesesimplestepstorechargea singlebattery.Formoredetailedinformationand
instructionsonhowtochargeuptofourbatteriesatonetime,seeSectionOne.
Warning: Read IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION overleaf before you start!
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Makesuretherearenobatteriesinstalledinthe
compartment.
PlugthejackoftheAC-DCadapterintothesocketof
theSmartCharger.ThenplugtheAC-DCadapterintoa
wallsocket(seeKEYSANDFEATURES).
Openthelidbypressingthebuttonthatisinfrontofthe
lid.
Pullbackoneofthemetalcontactplatesandinsertyour
1.2V Ni-CdorNi-MH(AAA,AA,CorD size)batteryinto
aslot,makingsurethatthebatteryisplacedsothatthe
"+" symbolonthebatteryisinthesamepositionasthe
"+" symbolinsidethecompartment.Ifyouwishto
rechargea 1.2Vprismaticbattery instead, firstinsertthe
prismaticadapterintotheslot(seesection 1.2). Then
insertthe1.2Vprismaticbattery.Again,makesurethat
thepositionof the"+" symbolonthebatterymatches
withthatof the"+" symbolinsidethecompartment.
ClosethelidandwatchtheLCDastheSmartCharger
evaluatesyourbatterytotestitsrechargingneeds.
Chargingwillthenbeginautomatically.Ifthebatteryis
notsuitableforrecharging,theBadBatterysymbol$
willappearontheLCD.Openthelid,removethebad
batteryandthentryanotherbattery!
Ifyouareina hurrytousethebatteryyouarecharging,
youmayremoveanduseitassoonasyouseethe Top-
Off/Trickle ChargeiconsontheLCDeventhough,
during Top-Off Chargemode,thebatterymayonlybe
80%-90% recharged. Otherwise, youcanwaituntilthe
batteryisfullyrechargedbylookingoutfortheCharged
Batterysymbol ^. Eitherway,yourbatterywillbeready
touse,witha newleaseonlife!
To learn how to charge up to four batteries at one
time, see Section One!
TheSmartCharger
INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
KEYSANDFEATURES
INTRODUCTION
SECTIONONE:BASICOPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
1.1Batteries Out, PowerOn
1.2InsertingtheBatteries
1.3ChargingBegins
1.4Checking1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH Batteries
1.5Revitalising1.2VNi-Cd/Ni-MHBatteries
1.69VBatteryCharging
1.7BadBatterySymbolAppears? Here's Why!
1.8RechargingisComplete!
1.9Batteries Out, PowerDown
SECTIONTWO:SPECIALFEATURESONRECHARGING1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH
BATTERIES
2.1 Built-in Microprocessor
2.21.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH BatteryChecking
2.3 High-tech, Super-fastChargingCapabilitieson1.2VNi-Cd
orNi-MHBatteries
NegativePulse
Soft-Start
IntelligentDischargeSystem(IDS)
NegativeDeltaV andDeltaV SquareoverDeltat Square
Technologies
2.4AdvancedFeaturesonCharging1.2VNi-Cd/Ni-MHBatteries
Super-fastChargingCapabilities
User-friendlyOperation
NegativeDeltaV andDeltaV SquareoverDeltat Square
MemoryEffectSuppressor
TripleOverchargeGuard
SECTIONTHREE:TECHNICALDETAILS
3.1CareandMaintenance
3.2TechnicalSpecifications
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION
READBEFOREUSE
Thefollowingprecautionsmustbeobservedwhenoperatingthe
SmartCharger.Toreducetheriskofelectricshock,fireor injury, pleas*
readthepointsbelowbeforeusingtheunit,andfollowtherulesduring
use.Failuretoobservethesesafetyruleswillrenderthewarrantyvoid
USINGTHESMARTCHARGER
•PlacetheSmartChargerona dry,stablesurfacewheninuse.Donotposition th<
unitabovea heaterora heatingvent.Donotplacetheunitwhereitcanfallinto
orcomeintocontactwithwater.Donotplacetheunitona vibratingsurfacesuch
asa washingmachine.
•Iftheunitcomesintocontactwithwateroranyother liquids, immediatelyunplug
yourSmartCharger.Donotremovetheunitfromtheliquiduntilyouhavedone
so.
•DonotplaceanythingovertheSmartChargerduringuse.Neverdropanything
ontotheunit.
•Donotuseanyadapterotherthantheonesuppliedbythemanufacturer.
Theuseofanyotheradapterrendersthewarrantyvoid.
•Donotuseextensioncordsorplugadapterswiththisunit.
•Theuseofanyattachmentsnotintendedforthisbatterychargermay
involvetheriskof fire, electricshockorotherpersonalinjury.
•Donotdisassemblethecharger.Itshouldbeservicedorrepairedby
qualifiedservicepersonnelonly.Incorrectassemblymayresultinan
electricshockorfire.
•DonotaltertheprovidedAC-DCadapterinanyway.Ifitdoesnotfit
intoanACoutlet,havea qualifiedtechnicianinstalltheproperoutlet.
Animproperconnectionmayresultinanelectricshock.
•Neverusethechargerasa DCpowersourceforanyelectricalequipment.
•TheSmartChargerisforindooruseonly.Donotexposeittorainor
excessivemoisture.
•DonotusechemicalagentstocleantheSmartChargeroradapter.Before
cleaningthecharger,disconnectthechargerfromtheAC-DCoutlet.Cleanthe
metalcontactwitha softclothonly.
•ChecktheSmartChargerandtheAC-DCadapterregularly.Donotusethe
unitifthereisanysignofdamage.
•TheSmartChargerwillnotrechargedeadoralmost-deadbatteries.
BATTERYSAFETYRULES
•OnlyrechargeAAA, AA, C, D,Prismaticsize1.2Vand9V (6F22/1604)
Ni-Cd/Ni-MHbatteries.DonotattempttorechargeLithiumbatteriesorany
othertypeofbattery.
•Donottrytorechargebatteriesthatare rusty, corroded,damagedorleaking.
•Removerechargeablebatteriesfromelectricalequipmentbeforecharging
them.
•Makesurethepolaritymarkedontherechargeablebatterymatchesthe
polaritymarkedintheSmartChargercompartment.
STORINGTHESMARTCHARGER
•Removeallthebatteriesbeforedisconnectingtheadapterfromtheunit.
•ChecktheAC-DCadapterregularly.Replacetheadapterifdamaged.
•AlwaysunplugtheSmartChargerafteruseandstoretheunitina dryplace.
•Disconnectthechargerbypullingtheplugratherthanthecordtoreduce
theriskofdamagetotheAC-DCadapter.
SAVE THISINFORMATIONFORFUTURE
REFERENCE
NOTE:PLEASECHECKALLPACKAGINGBEFORE
THROWINGAWAY
ENCLOSEDYOUSHOULDFIND:
1mainunit
2prismaticbatteryadapters
1AC-DCadapter
1instructionmanual

KEYSANDFEATURES
1.AC-DCADAPTERSOCKET
2.1.2VNi-Cd/Ni-MHBATTERYRECHARGINGSLOTS(4)Insertfrom
onetofourAAA,AA,C,D batteriesoruptotwoprismaticbatteries.
3.9VBATTERYRECHARGINGSLOTInserta 9VNi-Cd/Ni-MHbattery
(6F22/1604).NotethatC andD sizebatteriesmaynotbeplacedinto
slots2 and3 whileyouarerecharginga 9Vbattery.
4.DISCHARGEKEYSkiptheIntelligentDischargeSystem(IDS)by
pressingthiskey.Conversely,toforcetheSmartChargertoswitchto
IDSmodewhileinSoft-Startmode,pressandholdtheDISCHARGEkey
foraroundthreeseconds
5.ANALYZEKEYPresstoactivatetheBatteryCheckingfunctionona
1.2Vrechargeablebattery.Inserta singlebatteryintoa 1.2Vslot,
leavingthelidopenasyoudoso.PresstheANALYZEkey.The
SmartChargerwilltakeapproximatelytensecondstoevaluatethe
conditionofthebattery.
Theestimatedlevelofenergyleftalongwiththebatteryvoltage
(Voltageindicator)willappearontheLCD.Theestimatedlevelof

energyleftwillbeindicatedbythenumberofbarsilluminatedonthe
Energysymboldisplay.Thegreaterthenumberofenergybars
displayed, thehigherthelevelofenergyleft.Ifthebatteryisnot
suitableforrecharging,theBadBatterysymbol (Jg> will appear.Donot
attempttorechargethebatteryinthiscase.
Note: It is recommended that you test only one battery at a time in
order to gain an accurate representation ofeach individual battery's
voltage and level ofenergy left as displayed by the Energy bars.
6.LIDBUTTONPresstoreleasethelidsothatyoucanthenopenit.
Thechargingprocessisconductedonlywhenthelidisfirmlyclosed.
7.LCDDISPLAY
a.Soft-Startsymbol:TheSoft-Startsymbol will light upandthe
innersegmentofthesymbolwillflashduringSoft-Startmode.
ThebarsoftheEnergysymbolwilllightupina sequencethat
convergesinthemiddle.
b.FastChargesymbol:TheFastChargesymbolwilllightupand
theinnerFASTiconofthesymbolwillflashduringFastCharge
mode.ThebarsoftheEnergysymbolwilllightupina sequence
thatcyclesfrombottomtotop.
c. Top-Off/Trickle Chargesymbol:DuringTop-OffCharge mode,
the Top-Off/Trickle Chargesymbol Q willlightupandthe
Top-Off / TrickleChargeicons v. ^4 °fthe symbol will flash.
ThebottomfourenergybarsoftheEnergysymbolwillalsolight
up,whilethetopbarwillflash.Whenthe1.2VNi-Cd/Ni-MH
batteryisfullyrecharged,theSmartChargerwillenterTrickle
Chargemode.During this time,alloftheenergybarswilllight
up,theChargedBatterysymbol ^ willappearandthe Top-Off/
TrickleChargeiconsofthesymbolwillflash.Theunitwillstayin
TrickleChargemodeuntilyouopenthelid.
d.IntelligentDischargeSystem(IDS)symbol:TheIDSsymbol
willlightupandtheuppertriangleofthesymbolwillflash
duringdischarging.ThebarsoftheEnergysymbolwilllightupin
asequencethatcyclesfromtoptobottom.
e.BatteryAnalyzersymbol:Cycleswhena 1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MH
batteryisbeinganalyzed.TheoutlineoftheEnergysymbolwill
alsolightupduringthistime.
f.Voltageindicator:Showsthebattery'svoltageduringBattery
Analyzermode.Itisrecommendedthatyoutestonlyonebattery
ata timeinordertogainanaccuraterepresentationofeach
individualbattery'svoltageandlevelofenergyleftas
indicatedbythenumberofenergybars.
g.Loadingsymbol:Flashestoremindyoutoinsertthebatteries.
h.BadBatterysymbol:Appearsifthe 1.2V Ni-Cd/Ni-MHbattery
isbadandcannotberecharged.
i.ChargedBatterysymbol:ThisisthesamesymbolastheBad
Batterysymbol,butwithouta circlearoundtheflash.The
ChargedBatterysymbolappearswhentheSmartChargerhas

finishedcharginga 1.2VNi-Cd/Ni-MHbattery.
j. Energysymbol:TheEnergysymbolhasfivebarswhichlight
upaccordingtotheparticularchargingprocessunderway. Also,
whenyoupress ANALYZE, thebarswilllightupaccordingtothe
percentageofbatteryenergyleft.
k.9VChargingLED:Flasheswhilea 9Vbatteryisbeing
rechargedandremainscontinuouslylitoncethebatteryis
recharged.
8.PROTECTIVELID:Closethelidafteryouhaveinserteda batteryto
startthechargingprocess.Keepthelidclosedandfirmlyclipped
duringrecharging.
INTRODUCTION
Congratulationsonyourpurchaseofthissuper-fastbattery
recharger!WithSaitek'sSmartCharger,younotonlysavemoney
byrechargingNi-Cd/Ni-MHbatteriesoverandoveragain,butwill
alsobehelpingtoconservetheenvironmentandyourvaluable
time!Saitek'ssuper-fastchargerhasa built-in,precisionmicro-
processorthataccuratelymonitorsthechargingprocess,plusa
hostofotheradvancedtechnologiestoensureoptimum,super-fast
chargingintheshortestpossibletime!There'stheIntelligent
DischargeSystem(IDS)whichautomaticallydischargesand
conditionsbatteriestoa suitablelevelbeforerecharging,andthe
uniqueSoft-StartChargingfunctionwhichpreventsthegeneration
ofdamagingheat,helpingtoextendyourbattery'slifebyuptosix
times.TheSmartChargerisalsoequippedwitha numberofstate-
of-the-arttechnologiesforsafeandspeedychargingofNi-Cd/Ni-
MHbatteries.What'smore,it'ssosimpletouse.Justinsertthe
batteriesandclosethelid.TheSmartChargerwilldotherest!
SECTIONONE:BASICOPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
1.1Batteries Out, PowerOn
Makesuretherearenobatteriesinthe
SmartChargerbeforeyoubegin.Thenplugthe
adapterjackintotheadaptersocketofthe
SmartChargerandplugtheAC-DCadapterinto
awalloutlet.TheSmartChargerwillperforma
shortselftest.TheLoadingsymbolwillflashtoindicatethatthe
SmartChargerisreadytouse.
Important: Inspectyourbatteries carefullybefore
attempting to recharge them. Do notinsertbatteries thatare
rusty, corroded, leaking ordamaged. Remember toinsert A//-
Cd/Ni-MH type batteries only.
1.2InsertingtheBatteries
Insertuptotwoprismaticbatteriesorup
tofourAAA,AA,C,orD batteriesintotheslots,
matchingthe "+" signonthebatterywiththe
"+"symbol insidethecompartment.The
batteriesinsertedmustbeofthesametypeand
capacity.Thenclosethelid(theSmartCharger
willnotbegincharginguntilthelidisclosed).
TheLoadingsymbolwilldisappearandtheSmartChargerwill
beginanalyzingthebatteries.TheBatteryAnalyzersymbolwill
cycleduringthistimeandtheoutlineoftheEnergysymbolwilllight
up.Ifthebatteryisfoundtobeunsuitableforrecharging,theBad
Batterysymbolwillappear,andyoushouldremovethebattery.
Warning: Inserting batteries of a different size, brand,
capacity or type may lead to overcharging or a reduction in
the battery's maximum capacity. Make sure that the batteries
inserted are of the same size, brand, type, and capacity. The