Hand Held Products Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger User Manual

Hand Held Products, Inc.

Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger™

User's Guide

Release 1.0

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Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger™
User's Guide

Release 1.0 (October 1998)
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Contents

INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 1

GETTING STARTED................................................................................................ 2

Setting Up The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger........................................................................................2

Supplying Power To The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger........................................................................ 2

Inserting The Dolphin Battery Pack Into The Charger..................................................................................3

Charging Batteries In The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger.......................................................................3

Servicing The Battery Pack...........................................................................................................................4

DOLPHIN MULTIPLE BATTERY CHARGER FEATURES...................................... 5

TOP PANEL LAYOUT ............................................................................................. 6

TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................. 7

WARRANTY............................................................................................................. 8

Who Is Covered By The Warranty................................................................................................. ...............8

What's Covered By The Warranty................................................................................................. ................8

What's Not Covered By The Warranty.......................................................................................................... 8

How Problems Should Be Handled...............................................................................................................8

Return Information........................................................................................................................................ 9

How To Extend Your Warranty.................................................................................................... ..............10

APPENDIX I........................................................................................................... 11

Declaration of conformity...........................................................................................................................11

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Chapter 1

Introduction

The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger provides intelligent battery management for 10 Dolphin battery packs.

Intelligent Battery Charging

The battery charging circuitry is intelligent and can sense changes in temperature and voltage. The Dolphin Multiple
Battery Charger charges the battery rapidly, when the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger senses that the battery pack
is fully charged, the charging rate drops to a trickle charge. The trickle charge keeps the battery pack at full
capacity. This charging method protects the battery from being damaged by overcharging. The Dolphin Multiple
Battery Charger can charge 10 battery pack simultaneously with individual charge control circuitry for each of the 10
battery pocket locations.

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Chapter 2

Getting Started

Setting Up The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger

The Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger should be setup on any dry, stable surface.
You must connect the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger to a power source for any type of operation.
HHP recommends that you leave the Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger connected to its power source at all times, so

that it is always ready to use.

Supplying Power To The Dolphin M ultiple Battery Charger

Locate the AC power cord that came with your Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger. Plug the power cord into the
Dolphin Multiple Battery Charger Universal wide input voltage AC input, then plug the power cord into a wall
socket.

Depress the GREEN Power Switch located in the bottom left-hand corner of the top panel. The GREEN power LED
will illuminate and the charger will undergo a self diagnostic test.

CAUTION: Using a non-HHP power cord will void your warranty and can result in serious damage to the Dolphin
Multiple Battery Charger circuitry.

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