Pyle PNVU500 Owner's Manual

Three-prong AC
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OWNER’S MANUAL
POWER INVERTER

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-FEATURES

Specification a re typical; i ndividual uni ts might var y.
Specifications are subject t o change and i mprovement with out notice.

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the Pyle vie w Inverter . The Pyle view Inverte r will pow er a wide v ariety of
household or e lectronic a ppliance rel iably from the 12V vol t in your v ehicle or b oat ,or dir ectly from a
12volt battery to serve . Such as lap top compute rs, digital /video cam era , Mp3 p layer ,cell phones
,Ipod TM, Bla ckberry TM and etc.
Please pay you r special a ttention to all CAUTION and WARNING statements . Improper use of this
inverter can c ause person nel injury, pr operty damag e

-WARNING

•Shock Hazard. Keep away from childre n.

•The PNVU500 Generates t he same pote ntially let hal AC power as normal h ousehold wa ll outlet.
Treat it with th e same resp ect that You wo uld do to an y AC outlet.

•The PNVU500 i s designed for indoor u se only and not recomm ended for u se with ind uctive load s,
such as flores cent lamps, compressors & pumps.

•Ensure to mai ntain at le ast 2-inch ( 5cm) air sp ace on all sides of th is inverter, as its hous ing may
became uncomfo rtably warm , reaching 1 40 F (60 C) under exte nded high p ower.

•Disconnect po wer to the inverter whe n it is not in use.

•Do not expose this inver ter to water, rain, snow or spray.

•Do not insert foreign ob jects into t his inverte r’s AC outle ts.

•Do not leave this invert er or any de vice operat ing unatten ded, to avo id property damage pot entially.

•Do not use or place this inverter ne ar flammabl e materials or any pla ces, which accumulate
flammable fume s.

•Do not connec t this inve rter to powe r utility AC distributio n wiring un der any cir cumstance.

•Check the inp ut and outp ut connector s of this i nverter are tight regu larly. The loos e connectio ns can
generate harmf ul heat and /of damage the inverte r or power source.

-CAUTION

•Do not connec t any AC produ ct to this inverter, who se neutral conductor i s connected to ground.

•Do not expose this inver ter temperat ure in exce ss of 100 F (40 C).

•This inverter must be co nnected only to batteri es with a n ormal outpu t voltage o f 12 Volts. Th is unit
will not opera te from a 6 -Volt battery and will be damaged if it is conn ected to a 24-Volt batter y.

12V DC Input

USB Port

Vehicel power pl ug Airplane power plug

OPERATION

-CAUTION: DO N OT USE THIS I NVERTER WITH THE FOLLOWI NG：

•Small battery operated a ppliances su ch as RECHA RGEABLE FLA SHLIGHTS, S OME
RECHARGEABLE S HAVERS and NIG HT LIGHTS th at are plug ged directl y into as RE CEPTACLE
TO RECHARGE.

•BATTERY CHARGES us ed with cer tain power tool batter y packs. The se chargers will have a
WARNING LABEL sta ting that D ANGEROUS VO LTAGE ARE PRESENT AT THE CH ARGERS
BATTERY TERMINALS.

-WARNING:

Batteries cont ain corrosi ve materials and presen t an Energy Hazard. To prev ent irritat ion and
burns, wear pr otective we ar and cloth ing, and ta ke special care to ens ure no meta l tools or
personal objec ts contact the battery terminals.

Using the inver ter

Using the Power cord with c igarette ligh ter plug

A: Connect the cigarette lighter plug adapter to power cord .
B .Plug the po wer cord i nto the powe r cord port on pyle vi ew inverter
C: Insert the cigarette l ighter plug into the 12 V outlet
D. Plug an AC pr oduct into t he three-pr ong AC recept acle and th e led light s blue.

Caution :

Ensure your pr oduct draws 120watts or less of co ntinuous AC p ower. To avoid dis charging the
vehicle batter y, always remo ve the inve rter from th e lighter s ocket when not in use.

Using the powe r cord with airplane powe r plug

A .Plug the power cord into the power c ord port on pyle view inverter
B: Insert the airplane po wer plug in to the 12V outlet
D. Plug an AC pr oduct into t he three-pr ong AC recept acle and th e led light s blue.

Caution :

Ensure your pr oduct draws 120watts or less of co ntinuous AC p ower. To avoid dis charging the
vehicle batter y, always remo ve the inve rter from th e lighter s ocket when not in use.

Inverter oper ation

1. When proper ly connecte d to a 12V o utlet , the light will turn blue , indicati ng the inve rter is rea dy
2 . Plug the AC product into the AC outle t or USB po rt .

-The LED ind icators---- d ual-light LED

A. GREEN: It i ndicates th e inverter i s power on,
B. . RED : It indicates t he inverter shutdown ca used by low voltage, o verload, or excessive tempera­ture.

CAUTION:

•Do not connec t to AC DISTRI BUTION WIRI NG. The inve rter is des igned for c onnection d irectly to
standard elect rical and e lectronic eq uipment.

•Do not connec t the inver ter to house hold or RV AC distributio n wiring.

•Do not connec t the inver ter to any AC load circui t in which the neutral conductor is connecte d to
ground (earth) or to the negative of DC (battery ) source.

BATTERY OPERATING TIM E

The vehicle ba tteries are not intende d for const ant deep di scharge, th ey are desi gned to pro vide
brief periods of very hig h current ne eded for en gine starti ng. It is s trongly rec ommended to start the
vehicle every hour or two to recharge battery be fore its ca pacity drop s too low. Op erating the inverter
from a vehicle battery un til the low voltage shu tdown will shorten the battery’s l ife.

The inverter c an operate whether or n ot the vehi cle’s engin e is running , but the n ormal volta ge drop
that occurs du ring starti ng may trigg er the inve rter’s low voltage sh utdown feat ure.

The use of a d eep dischar ge battery i s strongly advised for longer ope rating time s. Its capa city
should be sele cted based on the desir ed operatin g time.

PROTECTION
SYMPTOMS PROTECTIO N

The low voltag e battery ( bel0w DC 10V ) The uni t auto shutd own.
The LED turns red .

The high input voltage (o ver DC 15.6V ) The un it auto shut down
The overload The LED turns r ed .
The overheat

Troubleshootin g
SYMPTOM A: NO AC POWER OUTPU T , THE GREEN TURNS OFF

POSSIBLE CAUSE

SUGGESTION

AC product connected is rated at more than

120watts; overload shutdown occurs

Use pro duct with a po wer rating of less th an

120watts

Peak power has caused overload shutdown even

though AC product connected is rated at less than
120 watts

Product exceeds inverter’s surge capability. Use a

product with peak power of less than 240W

Lighter socket or 12 volt outlet may require ignition

to be switched on

Turn ignition key to accessory position

Poor contact with lighter socket or 12 volt outlet

Press inverter firmly into the lighter socket. Make

sure socket is clean.

Vehicle battery is discharged

Recharge battery

Problem: Buz zing sound in audio systems

Inexpensive st ereo system s have an in adequate in ternal powe r supply fi ltering whi ch causes a
buzzing sound. A system with a high quali ty filter i s the only solution.

SPECIFICATIONS

AC Power Output

AC output volt age (nomina l)………………………… …………..115 Volts AC
DC input volta ge range….. ……………………………… ………10-15 Volt s DC
Maximum Contin uous AC output power…………… …………..240 Wa tts
Maximum AC outpu t surge powe r………………………… …….120 Watts
AC output freq uency……………… ……………………...… ……60 HZ +/- 2 HZ
AC output wave form………………… ………………………... ….modified sine wave
NO load curren t draw…………… ………………………….. .……less tha n 0.3A
Input current …………………………… ……………………...… ..12.8-20 AMP
Optimum efficie ncy…………………… ……………………... ……90%
Ambient operat ing tempera ture range…… ………………...…… 0 C-40 C/32 C-100 C
Low battery sh ut down poi nt (nominal) …………………..…… …9.7-10.3 Vol ts
High battery s hut down po int (nominal )………………….…… …15-16 Volts
AC receptacles …………………………… ………………….…….. 1
DC receptacles …………………………… ………………….…….. 1
.Dimensions (W x H x D mm )…………………………… …………121x53x 282 (PINV4)

USB Power Output

DC output volt age ………………… ……………………………… .5V
DC output curr ent (max )… ……………………………… ………..0.5A DC

Remarks: The US B port does n’t provide the data e xchange . I t only power s the an ex ternal USB­powered device .