Anton/Bauer Interactive 2000 PowerCharger Owner's Manual - page 3
The InterActive Dionic
®
90 battery lithium ion chemistry delivers a higher power to weight ratio than NiCd & NiMH. However, all lithium ion
batteries have more sensitive charging and discharging parameters and require longer charge times (2-5 hours).
See charging section
page 2 for more details.
The Dionic
®
90 battery is specifically designed to be charged with current InterActive or InterActive chargers. Old model InterActive
®
MP4D Quad, Lifesaver
®
Dual, ABC800 cannot charge these batteries.
Do not attempt to charge on non InterActive chargers or chargers not manufactured by Anton/Bauer.
Special safety circuits in the DIONIC
®
90 battery will prevent charging on ANY charger, which cannot properly address the battery
communication.
This DIONIC
®
90 battery, because of its lithium ion chemistry, is unlike other video batteries you may have used. Special precautions and
handling instructions are contained in this manual and should be strictly adhered to for safe and reliable operation.
Contact Anton/Bauer Cus-
tomer Support at (203) 925-4991 with any questions regarding this product.
INTRODUCTION
The development of this new DIONIC
®
90 battery system has been
made possible through the incorporation of the pioneering InterAc-
tive technology of the Anton/Bauer Digital system with the very latest
lithium ion cell formulations. Each DIONIC
®
90 battery features an on-
board “fuel computer” to monitor energy put into and taken out of the
battery, as well as critical operating characteristics and conditions.
This data is communicated to the InterActive charger to optimize safe
and reliable performance.
In addition, remaining battery capacity information is available to the
operator by means of a RealTime
®
LCD display on each battery and
in the viewfinder of the most popular broadcast and professional
camcorders. The patented interface from the Digital battery to the
camera viewfinder is factory standard equipment on most camera/
camcorder models from the leading camera manufacturers.
Anton/Bauer InterActive chargers were designed in anticipation of
new cell technologies, so chargers in the field require only a single
chip update to effectively address this new battery system, as well
as the standard ProPac
®
, HyTron™, and TrimPac
®
battery products.
This upward and downward compatibility uniquely allows Anton/
Bauer to introduce new high performance cell technologies, such as
DIONIC
®
90, safely and seamlessly into existing battery inventories.
The new DIONIC
®
90 battery will automatically identify itself to the
InterActive charger, activating the specialized charge routines neces-
sary to effectively utilize this new technology.
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IMPORTANT
READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS MANUAL BEFORE OPERATION
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