Manual Ferm BCM1017 (page 6 of 68) (English, German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Spanish, Norwegian, Finnish)

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4. OPERATING THE BATTERY

CHARGER

Explanation of switches, indication lights and

display on front panel

Charge / Off / Start

The product can be used as battery charger

“CHARGE”(I)andjumpstarter“START”(II).

Choosethecorrectmodeswiththeswitch(3

positions)attherightsideonthefrontpanel.

Whentheswitchisinthemiddleposition“OFF”

(0)thechargerisswitchedoff(Fig.2).

6V / 12V

The battery charger can charge batteries of

6V and 12V. For this purpose push the switch

at the right side of the front panel in chosen

position.

Charge / Start

Choosethecorrectmodeswiththeswitch(2

positions)inthemiddleonthefrontpanel.

Select current

Select the current 2A / 6A / 12A of the charger

to the positions corresponding to the voltage

and capacity of the charged storage battery.

Charge indicate

The 4 red lights on the left side on the front

panel indicate the levels of estimated battery

capacity(25%,50%,75%,FULL).

Reverse

The red light indicates that the battery charger

is not connected correctly to the battery: the

clampshavetobeexchanged(redclampon+

andblackclampon-).

Charging process

• Connecttheclampscorrectlytothebattery

and connect the plug to the mains.

• Selectthevoltage6V/12Vswitch

• Selectthe“CHARGE”modus(2position

switch)

• Turnthepowerswitchon“CHARGE”

position

• Thechargingcurrentisnowvisibleonthe

display on the front. This current meter is

not a precision instrument and only gives a

rough indication of the charging current.

• Duringthechargingprocessthecharging

indicator(4redlights)givesinformation

about the estimated battery capacity. When

the“FULL”indicatinglightgoeson,the

charging is complete.

• Switchthepowerswitchtothe“OFF”

position and disconnect from the mains

supply.

• Removetheclampsfromthe+and-poles

of the battery.

Jump starting process

• Chargethebatteryfor10-15minutes

according the steps above.

• Turnthepowerswitchto“START”position

• Selectthe“START”modus(2position

switch)

• Starttheautomobileimmediately

In this position the charger is able to operate

for a brief period in an over-current mode of

operation.

Warning!

Do not crank the engine > 5 sec.

Wait approximately 100 sec. between

starting attempts

Do not attempt to start more than

3 times. If three attempts fail, the

vehicle’s battery should be recharged

fully.

Trouble shooting

1. No charging current

• Badcontactofpowersocket

• Contactqualifiedelectrician

• SelectVoltage6V/12Vissetincorrectly

• Selectcorrectvoltageposition

• Initialvoltageistoolow

• Changebattery

• +and-polesofbatteryareoxidizedand/or

dirty

• Cleanpoles

• Batteryhasbeendamaged

• Replacethebattery

2. Low charging current

• +and-polesofbatteryareoxidizedand/or

dirty

• Cleanpoles

• Batteryischargedfully

• Measurespecificgravity

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