Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VDC301 Directed Video
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O O W W N N E E R R ’ ’ S S G G U U I I D D E E I I N N S S T T A A L L L L A A T T I I O O N N G G U U I I D D E E © 2006 Dir ected Electr oni cs , N89222 01-06 150 watt POWER INVERTER with G AM.
2 2 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s T able o f Conten ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 N on-T ran sferable Limited Con sum er W arr anty .
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 3 3 Cauti on: Low Battery Alarm .................................................22 T roublesh ooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 A utom ati c Pr otective Featur es o f th e Inverter .
4 4 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved N N o o n n - - T T r r a a n n s s f f e e r r a a b b l l e e L L i i m m i i t t e e d d C C o o n n s s u u m m e e r r W W a a r r r r a a n n t t y y Directed Electronics, Inc.
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 5 5 tions, accidental spills or customer applied cleaners , damage due to en vironmental causes such as floods, airborne fallout, chemicals , salt.
6 6 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved C C a a u u t t i i o o n n s s WHEN CONNECTING DIRECTL Y T O A B A TTERY OR O THER POWER SOURCE OBSERVE PROPER POLARITY . DO N O T EXCEED THE MAXIMUM INPUT VOL T AGE 15 ±0.3 VDC (DIRECT CURRENT).
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 7 7 W W h h a a t t ’ ’ s s I I n n c c l l u u d d e e d d 150W P ower Inverter Gam e Plate (4) scr ews to m oun t Inverter Fuse A T C 10 amp.
8 8 © 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved I I n n v v e e r r t t e e r r O O u u t t p p u u t t W W a a v v e e f f o o r r m m Th e A C output wavef orm o f th e Inverter is called a "qu asi-sin e wave" or a "m odifi ed sin e wave".
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 9 9 P P o o w w e e r r S S o o u u r r c c e e Th e power sour ce m ust pr ovi d e between 9.5 an d 15 ±0.3 volts DC and m ust be able to supply suffi ci en t curr en t to oper ate the load . Th e power sour ce m ay be a battery or a well r egulated DC power supply .
1 1 0 0 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n o o f f r r u u b b b b e e r r m m o o u u n n t t i i n n g g f f e e e e t t 1. Locate plasti c bag con tainin g 4 rubber m oun tin g feet an d 4 new scr ews .
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 1 1 3. A ttach rubber feet to inverter h ousin g en d caps usin g n ew scr ews fr om bag. Do n ot over ti gh ten scr ews , th e housin g is alumin um an d will strip out easily . Refer to the pi ctur es below f or r eferen ce .
1 1 2 2 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved P P l l a a c c e e m m e e n n t t o o f f I I n n v v e e r r t t e e r r For best oper atin g r esults , th e Inverter sh ould be placed on a flat sur- f ace , such as th e floor or seat of a vehi cle .
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 3 3 D D R R Y Y - - d o n ot allow water to d rip or splash on th e Inverter . C C O O O O L L - - ambi en t air temper atur e sh ould be between 50 an d 80 F .
1 1 4 4 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved E E l l e e c c t t r r i i c c a a l l C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s Th e Inverter com es with a ci gar ette li gh ter plug ad apter for conn ec- ti on to th e power sour ce .
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 5 5 T T E E M M P P O O R R A A R R Y Y B B A A T T T T E E R R Y Y C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N T o mak e a direct conn ecti on, f.
1 1 6 6 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N T T O O L L O O A A D D On ce you have d etermin ed th e pr oper m eth od of conn ecti on to th e .
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 7 7 C C A A U U T T I I O O N N : : R R E E C C H H A A R R G G E E A A B B L L E E A A P P P P L L I I A A N N C C E E S S Certain r echar g eable d evi ces ar e d esign ed to be plugg ed dir ectly in to an A C r eceptacle to be r echar g ed .
1 1 8 8 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved G G a a m m e e P P l l a a t t e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n M M O O U U N N T T I I N N G G T T H H E E G G A A M .
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 1 1 9 9 T T Y Y P P I I C C A A L L C C O O N N N N E E C C T T I I O O N N D D I I A A G G R R A A M M Th e di agr am below sh ows typi cal types o f conn ection s .
2 2 0 0 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved O O p p e e r r a a t t i i n n g g T T i i p p s s R R A A T T E E D D V V E E R R S S U U S S A A C C T T U U A A L L C C U U R R R R E .
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 1 1 Th e m ost d em an din g ar e those that start un d er load , i.e . compr es- sors an d pumps . Sin ce m otor an d televisi on char acteristi cs vary wi d ely , only testing will d etermin e if a specific load can be started an d h ow lon g it can be run.
2 2 2 2 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved Th e inverter m ay be used eith er while th e en gin e is runnin g or turned o ff. H owever , the Inverter m ay n ot operate while th e en gin e is bein g started sin ce th e battery voltag e can d r op substan ti ally durin g cr ankin g.
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 3 3 T T r r o o u u b b l l e e s s h h o o o o t t i i n n g g A A U U T T O O M M A A T T I I C C P P R R O O T T E E C C T T I I V V E E F .
2 2 4 4 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved C C o o m m m m o o n n P P r r o o b b l l e e m m s s Televisions will not start, power tools will start but will not continue to run. Certain i n d u cti on m otors (m otors with out brush es) may r equir e two to six tim e th eir wattag e r atin gs to start up.
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 5 5 a) P osition th e Inverter as far as possible fr om th e televisi on, th e an tenn a an d th e an tenn a cables . b) A djust th e ori en tati on o f th e Inverter , th e an tenn a cables , an d th e TV power cor d to minimize in terfer en ce .
2 2 6 6 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved Th e alli gator clips o f th e har d wir e ad apter ar e connected in corr ectly to th e battery termin als . Suggested remedy Som e types o f loads will n ot allow th e inverter to turn on.
© 2006 Directed Electr onics - all ri ghts r eserved 2 2 7 7 P P R R O O B B L L E E M M : : L L O O W W O O U U T T P P U U T T V V O O L L T T A A G G E E P ossible causes U sin g aver ag e-r eadin g voltm eter . Inverter is overload ed . Input voltag e below 9.
2 2 8 8 © 2006 Dir ected Electroni cs - all righ ts reserved S S p p e e c c i i f f i i c c a a t t i i o o n n s s M ax. Con tin u ous P ower 150 W att N o Load Curr en t Dr aw less than 0.2Amp W ave form M odifi ed Sin e W ave Input V oltage Ran ge 9.
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