Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SC-12000A Schumacher
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F ully A utom atic Micropr ocessor Co ntrolled Batter y C harger with Engi ne Star ter plus Batter y T ester and Alternator T ester CAUTION: Read all Safety Rules and Operating Instructions, and follow them with each use of this product. 00-99-000620/0206 O WN ER ’S M AN UA L Schumacher Electric Corporation Mount Prospect, IL 60056 U.
1 PLEASE SA VE THIS OWNER’S MANUAL AND READ BEFORE EACH USE. Model SC-12000A Microprocessor Controlled, Fully Automatic Operation Battery Charger with Engine Starter Plus Battery and Alternator T ester offers features to accommodate the needs for home or light commercial use.
2 IM PORT A NT SAFET Y INSTRUCTI ONS • W ARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with ac- cessories sold with this product, may expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
3 Never place charger directly above battery being charged. The gases from the battery will corrode and damage the charger . Never touch the battery clamps together when the charger is on. Y ou could cause a spark. Never operate charger if it has received a hard blow , been dropped, or otherwise damaged .
4 PREP ARING YOUR BA T TERY TO BE CHARGED It is important that you read and follow these guidelines while you are preparing to charge the battery . • Make sure that you have a 6 or 12 volt lead-acid battery . Determine voltage of bat ter y by re fer rin g t o v ehic le owner’s man ual or t he ba tte ry mar kin gs.
5 5. Connecting to a negative-grounded system: Connect the red (POSITIVE) output clamp to the POSITIVE post of the battery . Rock and twist the clamp back and forth to be sure a solid electrical connection is made.
6 5. Pl u g the pow e r cord in to a 1 20 V AC 2 -pr on g wa ll ou tl et . The cha r ge r wil l be se t to th e de f a ul t sta te of 1 2 V REG ULAR ba tt e ry type , no ch a rg e rat e ( t es t er mod e ). The CO N NECTED LED sh ould be l it. If the CONN ECTED LED is n ot lit, chec k for c or rec t c able c onne ct ions.
7 USING YOUR BA T TERY CHARGE R OVERVIEW Using thi s bat ter y ch arger i s ver y simpl e. First , c onnec t th e bat ter y and AC p ower f o l l o w i n g th e p r e c a u t i o n s li s t e d un d e r “OPE R A TING INSTR UC TIONS” . Then se - lec t the appropr iate BA T T ERY T Y PE and char ge rate for your bat ter y.
8 DIGIT AL DISPLA Y BUTTON Use this button to set the function of the digital display to one of the following. • BA TTERY %: The digital display shows an estimate of the percent of charge of the battery connected to the charger battery clamps. • VO L T AGE: The digital display shows the voltage at the charger battery clamps in DC volts.
9 CONTROL P ANEL GUI DE SC-12000A CONTROL PANEL GUIDE MODE OF OPERATION C h a r g e d C h a r g i n g C o n n e c t e d B a t t e r y % V o l t a g e A l t e r n a t o r % 1 2 V R e g u l a r 1 2 V D .
10 USING T HE BUI L T - I N BA T TE RY TESTER OVERVIEW This battery charger has a built-in battery tester that displays either an accurate battery voltage or an estimate of the battery’s relative charge based on the battery voltage and the Battery Council International scale.
1 1 This battery charger has a built-in alter- nator tester that displays either an accu- rate alternator voltage or an estimate of the alternator ’s relative output compared to normal alternators. The Alternator % values displayed should be taken as general reference, not precise diagnosis.
1 2 BA T TERY PERCENT AND CHA RGE TI ME This charger adjusts the charging time in order to charge the battery completely , ef cie ntl y and s afe ly . The micro pro ce s - sor automatically makes the necessary decisions. However , this section includes guidelines that can be used to estimate charging times.
1 3 CHARG ING TI PS Read this entire manual before using your charger . The tips below serve only as a guide for specic situations. If your vehicle won’t start : Y ou don’t need to fully charge a battery to start your vehicle.
14 TROUBLESHO OTING Performance problems often can be corrected by the user . Please read through this chart for a possible solution to common problems. PROBLE M POS SI BLE CAUSE SOLUTI O N The bat ter y is c onnec ted and the c harg er is on, but isn' t cha rging.
15 WARR A NT Y SCHUMACHER ELECTRIC CORPORA TION, 801 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, MOUNT PROSPECT , ILLINOIS 60056-2179 MAKES THIS LIMITED W ARRANTY T O THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER A T RET AIL OF THIS PRODUCT .
Cargador de Baterías T otalmente Automático Controlado por Micr oprocesador con Arranque de M otor más Pr obador de Baterías y Pr obador de Alter nadores PRE C A UC IÓN: Lea todas l as Reglas d e Segur ida d e Instr uc ci ones d e Ope raci ón y sígalas en ca da uso de e ste pro ducto.
1 SÍ RV ASE GUARDAR EST E MA NUAL D EL DU EÑO Y L EER LO ANT ES DE CADA USO. El Ca rgado r de Bater ías T ot alme nte Aut omáti co C ontro lado po r M icr opro c esad or co n Ar ran que de Motor m.
2 • ADVERTENCIA: El manejo del cordón en este producto o de los cordones aso - ciados con los accesorios vendidos con este producto, puede exponerle a usted al plomo, un producto químico conocido en el Estado de California de causar cáncer y defectos de nacimiento u otro daño reproductivo.
3 PRECA UCIONES D E SEGURI DAD PERSONAL • Lleve puesta protección completa para los ojos y la ropa al trabajar con baterías de plomo-ácido. • Asegúrese que alguien esté a distancia de poder oír su voz, para venir en su ayuda si hay necesidad mientras usted trabaja con o está cerca de una batería de plomo-ácido.
4 • Asegúrese que el tamaño del alambre es lo sucientemente grande para su largo y para el amperaje CA, tal como se especica a continuación: CÓMO PRE P A R A R SU BA TER Í A P A R A CARGA RSE Es importante que usted lea y siga estas pautas al prepararse para cargar la batería.
5 (NEGA TIV A) de salida a una parte de metal gruesa y sin pintar del chasis o al bloque del motor , alejada de la batería. P ARA CARGAR LA BA TERÍASACADA DEL VEHÍCULO: POSITIVO NEGA TIVO BA TERÍA CARGADOR DE BA TERÍAS CABLE DE 24”, CALIBRE 6 AL TOMACORRIENTE DE FUERZA A TIERRA CORDÓN DE FUERZA DIGITAL DISPLAY 1 .
6 8. Limpie el carg ador y guárdelo e n un siti o sec o. CÓM O USAR E L AR R ANQ UE D E MO - TOR (“E NG IN E ST A RT ”) Su car g ado r de ba ter ías pu e de usar s e para puest a en m archa ráp ida de su ve - hículo si est á baja la b atería.
7 CÓMO USA R SU CARGADOR D E BA TER ÍAS: VI ST A GENE R A L El mod o de us ar este cargad or de b at- erías es m uy sencill o. Pr ime ro, conec te la b ate ría y la f uer za CA si gui en do las precauci ones detalladas bajo “I NSTRUC - CIO NES DE O PER ACIÓN ” .
8 CONTROLES DEL CARGAD OR P ANT ALLA DIGIT AL CONECT ADO CARGANDO CARGADA EST ADO BA TERÍA PEQUEÑA DE 2 AMP BA TERÍA REGULAR DE 15 40 AMP ARRANQUE DE MOTOR A 120 AMP % DE BATER ÍA PANT ALLA.
9 Use este botón para jar la tasa de car ga má xima en un a de las sig uientes t asas: • “SMALL BA TTER Y” (BA TERÍA PEQUEÑA) Provee una tasa de carga has ta 2A. Se des ti na para carga r bater ía s pequeñas tales como las que común- mente se usan en los tractores de jardín, nievemóviles y motocicletas.
10 EL USO DEL PROBADO R DE BA TE RÍ AS INCO RPOR A DO VIST A GENERAL Este c argado r de baterías t iene un p roba - dor de baterías inc or por ado que muestra ya sea el vo ltaj e c or rec to de la .
1 1 EL USO DEL PROBADO R DE A L TERNA DOR ES INCO RPO R A DO NOT AS PAR A PROBA R EL % D E BA TE RÍ A Una batería recién cargada pudiera tener alto volt aje te mpor al debi do a l o que se ll a m a “c a r g a s u p e r c i a l ”.
1 2 PORCENT A JE DE L A BA TERÍ A Y TI EM PO DE CARGAR Este carg ador regula el tiemp o de cargar para pode r cargar la bater ía de modo com- pleto , ecaz y seguro. El microproc esador a u t o m á t i c a m e n t e h a c e l a s de c i s i o n e s nec e s ar ia s.
1 3 P AUT AS P AR A CARGAR Lea es te manua l enter o antes de usa r el c ar gado r . Las p auta s a c ont inuaci ón si r ven únic amente de guía para sit uaci ones e specí ca s. S i su ve h í c u l o no s e p o n e en m a r - c h a . N o se ne c e s i t a c a r ga r la b a t e r ía tot al me nte p ar a p on er en ma rc h a a su vehículo.
14 PROBLE MA POS IBL E CAUSA SOLUCI ÓN La batería e stá c onec ta da y e l ca r ga do r enc e n di do, pero e ste no c arga. El c arga dor e stá en mod o de probar , no en mod o de car gar . Opr ima el botón CHARG E ST A RT para a cti var el pr o - ce so de car gar y selec ci - one una t asa de c arg a.
15 GAR ANTÍ A SCHU M ACHER ELECTRI C CO RP OR A TI ON , 801 BUSI NESS C ENTER D RIV E, MO UNT PRO SPECT , ILLI NOI S 6 0 05 6 -21 79 HACE EST A G AR ANTÍ A LIMIT A DA A L CO MPR A DO R ORIGI NA L AL PO R MENO R DE ESTE PRODU CTO . EST A GA R AN TÍA LI MIT ADA NO ES TR AN SFERI BLE .
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