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Getting to Know your Charger
Feature Function
1. DC Output Connection The product incorporates Trailer Pin Style Connector
(backward compatible with old generation OPTIMA
®
chargers).
This is a connector that provides quick and easy
connection with 3 different DC cables that comes with the
OPTIMA
®
D200+ for different applications.
2. OPTIMA
®
LiFePO4 Connector Custom-made OPTIMA
®
LiFePO4 Connector for connecting
the OPTIMA
®
HYPERCORE
™
lithium iron phosphate
(LiFePO4) battery.
3. Ring Terminals 15.16mm OD, 8.6mm ID ring terminals provide secure
connection to various batteries for permanent connection.
4. Clamp Connectors Gloss reflective nickel-plated heavy-duty clamp.
Molded red and black slide-over rubber grips.
5. Fuse Holder and Cover Water-resistant fuse holder with industrial standard ATC
mini blade fuse included.
6. Y-splitter Insert molded "Y" Block.
Getting to Know your Charger
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Understanding Battery Types & Charger Settings
There are three primary types of 12V batteries in the marketplace today: Standard Flooded (Lead-
Acid), AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat)/high performance AGM, and Gel cell (Gelled Electrolyte Lead-
Acid). Traditionally, the most common type of batteries used are Flooded (Lead-Acid) batteries.
Almost all Gel cell batteries will state that they are Gel cell on the battery case or labels. In addition
to the 3 lead-acid batteries, lithium batteries are becoming readily available as lead-acid battery
replacements. Shown below are OPTIMA
®
D200+ charge voltages at absorption and float levels.
Selecting a Charging Profile
CAUTION: Connect the charger to the battery before applying AC Power.
CAUTION: Remove AC power before disconnecting the charger from the battery.
To select a different battery profile, use the following steps:
1. Power on the charger.
2. Press and hold the select button for more than 2 seconds to enter battery type select.
Note: You can only enter battery type selection in Analyze Mode (Pulsing blue Status Bar).
3. Press and release the select button to cycle through battery types.
4. Press and hold the select button for more than 2 seconds to set the battery type.
Note: User must select a battery type for the first time using the OPTIMA
®
D200+ charger.
It does not have a battery type selected out-of-box. Once a battery type is selected, the OPTIMA
®
D200+ will stay in that battery type unless user changes it to another battery type.
Charge Condition Auto Maintain/Energy SaverAnalyze
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Charge Profiles
Volts
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LED Battery Type Charging Profile
Amber OPTIMA
®
LiFePO4 14.2 VDC Absorption
13.6 VDC Float
Red AGM 14.6 VDC Absorption
13.6 VDC Float
Green Standard Flooded 14.5 VDC Absorption
13.4 VDC Float
NOTE: AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries are not Gel (Gelled Electrolyte Lead-Acid) batteries.
Gel batteries require a completely different charge profile. OPTIMA
®
D200+ does not support Gel
batteries. AGM batteries can accept the same charging profile as Flooded (Lead-acid) batteries.