Samlex America SC-10 - Manual (Page 9)

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INSTAllATION & OPERATION
Trickle charging the vehicle battery through vehicle’s on-board
Cigarette Lighter Receptacle
When using the solar panel inside a vehicle, connect the Cigarette Lighter Plug provided
with the solar panel to the Cigarette Lighter Receptacle in the vehicle. Make sure that the
plug is pushed in completely.
CAUTION 1! In some vehicles, the Cigarette Lighter Receptacle gets connected to the
vehicle’s starter battery only when the Ignition Switch is turned to the Accessories (ACC)
Position. In this case, the Ignition Switch will have to be turned to the Accessories (ACC)
Position to enable trickle charging of the battery.
CAUTION 2! Please note that when the Ignition Switch is turned to the Accessories (ACC) Position,
power is available to the built-in accessories like radio, CD / DVD Player etc. Hence, please ensure that
all these accessories are switched off to prevent drainage of the battery.
Trickle charging an external battery
When NOT used inside a vehicle, connection to the battery can be made using one of the
following methods:
• Use separate Adapter Cable (not provided) that has a Cigarette Lighter Receptacle on
one end and Battery Alligator Clamps on the other end. Plug the Cigarette Lighter
Plug of the panel to the Cigarette Lighter Receptacle of the Adapter Cable. Then
connect the Battery Alligator Clamps to the battery ensuring correct polarity by
matching the red clamp which is Positive (+) to the Positive (+) terminal on the battery.
Connect the black Clamp which is Negative (-) to the Negative (-) Terminal on the
battery.
Directly powering small electronics devices like cell phones, iPods,
iPhones, PDAs, etc
Please use the following method for directly powering small electronics devices like cell
phones, iPods, iPhones, PDAs etc. ( As mentioned earlier, laptop computers are not included
as the 4.8 W, SC-05 and 9.6 W, SC-10 solar panels are not large enough to power laptop
computers):
• Use separate Adapter Cable (not provided) that has Cigarette Lighter Receptacles
on both the ends. Plug the Cigarette Lighter Plug of the solar panel to the Cigarette
Lighter Receptacle of the Adapter Cable. Then connect the electronic device to the
other Cigarette Lighter Receptacle of the Adapter Cable.