Forch BT 12V Instructions D'utilisation page 15

OPERATION & USE :
BATTERY TEST- BT 12 V
1. Before you test a battery in a vehicle, turn off the ignition and all consumers. Close all the
vehicle doors and the trunk lid.
2. Make sure the battery terminals are clean. Wire brush them if necessary. Clamp the black
charging load lead to the vehicle negative battery terminal. Clamp the red charging lead to the
vehicle positive battery terminal.
3. LED display will light on and show the voltage of the battery XX.XX on the screen.
Press "ENTER" to the next step.
NOTE : If you see HI / Lo / ---- /Blank appear on the screen or screen flickers, please refer to
TROUBLESHOOTING.
4. Please press ▲\▼ key to select the battery type of SLI or SEAL :
SLI : Standard SLI flooded batteries.
SEAL : VRLA/GEL/AGM etc sealed /MF batteries.
5. Press "ENTER" to the next step.
6. Please press ▲\▼ key to select the battery rating of SAE , din , IEC , En or CA (MCA).
7. Press "ENTER" to the next step.
8. Please press ▲\▼ key to input the cold test current in A.CCA or CA(MCA)
SAE : 200~1200 CCA DIN : 110~670 CCA IEC : 130~790
CCA EN : 185~1125 A CCA CA(MCA) : 240~1440 CA(MCA) Press "ENTER" to begin the test.
9. Test the battery within 1 second.
10. If the display shows CHA- (Is tested battery charged?). Please press "ENTER" & select ▲\▼
key to choose YES or NO , then Press "ENTER" to the next step. (The tester will judge the tested
battery status & decide whether to exexecute Step 11 or not.)
11. Test the battery for a number of seconds. When the test is complete, the LED display shows
the actual volt information an A (cold start current). One of following five results will be displayed
on LED lamps:
Green LED illuminated
The battery is good & capable of holding a charge.
XXXX (CCA value) SAE
Green & Yellow LED illuminated
The battery is good but needs to be charged.
XXXX (CCA value) SAE
Yellow & Red LED illuminated
Battery is discharged. The battery condition cannot be determined until it is fully
charged. Recharge & retest the battery. If reading is the same, the battery should be
replaced immediately.
XXXX (CCA value) SAE
Red LED illuminated
The battery cannot hold a charge or at least one cell has short circuited. It should be
replaced immediately.
XXXX (CCA value) SAE
Err on the screen & Second Red LED illuminated
The tested battery is greater than 1200A or the clamps are not connected properly.
Please check if the clamps are connected properly and reconnect.
12. Press <<ENTER>> return to step 3 or remove the test clamps from
the battery posts after completion of testing.
13. All selected data will be memorized after test, including battery
type, battery A standard, capacity of A, etc.