Using The Charger For The First Time - GM COMMANDER SPORT Instructions D'utilisation

9. Using the charger for the first time

Connect the charger's 100 - 240 V AC input to a mains wall socket, or connect the charger's DC input to a 12 V car battery or an 11 ... 18 V DC mains
PSU with a capacity of at least 12 A.
WARNING: Never connect both inputs at the same time!
The charger appears with a display animation and plays a welcome melody.
The GM COMMANDER is ready for use. The charger is controlled using just four operating button.
Button Description
Batt.Type / STOP Battery type selection / stop charging
 (+) INC
up / increase

(-) DEC down / decrease
Start / Enter Parameter selection / start charging
First press the "Batt. Type - Stop' button in the LOAD DATA menu to select a suitable battery memory (see Chapter 22). If you have not yet programmed
a memory to suit the battery, you can use SAVE DATA to program a new memory with your preferred settings.
Note: it is only possible to program the currently active memory.
When the battery memory is loaded, you can charge the battery. To find out more about the various charge programs and how they are controlled, please
read Chapters 12 to 21.
Battery types and charging data:
Battery type Voltage/cell
NiCd/NiMH 1.2 V
LiIo 3.6 V
LiPo 3.7 V
LiFe 3.3 V
Pb 2.0 V
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End-of-charge voltage/cell Fast charge rate
4.1 V
4.2 V
3.6 V
2.46 V
End-of-discharge voltage/cell
1 - 2 C NiCd: 0.85 V - NiMH: 1.0 V
max. 1 C 2.5 V
1 - 2 C 3.0 V
1 - 4 C 2.0 V
1 C 1.75 V
Operating Manual GM COMMANDER SPORT