Fostex PD204 owner manual Important settings for using the battery, Low battery warning setting

Chapter 2: Preparation before using the PD204

When you use PowerLink batteries, you can mount up to four batteries (two bat- teries for each base, as shown on the right).

<Note>: When you mount four batter- ies, you cannot use the protector on the bottom panel. Use the unit horizontally.

<Notes for using PowerLink batteries>

•When you use PowerLink batteries, use batteries of the same charging condition. If the charging conditions are significantly different, the PowerLink function may not operate correctly resulting the PD204 powered off.

•You cannot mount more than two batteries. Each battery mount can accept up to two batteries.

Important settings for using the battery

Battery priority setting (essential when using more than one battery)

When you use two batteries or four PowerLink batteries, you must set the battery priority (BATT1 or BATT2).

You can specify the battery to be used preferentially. When the preferential battery gets empty, the display shows the warning popup window and the other battery auto- matically takes over.

You can make setting via the quick setup mode or via the "Active battery" item in the "BATTERY SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see pages 77 and 169).

Low battery warning setting

Whether you use a battery with or without BMS (Battery Management System), you can set the threshold voltage for warning low battery.

When the battery voltage gets lower than the threshold voltage you set, the warning tone is output from the headphones connected to the unit.

By default, the threshold voltage is set to 13.2V for battery with BMS or 13.0V for battery without BMS. However, you can set the desired threshold voltage via the "BATT. warning" item in the "BATTERY SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 166).

<Note>: When you use a battery with BMS (Battery Management System), you can check the battery information via the "BATT. status" item in the "BATTERY SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 173).

<Note>: When you use a battery with BMS (Battery Management System), you can check the remaining time until the battery voltage reaches the threshold voltage in one-minute steps via the "BATT. Remain" item in the "BATTERY SETUP" menu of the MENU mode (see page 172).

<Note>: While the battery has power, the output voltage is between 13 V to 15 V. When the remaining power gets short, the output voltage rapidly drops. Therefore, to replace the battery well in advance, we recommend setting the threshold voltage to 13 V or around.

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