Xantrex Technology 400R manual Operation, Maintenance

3 Operation

Operating Conditions and Guidelines - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–1 Choosing a Location - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–2 Using XPower Powerpack for the First Time - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–3 Recharging with the AC Charger - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–3 Using the light - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–4 Operating AC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–4

Understanding AC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–4 Run Time on Typical AC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - 3–5 High Surge Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–5 Trouble Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–6 Operating Several Appliances at Once - - - - - - - - - - - 3–6

Operating an AC Appliance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–6 Operating 12 V DC Appliances - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3–8 Jump-Starting a Vehicle’s Engine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–10 Using the Air Compressor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–12 Over-Temperature Safety Protection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–12 Inflating Tires - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–13 Inflating Small Sports Equipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–14 Using the Radio: XPower Powerpack 400R - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–15 Power Draw- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–16 Listening to the AM Band - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–16 Connecting to an External Battery- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3–16

4 Maintenance

Battery Maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–1 Recharging the XPower Powerpack Battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–2 Recharging with the AC Charger- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–2 Recharging with the DC Charging Cable - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–3 Recharging with a Generator’s Regulated 12 V DC Outlet 4–5 Recharging From a Solar Panel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–6 Replacing the Internal Battery - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–6 Battery Life - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4–6

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