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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 1
00-99-000628/0206 O W N E R ' S M A N U A L 1500 Watt DC to AC Power Inver ter Converts 12V DC Batter y Power to 110V AC Home Power – SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS – The rec omm ended so urce of powe r i s a 1 2-volt deep - cycl e batter y due to thei r high rese r ve power cap acit y . Autom otive bat terie s are rec omme nded for o nly a shor ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 2
- 1 - The advanc ed surge cap acit y of th e PI - 1500 powe r inver ter g ives it t he m eans to st ar t most elec tr ical devic es inclu ding: c olor televisi ons, T V / VCR / DVD comb inations, small mic rowaves, ref rig eratio n el ectr ic co oler s, sm all a ir co ndition ers. War ning: Handli ng t he c ord on this pr oduct or co rds asso ciate ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 3
- 2 - • D o not p lace th e inver ter in direc t sunlight. Th e i deal air temper ature for op eratio n is bet ween 30 º a nd 1 0 5º F . • Keep the inver ter well ventilated in order to proper ly dis - per se heat gene rated whil e it is in use. • W hile in use, make sure t here are several inche s of c lear- anc e around the t op and side ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 4
- 3 - • If you ar e power ing t he inver ter with an autom obile or ma - rine bat ter y , st ar t the engin e ev e r y 30 to 45 minute s and let it r un for about 10 minutes to r echarg e the bat ter y . • If you hear a continuo us alar m or automatic s hut down, t urn the inver ter O FF immediately. Do not rest ar t the inver ter until t he so ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 5
- 4 - In the event of a p ower over load, the inver ter i s de signed to automatic ally shut down. This safet y feature prevents damaging th e inver ter while test ing device s an d e quip- ment withi n t he 150 0 -wat t range. If a devi ce will not operate pro per ly w hen rst c onnecte d to the inverte r , tur n the inver ter r ocker switch ON ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 6
- 5 - 2. Plac e t he back of th e PI- 150 0 with t he mountin g bracket against a s ecure and at sur fac e. 3. At tach the inver ter to the at sur fac e usin g c orr osion resis tant scr ews. Inver t er Featu res: A . O N/OFF Ro cker Switc h – T ur ns inver ter on and of f. B. L E D I n d i c a t o r Li g h t – (G r e e n = p o w e r O N ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 7
- 6 - Gro undi ng the PI -1 50 0 T o avoid elec tri cal sho ck, it is ne ces sar y to ground the PI-1 50 0 Inver ter a s well as the devic e p owerin g it . T he inver ter s hould be grounde d u sing #8 AWG c opper wir e ( not inc luded). NOTE: Do not turn on the inver ter o r t he p ower s ourc e until the inver ter and t he power sourc e ar e gr ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 8
- 7 - Conn ec tin g I nver te r Ca bl es The inver ter and t he p ower sourc e mu st be in the OFF mode. Inver t er Conn ec ti on: 1 . L o c a t e t h e p o s i t i v e a n d n e g a t i v e p l a s t i c t e r m i n a l s loc ated on the lef t s ide of t he inver ter . Using a athe ad or stand ard screwdr iver , unscr ew the positi ve ( red) an ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 9
- 8 - Conn ec tin g Y ou r PI -1 5 00 T o T ur n O N: 1 . Push the ro cker switch, lo cated on t he right sid e, to the “O N” (I) po sition. The LED i ndicato r light sho uld glow GREEN verif ying the inv er ter is rec eiving power and c an deliver p ower to your devi ce. (A br ief audio alar m may sound o r red LED may ash. Th is is nor mal ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 10
- 9 - Usin g G FCI Ou tl et The GFCI ( G round Fault I nterr upter) must be tested befor e each us e. T o test: 1 . T ur n the inver ter O N. 2. Pu sh th e "RESET" bu t t on loca ted on th e GFC I rece ptacl e, rst to assure normal GFCI o peration. 3. Plu g a ni ght lig ht (w ith an " O N/O FF " sw itc h ) o r ot her prod uct ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 11
- 10 - inver ter t o re set. T o reset: pre ss the “T EST” but ton ( stops ow of elect ric ity to outl et ) on the outlet fac e. N ext, pres s the “ RESET ” but ton ( resto res ow of e lect ric ity to outlet) on the outlet fac e. LED s a nd Au dio Al ar ms Gre en – Power On Red Light and/or Audio Al arm Curr ent O verloa d – Red L ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 12
- 1 1 - power co nsumptio n. Wh en t he inver ter is OFF , no lights appea r . Usin g t he Inver t er to Op era te a T V o r Au dio Devic e The inv er ter is shield ed and ltered to mini mize signal int er ference. Despit e this , some int er ference may occur with your tele vision picture, especiall y with weak signa ls. Below are some suggesti ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 13
- 12 - Blow n Fuse A blown fuse is usuall y caused by rev erse polarit y or a short c ircu it within the device or equi pment being opera ted. If the fuse blows , t ake the inver ter to a quali ed techn i - cian for repa ir . Power Sou rce Y ou r average autom obile or marin e bat ter y will provi de a n ample power supp ly to the inver ter for ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 14
- 13 - Saf et y Featur es The LED Indic ator light w ill turn fr om G REEN to RED and the inver ter will automati cally tur n i tself of f when: 1 . The power i nput f rom t he bat ter y drops to appr oximately 10 volt s. ( W hen the p ower input dr ops to ap proximately 10.5 volts, an alar m will so und for an exten ded per iod). 2. The powe r inp ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 15
- 14 - ST AGE 2: The inverter then c onv er ts the 1 45 -volts DC into 1 10-volts AC (household voltage ) using advanced MOSFET transistors in a full bridge c onguration . A "modi - ed sine wave " wave for m is generated by this conversion . T roub les hoot ing PROBLE M: Low or No Ou tp ut V o lt age Rea son/ Solu tion 1. Poor c ont ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 16
- 15 - PROBLE M: Aud ibl e A lar m On All Th e T ime Rea son /So lution 1. I npu t volt age b elo w 1 1 vol ts . Recharge or replac e batter y to maintain adequate power input. 2. Poo r or we ak ba tt er y c ondi ti on. Rechar ge or repl ace bat ter y . PROBLE M: D evice Do es Not Wor k Rea son/ Solu tion 1. Devi ce do es no t tur n on. T r y tur n ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 17
- 16 - SPECIFI CA T ION S: Ma ximum C ontinuous Power ............................ 150 0 wat ts Surge C apabilit y (Peak Power) ........................ 30 0 0 Watts No Loa d Current D raw ............................................. < 0.6A Wav e f orm ........................................... Modi ed Sin e Wa ve Input Voltage Ra nge ..... ...
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Schumacher PI-1500 - page 18
- 17 - Schum acher Elec tric C orpo ration, Warrant y S er vic e D epar tm ent 1025 Tho mpson, Ho opesto n, I L 6 09 42 Phone: 8 0 0 - 621- 54 85 (Hour s: 7 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. CST) Y ou wi ll b e re sponsib le f or a ll in suranc e and fr eight or other tra nspor t ation char ges to the factor y or poi nt of repair . We w ill r eturn your inverte r f ...
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