User Manual: AA360, AA1000

BASIC OPERATION

Battery Safety

Batteries can be very dangerous. Please observe common safety guidelines when testing batteries.

AA Series Technical Limitations

AA360 and AA1000 testers are designed to test nearly any lead acid battery with a nominal voltage of 6 or 12V. Exposing the tester to voltages of more than 20V may permanently damage the tester and such damage is not covered under the Argus warranty.

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Display

Screen key
Analog display
Pass / Fail / Warning icon
Overcharge/undercharge icon
Compensation mode
Internal battery low
Printer / memory connected (Printer)
Rated value of battery
Measured value of battery
‘Start engine’ prompt (Start)
‘Enter’ prompt (Enter)
Test standard
Selected Voltage
Alternator Pass/Fail icon

Input keys

A.    Enter/Print, [enter/print]
B.    Browse up, [>]
C.    Browse down, [<]

Basic Tester Operation

Connect test clamps to battery.
Select Voltage: Use [>] or [<] to select Voltage, press [enter/print].
Select Test Standard: Use [>] or [<] to select test standard, press [enter/print].
Enter Battery Rating: Use [>] or [<] to select rated value of battery, press [enter/print].
Follow (Start) and (enter) icons to complete testing.
Press [enter/print] to view results screens. Press [>] or [<] to view detailed results within a test screen.
Press and hold [enter/print] to print/save results (printer module must be connected).

More: Performing a Battery Test

Basic Tester Setup

Follow these steps to set the date / time and other tester preferences.

The tester must be connected to a battery during setup.
If you make a mistake, disconnect, re-connect and enter SETUP mode again.
The printer does not need to be connected to the tester to complete any setup operation.

Enter SETUP mode

After completing a test, press [enter/print] to change the display to the ‘SoC’ page. From the ‘SoC’ page, press and hold [<] for 3 seconds (until beep). The display clears and the first setup page, ‘Prn’ is displayed. At each setup page, change the value using [>] or [<], and confirm the value by pressing [enter/print]. After the last setup screen (P-S), all setup values are stored and the tester returns to normal mode.

Each screen is identified at the top left of the display in order:

‘Prn’ Set Printer language, see table below.
‘Yr’ Set Year.
‘Dat’. Date - set day first, then month.
‘ti’. Time - set hours first, then minutes.
‘Ey’. Easy test mode - select ‘On’ or ‘Off’
‘P-F’. Pass / Fail mode – ‘On’ or ‘Off’.
‘P-S’. Output mode - P=Print, S=Save. Select ‘P’ or ‘P-S’ or ‘S’.

Note: To skip any setup page without making any changes, press [enter/print] to advance to the next page.

More: Tester Setup Options

Printer Language Selection

The AATPR20 can print in 22 languages. The default language is ENGLISH. On the ‘Prn’ page of the setup mode, select the number for desired language.

1          English
2          French
3          German
4          Dutch
5          Spanish
6          Portuguese
7          Italian
8          Swedish
9          Czech
10        Hungarian
11        Polish
12        Turkish
13        Danish
14        Finnish
15        Russian
16        Japanese
17        Chinese
18        Korean
19        Croatian
20        Greek,
21        Bulgarian
22        Slovenian

Test Report Headline Text

The AA360 and AA1000 series testers allow the user to program up to three lines of custom text to be printed at the top of the test report. Use the Argus Data Manager Software to set the test report headline text for your tester.

Manual - Basic Operation

Manual - Tester Setup Options

Manual - Performing a Battery Test

Manual - Interpreting Test Results

Manual - Printing and Saving Test Results

Manual - Service and Troubleshooting

Manual - General Information

Manual - Argus Data Manager Software