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ranger AN2000, ranger AN5000, ranger AN4800
Solar operation:
Thesolarpanelproduceselectricityassoonasitisexposedtousablesunlight.Thepasturefencerconstantlyrequireselec-
tricity-bydayaswellasbynight.Theelectricitygeneratedinthiswaybythepanelisstoredinarechargeable12Vbattery,
whichmeanstheenergizercanoperatewithoutsunlightorcanbesupplieddirectlybya.
9Vbattery.Thesolarpanelmaynotalwayshaveasufcientlylargeoutput
tofullyrechargearechargeablebattery–especiallyindark,greyandmistymonths(e.g.Octoberto
February).
Fortemperaturesaround0degreescentigradeorbelow,werecommendtheuseofalarge9Valkalinebatteryinstead
ofa12Vrechargeablebattery.
Theenergizerisoperatedprimarilyfromthesolarpanel.Ifthesolarpaneldoesnothavesufcientoutput,
theenergizerswitchesautomaticallytotheconnected9voltbatteryortothe12voltrechargeablebattery.
Rechargeable battery indicator:
Therechargeablebatteryindicator(Fig.5LED2)providesinformationabouttherechargeablebatteryorbatteryvoltage.The
solardisplaylightsupconstantlyingreenwhenthesolarpanelchargingvoltageisgreaterthanthevoltageoftherechargea-
blebattery/battery.Whilstthesolarpanelchargesthe12Vrechargeablebattery,itdoesnotchargethe9voltbattery.
Fence voltage indicator
The6LEDs(LED4-LED9)indicatethefenceoutputvoltagein1000Vsteps.Theindicatorbuildsupfromtheleft.
Forherdingsecuritypurposesatleast3LEDs(3000V)shouldlightupotherwisethevoltageistoolow.
Possible causes:
●Withfence:Markedgrowthatfence,poorinsulators,short-circuitatmetalposts,orfencetoolong
●Withoutfence:Deviceisdefective,seeService
Power economiser:
Attedpowereconomisermatchespowerconsumptiontothestateofthefence.Thismeanslesscurrentconsumptionwith
wellinsulatedfencesandagreatercurrentconsumptionwithpoorlyinsulatedfences(leakagesduetoplantgrowth,etc.).
Argutector display:
The6LEDs(LEDs4to9)indicatefenceinsulationbywayoftheArgutectordisplayin6steps.Thedisplaybuildsupfromthe
right.Ifall6LEDslightup,thefenceinsulationisgoodandlittleenergyisrequiredtomaintainherdingsecurity.Thefewer
thenumberoflitupLEDs,thepoorerthefenceinsulationisduetoleakages(plantgrowth,branchesfallenontothefence
system,short-circuit,poorearthing).Increasedenergyisrequiredtokeepthefenceherding-secure.
Variousmodescanbesetwithpressbutton 1.Thecurrentlysetmodeisdisplayedbypressingthebuttonbriey.All
modescanthenbeselectedonebyonewitheachadditionalbuttonpressing.Themodeselectedlastremainssetafter
exitingthemenu.TheenergizeragainshowsthefencevoltageandArgutectorvaluesafter5seconds.
Table 2
The following menu items can be selected:
Normal
1
Normal
Normalpulsesequence(1.5seconds)Themaximumoutputenergyisattainable..
Thepowereconomizerautomaticallyundertakescontrol.
Smart
2SMART
Normalpulsesequence(1.5seconds)ControlbyAPN*
3
DAY MODE
Normalpulsesequence(1.5seconds)byday,slowpulsesequence(2.0seconds)atnight.
ControlbyAPN*
4
NIGHT MODE
Slowpulsesequence(2.0seconds)byday,normalpulsesequence(1.5seconds)atnight.
ControlbyAPN*
5SLOW MODE
Slowpulsesequence(2.0seconds)bydayandatnightControlbyAPN*
6NIGHT-ONLY MODE
Nopulsetransmissionbyday,normalpulsesequence(1.5seconds)atnightControlbyAPN*
*APN(AutomaticPowerNiveau):Theoutputenergyoftheenergizerissetinitially,forinstance,to50%andtheactualfence
voltageismeasuredcontinuously.Iftheoutputvoltageisbelow5,000Vordropsbelowthisvalue,theenergizergradually
increasestheoutputenergyuntiltheoutputvoltageisabove5,000Vorthemaximumenergyoftheenergizer(100%)is
reached.Inordertoensureherdingsecuritywiththelowestpossibleenergyrequirement,theoutputpowercanalsobe
turneddownautomaticallywhenthefencevoltageisabovetheminimumherdingvoltageof5,000V.
Thisintelligentcontrolensuresthatthesetvoltageorminimumherdingvoltageattheenergizerof5,000Visalwaysmain-
tainedatthesametimeastheenergizer’senergyrequirementisoptimized.
POWER Regulator:
Theoutputenergycanbesetbetween50%and100%ofmaximumenergywiththePOWERregulator.TheLEDsofthe
fencevoltagedisplayshowthecurrentlysetvalueduringthesetting.Forexample,onelitLEDindicatesanoutputenergy
of50%,3litLEDsanoutputenergyof70%and6litLEDsanoutputenergyof100%.After2secondsthisdisplayisextin-
guishedandthelastoutputenergysetisadopted.
5. Maintenance
Table 12 (9V battery)
Remaining capacity
Flashing
light green 15-100% Batterygood
Flashing
light red/green 5-15 %Replace battery
Flashing
light red 5 %Batteryfullydepleted
9V battery - immediately replace
Replacethebatteryatthelatestwhen95%discharged(only5%chargecapacityleft).
Thebatteryindicator(LED)lightsup:
Table 13 (12V rechargeable battery)
Remaining capacity
Flashinglight green 40-100% Rechargeablebatterygood
Flashinglight red/green 20-40% Charge the battery
Flashinglight red 0-20% Rechargeablebatteryabsolute-
lydepleted
Therechargeablebatterymustberechargedatthelatestwhendischargeddownto20%(only80%chargecapacityleft)to
preventaatbattery.Therechargeablebatteryindicator(LED2)lightsup:
Donotethattemperatureandmeasurementdeviationmaycausethesegurestovary.
Caution!
Whenusingasolarsystem
Onlycarryoutabatteryorrechargeablebatterytestatstartoftheday(nosolarpowersupplied-coverpanel)
6. Disassembly, Dismantling, Storage and Transport
Disassembly, Dismantling
Beforestartingdisassembly:
●Switchoffenergizer
