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Cobra Electronics CPI 300 manual

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  • Page 1

    00 Nothing comes close to a Cobra ™ Operatin g Instru ction s for Y our Cobra ® 300 W att POWER INVERTER M ODEL CPI– 300[...]

  • Page 2

    A1 Congratulations Thank you for pur chasing th e CPI 300 P ower Inverter from Cobra ® . When used pr operly , your unit will give you man y years of r eliable servi ce . The oper ating featur es of your CPI 300 inclu de: 300 W att PO WER INVERTER M ODEL CPI– 300 • Autom atic therm al protecti on/shutd own • Reverse polarity protecti on • [...]

  • Page 3

    Intr odu ction A2 H ow Y our Cobra ® P ower Inverter Works A3 Recharg eable Applian ces 1 Quick Ch eckout 2-3 Installati on and Oper ation 4 Contr ols and In dicators 5 Operatin g Limits 6 Input V oltage/A utomati c Shutd own 6 Tr oubleshooting Gui de 7 M ain tenan ce and Servi ce 8-9 P ower Consumpti on 10 Specificati ons 11 Limited 2-Y ear Warr [...]

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    1 2 QUICK CHECKOUT 1 RECHARGEABLE APPLIANCES Certain r echargers f or small nickel cadmium batteries can be damaged if connected to the CPI 300. Two types of equipment are particularly prone t o this problem: 1. Small battery oper ated applian ces that can be plugged dir ectly into an AC r eceptacle for r echar ging, in cludin g flashligh ts, r azo[...]

  • Page 5

    4 2 QUICK CHECKOUT Quick Ch eckout (continued) To connect your inv erter to the pow er source: 1. Push the inverter’s ON/OFF switch to OFF . 2. If the power sour ce is a DC power supply , switch it off. 3. To use the cigarette lighter plug wire: Connect th e wire to th e posts on the ri ght si de o f the inverter . Insert the plug into th e cigar[...]

  • Page 6

    4 CONTROLS & INDICA TORS 5 OPERA TING LIMITS INPUT VOL T AGE/A UTO SHUTDO WN On/Off Switch The ON/OFF switch turn s the contr ol circuit in th e inverter on and o ff. It DOES N O T disconnect power fr om the inverter . When th e switch is in the OFF position, th e inverter dr aws no current from th e battery . When it is th e in ON position, bu[...]

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    7 MAINTENANCE & SERVICE 6 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 7 Maintaining Y our Inverter Y our CPI 300 requires very little main tenan ce to keep it operatin g properly . The exterior of the unit should be cleaned periodi cally with a damp cloth to preven t accumulati on of d ust an d dirt. At th e same time , tighten th e screws on the DC input termin als[...]

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    9 7 MAINTENANCE & SERVICE 8 POWER CONSUMPTION *up to 25 inch Equipment Po wer Operating W att-Hours Consumption Time (power X operating tim e) Coffee grin der 100 watts 0.1 hour 10 TV*/VCR 115 watts 3 hours 345 Service (continued) If you suspect that y our unit r equires service, please call 773-889-3087 BEFORE shipping it to Cobra ® . This wi[...]

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    12 10 LIMITED 2-YEAR W ARRANTY © Cobra Electroni cs Corporation 6500 West Cortlan d Street Chicago, Illin ois 60707 USA 2 Cobra Electroni cs Corporation warran ts that its Cobra ® P ower Inverter , and the component parts th ereof, will be free of d efects in material an d workmanship f or a peri od of two (2) years fr om the d ate o f consum er [...]

  • Page 10

    Printed in China P art No. 480-032-P The Cobr a ® line o f quality pr odu cts includ es: CB radi os micr oT ALK ® r adios Radar/Laser Detectors Safety Alert ® Tr affic W arning System s A ccessori es HighGear™ A ccessories For mor e inform ation about our prod ucts , or to order onlin e please visit our website: www .cobr a.com Click “sh op [...]