User Information; Important Notes; Safety Instructions; User Interface - Bosch BAT 131 Manual Original

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User information

2.1

Important notes

Important information on copyright, liability and warran-
ty provisions, as well as on equipment users and com-
pany obligations, can be found in the separate manual
"Important notes on and safety instructions for Bosch
Battery Test Equipment". These instructions must be
carefully studied prior to start-up, connection and opera-
tion of the BAT 131 and must always be heeded.
2.2

Safety instructions

All the pertinent safety instructions can be found in the
separate manual "Important notes on and safety instruc-
tions for Bosch Battery Test Equipment". These instruc-
tions must be carefully studied prior to start-up, connec-
tion and operation of the BAT 131 and must always be BAT 131 and must always be
heeded.
2.� Intended use
The BAT 131 Battery Conductance and Electrical Sys-
tem Analyzer tests 6 & 12-volt regular flooded, AGM flat
plate, AGM spiral, and gel batteries, as well as 12 & 24-
volt starting and charging systems for passenger cars
and light trucks. It displays the test results in seconds
and features a built-in printer to provide customers with
a copy of the results.
Additional features include the ability to:
R
test batteries from rated from 100 to 2000 CCA
R
detect bad cells
R
protect against reverse polarity
R
test discharged batteries
R
test multiple rating systems
(EN, EN2, DIN, SAE, IEC, JIS)
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a multi-lingual user interface
Robert Bosch GmbH
3.
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�.2
and must always be
Fig. 1:
1 Printer
2 Display
3 POWER to switch BAT 131 on/off and function key MENU
4 Cover for current probe connection socket
5 Connecting cable with terminals for the battery
6 USB interface (customer service only)
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1. Go to Main Menu.
2. Disconnect BAT 131 from the battery.
3. Press .
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User information � BAT 1�1 � 15

User Interface

Scope of delivery

Designation
BAT 131
Paper
Connecting cable 3 m
Operating Instructions

Product description

BAT 131

Function of the keys

Symbol Name Function
ARROWS Scroll to menu options and print the

test results.
ARROWS Choose test parameters

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ENTER Make selections or save changes

MENU Access the Main Menu options

Switch on

Press .
If the display does not turn on please see chap. 6.6

Switch off

If BAT 131 is connected to the battery, you can not
switch off.
BAT 1�1 � 15 � 15 en
Item number
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1 689 989 131 2011-09-09